Norm Frauenheim
Pitbull scores sixth-round KO in messy fight
SAN DIEGO — It was dogged.
Mostly, it was dirty, Call it a dog fight, but even that’s wrong, an insult to dogs everywhere. The...
Benavidez plans for cruiserweight, but still has not eliminated 175-pound possibility
By Norm Frauenheim
SAN DIEGO — A return to light heavyweight is still an option for David Benavidez, despite plans to unify and defend titles...
Bivol-Smith agree, leaving questions for Benavidez and Beterbiev
By Norm Frauenheim
Light-heavyweight champion Dimitry Bivol agreed to a mandatory against Callum Smith, a move that leaves questions about what’s next for Artur Beterbiev...
Teofimo-Romero: A boxing news conference breaks out
By Norm Frauenheim
A boxing news conference without theatrics is a little bit like a dead battery in a high-end sports car. It's not going anywhere.
Teofimo...
Lopez-Romero: Teofimo says DAZN deal starts with “The Takeover”
By Norm Frauenheim
Teofimo Lopez is coming off a one-sided loss with a rich new deal that coincides with a move upscale and a primetime...
Benavidez-Opetaia: More than just talk?
By Norm Frauenheim
In a shuffle between the only two cruiserweights anybody knows, David Benavidez and Jai Opetaia changed opponents like pawns on a chess...
Zepeda scores unanimous decision, wins lightweight title
LAS VEGAS -- There were only a couple of draws and lots of controversy for Lamont Roach Jr. last year
This year, there's only a...
Confident Lamont Roach says he can win “any way he wants...
By Norm Frauenheim
LAS VEGAS — A draw creates inevitable controversy and often doubt, but none of that was apparent in bold confidence expressed by...
State of the Game: Boxing’s day of dueling news
By Norm Frauenheim
In a rare show of unity in boxing’s balkanized state, an alliance of promoters and a streaming service staged a news conference,...
Errol Spence a virtual no-show in build-up for Tszyu
By Norm Frauenheim
Errol Spence Jr., unseen in the ring since his devastating loss to Terence Crawford nearly three years ago, goes Down Under in...
Deepening doubts about Mayweather-Pacquiao encore
By Norm Frauenheim
Manny Pacquiao versus-Floyd Mayweather Jr.? Did anyone really want to see it all over again?
Didn’t think so.
The good news is that it...
Bam Rodriguez replaces belts with a new challenge
By Norm Frauenheim
GLENDALE, Ariz. – Jesse “Bam” Rodriguez has formally said goodbye to superfly, all in a quest for the challenges he hopes will...
Statement Season: Bivol delivers, Bam is next
By Norm Frauenheim
It’s beginning to feel as though boxing has entered a statement season, as in delivering one.
Dmitry Bivol delivered last Saturday, beating an...
Bivol-Eifert: Benavidez seeks new answers, hears old questions
By Norm Frauenheim
It looks as if hints to David Benavidez’ immediate future will play out Saturday with light-heavyweight champion Dmitry Bivol’s comeback from back surgery against...
Bam Rodriguez back to where it all started
By Norm Frauenheim
Home can be just about anywhere, especially if it only includes a couple of stools and is surrounded by ropes.
What can go...
Benavidez celebrates Cinco de Mayo, knocks out Zurdo
By Norm Frauenheim
LAS VEGAS --David Benavidez promised dominance. He promised to seize a Cinco de May torch that has belonged to Julio Cesar Chavez, Oscar De La...
Benavidez commanding the stage in a bid to prove he can...
By Norm Frauenheim
LAS VEGAS – David Benavidez is bigger than ever, both on the scale and the stage.
He commands a room with energy and...
Is Mayweather-Pacquiao 2 real? The ticket sales are
By Norm Frauenheim
Floyd Mayweather cast doubt last Saturday on whether his September 19 sequel with Manny Pacquiao will be documented as a real fight...
Thurman promises he can make history, bring down Fundora
By Norm Frauenheim
Keith Thurman promises history. A lot of people think he already is.
There’s a challenge in that, one that offers Thurman the motivation...
Navarrete back, facing a reborn future and double-edged decision
By Norm Frauenheim
Reborn Emanuel Navarrete fought his way back from the edge of retirement and now looks at a restored future that starts with...
Moving On Up: Benavidez weighing in on his many options
By Norm Frauenheim
David Benavidez, once branded as a weight bully, now looks up-and-down the scale and sees only options.
Bullies are sometimes hostages, too, trapped...
Navarrete busts up Nunez, wins unified title
By Norm Frauenheim
GLENDALE, Ariz. --The blood poured into a right eye. A swelling bruise began to close the left eye. Only the end was...
Navarrete-Nunez: A passport to Mexican fame
By Norm Frauenheim
GLENDALE, Ariz. – For a while, the only thing separating Emanuel Navarrete and Eduardo Nunez was a valid passport. Now, even that’s...
Boring To Brilliant: A New Year starts with Shakur Stevenson
By Norm Frauenheim
Shakur Stevenson’s sudden transformation from boring to brilliant isn’t exactly a surprise.
The potential, sometimes suffocated by bouts of immaturity, has always been...
Trash talk sets the stage for Lopez-Stevenson showdown
By Norm Frauenheim
Teofimo Lopez arrived looking more like a preacher than a prizefighter. He wore a half-coat and reading glasses, carefully balanced at the...
Ringmaster: Ryan Garcia back on stage
By Norm Frauenheim
The props and plots were all there. So was Ryan Garcia.
Garcia, ever the showman, delivered Thursday with a gag bag full of...
Taking Flight: David Benavidez back in PHX and ready to jump...
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David Benavidez wore a polished symbol of the Phoenix logo around his neck a few days ago in a long-awaited...
Talking Points: Bam-Inoue becomes one
By Norm Frauenheim
Marinate, a promotional euphemism for momentum, is either another tiring tease, or an early way to test public interest, or a little...
New Year: Looking back and ahead
By Norm Frauenheim
A year ends and another begins, leaving memories, controversies, brilliance, buffoonery, outrage, the usual suspects and lessons never heeded.
Ignore the lessons, and...
Alternate Path: WBC creates one for Canelo
By Norm Frauenheim
The echoes from last week’s noisy Terence Crawford-World Boxing Council feud include lots of talk about what’s next for an always contentious...
