By: William Holmes The following is the Boxing Insider notebook for the week of October 27th to November 4th, covering the comings and goings in the sport of boxing that you might have missed. Roc Nation Sports regretfully announces that due to an injury sustained while training, Andre Ward will …
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WBC Makes Floyd Mayweather Champion Emeritus
By Sean Crose People no longer have to ask why Floyd Mayweather is still the WBC welterweight and junior middleweight champion of the world now that he’s officially retired. For the WBC convention in China has declared that Mayweather will now hold the title of Champion Emeritus. That pretty much …
Read More »PBC on NBCSN Results: Harrison Decision McCalla, Charlo Stops Alcine
By: William Holmes Al Haymon’s Premier Boxing Champions (PBC) Series was broadcast on the NBC Sports Network tonight from Houston, Texas at the NRG Arena. The main event featured a junior middleweight main event between highly ranked contender Jermell Charlo and former title holder and current past his prime former …
Read More »HBO Sports President Ken Hershman To Leave HBO
By Sean Crose Most people probably have no idea who Ken Hershman is, but the head of HBO’s sports division has proven himself a friend of traditional fight fans who enjoy watching good matches since he took the helm in 2012. Now, however, Hershman has announced that he’s leaving HBO …
Read More »Canelo Alvarez Hosts Open Work Out in San Diego
Mariachis, cake, balloons, streamers and screaming fans were all on deck to greet Canelo Álvarez (45-1-1, 32 KOs),former WBC and WBA Super Welterweight World Champion, at his San Diego media workout today at House of Boxing Gym ahead of his Nov. 21 middleweight world championship showdown against WBC, Ring Magazine …
Read More »Why Boxing Will Never Work As Counterprogramming
By Sean Crose Is contemporary boxing being marketed as a form of counterprogramming? Unlike athletes in most major sports, many of today’s most well-known boxers seem to be placed in situations where the risk of losing is very slim. The mighty New England Patriots, for instance, have stood more of …
Read More »HBO Boxing Results: Crawford Stops Jean, Punches Ticket to Pacquiao?
By: William Holmes It’s common for HBO to broadcast the main event of a pay per view fight the week after a pay per view, but it’s rare to see an HBO broadcast show two fights from a pay per view the week before. Roman Gonzalez’s victory over Brian Viloria …
Read More »ESPN Layoffs Raise New Questions about Network’s Boxing Future
By Ivan G. Goldman ESPN, which this year shaved its boxing schedule down to a nub, is laying off 4 percent of its workforce as fees from cable and satellite subscribers take a downward swing. The move has its boxing people worried. So far none of the network’s on-air boxing …
Read More »Boxing Insider Notebook: Tyson endorses Trump, Canelo, Cotto, Jennings, Ortiz, and more…
By: William Holmes The following is the Boxing Insider notebook for the week of October 20th to October 27th, covering the comings and goings in the sport of boxing that you might have missed. Mike Tyson Endorses Donald Trump The Huffington Post has reported that former heavyweight champion Mike Tyson …
Read More »Will April 9th Truly Be Pacquiao’s Last Fight?
By Sean Crose According to ESPN, promoter Bob Arum has made it clear that April 9th will be the day that the legendary Manny Pacquiao will engage in his last professional boxing match. “Manny,” Arum is quoted as saying, “told me this fight on April 9 will be his last …
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