Interviews

By: William Holmes In a possible sign of things to come, ESPN’s Friday Night Fights telecast was broadcast tonight on ESPN instead of their usual flagship channel of ESPN 2. ESPN has been heavily hyping their Boxcino tournament, and tonight was the semifinals of the lightweight tournament. Banner Promotions chose …

Kelly Swanson I’m going to go ahead and call this media conference call today the second moment of “THE MOMENT” for a fight that was announced this week. We have Amir “King” Khan and also Luis Collazo joining us today, along with Richard Schaefer, Chief Executive Officer of Golden Boy …

UNDEFEATED WORLD WELTERWEIGHT CHAMPION TIMOTHY BRADLEY, Trainer JOEL DIAZ and Hall of Fame Promoter BOB ARUM Conference Call Transcript BOB ARUM: Thanks, everyone for getting on the call and before we start the call we are going to give everyone a real treat. We are going to play the song …

By Sean Crose “I’ve got a lot to prove in this fight.” Thus said WBO welterweight champion Timothy Bradley during a Thursday conference call to promote his upcoming rematch with Manny Pacquiao. He was right. He does have a lot to prove. Most people felt Pacquiao got robbed the last …

By Ivan G. Goldman Deontay Wilder says the wildest things. No one under 6 feet 5, he brags, has a chance against him. None of those little guys, he says, can deal with his height and size. Undefeated Wilder is 6 feet 7. Photo: Tom Casino/Showtime If he believes what …


By: William Holmes The world’s most exciting light heavyweight contender, Sergey Kovalev, fights this Saturday at the ballroom in Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City, New Jersey. This was supposed to be a setup fight for a fall showdown with the other light heavyweight kingpin Adonis Stevenson, but once Stevenson signed …

By Jackie Kallen Karim Mayfield is finally getting the opportunity he has worked for since he turned pro in 2006. The 33 year-old jr. welterweight will be fighting Thomas Dulorme on HBO this coming weekend. He’ll put his 18-0 record on the line against the 20-1 Puerto Rican for the …

BOB ARUM: Good morning everyone, this fight has been eagerly anticipated, a lot has been written about it. The two fighters are extraordinarily dedicated to their profession. From everything I hear I think this is going to be a monumental fight and from talking to Freddie and Manny and from …


By: William Holmes The following is the Boxing Insider notebook for the week of March 18th to March 25th, covering the comings and goings in the sport of boxing that you might have missed. ESPN to Televise WBC Heavyweight Championship Bout between Stiverne and Arreola ESPN will exclusively televise the …

By Sean Crose “I’m not angry.” Those words came from Manny Pacquiao during a media conference call on Tuesday to promote his rematch with Timothy Bradley on April 12th. Pacquiao was speaking of his infamous decision loss to Bradley back in 2012. It was odd, hearing a professional fighter say …