Gervonta Davis and Jaron Ennis: Two faces, two fights and lots of possibilities for...
By Norm Frauenheim -
Two faces represent more than a couple of possibilities as a New Year begins to unfold Saturday night in the...
New Year: Time to make way for a new generation
By Norm Frauenheim -
Finally, it’s time to trash the calendar for a year that will be remembered for what didn’t happen. It belongs in the...
Olympic Jeopardy: Boxing in peril for 2024 Games
By Norm Frauenheim -
Olympic boxing, an unruly stepchild for more than three decades, moves ever closer to expulsion.
The Olympics ruling acronym, the IOC,...
Undisputed Super Welterweight Champion Jermell Charlo Suffers Broken Hand in Training
LAS VEGAS – December 24, 2022 – Undisputed Super Welterweight World Champion Jermell Charlo suffered a broken left hand in training and his much-anticipated,...
February 3: Emanuel Navarrete-Liam Wilson Junior Lightweight Title Showdown Set for Desert Diamond Arena...
GLENDALE, Ariz. (Dec. 20, 2022) — A new junior lightweight king will be crowned in the desert.
Mexican star Emanuel “Vaquero” Navarrete and Australian contender Liam Wilson will fight for...
Neverlast: Crawford’s gloves sum up a crazy year
By Norm Frauenheim -
From New York to Omaha to Tokyo, a mixed message was delivered over a few days that summed up a...
Teofimo Lopez Takes Split Decision over Martin
Former undisputed lightweight champion Teofimo Lopez took a 10-round split decision over Sandor Martin at Madison Square Garden in New York City.
In round two,...
AZ Desert Heats Up: Valdez-Navarrete likely headed to Glendale
By Norm Frauenheim -
Oscar Valdez Jr., another Son of Sonora, is planning to return to the desert he calls home in a fight...
Undisputed Super Welterweight Champion Jermell Charlo Defends Titles Against No. 1 Contender Tim Tszyu...
LAS VEGAS – December 8, 2022 – Undisputed Super Welterweight World Champion Jermell Charlo will defend his four titles against unbeaten No. 1 contender and aggressive puncher Tim...
WBA BANTAMWEIGHT WORLD CHAMPION NINA HUGHES SIGNS WITH MATCHROOM
Newly crowned WBA Bantamweight Champion of the World Nina Hughes has signed a long-term promotional deal with Eddie Hearn’s Matchroom Boxing. The 40-year-old from Billericay in Essex,...
Anybody For a Fourth? Estrada wins narrow decision over Chocolatito
GLENDALE, Ariz. -- A Trilogy ended. But the rivalry continues.
Juan Francisco Estrada-Roman "Chocolatito" Gonzalez 3 was a bout that promised a definitive conclusion. But it didn't...
Estrada close enough to home to be the hometown fighter in Trilogy bout with...
By Norm Frauenheim -
GLENDALE, Ariz. – Juan Francisco Estrada will enter the ring for perhaps the greatest moment in his long career closer...
Estrada-Chocolatito 3: Trilogy makes Carbajal remember his own against Chiquita Gonzalez
By Norm Frauenheim -
PHOENIX – Trilogies are supposed to be about more than just a couple of mere sequels. They’re supposed to make...
Thanks, Dmitry Bivol
By Norm Frauenheim-
Thanksgiving gives way to Black Friday. After dashed hopes and some of the usual suspects, it’s hard to know which day best...
Garcia-Davis: The patient has a pulse, post Crawford-Spence
By Norm Frauenheim -
Reports of a Ryan Garcia-Gervonta Davis agreement Thursday is a sign that boxing still has a pulse.
It’s faint. But it’s...
Throwing the Red Flag: WBC reviews, reverses lousy decision
By Norm Frauenheim -
The World Boxing Council is trying to make some history at its annual convention. It’s also trying to rewrite some.
In...
No More Waiting: Caleb Plant agrees to fight to fight David Benavidez
By Norm Frauenheim -
David Benavidez waited for weeks. He heard Canelo Alvarez say no, no and no all over again. He heard David...
At The Bully Pulpit: Jake Paul weighs in
By Norm Frauenheim -
GLENDALE, Ariz. --- Jake Paul jumped off the scale, flexed, screamed and then did what he does best.
He weighed in.
He’s...
Stupid Question: Jake Paul talks a lot, but keeps it real
By Norm Frauenheim -
GLENDALE, Ariz. – His reputation precedes him. So, too, does his nickname. Trouble is expected from anybody who calls himself...
Jake Paul gallops onto AZ stage and into David Benavidez’ neighborhood
By Norm Frauenheim-
GLENDALE, Ariz. – He rode in on a horse.
Maybe, it was a nod toward Arizona’s wild-west past. Or, maybe, it was his...
No Crawford-Spence, No Surprise
By Norm Frauenheim-
The outrage is predictable. Inevitable. Boxing loves its misery and more was delivered Thursday with news that Terence Crawford won’t be fighting...
Deontay Wilder: Is he the same guy after Fury?
By Norm Frauenheim -
It’s a comeback connected to a birthday.
Deontay Wilder turns 37 a week after his comeback Saturday night against former sparring...
Testing, Testing, Testing: Benn-Eubank just another failure
By Norm Frauenheim
The furor is familiar. So is the futility.
Nothing like a positive drug test to generate big headlines, especially in boxing at a...
Wilder-Helenius: Another example of what’s wrong with pay-per-view
By Norm Frauenheim-
It’s hard to know what to make of reported pay-per-view numbers, especially during a streaming era when numbers are misrepresented or not...
Different Numbers, Same Trend: Canelo’s box-office appeal is shrinking
By Norm Frauenheim -
It was thoroughly forgettable. Thoroughly predictable, too.
Nothing that happened within the ropes during Canelo Alvarez’ decision over Gennadiy Golovkin in...
FOLLOW CANELO – GOLOVKIN 3 LIVE FROM RINGSIDE
Follow all the action as it happens as Canelo Alvarez and Gennadiy Golovkin get it on for the third time at T-Mobile Arena in...
Canelo-GGG 3: Weights, promises made
By Norm Frauenheim -
LAS VEGAS – Canelo Alvarez and Gennadiy Golovkin kept their cool under a hot desert sun Friday afternoon at a staged...
Greatness? Canelo has one definition, Benavidez has another
By Norm Frauenheim-
LAS VEGAS – Canelo Alvarez says he’s happy to be back on what he calls the path to greatness, a destination that...
Pressure Builds: Canelo’s words could put more punch into GGG trilogy
By Norm Frauenheim-
Canelo Alvarez is fighting for Mexicans, but not against Mexicans.
That, at least, was the message he intended this week during a media...
Oleksandr Usyk: The only grown-up in the heavyweight division
By Norm Frauenheim-
Tyson Fury is a little bit like an ex-American president. He stays in the headlines.
Fury has been there, loud and profane, throughout...
