Interviews

By Ivan G. Goldman Selling tickets to the May 2 super-fight at the official price was like throwing currency out the window of a moving vehicle. They were worth at least five times their stated value a split second after changing hands. But in what amounted to a public relations …

Roc Nation issued the following press release: BET Networks is pleased to announce that it is stepping into the ring with Roc Nation Sports as their exclusive broadcast partner to air live throne boxing events on the network. The partnership between BET Networks and Roc Nation Sports is the first …

by Matthew N. Becher In another installment of bringing back boxing to the masses. Premier Boxing Champions will be putting on another world class event on Spike TV at the University of Illinois: Chicago Pavilion. While continually moving along from one channel to the next, PBC has been tweaking their …

By Chris Clark “Spike” O’Sullivan is a man on a mission, the fighting pride of Cork, Ireland, is a middleweight prospect whose moving up the ranks at a rapid rate. I spoke with “Spike” to find out more about the latest Celtic warrior. Boxing Insider: Let’s get the formalities out …

Mexican superstar Canelo Alvarez (44-1-1, 31 KOs) and Texas knockout artist James “Mandingo Warrior” Kirkland (32-1, 28 KOs) participated in an international media conference call on Tuesday, April 21 to discuss their upcoming 12-round super welterweight bout set for May 9 at Minute Maid Park in Houston. The super welterweight …

By Ivan G. Goldman Let’s forget those hundreds of millions of dollars, the persistent odor of a tickets scandal, the soap operas about the fighters’ private lives, and the totality of the May 2 spectacle. What about the fight itself? If you’re like me, you’ve changed your mind eleven or …

By: William Holmes Only two weeks remain until the consensus number one and number two pound for pound boxers in the world face off at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada for what is considered by many to be the biggest boxing match of the 21st century. …

By Gary Todd WBC , WBO, and WBA super welterweight championship of the world. MGM Grand resort and casino, Las Vegas. Over the years, we have had fight hyped slogans, in “ History” , “ Undisputed”, “The world awaits”, “ The War “ , “ It’s On “ and so …

By: William Holmes The following is the Boxing Insider notebook for the week of April 14th to April 21st, covering the comings and goings in the sport of boxing that you might have missed. Cotto vs. Geale Announced It was announced late last week that WBC Middleweight World Champion Miguel …

By Jackie Kallen An interesting phenomenon is occurring in the boxing world. The sentiment surrounding the May 2 fight between “Money” Mayweather and “Pacman” Pacquiao is changing. With the fight less than two weeks away, more and more fans are picking Manny to win. And the public, some of whom …