Forget Tokyo 2021 Olympic boredom: Bring Back America’s Laff-A-Lympics
Bored with the 2021 Tokyo Olympics? Let's re-run those vintage "Laff-A-Lympics" cartoons. Anyone but a network TV exec could figure this out.
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Letdown: Brian Castaño deserves the win, gets draw with Jermell Charlo
SAN DIEGO, Calif., July 17, 2021 – A disappointing draw marred a terrific fight Saturday in San Antonio between Jermell Charlo and Brian Castaño. What else is new? Will Castaño get the rematch he deserves? For now, both men go home with their championship belts after judges in San Antonio scored the entertaining battle a ...
Charlo vs Castaño: You mad, bro? Showtime Boxing Saturday
SAN DIEGO, Calif., July 16, 2021 – Boxing’s rebound year from the pandemic serves up another division unification bout in Charlo vs Castaño on Saturday from San Antonio. It’s the best bout in the Showtime and Premier Boxing Champions summer lineup. The Showtime Boxing broadcast begins at 9 pm ET/6 pm PT. Boxing will slow ...
Crowd pleasers: Zurdo Ramirez, JoJo Diaz, Seniesa Estrada win for LA fans Friday
LOS ANGELES, Calif., July 9, 2021 – Local favorites gave enthusiastic Southern California boxing fans the wins they wanted to see and made their case for bigger challenges and paydays in the future. In the main event, former WBO World Super Middleweight champion Gilberto “Zurdo:” Ramirez of Mexico (42–0. 28 KOs) reminded fans what made ...
Return of Zurdo: Ramirez vs Barrera on the pitch Friday, DAZN
LOS ANGELES, Calif., July 8, 2021 –When boxing fans last heard from former WBO World Super Middleweight champion Gilberto “Zurdo:” Ramirez, the undefeated Mexican southpaw (41-0. 27 KOs) had stalled in the division and hit an impasse with his promoter Top Rank. It was a disappointing development in a once-promising career. Ramirez now looks toward ...
Berry & McLaughlin: Two Olympians – One Hates the Flag, One loves God
When America sends its Olympic Team to Japan, it will be a tale of two very different black female American Olympians - Berry and McLaughlin
Bigger man: Gervonta Davis wins first super lightweight fight in 11
SAN DIEGO, Calif., June 26, 2021 – Gervonta “Tank” Davis of Baltimore (25-0, 24 KOs) made a successful debut in the super lightweight division, defeating Mario Barrios of San Antonio, Texas (26-1, 17 KOs) with an 11th round TKO win. Davis said he made it tough on himself going up two weight divisions. “I definitely ...
Mas no mas: Lomachenko beats Nakatani in nine rounds
SAN DIEGO, Calif., June 26, 2021 – The pound for pound great version of Vasiliy Lomachenko of Ukraine (14-2, 11 KOs) came back as if nothing had gotten in his way over the last year, demoralizing Masayoshi Nakatani of Japan (19-2, 13 KOs) as he has so many other opponents in his impressive career. Lomachenko ...
Lomachenko vs Nakatani: Red pill or blue pill? Saturday, ESPN+
SAN DIEGO, Calif., June 25, 2021 – Boxing purists still believe in Vasiliy Lomachenko and hope he will prove them right in his return to the ring Saturday. Eight months after his shocking defeat at the hands of upstart Teofimo Lopez Jr., pound for pound great Lomachenko (14-2, 10 KOs) hopes to reset and return ...
Davis vs Barrios: Tall tales Saturday, Showtime PPV
In Davis vs Barrios, Gervonta Davis moves up two divisions to face Mario Barrios and write a new chapter. Barrios hopes to flip the script.
Now that Carl Nassib is gay, can he belt Patrick Mahomes to the ground?
Las Vegas Raiders defensive lineman Carl Nassib announced to the world that he is gay. What we care about is can he help the Raiders win?
King Gabe Rosado crowns career with KO win over Bektimir Melikuziev
San Diego, Calif., June 19, 2021 – Veteran ‘King’ Gabe Rosado delivered a magnificent Knockout of the Year candidate in his upset victory over super middleweight prospect Bektimir Melikuziev of Uzbekistan to steal the show in El Paso Saturday. After Rosado’s narrow split decision loss in his last fight against Daniel Jacobs, the victory was ...
Rating your best bang for the boxing buck Saturday, June 19
Which fights and cards should you watch on the busiest boxing weekend since the pandemic? We rate your top bang for the boxing buck.
Fury and Wilder engage in a war of no words; Lopez vs Kambosos off due to COVID
SAN DIEGO, Calif., June 15, 2021 – The state of California returned mainly to normal life on Tuesday with almost all pandemic restrictions lifted as the West Coast boxing media gathered for the first time since early 2020 for a news conference featuring the July 24 trilogy rematch between heavyweights Deontay Wilder and Tyson Fury. ...
Shakur Stevenson goes Saturday night cruising over Nakathila
Shakur Stevenson knows how to win, but he needs to learn how to entertain. He dominated a forgettable fight doing him no credit on Saturday.
Stevenson plays the waiting game, marks time with Nakathila Saturday
SAN DIEGO, Calif., June 11, 2021 – Think back to the last time undefeated junior lightweight Shakur Stevenson of New Jersey (15-0, 8 KOs) faced a serious challenge as a pro. Keep thinking. We’ll wait. If you can’t come up with one, it’s because the 23-year-old has passed every test with flying colors. Stevenson is ...
Mayweather vs Paul: Spectacle, not sport on Sunday
Be an informed sports consumer if you plan to purchase the Mayweather vs Paul PPV. It could be entertaining, but it’s spectacle, not sport.
Nonito Donaire knocks out Nordine Oubaali and Father Time Saturday
SAN DIEGO, Calif., May 29, 2021 – Nonito Donaire is giving Father Time the fight of his life. The 38-year-old veteran delivered his best performance in years, knocking down Nordine Oubaali of France (17-1, 12 KOs) three times en route to a fourth-round knockout victory. Donaire (41-26, 27 KOs) wins the WBC World Bantamweight title. ...
Devin Haney gets hard-won victory over Jorge Linares
SAN DIEGO, Calif., May 29, 2021 – WBC World Lightweight champion Devin “The Dream” Haney of Las Vegas (26-0, 15 KOs) had to suck it up in a match of wits and will, pushed to the limit by veteran Jorge Linares of Venezuela (47-6, 29 KOs) Saturday in front of 5,312 happy fans at the ...
Oubaali vs Donaire preview: Big ambitions at bantamweight
SAN DIEGO, Calif., May 28, 2021 – While boxing fans fixate on heavyweights and celebrity fights, they risk missing the biggest and best action in the sport found in the smaller weight divisions. In 2019, four-division champion Nonito “Filipino Flash” Donaire and world bantamweight champion Naoya Inoue of Japan delivered an all-action Fight of the ...