Mexican warrior Jaime Munguia (31-0, 26 KOs) and Japanese contender Takeshi Inoue (13-0-1, 7 KOs) hosted a media workout today at The Knockout Factory in Houston, Texas ahead of their 12-round battle for Munguia’s WBO Junior Middleweight World Title. The action will take place on Saturday, Jan. 26 at the …
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Thurman “Focused On Getting Better And Much Stronger With Each Fight”
By: Sean Crose “It was a little bit of a slow start after so many months out of the ring,” says Keith Thurman of training camp, “but I’m feeling great as we get closer to the fight. I’m starting to feel more and more like a world-class athlete again. It’s …
Read More »The Bellator MMA Heavyweight World Grand Prix Tournament Final
By: Jesse Donathan The greatest fighter I have ever seen is Fedor Emelianenko. Also known as “The Last Emperor,” Emelianenko is a living legend in mixed martial arts circles. For me, what has always made Fedor so great was his propensity to win in the face of imminent defeat. The …
Read More »Jaime Munguia Set to Return Against Takeshi Inoue
By: Hector Franco The return of one of 2018’s breakout stars will take place this weekend when Mexico’s Jaime Munguia (31-0, 26 KOs) attempts to make the third successful title defense of his WBO super welterweight championship against Japan’s Takeshi Inoue (13-0, 7 KOs). Munguia was first heard of by …
Read More »Pacquiao Scratches Cornea, Talks With Mayweather, Finds Home Broken Into
By: Sean Crose Seeing as how Martin Luther King Jr Day was Monday, many Americans had themselves a long weekend before returning to work on Tuesday. Filipino fighter Manny Pacquiao, however, appears to have had the fullest, most eventful weekend imaginable. On Saturday night, Pacquiao faced off against Adrien Broner …
Read More »Boxing Insider Notebook: Dirrell, Crawford, Khan, Lara, Algieri, and more…
Compiled By: William Holmes The following is the Boxing Insider notebook for the week of January 15th to January 22nd; covering the comings and goings in the sport of boxing that you might have missed. Photo Credit: Mikey Williams/Top Rank Crawford and Khan Face Off in New York City Fresh …
Read More »Heavyweight Boxing – Out of the Crossroads and Into the Light
By: Aziel Karthak A thundering right and a follow up left from the most potent hands in boxing dropped Tyson Fury in the 12th round of the WBC heavyweight title fight in December. The die seemed cast. But the hulking Englishman rose up from the canvas, before the fat lady …
Read More »What’s Next for Pacquiao and Broner
By: Rahat Haque Manny Pacquiao won easily versus Adrien Broner on Saturday night without breaking a sweat. It was as everyone expected it to be. Broner should have never been matched against a volume puncher like Pacquiao at the risk of being outworked, which is what precisely happened over the …
Read More »Adrien Broner Engages In Vulgar, Accusatory Rant After Loss To Manny Pacquiao
By: Sean Crose Warning: The following article presents much foul language. “Bring your motherfucking ass over here. I’ve got a lot to say.” And so, with those words, Adrien Broner, known as “The Problem,” began a post fight interview with Showtime’s Jim Grey at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas …
Read More »Will Floyd Mayweather Resume Fighting and What is He Fighting For?
By: Kirk Jackson The legendary boxer known as Floyd “Money” Mayweather announced his retirement several times throughout his professional boxing career. In spite of the recent exhibition transpiring New Year’s Eve 2018, many observers argue Mayweather’s run in 2015 was his real last stint as an elite level professional boxer, …
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