By Kirk Jackson In the wake of Floyd Mayweather’s retirement, there was much speculation amongst fans and members of the media on who the next pound-for-pound No. 1 fighter would be. If you ask Hall of Fame trainer Freddie Roach, he’ll suggest Gennady Golovkin 33-0 (30 KO’s). If ask the …
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Boxing Is Alive… and Punching!
By Courtney Riley According to the opinions of many sports writers and observers… ‘Boxing is either dead or dying’. I for one am tired of hearing those morbid old hymnals that are constantly being sung by the would-be pallbearers who are yearning for the death of the sport. Too often, …
Read More »Don “Da Bomb” George Interview: It’s going to be an exciting fight
By: Matthew N. Becher Don George is a former 168lb IBO Super Middleweight World champion who fights out of Chicago, Illinois. On October 16th, he will be moving up to the Light Heavyweight division to take on the hard hitting and undefeated Sean Monaghan at the Aviator Sports Complex in …
Read More »HBO Boxing Results: Viktor Postol KO’s Lucas Matthysse for the WBC Title
By: Matthew N. Becher In another chapter between Golden Boy and Top Rank Promotions, live from the StubHub Center in Carson, California, both Promotional companies have come together to put on a Jr. Welterweight title fight against each camps top guys. Lucas Matthysse has been in fights of the year …
Read More »Showtime Boxing Results: Broner Dominates Allakhverdiev, Pedraza Slips by Cherry
By: William Holmes Tonight’s Showtime World Championship Boxing broadcast was televised from the U.S. Bank Arena in Cincinnati, Ohio and featured a WBA Junior Welterweight Clash between Adrien Broner and Khabib Allakhverdiev. The opening bout of the night was between title fight veteran Edner Cherry (31-6-2) and Jose Pedraza (20-0) …
Read More »Roman Gonzalez & Brian Voloria Media Conf Call Transcript
ROMAN GONZALEZ — BRIAN VILORIA International Media Conference Call Transcript Consensus Pound-For-Pound King and WBC Flyweight Champion Roman “Chocolatito” Gonzalez from Costa Rica Training Camp; Four-Time World Champion Brian “Hawaiian Punch” Viloria from L.A. Camp; Respective Managers Carlos Blandon and Gary Gittelsohn; And K2 Promotions’ Tom Loeffler Tuesday, September 29, …
Read More »Showtime Boxing Preview: Adrien Broner vs. Allakhverdiev, Pedraza vs. Cherry
By: William Holmes On Saturday night Adrien Broner will return to his hometown of Cincinnati, Ohio and will challenge for the vacant WBA Junior Welterweight Title when he takes on Khabib Allakhverdiev. This will be the fourth time that Broner has fought at U.S. Bank Arena in Cincinnati. The untelevised …
Read More »Calling Al Haymon, Lets See Thurman vs Porter
By Sean Crose Admit it, this has been an epic year for boxing. Yeah, Manny-Floyd was a disappointment and the PBC isn’t always the crowd pleaser everyone had at least hoped it would be, but this has been a year of major movement in the world of boxing, one that …
Read More »HBO Boxing Preview: Matthysse vs. Postol & Orozco vs. Soto
By: Matthew N. Becher This Saturday night, from the StubHub Center in Carson, California, Golden Boy Promotions will be showcasing a boxing card live on HBO and crowning one of their star Jr. Welterweights as a world Champion. The always entertaining Lucas Matthysse (37-3 34KO)will get another chance to become …
Read More »Nick Arce Prepares to Make His Mark
By Sean Crose The Stub Hub Center in California is where legends go to fight. If featherweight Nick Arce has his way, it will also become a place to be noticed on Saturday when he appears on the Lucas Matthyse – Viktor Postol undercard. “It’s great,” Arce claims. “Now it’s …
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