Interviews

By: Hans Themistode It wasn’t the sort of introduction to the Welterweight division that Mikey Garcia wanted, but he’s not ready to move away from the division just yet.  The last time Garcia was seen in the ring, he was getting dominated in an IBF title fight against Errol Spence …

By: Sean Crose “Its a privilege to me to be in these types of fights,” Gary “Spike” O’Sullivan tells me. The 30-3 middleweight will be starting off the new year with a bang when he faces the 24-0 Jaime Munguia in the undefeated former world champion’s divisional debut. “It’s great …

By Hans Theimistode There will be nothing but love on Valentine’s Day in 2020, but the following day will be the exact opposite.  IBF Super Middleweight champion Caleb Plant (19-0, 11 KOs) will look to keep his momentum going when he takes on mandatory challenger Vincent Feigenbutz (31-2, 28 KOs) …

Compiled by: William Holmes The following is the Boxing Insider notebook for the week of December 17th to December 24th; covering the comings and goings in the sport of boxing that you might have missed. Photo Credit: Amanda Westcott/Showtime Danny Garcia vs. Ivan Redkach and Jarred Hurd vs. Francisco Santana Press Conference Quotes DANNY GARCIA “This is my eighth …

By: LV Boxing Overtime usually means one thing in the working community, more money.  In the case of a professional boxer however, whether the contest goes the distance or ends quickly, they get paid the same.  If you had the choice to get paid the same amount to work either …

by: Johnny Walker The fallout continues from the poor outing by Andy Ruiz Jr. (33-2, 22 KOs) in his unanimous decision rematch loss against the now re-crowned world heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua of the UK (23-1, 21 KOs)  on December 7th. In marked contrast to his ubiquitous presence following the …

By: Hans Themistode When Jermell Charlo lost his WBC Jr Middleweight crown to Tony Harrison last year on the 22nd of December, it didn’t seem real. Most who saw the contest were in agreement that Charlo had done more than enough to bring home the victory.  Fast forward roughly one …

By: Sean Crose “I feel like Brian Kenny works for the D.A.” welterweight multi-titlist Errol Spence Jr kiddingly tweeted early Sunday morning after being interviewed by Kenny live on Fox hours earlier. Spence, who survived an absolutely horrific car crash last October, made his first public appearance Saturday when he spoke with …

By: Sean Crose “I can’t remember exactly when,” John Scully tells me after I ask him when exactly it was that he started leading the fight to help boxers in need. “What I do remember is, I saw that Wilfred Benitez was in a bit of trouble, and I saw …

By: William Holmes By: William Holmes The Toyota Arena in Ontario, California was the host site for tonight’s Premier Boxing Champions (PBC) offering on the fox network. The main event of the night was a rematch between Tony Harrison (28-2) and Jermell Charlo (32-1) for the WBC Junior Middleweight Title.  …