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Hoskins Decisions Nave
SAN RAFAEL, CALIFORNIA -- The improbable comeback run of Paul Nave, which began in 2009 after a nine plus-year retirement, hit a snag on...
Mayweather grabs Ortiz by the throat, but Victor smiles instead of chokes
LAS VEGAS – On and off the scale, Floyd Mayweather Jr. and Victor Ortiz played their assigned roles. Ortiz was where he was supposed...
Nave Continues to Test Time in San Rafael Tonight
SAN RAFAEL, CALIFORNIA -- Just four days shy of his 51st birthday, local favorite Paul Nave hopes to keep the comeback he began two...
Ortiz trainer warns Joe Cortez about Mayweather’s sharp elbows
LAS VEGAS – Referee Joe Cortez’ job of being in the ring yet out of the spotlight Saturday night for Floyd Mayweather Jr.-Victor Ortiz...
Who’s lying? Mayweather and Ortiz exchange words before they plan to trade punches
LAS VEGAS – The news conference Wednesday included a meal and two mouthfuls of a lot more from Floyd Mayweather Jr. and Victor Ortiz....
Chalk up another for Money May
Legend has it the gambling term “chalk” precedes World War II. In the days when horsetrack bettors watched a chalkboard for odds, the...
Sights and Sounds from Camp Mayweather
The Mayweather gym opened it’s doors to writers, photographers, and videographers alike this past Tuesday with it’s traditional pre-fight media day.
The action kicked...
Boxing returns to the Elephant and Castle!
Boxing returns to South London, where many a show has taken place over the years, they have all boxed here, Honeyghan, Calzaghe, Duke Mckenzie,...
Paul Nave: Relishing Return to Underdog Role
On Friday, September 16th, former WBF Welterweight Champion Paul Nave continues his improbable comeback against an undefeated fighter less than half his age in...
For everything you want to know, just look at Mayweather’s 0
There are almost as many interpretations of the zero on the losing side of Floyd Mayweather Jr.’s ledger as there are victories in the...
The Ultimate Acquisition of Alistair Overeem
Was it only a matter of time or was this well planned ahead? A month or two ago, it sure looked like Alistair Overeem...
My amazing summer internship
As a philosophy major in the mid 1990s, I never had a chance to do an internship. A decade’s worth of hindsight now...
Perez Scores Emphatic Knockout, Ready for World Stage
SALINAS, CALIFORNIA – World ranked super featherweight Eloy Perez dominated veteran Daniel Jimenez, dropping the normally durable Puerto Rican three times en route a...
Perez Hopes to Keep Rolling in Homecoming
SALINAS, CALIFORNIA -- World ranked super featherweight Eloy Perez defends his home turf, WBO NABO 130-pound title and standing among the leading contenders at...
Don Chargin: Passing a Milestone in Salinas
Legendary boxing promoter Don Chargin is in Salinas, California tonight with a solid card at the Salinas Sports Complex which will be televised on...
Victor Ortiz is many things, but insecure isn’t one of them
He’s either a surfer who happens to fight or a fighter who happens to be a surfer, snowboarder, golfer and tri-athlete. I have...
Paul Mendez 2.0: Middleweight Prospect Ready to Unveil Improvements
Promising middleweight Paul Mendez takes a step up in class as he meets once-beaten James Parison in the Telefutura Solo Boxeo-televised co-feature at the...
Fretting already about Pacquiao-Marquez III
A friend visited me from Mexico last week. Between trips to Austin and strolls along the San Antonio River, we had occasion to...
Atlas is good behind the microphone, but better in a corner
Conference calls are a necessary task, perhaps, which also means they are often stuck between ho-hum and hum-drum on the interest meter. But then...
Q & A with Richie Nieves
Welterweight Richie Nieves talks about his pro debut which was a four round draw with Latwon Halsey as part of the Telefutura televised card...
Blood, steel, canvas and warmth
“Blood, Steel and Canvas: The Asian Odyssey of a Fighter” by Craig Alan Wilson (Diversion Books; $4.99) is a spare and enjoyable e-book that...
A known ref is a bad ref, but where was Agbeko when he needed...
Referees know they have done a good job if nobody remembers their name. Poor Russell Mora. Mora lost his anonymity and gained some infamy...
Making History Remains Hopkins’ Carrot On A Stick
“You can’t make history all the time. You can have a winning record, a winning season, but to actually make history -- a...
“The most disgraceful performance by a referee that I have seen in the last...
That quote belongs to Showtime commentator Al Bernstein. Its subject is Nevada referee Russell Mora. Bernstein made the comment between rounds 11 and 12,...
Nave To Fight Top Undefeated Missouri Fighter
Liberty Boxing Enterprises presents world class professional boxing at Albert Park Field, outside under the lights in San Rafael, California, on Friday, September 16,...
AZ casino says no more Bare-Knuckle boxing, but Commission Association is still angry and...
The Fort McDowell Yavapai Nation told the Association of Boxing Commissions (ABC) that it will not host another Bare-Knuckle fight promoted by FelKO, which...
GOLDEN BOY PROMOTIONS SIGNS EXCITING KNOCKOUT ARTIST ALFREDO ANGULO
LOS ANGELES, August 11 - One of the most exciting fighters in the sport of boxing today, Alfredo "El Perro" Angulo has an aggressive...
What happened when I treated my next two columns like Kelly Pavlik treated his...
By now you’ve read the press release about my Monday column, the one that was to be a workaday review of Kelly Pavlik’s comeback...
Paris Downs Coleman Thrice on Way to TKO
In a heated back-and-forth grudge match, undefeated Vernon Paris got off the canvas to score the biggest win of his career to date with...
Bare-knuckle bout in Arizona stirs up opposition as promoter promises enhanced safeguards
Promoters for a bare-knuckle fight featuring former cruiserweight contender Bobby Gunn Friday night at a casino on Native American land near Phoenix are promising...
