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Cortes Looks to Impress in Zuffa, Lightweight Debut
Longtime super featherweight contender Andres Cortes makes the move north five pounds to the fairly wide-open lightweight division against once-beaten Eridson Garcia in the...
Is Mayweather-Pacquiao 2 real? The ticket sales are
By Norm Frauenheim
Floyd Mayweather cast doubt last Saturday on whether his September 19 sequel with Manny Pacquiao will be documented as a real fight...
Fundora Stops Thurman in 6; Retains Super Welterweight Title
Sebastian Fundora stopped former unified world champion Keith Thurman in round six to retain to the WBC Super Welterweight title at the MGM Grand...
Thurman promises he can make history, bring down Fundora
By Norm Frauenheim
Keith Thurman promises history. A lot of people think he already is.
There’s a challenge in that, one that offers Thurman the motivation...
Adames Drops, Decisions Williams to Retain Middleweight Title
Carlos Adames retained the WBC Middleweight title with a 12-round unanimous decision over Austin Williams to retain the WBC Middleweight title over Immanuwel Aleem...
Top Rank stages Comeback of the Year with DAZN deal
By Norm Frauenheim
There are questions. Optimism, too. Mostly, there’s relief that Top Rank’s 60-years of expertise in the promotion and development of fighters is...
Navarrete back, facing a reborn future and double-edged decision
By Norm Frauenheim
Reborn Emanuel Navarrete fought his way back from the edge of retirement and now looks at a restored future that starts with...
Moving On Up: Benavidez weighing in on his many options
By Norm Fraueneim
David Benavidez, once branded as a weight bully, now looks up-and-down the scale and sees only options.
Bullies are sometimes hostages, too, trapped...
Opetaia Decisions Glanton to Win Zuffa Cruiserweight Title
Jai Opetaia won the inaugural Zuffa Boxing Cruiserweight title with a 12-round unimous decision over Brandon Glanton at the Meta Apex in Las Vegas.
In...
Navarrete busts up Nunez, wins unified title
By Norm Frauenheim
GLENDALE, Ariz. --The blood poured into a right eye. A swelling bruise began to close the left eye. Only the end was...
Navarrete-Nunez: A passport to Mexican fame
By Norm Frauenheim
GLENDALE, Ariz. – For a while, the only thing separating Emanuel Navarrete and Eduardo Nunez was a valid passport. Now, even that’s...
Navarrete’s AZ arrival for Nunez fight delayed by lost passport
By Norm Frauenheim
GLENDALE, Ariz. -- Emanuel Navarrete missed a news conference Thursday for a fight for a unified junior-lightweight title Saturday against emerging fellow-Mexican Eduardo...
Mayday: Benavidez fighting to put his name alongside Cinco de Mayo legends
By Norm Frauenheim
LAS VEGAS – Belts and acronyms are at stake, but a date matters the most to David Benavidez’ in his upscale move...
Claressa Shields Decisions Crews-Deazurn to Retain Heavyweight Title
Claressa Shields retained the undisputed Heavyweight title with a 10-round unanimous decision over Super Middleweight champion Franchon Crews-Dezurn in front of over 16,000 fans...
Ryan Garcia scores dominant decision over Barrios
By Norm Frauenheim
LAS VEGAS --For one night, there were no doubts about Ryan Garcia.
He eliminated them with a disciplined, thorough decision over Mario Barrios...
Garcia, Barrios make weight on a day when Mayweather makes plans
By Norm Frauenheim
LAS VEGAS – The weigh-in was staged on a day when nothing else was.
Ryan Garcia, known to miss weight, was a half-pound...
Ryan Garcia looks calm, promises storm in pursuit of Barrios’ title
By Norm Frauenheim
LAS VEGAS – Ryan Garcia came in from the storm.
He didn’t exactly leave it behind. He never does. But on a rare...
Who’s Fooling Who? Garcia and Barrios fighting for an answer
By Norm Frauenheim
From outrage to silly, Ryan Garcia’s many sides have shown up on either side of the ropes and lots of other places.
There...
Boring To Brilliant: A New Year starts with Shakur Stevenson
By Norm Frauenheim
Shakur Stevenson’s sudden transformation from boring to brilliant isn’t exactly a surprise.
The potential, sometimes suffocated by bouts of immaturity, has always been...
Shakur Stevenson Decision Teofimo Lopez to Become Four-Division Champion
NEW YORK, NY--Shakur Stevenson won the WBO Junior Welterweight title with a master class 12-round unanimous decision over Teofimo Lopez before a record crowd...
Trash talk sets the stage for Lopez-Stevenson showdown
By Norm Frauenheim
Teofimo Lopez arrived looking more like a preacher than a prizefighter. He wore a half-coat and reading glasses, carefully balanced at the...
Muratalla Decisions Cruz to Retain Lightweight Title
Raymond Muratalla retained the IBF Lightweight title with a 12-round majority decision over undefeate former Olympic Gold Medal winner at the Fontainebleau in Las...
Ringmaster: Ryan Garcia back on stage
By Norm Frauenheim
The props and plots were all there. So was Ryan Garcia.
Garcia, ever the showman, delivered Thursday with a gag bag full of...
San Francisco May Host First World Heavyweight Title Fight in Over 71 Years
SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA – New disruptor in the boxing space, Ed Pereira, CEO of iVisit Boxing (iVB for short) officially announced on Friday a...
Taking Flight: David Benavidez back in PHX and ready to jump into his prime
By Norm Frauenheim -
David Benavidez wore a polished symbol of the Phoenix logo around his neck a few days ago in a long-awaited...
Dalton Smith Knocks Out Matias to Win WBC Super Lightweight Title
In what is an early clubhouse leader for Fight of the Year, Dalton Smith won the WBC Super Lightweight title with a sixth round...
Talking Points: Bam-Inoue becomes one
By Norm Frauenheim
Marinate, a promotional euphemism for momentum, is either another tiring tease, or an early way to test public interest, or a little...
New Year: Looking back and ahead
By Norm Frauenheim
A year ends and another begins, leaving memories, controversies, brilliance, buffoonery, outrage, the usual suspects and lessons never heeded.
Ignore the lessons, and...
Pound-for-Pound: There’s a vacancy at the top
By Norm Frauenheim
A consensus pound-for-pound champion is as temporary as it is rare, and -- sure enough -- Terence Crawford’s retirement this month reignites...
FOLLOW PAUL – JOSHUA LIVE
Follow all the action as Jake Paul takes on former Heavyweight champion from Miami. The action begins at 8 PM ET with Olympian Jahmal...
Joshua Stops Paul in 6
It took Anthony Joshua longer then most expected, but once he caught up to Jake Paul, he bludgeoned the YouTube star and scored four...
Terence Crawford: “History is never retired”
By Norm Frauenheim
Terence Crawford’s retirement is being called a surprise. Even a shock. But is it? Really? Or is it just consistent, another thread...
Alternate Path: WBC creates one for Canelo
By Norm Frauenheim
The echoes from last week’s noisy Terence Crawford-World Boxing Council feud include lots of talk about what’s next for an always contentious...
Macalolooy Shows No Rust, Decisions Munoz in Pleasanton
PLEASANTON, CALIFORNIA – Welterweight prospect Jacob Macalolooy ended the longest layoff of his blossoming career with a hard-fought six-round majority decision over Angel Munoz...
Roach and Cruz Fight To Spirited Draw
Lamont Roach Jr. and Isaac Cruz fought to a 12-round majority draw in a tough fight for the WBC Interim Super Lightweight title at...
