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 knows how to win, but he needs to learn how to entertain. He dominated a forgettable fight doing him no credit on 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 ...
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.
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. ...
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 ...
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 ...
SAN DIEGO, Calif., May 28, 2021 – WBC World Lightweight champion Devin “The Dream” Haney of Las Vegas (25-0, 15 KOs) will either show he’s an elite boxing talent – or not — when he faces veteran Jorge Linares of Venezuela (47-5, 29 KOs) Saturday in front of his hometown fans in Las Vegas. Haney ...
Josh Taylor makes history against Jose Ramirez to become a hero in Scotland and the undisputed junior welterweight champion Saturday.
SAN DIEGO, Calif., May 21, 2021 – When casual boxing fans ask, “Hey, are there any good fights this weekend?” or “Should I cough up the money for this pay per view?” those among us who follow the sport reply with limited enthusiasm. We want people to enjoy boxing as much as we do, but ...
SAN DIEGO, Calif., May 15, 2021 – Live by the sword, die by the body shot. WBA Super World Super Bantamweight Champion Brandon “Heartbreaker” Figueroa of (22-0-1, 17 KOs) of Welasco, Texas dug deep, digging to the body of WBC World Super Bantamweight Champion Luis Nery of Mexico (31-1, 24 KOs), adding Nery’s title to ...
If Nery vs Figueroa and Roman vs Burgos from Carson, California don’t get your heart pounding, you’re not much of a boxing fan.
SAN DIEGO, Calif., May 8, 2021 – Real, honest to goodness crowds returned to boxing in record numbers at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas, on its biggest weekend all year, setting an all-time indoor record at 73,126. They enjoyed a first-class Cinco de Mayo flourish of mariachi music and dance as pound-for-pound WBC/WBA Super Middleweight champion ...
SAN DIEGO, Calif., May 8, 2021 – Elwin Soto of Mexicali (19-1, 13 KOs) and Katsunari Takayama of Japan (32-9, 12 KOs) gave the Texas fans a thrilling co-main content, making every second count in the fight for Soto’s WBO World Light Flyweight, with Soto prevailing by ninth-round TKO after referee Laurence Cole waived off ...
No one starts with more belief in his ability than Canelo Alvarez. It puts him up on the mind game cards from the start in Canelo vs Saunders.
Former world champion Andy Ruiz Jr. took the first step toward regaining his titles with a determined performance against Chris Arreola.
SAN DIEGO, Calif. April 30, 2021 – In theory, boxers in the heavyweight division don’t have to worry about making weight like their fellow fighters in the smaller weight divisions. They aren’t necessarily worried about following stringent nutrition plans and suffering for the scale. Mexican-American heavyweights Andy Ruiz Jr. of Imperial, California, and fellow Southern ...
Puerto Rican boxing fans had plenty to cheer, even the effort of Christopher Diaz in defeat to Emanual Navarrete of Mexico.
SAN DIEGO, Calif., April 23. 2021 – Puerto Rican flags and loyalties will be flying in Florida on Saturday as fans get to watch several Boricuan boxers take on challengers from around the world in a Puerto Rican boxing showcase. Headlining the sold-out Silver Spurs Arena event in Kissimmee is two-division champion Emanuel “Vaquero” Navarrete of ...
Pro boxing takes place at the U.S. Military Academy at West Point with a Ring City USA card featuring pros and cadet competition.