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Composed Ryan Garcia begins another fight to answer questions
By Norm Frauenheim
It was a different Ryan Gracia than the one who shocked, outraged and frightened throughout a long-running social-media ride to hell-and-back a...
Canelo-Crawford: Interest builds as odds continue to favor Canelo
By Norm Frauenheim
Date and place remain uncertain, but exploding interest in Canelo Alvarez-versus-Terence Crawford six months before a projected opening bell is already evident...
Off and On: Canelo’s reported plans take him to Crawford, then Jake Paul and...
By Norm Frauenheim
Surprise, surprise, the Canelo Álvarez-Terence Crawford fight was off. Then, faster than flipping a light switch, it was back on. For the...
David Benavidez: The Monster Roars
By Norm Frauenheim
LAS VEGAS — Two days before opening bell, promoter Tom Brown promises violence. Minutes later, David Benavidez says enough to enrage David...
Things No Longer Cordial Between Pacheco and Nelson Ahead of Saturday
Highly-regarded super middleweight Diego Pacheco meets fellow unbeaten Steven Nelson at the Chelsea at the Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas in the headlining bout of...
Naoya Inoue: On the road and in search of more of himself
By Norm Frauenheim
Naoya Inoue’s astonishing career continues without any apparent limits.
There are 10 straight knockouts, 22 in title fights. There are four titles in...
Good, Bad and the Stupid: A look back and a hopeful look ahead
By Norm Frauenheim
Say goodbye to the good, bad and the stupid. 2024 was a lot like so many other years on boxing’s roller-coaster ride...
Usyk2Fury: Repeat or rewrite?
By Norm Frauenheim
Oleksandr Usyk, never a man of many words, has had even fewer this week, just days before a sequel that has all...
Jaime Munguia makes plans for a New Year by staying busy
By Norm Frauenheim
Busy is a vanishing fundamental in boxing these days, although likable Jaime Munguia continues to practice the old-school art-form this week with...
Weights from Chester, PA
Philadelphia, PA (December 6, 2024) -- Weights for Saturday night's RDR Promotions card at Harrahs Philadelphia.
Isaiah Johnson 139.6 - Kevin Johnson 139
(NBA Americas Super...
Next Up? Rafael Espinoza fighting for possible shot a Valdez-Navarrete winner
By Norm Frauenheim
PHOENIX — Rafael Espinoza is in line for a possible shot at the Oscar Valdez-Emanuel Navarrete junior-lightweight winner if he beats Robeisy...
WEIGHTS FROM NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE
Nikolay Shvab 134.5 - Andrew Rodgers 136
Chris Howard 144 - Ryan Schwartzberg 144.6
Tony Aguilar 138.6 - Marcello Williams 138.4
Ryan Shaw 111.8 - Rondarius Hunter...
Benavidez-Morrell: Something real after the carnival
By Norm Frauenheim
It’s the first significant fight in a New Year. That’s mere coincidence, but it’s also appropriate.
David Benavidez-versus-David Morrell on February 1, formally...
Tyson-Paul: Netflix is the sure winner in an exhibition full of fears for Tyson
By Norm Frauenheim -
Mike Tyson has been making a fool out of himself and just about everybody around him for decades. Maybe, he’ll...
New Deal: Boxing hopes for one as Bam Rodriguez embarks on another chapter
By Norm Frauenheim
He’s a little guy about to embark on a second chapter, also a significant one with the potential to be the biggest...
Common Sense? There is none in acronym’s threat to strip Beterbiev
By Norm Frauenheim
An old line is as current as ever this week because of the acronyms, which continue to prove that the only thing...
Artur Beterbiev lets his perfect record speak for itself
By Norm Frauenheim
Power and perfection define Artur Beterbiev. Truth is, that’s about all we really know about him. The two elements are linked like...
Brass Band: Munguia gets a noisy introduction to a new stage in his career
By Norm Frauenheim -
GLENDALE, Ariz — Roofs came at a lot of angles. Joey Dawejko has walked them all and never fallen off...
Richard Medina: Making Dreams Reality
The official fight week for the Canelo Alvarez-Edgar Berlanga super middleweight clash is underway in Las Vegas, Nevada. Fighters for the mega card are...
Promising Prospect: Adrian Torres
By Mario Ortega Jr. -
This past May, many hours before one of the faces actively representing the long-storied tradition of fighters from Tijuana, Mexico,...
Canelo-versus-The Prince: A fight to become the Face of Boxing
By Norm Frauenheim -
Canelo Álvarez, who often acts like a Prince, and Turki Alalshikh, who is one, are engaged in a contentious face-off, emphasis...
McCargo Targets Unfinished Business
By Mario Ortega Jr. -
Veteran light heavyweight Jasper McCargo entered the ring at a fork-in-the-road moment in time as a professional fighter on...
Crawford looks at Madrimov with eyes full of more than mere ceremony
By Norm Frauenheim -
LOS ANGELES — It was a ceremonial weigh-in, which is another way of saying it was phony. But there was nothing...
McKernan’s Second Act Begins at Home
By Mario Ortega Jr. -
SACRAMENTO, CALIFORNIA – Solidly-built cruiserweight Blake McKernan returns to the site of his professional debut to take on a tough...
Tony Hernandez Back in Action with Eyes on Bigger Prizes
By Mario Ortega Jr. -
Without the support of one of the big-time promoters, fighters aiming to be successful in building their resumes often live...
Weights from Atlantic City
ATLANTIC CITY (July 24, 2024)--Weights for Friday night's Boxing Insider Promotions card that will take place at Tropicana Atlantic City and streamed Live on...
Promising Prospect: Andrew Rodriguez
By Mario Ortega Jr.
After a year of cancellations due to everything from opponent pullouts to promoted events that never took place after false weather...
Jesse Rodriguez: Putting the Bam into the pound-for-pound debate
By Norm Frauenheim –
Jesse Rodriguez, whose simple nickname is synonymous with his power in the ring, is putting some of that Bam into the...
Promising Prospect: David Cardenas Jr.
By Mario Ortega Jr.
While often overlooked and underappreciated, the lower weight divisions in boxing produce some of the best fights each year. Rarely able...
Bam-Estrada: Two little guys poised to put the Super into Fly
By Norm Frauenheim -
PHOENIX, AZ -- On the scale, there was no difference between them. Not even a single ounce.
In a weigh-in that...
