Interviews

By Sean Crose Chad Dawson needed a big win on Saturday. Since the start of his not-so-hyped comeback this year, he had fought less than one round. He showed up to that fight in less than spectacular shape, too. Now he was fighting at home in Connecticut, against an opponent …

By: William Holmes Top Rank Promotions put on a card at Bally’s Hotel & Casino in Atlantic City, New Jersey and it featured several high ceiling prospects. The first fight of the night was between Edwin Ronquillo (2-2) and George Arias (0-0) in the heavyweight division. Arias came out like …

Unbeaten junior lightweight titlist Rances Barthelemy, 21-0-0-(12 ko’s), easily defeated veteran Fernando Saucedo over the twelve largely uneventful rounds. Barthelemy used his massive height advantage and reach to dominate Saucedo, 52-6-3-(8 ko’s). Barthelemy used an educated left hand, both with jabs and sweeping hooks, to pacify Saucedo from the outside. …

By Jackie Kallen This Saturday night at Foxwoods in Mashantucket, CT, the IBF super featherweight title will be on the line when Rances Barthelemy (20-0) defends his belt against Fernando David Saucedo (52-5-3.) The 28 year-old native Cuban, now living in Miami, will face a tough Argentinian who is 32 …

By Sean Crose According to an article at BoxingScene boxing promoter Kathy Duva has made an extremely bold statement regarding fight guru Al Haymon. “He’s promised NBC that he’s (Haymon’s) going to take his fighters off premium cable,” the site quotes Duva as saying. “He’s going to put Showtime and …

By: William Holmes ESPN 2 broadcasted a special edition of their Friday Night Fights telecast on a Wednesday night from an airport hangar in Santa Monica, California. The main event was between Curtis Stevens and Hassan N’Dam in an IBF Middleweight eliminator. The first bout of the night was between …

By: William Holmes The following is the Boxing Insider notebook for the week of September 23rd to September 30th, covering the comings and goings in the sport of boxing that you might have missed. Various Networks Offer Statements on Passing of Boxing Promoter Dan Goossen Brian Kweder, ESPN senior director …

By Ivan G. Goldman I’ve been rewriting this sentence for awhile now, trying to figure out a way to talk about the death of Dan Goossen. It’s hard to sum up a guy like him and to do it fairly and accurately. He was larger than any sentence you can …

By Jackie Kallen Back in the late nineties, I was asked to be commissioner of an organization called the IFBA (International Female Boxers Association.) I eagerly accepted, anxious to help these women move forward in a sport they love. There were many talented females fighters from all over the world …

By Sean Crose Why is it that Saul Canelo Alvarez is suddenly the toast of the boxing world? He has a huge fan base, sure, but so does Julio Caesar Chavez Junior. You say Canelo’s talented? Okay…but Floyd Mayweather beat him easy. Some say Erislandy Lara beat him, too. In …