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By: William Holmes ESPN Friday Night Fights was broadcast tonight live from the UIC Pavilion in Chicago, Illinois. The broadcast wasted little time in getting to the opening bout of the night. The elder statesman Jose Louis Castillo (64-11-1) and the loudest boxer on this planet, Antwone Smith (22-4-1) met …

By Ivan Goldman The April 6 Top Rank card set in Macau could be even more geographically significant than it first appears. The main event features Brian “Hawaiian Punch” Viloria defending his WBA and WBO flyweight titles against Juan Francisco Estrada. On the undercard, China’s Zou Shiming, a two-time light …

By Jaime C. Feal Frankie Edgar, the former UFC lightweight champion, makes his first appearance at featherweight and gets the honor of challenging the champion Jose Aldo. Easily Aldo’s biggest test inside the Octagon, this fight is being dubbed as a “superlight” by the UFC. Quite frankly, they have to …

Last October Brandon Rios and Mike Alvarado put on a show for boxing fans around the world through seven rounds before referee Pat Russell called the fight to a halt as he felt that Alvarado was unable to defend himself. The bout was arguably the fight of the year, and …

This Friday from Chicago, as part of ESPN’s Friday Night Fights, ring veteran Cory Spinks (39-7, 11 KO) will wage war against the top-five rated Carlos Molina (20-5-2, 6 KO) in a 12-round IBF light middleweight elimination bout. Through his 46-bout-career—which began back in 1997, the 34-year-old Spinks had established …

by Charles Jay In the convoluted world of professional boxing, there are “super” champions, “interim” champions and “regular” champions, and even fans of esoterica tend to get confused, frustrated and finally give up when challenged to arrange all of it in their mind. But one guy who has earned his …

By Jackie Kallen The press conference at Detroit’s Masonic Temple for the February 23 Showtime card was a rousing success. The crowd was enthusiastic and stacked with local celebs like Thomas Hearns, Lanardo Tyner, promoter Joe Donofrio, and dozens of local boxers. The media was out in force and the …

By Sergio L Martinez Danny “Swift” Garcia is considered a fighter that is on the rise in popularity. The suppliers of this young talent, Golden Boy, have been on course with meeting demand: even with the rescheduling of his fight against Zab “Super” Judah until April, this will be Garcia’s …

By: William Holmes The following is the Boxing Insider notebook for the week of January 21st to January 28th, covering the comings and goings in the sport of boxing that you might have missed. Gamboa Linked to PED Investigation Yuriorkis Gamboa has been linked to an investigation at a Miami …

By Ivan G. Goldman Remember that putrid draw decision after WBO super featherweight champion Rocky Martinez was out-hustled, out-smarted and outfought by Juan Carlos Burgos? Well, something may be done about it, but true justice — a reversal of the decision and a victory to Burgos — is not even …