Unbeaten welterweight world champion Errol Spence Jr. and top-rated contender Carlos Ocampo spoke to media at the Dallas Cowboys World Headquarters Thursday as Spence nears his homecoming title defense against his unbeaten challenger this Saturday, June 16 live on SHOWTIME from Ford Center at The Star in Frisco in an …
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The Feared Fighters of “Black Murderers Row”
By: Ken Hissner There were eight fighters that were feared who were middleweights who fought one another during the same era. They were tagged “Black Murderers Row” by writer Budd Schulberg. In this story we will meet each one. There were Charley Burley, Eddie “Black Dynamite” Booker, Jack Chase, Cocoa …
Read More »It Takes More Than a Pretty Face to Be a Champion – Female Boxers
By Bryanna Fissori Mendez Boxing Gym in New York is known as one of the top boxing gyms in the country, producing countless champions at both the amateur and professional levels. On May 17th, two female boxers training out of Mendez found success in their respective rings. One of these strong …
Read More »Breaking News: Canelo-GGG II On For September 15th
By: Sean Crose I’m happy to inform that we have a fight September 15!!!! #CaneloGGG2 Feliz De informar que si tenemos pelea Septiembre 15!!! #CaneloGGG2 pic.twitter.com/gI3QmR0eXe — Oscar De La Hoya (@OscarDeLaHoya) June 13, 2018 “I’m happy to inform that we have a fight September 15!!!! #CaneloGGG2 Feliz De informar …
Read More »Implications for Zuffa Boxing Sanctioning Intentions
By Bryanna Fissori Dana White has been teasing fans and fighters with the possibility of Zuffa Boxing becoming boxing’s latest promotional phenomenon. Multiple press conferences and interviews have confirmed that the promotion will be hosted under the UFC umbrella with a similar format, which is heavily based on promoting and …
Read More »Boxing Insider Notebook: Garcia, Easter, Diaz, Boxing Documentaries, and more…
Compiled By: William Holmes The following is the Boxing Insider notebook for the week of June 5th to June 12th; covering the comings and goings in the sport of boxing that you might have missed. Photo Credit: Premier Boxing Champions Twitter Account Mikey Garcia and Robert Easter to Meet in …
Read More »Ten Unbeaten Boxers with a Minimum of 30 Wins
By: Ken Hissner When former heavyweight champion Rocky Marciano’s 49-0 record gets surpassed its big thing. A half dozen have passed him but eventually got defeated. Currently Floyd “Money” Mayweather defeated a rank amateur in order to improve his record to 50-0 (27). He no longer holds any titles but …
Read More »Travis Kauffman, Gerald Washington, and Michael Hunter Win on Sunday
By: Ken Hissner At the Pioneer Event Center, Lancaster, CA, Tom Brown’s TG Promotions and Premier Champion Boxing put on three ten round heavyweight fights plus ten more bouts Sunday night over FS-1. In the main event Travis “My Time” Kauffman, 32-2 (23), of Reading, PA, pulled out a majority …
Read More »Golden Boy on ESPN Preview: Mercito Gesta vs. Robert Manzanarez
By: Ken Hissner Oscar de La Hoya’s Golden Boy Promotions will be featuring what looks like a dynamite Main Event between Filipino southpaw Mercito “No Mercy” Gesta, 31-2-2 (17), out of San Diego, CA, and southpaw Robert “Tito” Manzanarez, 36-1 (29), out of Phoenix, AZ, for the vacant WBO NABO …
Read More »Joe Joyce vs. Richard Lartey Preview
By: Ste Rowen If March 2018 was the month of the heavyweight’s current elite, then June is surely it’s month for prospects…and Tyson Fury. Last weekend saw the return of the lineal heavyweight champion from an almost 3-year hiatus; as well as 2016 Olympic bronze medallist, Filip Hrgovic moving to …
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