By: Ciaran O’Mahony Tyson Fury is officially back, but he won’t be fighting Joshua or Wilder just yet. Former Heavyweight World Champion Tyson Fury has finally agreed terms with promoter Frank Warren and is set to return to the ring on the 9th of June against an as yet unnamed …
Read More »Gennady Golovkin and the Scramble to Find an Opponent
By: Kirk Jackson Middleweight champion Gennady ‘Triple G’ Golovkin 37-0-1 (33 KO’s) is stuck between a rock and a hard place; with the recent dilemma stemming from ‘PED fallout’ with his original proposed opponent for Cinco de Mayo weekend, Saul ‘Canelo’ Alvarez 49-1-2 (34 KO’s). With Alvarez dropping out of …
Read More »Jamal “Shango” James: The African God of Thunder…from the Tundra
By: Andrew Johnson Jamal “Shango” James (22-1, 10 KOs) faces fellow welterweight Abel Ramos (18-2-2, 13 KOs) this Friday night in PBC on FS1’s main event (FS1 9:00 EST) at the historic Armory in downtown Minneapolis. James is the WBA’s #4 welterweight contender and hopes to use the platform offered …
Read More »Boxing Insider Notebook: Charlo, Trout, Fury, Jennings, Murata, Garcia, and more…
Compiled By: William Holmes The following is the Boxing Insider notebook for the week of April 4th to April 11th; covering the comings and goings in the sport of boxing that you might have missed. Charlo to Face Trout on June 9th The 154-pound division continues to heat up as …
Read More »Tim Tszyu Following in His Father Kostya Tszyu’s Footsteps
By: Ken Hissner Kostya Tszyu is a former legendary world champion. In January 28, 1995 he won the vacant IBF World Super Lightweight championship stopping Jake “The Snake” Rodriguez, 26-2-2, in the 6th round. It was his second USA appearance and at the Miccosukee Indian Gaming Resort in Miami, FL. …
Read More »Will Christian Carto Be Philly’s Next Bantamweight Champion Since “Joltin” Jeff Chandler?
By: Ken Hissner Former Philadelphia WBA World Bantamweight Champion “Joltin” Jeff Chandler was 13-0-1 with 4 knockouts after his first 14 fights. His fourteenth fight was his first 10 rounder. In comparison Philadelphia’s 21 year-old Christian Carto is 14-0 with 11 knockouts and a former 2014 and 2015 National Golden …
Read More »Floyd Mayweather vs. Himself: The Octagon Theory
By: James Risoli What makes a person who they are? What propels and motivates us to do the things we do? More specifically, why do fighters have such a hard time in the twilight of their careers with hanging up their gloves, unable to walk off into the sunset, after …
Read More »The Return of Frank De Alba Friday at Sands in Bethlehem, PA
By: Ken Hissner Marshall Kauffman’s King’s Promotions return’s to the Sand’s Event Center Friday night with their second show in a week. It’s been a year since southpaw Frank De Alba, 22-2-2 (9), of Reading, PA, had his last fight in defeating Ryan Kielczweski, 26-2 at the Sands Event Center …
Read More »Boxing Insider Interview with Bob Arum on Pacquiao, Lomachenko, ESPN, Haymon, and more…
By: Bryant Romero Boxing Insider was able to catch up and talk boxing with the “Bobfather” Bob Arum CEO of Top Rank to discuss numerous topics surrounding the boxing world. In this sit down interview, Arum gives his thoughts on the disappointing Heavyweight unification bout between Joshua vs Parker, Pacquiao’s …
Read More »Andre Ward, Freddie Roach, and Naazim Richardson Join The Contender
Premium pay television network EPIX®, an MGM company, has announced that undefeated boxing champion Andre “Son of God” Ward will host the new version of the seminal The Contender boxing franchise. Legendary boxing trainers Freddie Roach and Naazim Richardson join as trainers in the iconic series that has launched multiple …
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