By Jake Donovan Another press conference, another shoving match nearly igniting an all-out brawl. Yet somehow, Deontay Wilder and Tyson Fury manage to add a new twist to restore interest in an otherwise familiar storyline. Aiding their cause, of course, is the pairing itself. The two unbeaten heavyweights collide this …
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Boxing is at risk of losing it’s status at the Olympic Games, and this should be of great concern to fans worldwide who follow boxing and the Olympics, as it’s one of the few sports to be considered a part of the original Olympic games in ancient times. The IOC …
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Compiled By: William Holmes The following is the Boxing Insider notebook for the week of November 21st to November 28th; covering the comings and goings in the sport of boxing that you might have missed. Horn vs. Mundine Grudge Match Live on ESPN+ The latest edition of Breakfast and Boxing …
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By: Thomas Nicholls It was November 2017 in lavish Monte Carlo and the Boxing aficionados are congregated around a Blackjack table ahead of the final press conference for Dereck Chisora’s European title bout with Agit Kabayel. Emerging from the backdrop in what, at that time, was a very rare public …
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By: Sean Crose “Although Wilder’s punch is strong,” says legendary former heavyweight champ Mike Tyson, “nothing can compare to the mental strength Fury has shown both in and out of the ring. It’ll be a close call, but I think Fury’s got a true fighting chance.” And so, with these …
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By: Jake Donovan After more than seven years, Felix “Tutico” Zabala Jr. felt it was finally time to bring the promotional tour back home. For the first time since 2011, the long-running “Boxeo Telemundo” boxing series will air live from the greater Miami area. Mexico’s Ricardo Espinoza and unbeaten Colombian …
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By Jake Donovan For the second time this year, Mexico’s Pedro Guevara was forced to deal with the reality of canceled plans for a showdown with Roman ‘Chocolatito’ Gonzalez. For the second time this week, the former 108-pound titlist is about to watch another planned bout fall by the wayside. …
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By: Ken Hissner When Floyd “Money” Mayweather, at 49-0 (26), fought the “exhibition” which was accepted by the NV Commission as an official fight with MMA Champion Conor McGregor 0-0 he got his 50th win. There’s another current boxer with over 50 wins, and his name is Chayaphon Moonsri. Moonsri …
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By: Kirk Jackson The highly anticipated sequel packed quite the punch cinematically and across the box office, earning over $55 million across Thanksgiving opening weekend (Wed-Sun). The eighth installment in the Rocky film series is directed by Steven Caple Jr., and written by Sylvester Stallone and Cheo Hodari Coker. The …
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By: Sean Crose And so this Saturday evening in California, Tyson Fury, undefeated fighter, one-time heavyweight kingpin, and – in the opinion of some, at least – still lineal heavyweight champion of the world, will step back into the ring to attain lost glory. His opponent will be WBC heavyweight …
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