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ESPN will pay special tribute to iconic boxing writer and sports historian Bert Sugar today on ESPN Classic with fifteen hours of programming beginning at 3 p.m. ET. Sugar passed away on Sunday at the age of 75. Sugar was inducted into the International Boxing Hall of Fame in 2005. …

By Jackie Kallen Bye, Bert. R.I.P. I hope the first thing you do in heaven is light up one of your big, fat, smelly cigars and put on your ever-present fedora. That way you will be easily recognized by Angelo Dundee and your other many friends who preceded you there. …

BY PHILIP H. ANSELMO Randolph “Bert” Sugar is so gracefully engrained in the minds of boxing folk and boxing fans and other would-be historians that can only aspire to be of his ilk, it’s crazy. The man was a straight-up LIFER and contributor to the sport. To say he will …

By Ivan G. Goldman Bert Sugar was a great promoter of world-famous Bert Sugar, yet unlike so many cleverly marketed commodities that lack substance (sugary beers, crippling athletic shoes, thieving, incompetent banks, etc.), Bert was solid at his core. He actually knew what he was talking about and could talk …

By: William Holmes “What you saw tonight, and thanks to NBC and their willingness to look at things differently, is what happens when a matchmaker makes the fight and not a television executive or a newspaper reporter. What you saw is three tremendous fights.” —Kathy Duva, Promoter of Main Events. …

By: William Holmes “What do you hope to accomplish by doing this?” he said as he peered at me from across the table. My father, a man in his mid 60’s, asked me this question while eating dinner. He was a little bit skeptical when I told him I was …

By Hans Olson Erik Morales, who has for years has thrilled and awed, may have seen his illustrious career come to the end of the line. In an exciting drama-filled battle, “El Terrible” showed all the signs of heart he’s always fought with, but lacked certain qualities that it takes …

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By: William Holmes Diego Magdaleno vs. Fernando Beltran Jr., 10 rounds, junior lightweights; Yordenis Ugas vs. Johnny Garcia, 8 rounds, welterweights; Tonight’s ShowBox card featured some of boxing’s most exciting prospects that currently fight under the banner of Top Rank. The night’s opening bout featured Cuban sensation Yordenis Ugas against …

By: William Holmes This week’s ESPN Friday Night Fights broadcast emanated from Texas. The opening bout featured Philadelphia native Tyrone Brunson and James De La Rosa, both sporting impressive records. Brunson started off his career with 19 straight KOs, but hadn’t fought in approximately 27 months. The ring rust on …