By: William Holmes Golden Boy Live on Fox Sports 1 was broadcast from Plymouth, Massachusetts at the Memorial Hall on Thursday night. Danny O’Connor, a former Olympian, fought in front of his home town crowd and for the first time in over a year. The first bout of the night …
Read More »Showtime Boxing Preview: Fonfara vs. Ngumbu, Fortuna vs. Cotto. Kameda vs. Hernandez
By: William Holmes On Saturday night, Showtime will present a three-bout card from the UIC Pavilion in Chicago, Illinois. It will feature a return to Showtime television of Andrzej Fonfara, a boxer who became famous because of his spirited effort in a loss to Adonis Stevenson. The famous Kameda brothers …
Read More »Is Adonis Stevenson In Over His Head?
by Sean Crose Quebec-based light heavyweight Adonis “Superman” Stevenson (24-1, 20 KOs) doesn’t fight respectable competition. It’s that simple. He doesn’t and he quite possibly never will again. The lineal light heavyweight title and a supposedly lucrative deal with Showtime seem like they just might be enough for the man. …
Read More »Boxing Insider Notebook: Golovkin, Hopkins, Pacquiao, Kovalev, Tyson, De La Hoya, and more….
By: William Holmes The following is the Boxing Insider notebook for the week of October 21st to October 28th, covering the comings and goings in the sport of boxing that you might have missed. Under the Lights: Pacquiao-Algieri Premieres November 15th on HBO Under the Lights: Pacquiao-Algieri will debut November …
Read More »Boxing Scouting Report: Boxing’s Top Prospects
by Tyson Bruce The following are some of the top prospects in professional boxing. Some are already quickly becoming household names, while others have flown under the radar. In order to qualify on the list, the fighters had to be 25 or under and have less than 20 professional fights. …
Read More »Will Freddie Roach Do For Lucian Bute What He’s Done For Miguel Cotto?
by Sean Crose F. Scott Fitzgerald once famously claimed there’s no second acts in American lives. He didn’t say anything about Canadian lives, though. Or Romanian ones, for that matter. Which brings us to Canadian (by way of Romania) slugger Lucian Bute, a man who is regarded by many fight …
Read More »Dillon Carman wins Canadian HW Crown in Wild Brawl
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Read More »UFC 179 Recap: Jose Aldo Retains Title in Thrilling Fight with Chad Mendes
By Jaime C. Feal Starting off the main card, the highly regarded and undefeated Carlos Diego Ferreira looked uninspired and dropped his first fight in a decision loss to Beneil Dariush. The action didn’t improve much in the next fight, as Darren Elkins shut down Lucas Martins with Octagon control …
Read More »Artur Beterbiev Spars With Jean Pascal
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Read More »UFC 179 Preview: Jose Aldo vs. Chad Mendes II
By Jaime C. Feal Despite the recent criticism at the UFC for watered-down fights cards, oversaturation, and injuries derailing big fights, it is nice to see them put on a solid show tomorrow night. Both the prelims and main card are loaded, with some great matchups early and often. For …
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