FRED STERNBURG: When Ernie Banks said “Let’s Play Two” he had to be thinking about the Brandon “Bam-Bam” Rios and Mike “Mile High” Alvarado Interim World Championship rematch coming up on March 30 at Mandalay Bay Live on HBO. Last year’s fight many thought was the Fight-of-the-Year and they are …
Read More »Hughie Fury: “I Admire and Respect the Klitschkos!”
Hughie Fury, the 18-year-old cousin of heavyweight contender Tyson Fury, seems as if he might be a more mild-mannered sort than his motor-mouthed relative. While six-foot-nine Tyson, 24, prepares for his US debut against American veteran Steve Cunningham at Madison Square Garden on April 20, the six-foot-eight inch tall Hughie …
Read More »Jackie Kallen: Watch for Don George
By Jackie Kallen I stopped in to check out the action at Bad Boy Gym last week in Royal Oak, MI and met a tough kid from Chicago named Don George who was there getting ready for his fight tomorrow night with David Alonso Lopez. It is on the undercard …
Read More »Middleweight Prospects Donovan George And Veteran David Alonso Lopez Headline FNF
This week’s telecast of ESPN’s Friday Night Fights comes live from the UIC Pavilion in Chicago, featuring a former super middleweight prospect who dropped down in weight, throwing hands with one of the a former world title challenger and extensive ring veteran. In the main event of the night, Donovan …
Read More »Austin Trout Has ‘No Doubt’ That He Will Be Victorious Against Alvarez
By Chris Cella Following his impressive win over Miguel Cotto last December, undefeated WBA world light middleweight champion Austin “No Doubt” Trout (26-0, 14 KO) has exploded onto the scene and has become one of the most sought out fighters in the division. On April 20 he will put his …
Read More »Boxing Split Gets Stupider on Iraq War’s Anniversary — Is This an Omen?
By Ivan G. Goldman The big chiefs of professional boxing proved this week that they can act almost as stupidly as governments. Appropriately, their demonstration of imbecility took place on the tenth anniversary of what many foreign policy experts consider America’s dumbest foreign adventure — the invasion of Iraq. Sure, …
Read More »Finally, Some Respect for Tim Bradley
By Kirk Jackson He got clobbered and knocked all around the ring but he stumbled to the finish line victorious. Just as he has done his entire career it seems. He did it against Kendall Holt, he did it against Manny Pacquiao and he did it again this past weekend. …
Read More »Showtime Announces Programming To Promote Floyd Mayweather vs Robert Guerrero Fight
Showtime/Golden Boy sent out the following: Documentary Films, Classic Fights, Live Events and More Scheduled For Broadcast, Cable and Premium Television, Digital and ON DEMAND Platforms Lauded Sports Executive Ross Greenburg to Serve as Executive Producer on CBS Television Documentary Special and SHOWTIME Sports Series ALL ACCESS: MAYWEATHER vs. GUERRERO …
Read More »Boxing Insider Notebook: Provodnikov, Arreola, Bute vs. Pascal, Helenius, and more
By: William Holmes The following is the Boxing Insider notebook for the week of March 12th to March 19th, covering the comings and goings in the sport of boxing that you might have missed. McCreedy and Adama Win in Lowell, Massachusetts “Irish” Joey McCreedy (14-6-2) won an eight round majority …
Read More »Lightweight Champion Adrien Broner Arrested On Battery Charges, Mug Shot
By Chris Cella It has been reported that 23-year-old two-time world champion Adrien Broner has encountered some problems with the law. According to an Instagram photo which was posted to the undefeated star’s account—and then later removed—he was arrested at 10:13 a.m. earlier this morning. Multiple sources confirmed that Broner …
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