Boxing News Columns
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FOLLOW FURY – WHYTE LIVE
Follow all the action as Tyson Fury defends the WBC Heavyweight Title against mandatory challenger Dillian Whyte in front of over 94,000 people at...
Ominous Kinahan questions crash the Fury-Whyte party
By Norm Frauenheim-
It’s a UK day to celebrate a Saint, Saint George, a long-forgotten Crusader. Not too many Saints in boxing. Not many Crusaders...
Kenny Lopez Jr.: Ready to Get Rolling in Sacramento on May 13th
By Mario Ortega Jr. -
Undefeated second generation fighter Kenny Lopez Jr. returns to the ring for elusive professional bout number five on Friday,...
FOLLOW SPENCE – UGAS LIVE
Follow all the action live as it happens when Errol Spence Jr. meets Yordenis Ugas in a Welterweight unification fight. The action kicks off...
Spence-Ugas: A KO would say that Spence is all the way back
By Norm Frauenheim-
Errol Spence Jr. guarantees victory. But he wants more. He wants a knockout. He wants to be the fighter he was. More...
Introducing Steve Cunningham Jr.
By Mario Ortega Jr.-
Fathers indoctrinating their sons, especially first borns, into their line of work is a long standing worldwide tradition. The sport of...
FOLLOW GOLOVKIN – MURATA LIVE
Follow all the action as Gennady Golovkin and Ryota Murtata in a IBF/WBA Middleweight Title Elimination bout. The card begins at 5:10 am ET...
Big Drama? It’s up to GGG to prove he can still deliver the show
By Norm Frauenheim-
The odds suggest that Gennadiy Golovkin is in Japan to celebrate a birthday. He’ll blow out 40 candles Friday. Then, he’ll blow out Ryota Murata.
It’s not...
Kambosos-Haney: Trash talk sounds the same on any continent
By Norm Frauenheim-
Melbourne and Los Angeles are separated by 18 time-zones and 7,932 miles. You can get on a plane in Melbourne and arrive...
43-0 Gilberto “Zurdo” Ramirez prepared to move up & challenge WBC Cruiserweight champion Ilunga...
LAS VEGAS (March 29, 2022) – Despite winning the WBA Light Heavyweight World Title Eliminator last December to become the mandatory challenger for WBA...
FOLLOW MARTINEZ – WARRINGTON LIVE
Follow all of the action as Kiko Martinez defends the IBF Featherweight title against Josh Warrington in a rematch. The action starts at...
Klitschko’s Ukraine campaign continues to stalk Dmitry Bivol
By Norm Frauenheim -
There were swimmers, gymnasts and skiers standing alongside Vladimir Putin in support of his war against the Ukraine last week...
Looking For Logic: Maybe Showtime’s new schedule will find some
By Norm Frauenheim-
It’s a busy schedule. Ambitious, too.
Showtime announced nine cards over five months on a spring-to-summer series that includes 21 unbeaten fighters,...
Dmitry Bivol: He’s a prize fighter caught in the middle of a bigger fight
By Norm Frauenheim-
Dmitry Bivol doesn’t look like collateral damage. Not yet, anyway. But the controversy, if not the possibility, is there. Wladimir Klitschko made...
Canelo’s application of the Mayweather formula eliminates Benavidez
By Norm Frauenheim -
The deal is done, all nine figures of it, without any chance that Canelo Alvarez will face David Benavidez over...
Colbert, Garcia to Clash as Gutierrez Awaits the Winner
By Mario Ortega Jr.-
LAS VEGAS, NEVADA -- Tomorrow night, heading a Showtime-televised tripleheader from the Chelsea at the Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas, Chris Colbert...
Scottish Homecoming: Josh Taylor ready to go upscale
By Norm Frauenheim-
Josh Taylor has always hoped a castle would be in his future. He likes history. Mostly, he likes making some.
The castle will...
ORTIZ, JR. VS. MCKINSON – VIRGIL ORTIZ, JR. & OSCAR DE LA HOYA LA...
LOS ANGELES, CA (February 22, 2022) - Undefeated, WBO International Welterweight Champion, Vergil Ortiz Jr. (18-0, 18 KOs), of Grand Prairie, Texas and Chairman...
Big numbers still add up to no Canelo for David Benavidez
By Norm Frauenheim -
It looks as if Canelo Alvarez has more deals on the bargaining table these days than he has clubs in...
Update: Opponent Drops Out, Lopez Bout Nixed from February 26th card in Las Vegas
By Mario Ortega Jr. -
As reported in this space yesterday, Mayweather Promotions’ 17-year-old junior welterweight prospect David Lopez was set to make his...
Promising Prospect: David Lopez
By Mario Ortega Jr.-
In the modern era of professional boxing it sometimes feels like some of the world’s best fighters are somehow pieced together...
Great Stakes: Shakur Stevenson and Oscar Valdez make it official
By Norm Frauenheim-
It’s never been much of a secret. It could be a great fight. Now, it’s official. Shakur Stevenson-versus-Oscar Valdez Jr. is going...
FOLLOW THURMAN – BARRIOS LIVE
Follow all the action as former world champions Keith Thurman and Mario Barrios get it on in a welterweight bout. The action commences at...
On The Clock: Thurman back against Barrios in a race to claim his remaining...
By Norm Frauenheim-
LAS VEGAS – Time is in his nickname. But time is not on his side.
Keith Thurman, who calls himself One Time, faces...
Carlos Castro quietly moves closer to stepping into the world-class spotlight
By Norm Frauenheim-
LAS VEGAS – It’s a noisy business. Maybe that’s why you haven’t heard much about – or from – Carlos Castro.
He’s the...
FOLLOW MAKABU – MCHUNU & BRYAN – GUIDRY LIVE
Follow all the action as llunga Makabu defends the WBC Cruiserweight title against Thabiso Mchunu; Also Trevor Bryan defends the WBA Heavyweight title against...
At What Price? Fury-Whyte figures to be next on the heavyweight bill
By Norm Frauenheim-
Can anyone make sense of the heavyweight mess? Sorry for the stupid question. But boxing’s old flagship is awash in uncertainty and...
FOLLOW RUSSELL JR. – MAGSAYO LIVE FROM RINGSIDE
Follow all the action as Gary Russell Jr. defends the WBC Featherweight title against Mark Magsayo. The show begins at 9 PM ET...
Canelo’s many options leave Benavidez with only frustration
By Norm Frauenheim-
Canelo Alvarez has options. David Benavidez has only frustration.
Canelo’s future has become a multiple-choice game. He was thinking about cruiserweight. Then, there...
Upper Cut Promotions Brings Live Professional Boxing Back to Sacramento with “Super Boxing Battles”...
By Mario Ortega Jr.-
ROSEVILLE, CA – Long established Sacramento area promoter Nasser Niavaroni’s Upper Cut Promotions will open its 2022 campaign this coming Friday,...
