SAN DIEGO, Calif., April 10, 2021 – In a hard-fought all-action contest, Long Island’s Joe Smith Jr. (27-3, 21 KOs) had to dig deep and battle every second of 12 rounds against sturdy veteran Maxim Vlasov of Russia (45-4, 26 KOs) to earn his first world championship title. Smith Jr. ended up in a dangerous ...
SAN DIEGO, Calif., April 9, 2021 – When Long Island’s Joe Smith Jr. put all his tools together to take Eleider “Storm” Alvarez apart last August, he seemed on the brink of achieving his dream of becoming one of the world’s light heavyweight champions. Smith Jr. had a claim to getting a shot against the ...
SAN DIEGO Calif., April 3, 2021 – In a career make or break fight Saturday from Dubai, Jamel “Semper Fi” Herring proved his doubters wrong, scoring the best win of his career with a sixth-round stoppage of two-division champion Carl Frampton of Northern Ireland (28-3, 16 KOs). Herring (22-2, 11 KO) returns home as the ...
SAN DIEGO Calif., April 2, 2021 – In boxing, toughness is a given. The heavyweight division champion is frequently called the baddest man on the planet. I’m here to tell you there’s no one on the planet tougher than a United States Marine. It’s why Marine Corps veteran and WBO super featherweight champion Jamel “Semper ...
SAN DIEGO, Calif., March 25, 2021 – Boricua boxing is in good hands with seven division world champion Amanda Serrano (40-1-1, 30 KOs.). In the Ring City USA main event from Old San Juan, Puerto Rico, with fans crowding the beach beyond the official venue barriers, Serrano stopped three-division champion, Daniela Bermudez of Argentina (29-4-3, ...
If you haven't gotten clued in on Ring City USA, time to get on board. Ring City's first title fight, Serrano vs. Bermudez, happens Thursday.
SAN DIEGO, Calif., March 20, 2021 – Another veteran test, another test passed for rising welterweight talent Vergil Ortiz Jr. Saturday. In front of a Fort Worth crowd cheering him on, Ortiz Jr. (20-0, 20 KOs) stopped former world champion Maurice Hooker of Dallas (27-2-3, 19 KOs) by seventh-round TKO. Ortiz Jr. maintains his perfect ...
SAN DIEGO, Calif., March 19, 2021 – Veteran Mauricio Herrera came in two years ago as the toughest test of young welterweight Vergil Ortiz Jr.’s career. Ortiz Jr. stopped him for the first time in his long career. He did the same with ease to Antonio Orozco, Bradd Solomon, and Samuel Vargas. So forgive boxing ...
The first day of the 15 day Grand Sumo Tournament began with the return to the ring of Yokozuna ranked Hakuho.
Jessica McCaskill put a stamp on her first victory over Cecelia Braekhus with an even stronger victory in their rematch. Katie Taylor next?
Worth the wait, and worth seeing again. Juan Francisco Estrada prevailed in a firefight over Roman Gonzalez setting up a trilogy fight.
Juan Francisco “El Gallo” Estrada and Roman “Chocolatito” Gonzalez are older, wiser, and ready to get it on in Estrada Gonzalez 2 Saturday.
SAN DIEGO, Calif., March 4, 2021 – Brandon “The Cannon” Adams of Los Angeles (23-3, 15 KOs) earned his diploma from the School of Hard Knocks in his pro boxing career, making a run at a title after winning “The Contender” series. It paid off when he dug down and seized his opportunity in the ...
SAN DIEGO, Calif., March 2, 2021 – When it comes right down to it, boxing fans all love knockouts. A talented super welterweight with 18 knockouts in 18 fights should be a well-known name. Serhii Bohachuk of Ukraine has fought 16 of those 18 pro bouts in front of appreciative audiences in boxing crazy Southern ...
Canelo Alvarez showed no mercy. His fight was mere target practice as he picked Avni Yildirim apart with heavy hands to body and head.
Bienvenidos a Miami. The Canelo Alvarez caravan has rolled into South Florida for his bout Saturday, and the party is underway.
SAN DIEGO, Calif., February 20, 2021 – The first highly anticipated boxing event of 2021 didn’t disappoint, but it did deliver a surprise. Oscar Valdez, a Mexican native now living in Southern California (29-0, 23 KOs) put on a brilliant performance blending high-level craft and high-powered punching to stop a brave but outgunned Miguel “El ...
SAN DIEGO, Calif., February 20, 2021 – Former four-division champion Adrien Broner of Cincinnati (34-4-1, 24 KOs) had to contend with a two-year absence from the ring, the coronavirus pandemic, and more distractions outside the ring than most fighters ever face in his return on Saturday against Jovanie Santiago of Puerto Rico (14-1, 10 KOs). ...
SAN DIEGO, Calif., February 19, 2021 – Miguel Berchelt and Oscar Valdez might not be household names like Manny Pacquiao or Canelo Alvarez, but if you like nonstop action in your combat sports, you need to make an appointment with your favorite screen on Saturday night. The first highly anticipated boxing event of 2021 takes ...
SAN DIEGO, Calif., February 18, 2021 – There is nothing more frustrating to a boxing fan than to watch an athlete with natural talents squander it due to bad choices. The current poster boy for wasting his potential is former four-division champion Adrien Broner of Cincinnati (33-4-1, 24 KOs). Broner returns to the ring after ...