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Verdejo’s Path to Glory By: Brandon Bernica Felix Verdejo stepped into the ring Saturday night with weight on his shoulders. After beginning his career with astounding knockouts and little resistance, he began to plateau in the eyes of many fans. He coasted to decision victories in his last two fights, …

Muhammad Ali and the Courage that Defined Him By: Kirk Jackson The self-proclaimed “The Greatest” shocked the world many times over throughout the course of his life. Muhammad Ali stunned us all with his passing last week and the world mourned his loss ever since. Since his passing, there is …

HBO Boxing After Dark Preview: Lomachenko vs. Martinez, Verdejo vs. Martinez By: William Holmes Top Rank Promotions has a tradition of putting on a boxing card in New York City during the weekend of the Annual Puerto Rican Day Parade, and on this Saturday they will put on a card …

Showtime Boxing Preview: Andrade v. Nelson; Provodnikov v. Molina Jr. By: Matthew N. Becher This Saturday at the Turning Stone Resort & Casino in upstate Verona, New York, Showtime Boxing will present three televised boxing matches. The first will include the return of former Jr. Middleweight champion Demetrius Andrade. The …

Chavez Jr Reportedly Ready To Enter The Ring Again By: Sean Crose I know I’m alone in saying this, but I feel a bit sorry for Julio Caesar Chavez Jr. He just seems to me to be one of those young people who needs direction and a sense of purpose. …

Ali-The Story They Dare Not Tell You By: Ben Underwood On March 8, 1971, as 300 million people gathered to watch Ali’s first major fight since he was convicted in 1967 for bravely refusing to fight in the unjust Vietnam war, a group of heroic antiwar activists plotted their burglary …

Boxing Insider Notebook: Kovalev, Breazeale, Webster, Andrade, Cherry, and more By: William Holmes The following is the Boxing Insider notebook for the week of May 31st to June 7th, covering the comings and goings in the sport of boxing that you might have missed. HBO Returns to Russia for Kovalev’s …

Muhammad Ali: Champion of the World By: Peter A. Coclanis Jurek Martin, who writes for the Financial Times, started off a very nice tribute to Muhammad Ali in that paper on June 6 by pointing out that Ali “was the first truly global athlete,” a man whose life and career …

AIBA to allow pro’s in the 2016 Olympic games, Fair or Foul? By: Matthew Becher Last month a vote took place with AIBA (Association Internationale de Boxe Amateur or International Boxing Association) in which 84 out of its 88 federations agreed to allow professional boxers to participate in the upcoming …

Weekly Round Up Around the World By: Ben Underwood AFRICA MAKABU RECIEVES AWARD After Llunga Makabu’s devastating loss to Tony Bellew in liverpool,England last weekend, he has recieved the Golden Gloves Africa 2016 award on June 4th for being one of the top cruiserweights in the world.Even though Makabu lost …