Interviews

by Sean Crose “I think 2015 is the year of Karl Dargan.” So said Kathy Duva at a press conference for this week’s Friday Night Fights‘ main event between Karl “Dynamite” Dargan and Tony “Lightning” Luis. “He (Dargan) is destined,” Duva added, “for stardom.” The bout – which is taking …

by Chris ‘Polish Hitman’ Morris This past Saturday night Mike Alvarado and Brandon Rios met for the rubber match in their trilogy. There was great build up and anticipation. The first two fights were all out wars and Fight of the Year candidates. There was no reason to believe this …

By Ivan G. Goldman OK, now we have answers from both Sugar Shane Mosley and his ex-wife Jin regarding the condition of his finances. But before we proceed, remind me never to slip into a steaming vat of reality programming again. I’m referring here to an earlier story that appeared …

by Sean Crose “I grew up in southern California and I’ve always been a boxing fan,” says Manny director Ryan Moore. “Mike Tyson was my guy.” Now, though, Moore will forever be connected with Filipino icon Manny Pacquiao. For Moore is the director of a new documentary about Pacquiao narrated …

By: William Holmes The following is the Boxing Insider notebook for the week of January 20th to January 27th, covering the comings and goings in the sport of boxing that you might have missed. Canelo Alvarez vs. James Kirkland Set for May 2nd Canelo Alvarez has found an opponent for …

By Ivan G. Goldman When Sugar Shane Mosley had it, he spent it. Which may explain why, after having reigned as the best pound-for-pound fighter in the world and participating in numerous pay-per-view and premium channel cards, he’s broke and living in the basement of his ex-wife Jin. At least …

By Sergio L. Martinez It is still early in the year, but never too early to build a wish list. After looking around, I found a few contests that would be nice to see sometime this year. I understand opinions are like a certain orifice in our bodies – everyone …

By Ivan G. Goldman So what’s Floyd Mayweather waiting for? He still hasn’t signed a contract to fight Manny Pacquiao on May 2, and HBO, rather than waiting around to solve the Floyd puzzle, has already grabbed the date for a contest between Canelo Alvarez and James Kirkland. Yet even …

by Sean Crose It pretty much all comes down to Saturday night in Colorado. Brandon Rios (32-2-1, 23 KOs), the onetime WBA champion of the lightweight division, has found himself in a true do-or-die moment. After getting handily beaten by Manny Pacquiao and then fighting the rugged Columbian Diego Chavez …

By: William Holmes This Saturday night, “Mile High” Mike Alvarado and Brandon “Bam Bam” Rios will meet inside the ring for a third time at 1st Bank Center in Broomfield, Colorado. Their prior two fights were barn-burners that featured back and forth action that could have gone either way on …