From Worcester to the World: The Kendrick Ball Story By: Ben Sutherland It’s the February 4th, 2017. Kendrick Ball Jr swaggers to the ring. Awaiting him is Massachusetts prospect, Patrick Leal. The opening bell goes and Ball advances straight towards him, immediately catching him with a jab. Leal starts backing …
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Philly’s Unbeaten Super Lightweight Keenan Smith on top July 14th
Philly’s Unbeaten Super Lightweight Keenan Smith on top July 14th By: Ken Hissner The outstanding unbeaten southpaw Keenan Smith from Philly will be on ShoBox July14th in Buffalo Run Casino in Miami, OK, against tough local unbeaten resident Ivan Baranchyk of Russia. After a stellar amateur career Smith, 11-0 (5), …
Read More »Canelo-GGG Sell Out T-Mobile Arena
Canelo-GGG Sell Out T-Mobile Arena By: Sean Crose In what should come as a surprise to absolutely no one, the much anticipated fight between Canelo Alvarez and Gennady Golovkin has sold out the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. Still, the fact that the host location sold out in what was …
Read More »Cruiserweight Josh Himes Aims To “Empower The Everyday Fighter” Among Us
Cruiserweight Josh Himes Aims To “Empower The Everyday Fighter” Among Us By: Sean Crose “Taking it easy,” says cruiserweight Josh “The Handsome Hitman” Himes when asked what’s next in his boxing career. He’s recently won his eleventh bout, Himes has, along with the United Boxing Federation All America cruiserweight title, …
Read More »Valentin and Santillan Put Undefeated Records on the Line
Valentin and Santillan Put Undefeated Records on the Line By: James Cullinane Welterweights Clash July 7 in Tampa for WBO NABO Championship Undefeated Sammy ‘Hurricane’ Valentin (12- 0; 9 KO) puts his WBO North American Boxing Organization (NABO) Welterweight title on the line when he faces undefeated Giovanni “Gallo de …
Read More »Boxing Insider Notebook: Pacquiao, Horn, Eubank, Abraham, Joe Smith Jr., and more…
Boxing Insider Notebook: Pacquiao, Horn, Eubank, Abraham, Joe Smith Jr., and more… Compiled By: William Holmes The following is the Boxing Insider notebook for the week of June 28th to July 5th covering the comings and goings in the sport of boxing that you might have missed. ESPN’s Telecast of …
Read More »Deception from Down Under; A Conspiracy Theorist’s Guide
Deception from Down Under; A Conspiracy Theorist’s Guide By: Kirk Jackson Here we go again… Manny “Pac-Man” Pacquiao 59-7-2 (38 KO’s) apparently attracts controversy; this time in the form of losing another disputed decision – to relatively unknown, teacher/boxer Jeff “The Hornet” Horn 17-0-1 (11 KO’s). To be fair, Pacquiao …
Read More »Boxing Writers Bury Pac Man After He Was Robbed Down Under
Boxing Writers Bury Pac Man After He Was Robbed Down Under By: Ken Hissner WBO welterweight champion Manny “Pac Man” Pacquaio won at least 8 rounds if not 9 rounds Saturday night down under in Australia over “club fighter” Jeff Horn who is from Australia. The American referee Mark Nelson …
Read More »If You’ll Take the Win Then You Have to Take the Loss
If You’ll Take the Win Then You Have to Take the Loss By Coach Bruce Babashan I have been training professional and amateur boxers for many years. In totality my fighters have competed in thousands of fights at nearly every level in the sport at one time or another. My …
Read More »So Much For Boxing Being Dead: Pacquiao-Horn A Ratings Hit
So Much For Boxing Being Dead: Pacquiao-Horn A Ratings Hit By: Sean Crose What’s in a name? If that name is Manny Pacquiao, almost four and a half million sets of eyeballs. ESPNs broadcast of the Manny Pacquiao-Jeff Horn welterweight title fight in Australia peaked at 4.4 million viewers on …
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