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Usyk to fight Dubois, but Fury is on his mind
By Norm Frauenheim -
Oleksandr Usyk is going into a fight against Daniel Dubois while talking about Tyson Fury.
If that sounds confusing, it is.
Then...
Canelo switches up, agrees with his critics
By Norm Frauenheim -
Canelo Alvarez has always had a testy relationship with critics. The super-middleweight champion, who has a mean counter in the...
Summer Heat 2023 Weights and Quotes from Uncasville, CT
UNCASVILLE, CT - Summer Heat 2023 nearly boiled over today after all of the fighters successfully made weight at Mohegan Sun Arena.
Only a handful of tickets...
Navarrete-Valdez: Too tough to call for Morales and Barrera
By Norm Frauenheim
GLENDALE, Ariz. – The Emanuel Navarrete-Oscar Valdez Jr. fight is a tough call, so tough that neither Marco Antonio Barrera nor Erik...
THE BATTLE FOR PHOENIX, THE RISE OF 2 FIGHTERS
By: David Galaviz
Glendale, AZ —Locally-known fighters, both from Phoenix, have been on a collision course. The build up has been heating up over time....
Valdez-Navarrete: A fight to turn forgettable into memorable
By Norm Frauenheim -
TEMPE, Ariz. -- – Oscar Valdez Jr. looked to his right. Looked to his left.
He was surrounded by the history...
Torres Set to Defend Home Turf on Saturday
By Mario Ortega Jr.
SACRAMENTO, CALIFORNIA -- Local favorite junior middleweight Ruben Torres returns to his hometown for the second time this year on Saturday...
Crawford, Spence rewrite old formula for PPV success
By Norm Frauenheim -
Risk & Reward was the message on Terence Crawford’s T-shirt at a weigh-in last Friday.
Then, it was subtle.
Nearly a week...
FOLLOW SPENCE – CRAWFORD LIVE FROM T-MOBILE ARENA IN LAS VEGAS
Follow all the action as Errol Spence Jr. takes on Terence Crawford for the Undisputed Welterweight Title. NO BROWSER REFESEH NEEDED. THE...
Crawford-Spence: A handshake before the hostility
By Norm Frauenheim
LAS VEGAS – They are dangerous men. They’re engaged in what Mike Tyson once called the hurt business. But on the eve of hostility,...
Crawford-Spence: Trash talk gets ugly
By Norm Frauenheim
LAS VEGAS – Just when it sounded as if not much more could be said about Terence Crawford-versus-Errol Spence Jr., more was.
A...
Spence-Crawford: Biggest scrap in “the strap season”
By Norm Frauenheim -
Errol Spence calls it the strap season. Maybe, it is. Suddenly, title belts count for something more than just another...
Crawford-Spence: Unlikely partners in business for bucks and blood
By Norm Frauenheim -
It’s an unlikely partnership in an unforgiving business for blood and bucks. Maybe some legacy, too. Mostly, it’s still a...
Let The Chef Cook
By Alex Seccia -
After becoming the first fighter to be signed to Boots Promotions and previously making his debut in March 2023, Ismal...
FOLLOW ENNIS – VILLA LIVE FROM RINGSIDE
Follow all the action as Jaron Ennis defends the IBF Interim Welterweight Title against Roiman Villa
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Crawford-Spence: Dramatic differences add up to a fight too close to call
By Norm Frauenheim -
Terence Crawford-Errol Spence Jr, a fascinating fight embedded in the public imagination for years, is generating lots of ideas about...
Crawford-Spence: Surprising deal opens the way to escalating expectations
By Norm Frauenheim -
It’s a fight that has already exceeded expectations. Terence Crawford-Errol Spence Jr. got made. There was a deal just a...
Trevor McCumby comeback resumes Saturday night in Phoenix
By Norm Frauenheim
PHOENIX, AZ — Trevor McCumby takes the second step in a comeback Saturday night at Celebrity Theatre.
The 30-year-old McCumby hopes to pick...
Nothing New: Canelo ignores Benavidez, agrees to fight Jermall Charlo
By Norm Fraueneim -
Last week, there was a question. Is Canelo Alvarez listening?
This week, there’s an answer.
No.
It’s a definitive no, delivered by Badou...
Market speaks, but is Canelo listening?
By Norm Frauenheim -
It’s been a good week to be a fight fan, which is another way of saying the business is staging...
CES Boxing heats up Summer at the Mohegan Sun on August 12th
UNCASVILLE, CT – CES Boxing returns to the Mohegan Sun Arena on Saturday, August 12th for a memorable night of boxing. The stacked card...
FOLLOW TAYLOR – LOPEZ LIVE FROM RINGSIDE
Follow all the action as Josh Taylor defends the WBO Junior Welterweight title against former Undisputed Lightweight champion Teofimo Lopez. The action begins at...
Teofimo Lopez has plenty to say, but is still searching for one answer
By Norm Frauenheim -
There’s not much Teofimo Lopez won’t say these days. He’s a shock jock in a concussive business, one that has...
Benavidez-Canelo? Benavidez promoter goes public with his campaign
By Norm Frauenheim -
Politics, boxing style, continues to surround the David Benavidez-versus-Canelo Alvarez possibility and nobody is playing that game harder than Benavidez...
AN OPEN LETTER FROM SAMPSON LEWKOWICZ TO EDDY REYNOSO
Dear Eddy Reynoso,
Since you have chosen to conduct our negotiations for David Benavidez to face Saul “Canelo” Alvarez in public, I’m forced to correct...
Chaos Game: Crawford, Spence announce they’re next
By Norm Frauenheim -
Chaos is boxing’s oxygen. If the last few months are a sign, the patient is breathing. Maybe even thriving.
The latest...
Opening Shove: Haney pushes Lomachenko at staged weigh-in
By Norm Frauenheim -
LAS VEGAS – Waist-high chess pieces decorate a media room that includes posters that have Devin Haney and Vasiliy Lomachenko...
Technical Masterpiece? On the chessboard, Loma-Haney looks like one
By Norm Frauenheim -
LAS VEGAS – It was first mentioned about four years ago. It didn’t happen then. But the possibility was never...
Split-T Management’s Javier Martinez & and Otha Jones III in Action This Weekend
NEW YORK (May 12, 2023)-This weekend two fighters under the Split-T Management banner will see action.
Photo By Damon Gonzalez / Latin Box Sports
Friday night...
ROCKIN’ FIGHTS OFFICIAL WEIGH IN RESULTS
Long Island, New York (MAY 12, 2023) – The Rockin' Fight's card weighed in today ahead of tomorrow nights anticipated SELL OUT event at...
