Olympic Stunner: Ireland’s Barnes Falls To Spain’s Heredia By: Sean Crose During last week’s opening Olympic ceremony in Rio, Ireland’s Paddy Barnes carried his nation’s flag. On Monday the 29 year old was figuratively sent packing when he lost a split decision to Spain’s 20 year old Samuel Carmona Heredia. …
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Rio Olympic Boxing Update: Prelim Action in 5 weight classes
Rio Olympic Boxing Update: Prelim Action in 5 weight classes By: Matthew N. Becher The Boxing portion of the 2016 Rio Olympics is in full swing, as participants in five weight classes, from the Light Fly to the Heavyweights have begun their preliminary journeys toward Olympic medals. Here is …
Read More »Manny, Maybe You Should Just Pac It In Once and For All
Manny, Maybe You Should Just Pac It In Once and For All By: Oz Ozkaya Having recently announced that he would be making a U-turn on his promised retirement for a fight against American WBO welterweight champion Jessie Vargas on the 5th November, Manny ‘Pac-Man’ Pacquiao (58–6–2) and his team …
Read More »Gonzalez Triumphs in Aftermath of the Storm
Gonzalez Triumphs in Aftermath of the Storm By: Ron Scarfone A&T Events and Promotions in conjunction with Mundo Boxing presented an event titled “Miami Boxing Storm” on August 6 at the Miami Airport Convention Center in Miami, Florida. In addition to the boxing storm, there was a storm in the …
Read More »The Lasting Stain of Pros in the Olympics
The Lasting Stain of Pros in the Olympics By: Brandon Bernica When the International Boxing Association ruled that professional boxers would be eligible to compete in this year’s Olympics, Hassan N’Dam’s dreams of winning gold could not be closer. A former world title challenger in the pro ranks, N’Dam chose …
Read More »“Save Me Joe Louis – Save Me”
“Save Me Joe Louis – Save Me” By: George Joseph My name is George Joseph. I moved to Las Vegas from Detroit in 1974. Born and raised in the Motor City and attended Wayne State University. I had the real honor and pleasure in Las Vegas to know the greatest …
Read More »Despite Massive Growth Potential, Boxing Remains Contentedly Marginalized
Despite Massive Growth Potential, Boxing Remains Contentedly Marginalized By: Sean Cross I hear that it’s summer a lot these days – and that boxing is just going to do piss poor – viewership wise – in the summer. Perhaps. But then I look around Google and see that the UFCs …
Read More »Chazz Witherspoon Returns with Knockout in Bristol Saturday!
Chazz Witherspoon Returns with Knockout in Bristol Saturday! By: Ken Hissner At the Grundy Arena, in Bristol, PA, D&D Promotions and Silver Spoon Promotions returned for their second show with 8 bouts with a much better attendance than their first show in the same Arena. Main Event heavyweight Chazz “The …
Read More »HBO World Championship Boxing Results: Andre Ward Picks Apart Alexander Brand, Kovalev Next
HBO World Championship Boxing Results: Andre Ward Picks Apart Alexander Brand, Kovalev Next By: William Holmes The Oracle Arena in Oakland, California was once again the host site for Andre “Son Of God” Ward’s (29-0) return to the ring in a light heavyweight matchup against the Colombian Alexander Brand (25-1). …
Read More »PBC on ESPN Results: Benavidez and Luna Batter their Opponents to Remain Undefeated
PBC on ESPN Results: Benavidez and Luna Batter their Opponents to Remain Undefeated By: William Holmes The 2300 Arena in South Philadelphia was the host site for tonight’s telecast of the Premier Boxing Champions (PBC) on ESPN telecast. Two highly touted prospects on the PBC roster fought on the televised …
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