By: Sean Crose Heather Hardy and Sonya Lamonakis are going to lend their professional expertise to “Corporate Fighter,” a ten week boxing program that provides money to charity. “Run in accordance with USA Boxing rules,” the program states, “Corporate Fighter is the ultimate opportunity to experience the thrill, excitement and …
Read More »Boxing Insider Notebook: Killic, Russell, Nyambayar, Ortiz, and more…
Compiled By: William Holmes The following is the Boxing Insider notebook for the week of December 31st to January 7th; covering the comings and goings in the sport of boxing that you might have missed. Gary Russell Jr. to Defend His Title Against Unbeaten Mandatory Challenger Tugstsogt Nyambayar on February 8th WBC Featherweight World Champion Gary Russell Jr. will defend …
Read More »Iconic Manager Stan Hoffman Talks About His Wild Ride In The Boxing Business
By: Sean Crose The Atlantic City Boxing Hall of Fame describes Stan Hoffman as a “native of Brooklyn and Bronx, New York (who) has managed, advised and/or promoted 38 world champions during his nearly 50 years working in the boxing industry.” That, however, only scratches the surface. Known for guiding …
Read More »UK Pound For Pound Rankings 2019
By: Ste Rowen 10. Charlie Edwards 15-1 (6KOs) Edwards ended 2018 by winning his first ever world title at flyweight, and then proceeded to defend his WBA belt against Angel Moreno with a 12 round unanimous victory. Unfortunately, his 2019 was slightly marred by a No Contest against Julio Cesar Martinez. …
Read More »Terence Crawford On Errol Spence Jr: “We Both Agree The Fight Will Happen”
By: Sean Crose Undefeated WBO welterweight champion Terence “Bud” Crawford has made it more than clear he wants a piece of WBA, IBF and WBC welterweight champion Errol “The Truth” Spence Jr. “New year. New day. New goals.” Crawford tweeted on January 3’d. “New belts? #2020 #quitduckinme.” It was obvious …
Read More »Anthony Joshua Acknowledges That He May Need to Drop One Of His Titles
By: Hans Themistode Being a world champion has its perks. The checks are bigger and the recognition grows considerably but so does the obligations. In the case of Heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua (23-1, 21 KOs) he is currently is facing one of those obligations. Actually, make it two. As the …
Read More »Legendary Manager Stan Hoffman Once Tossed Donald Trump From James Toney’s Dressing Room
By: Sean Crose Few will remember Donald Trump for being a familiar face in boxing back in the 80s and 90s. Being President has a way of pushing all other personal endeavors to the margins. Still, Trump was nothing if not a major player in boxing for a while. The …
Read More »Franchon Crews Dezurn: “I Keep It Strong And Positive”
By: Sean Crose “I’m on edge,” WBO and WBC super middleweight champion Franchon Crews Dezurn tells me. “I’m ready to fight.” With women’s boxing being on the rise, it’s good for fans to keep in mind that there’s more notable fighters out there than just those named Shields and Taylor. …
Read More »Adam Kownacki Headlines at Barclay Center on March 7th
By: LV Boxing Adam Kownacki has been marching his way to the top of the Heavyweight division over the past few years. He might only be 30 years of age with just 20 fights in his career, but he has already claimed the scalps of former title challengers Gerald Washington …
Read More »Wilder-Fury 2 Pay Per View: An Unusual Network Alliance
By: Sean Crose After Tyson Fury, the man many consider to still be the lineal heavyweight champion of the world, fought WBC heavyweight champion Deontay Wilder to a wild draw in December of 2018, it was assumed that a rematch was in order. Then, in the first part of 2019, …
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