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Chocolatito City, part 2
By Bart Barry-
On Sept. 15, 2008, Roman “Chocolatito” Gonzalez defeated Japanese minimumweight world champion Yutaka Niida in Kanagawa, Japan, bringing Gonzalez’s first world title...
Fourth Quarter Fury: End of the year and back to the brink
By Norm Frauenheim-
Boxing enters the year’s fourth quarter looking to make the kind of defining comeback that happens when it is at its dramatic...
Chocolatito City, part 1
By Bart Barry-
As 2016 approaches its final quarter still enjoying a fine chance at being remembered like the worst year for boxing in the...
PPV report might knock Canelo off the A-side
By Norm Frauenheim
So who is the A-side now?
In a not-so-surprising report, Canelo Alvarez’ crown as the reigning pay-per-view king got knocked sideways, if not...
Oscar Valdez Jr. to make first title defense in Vegas instead of Tucson
The championship belt is probably not going anywhere, but Oscar Valdez Jr., figures to retain it in Las Vegas instead of Tucson.
Valdez’ first defense...
Bull***** at AT&T Stadium
By Bart Barry-
NOT ARLINGTON, TEXAS - Saturday Mexican junior middleweight Saul “Canelo” Alvarez toed the line against former Commonwealth super welterweight titlist, former BBBofC...
FOLLOW CANELO – SMITH LIVE!!!
Follow all the action as Liam Smith defends the WBA Jr. Middleweight title against Canelo Alvarez. The action from AT&T Stadium kicks off at...
Waiting Game: Time is the only scale that matters in talk about Canelo-GGG
By Norm Frauenheim-
In the political season, Gennady Golovkin and Canelo Alvarez are acting a lot like candidates.
Maybe, that’s because they have been campaigning longer...
Chocolatito: The last compelling reason to watch our sport
By Bart Barry-
Saturday afternoon HBO broadcast the latest episode in its ungainly series of Gennady “GGG” Golovkin feature films against hopeless welterweight Kell “Special...
FOLLOW GONZALEZ – CUADRAS LIVE
Follow all the action as Roman Gonzalez tries to become a 4-division world champion when he takes on Carlos Cuadras for the WBC Super...
FOLLOW GOLOVKIN – BROOK LIVE
Follow all the action as Gennady Golovkin defends the IBF/WBC Middleweight title against IBF Wekterweight champion Kell Brook in a battle of undefeated world champions....
Alone On The P4P Pedestal: Roman Gonzalez fights for a mentor and a country...
By Norm Frauenheim-
INGLEWOOD, Calif. – He wrapped himself in the blue-and-white Nicaraguan flag before and after stepping on the scale. Roman Gonzalez, a man...
Small weight, small purses: Going up the pay scale a long climb for Roman...
By Norm Frauenheim--
INGLEWOOD, Calif. -- Roman Gonzalez is rapidly moving up the scale in weight, skipping seamlessly from belt to belt like a flat...
Remember the Munaitpasov: GolovKanelo promises an unforgettable May
By Bart Barry--
SAN ANTONIO - This city is named after a river.
Too, it’s nicknamed after a mission where a battle happened and Davy Crockett...
No Ordinary Smith: Promoter Frank Warren promises extraordinary upset of Canelo
By Norm Frauenheim-
He appears to be a mere prop in Canelo Alvarez’ long-term design on creating a legend that still awaits a defining moment,...
An interview with the boxing writer by the boxing writer
By Bart Barry-
Editor’s note: To commemorate his 543rd Monday column for 15rounds.com, we asked Bart Barry to interview Bart Barry about the current state...
Jose Benavidez Jr. injured in Phoenix shooting
By Norm Frauenheim--
PHOENIX – Former junior-welterweight champion Jose Benavidez Jr. is recovering from injuries suffered when he was shot in west Phoenix.
The injuries are...
Outline for a poem called “Olympic Boxing the Din Overwhelms
By Bart Barry
To hike South Texas in the summertime one must rise unconscionably early on a Saturday morning and be at the nearest state...
FOLLOW UFC 202 (DIAZ – MCGREGOR 2) LIVE ROUND BY ROUND
Follow all the action live as Nate Diaz takes on Conor McGregor in one of the most anticipated rematches in sports History. The action...
The Obscene Truth: Gesture sums up Olympic boxing
By Norm Frauenheim-
Roy Jones Jr.’s nightmare continues. He and boxing are subjected to it every four years for the last 28 years. It never...
ROD SALKA-WILBERTH LOPEZ HEADLINES WFC 57 PROFESSIONAL BOXING IN PITTSBURGH
PITTSBURGH, PENNSYLVANIA – August 18, 2016 – World Fighting Championships returns to Meadows Racetrack & Casino on Saturday, August 27, with a...
Liner notes from the song “A Confrontation with Larger Mammals at Central Library
By Bart Barry-
My new friend Sammy and I became friends at a coffeehouse in the Pearl Brewery complex because of our socks or fate....
What retirement? Pacquiao decides on Vargas and hopes for Mayweather
By Norm Frauenheim-
It’s hard to know what to make of Manny Pacquiao’s decision to fight Jessie Vargas on November 5, other than to say...
Unbeaten Welterweight Contender Jamal James Battles Cuban Olympian Yordenis Ugas in Premier Boxing Champions...
VERONA, NY (August 10, 2016) - Unbeaten welterweight contender Jamal James (20-0, 9 KOs) is set to take on Olympic bronze medalist Yordenis Ugas...
An end to Andre Ward press releases
By Bart Barry-
Saturday in Oakland light heavyweight Andre Ward decisioned a Colombian named Alexander Brand on HBO by scores predictable as they were lopsided....
Still Dreaming: Valdez back in Tucson with one dream fulfilled and many more to...
By Norm Frauenheim-
TUCSON -- One journey has ended and another has just begun for Oscar Valdez Jr., who returns Saturday to his boyhood roots...
Brothers In Arms: David Benavidez hopes to push family record to 41-0
By Norm Frauenheim-
They are brothers who have sparred former champs, current champs, emerging champs and sometimes each other.
For David Benavidez and Jose Benavidez Jr.,...
Enormous gloves: Frampton decisions Santa Cruz
By Bart Barry-
Saturday in Brooklyn a fight for the WBA’s “Super World” featherweight title saw Northern Ireland super bantamweight Carl “The Jackal” Frampton decision...
FOLLOW SANTA CRUZ – FRAMPTON LIVE FROM RINGSIDE
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12 Rounds--WBA Featherweight title--Leo Santa Cruz (32-0-1, 18 KO's) vs Carl Frampton (22-0, 14 KO's)
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Santa Cruz
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9
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114
Frampton
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115
Round 1:Left from...
FOLLOW STEVENSON – WILLIAMS LIVE
Follow all the action as Adonis Stevenson defends the WBC Light Heavyweight title against hard punching Thomas Williams. The action begins at 9 PM...
