FOLLOW USYK – JOSHUA 2 LIVE!!
Follow all the action as Oleksandr Usyk defends the IBF/WBA/WBO Heavyweight titles against two-time champion Anthony Joshua in a rematch. The card kicks off...
Usyk-Joshua 2: No ordinary conflict
By Norm Frauenheim -
Boxing and war are often confused, especially in the media. Great fights are called wars. Great fighters are warriors. It’s...
Kris Lopez: Righting His Wrongs
By Mario Ortega Jr.-
The sport of boxing has been known for providing second chances. Troubled youth headed down the wrong path turns their angst...
Show Must Go On: There’s never been retirement in Tyson Fury’s act
By Norm Frauenheim -
Tyson Fury, lineal heavyweight champion and undisputed populist, is back. Correct that. He never left. He’s still at the proverbial...
Jones Looks to Impress in Home State Return Tonight
By Mario Ortega Jr.-
SACRAMENTO, CALIFORNIA – Undefeated middleweight prospect Amari Jones likely has his seventh straight knockout on his mind as he heads into...
Crawford-Spence: Waiting on a homerun deal
By Norm Frauenheim-
It’s been a summer about comebacks, which is another way of saying that it’s been mostly forgettable.
Maybe, the Oleksandr Usyk-Anthony Joshua rematch...
Garcia-Benavidez: A couple of formers in a fight to be current
By Norm Frauenheim-
It’s a fight without all the belts and whistles. That’s what makes it interesting. There’s no confusion about what’s at stake in...
Benavidez-Garcia: Benavidez counters, says he doesn’t see “anything special” in Garcia
By Norm Frauenheim-
Jose Benavidez Jr. was something of a prodigy. He was a 16-year-old national champion, the youngest ever in a Golden Gloves’ history...
A statue sets the stage for Wilder comeback
By Norm Frauenheim-
There’s life after the statue for Deontay Wilder, whose comeback plans are beginning to fall into place within just a couple of...
Back To The Jab: Jose Benavidez Jr. in fight to restore an identity
By Norm Frauenheim-
He’s a brother. He’s a dad. Jose Benavidez Jr. is a lot of things. These days, however, he’s a fighter in a...
Bam, Jesse Rodriguez’ sudden impact makes talk about a Naoya Inoue fight inevitable
By Norm Frauenheim-
Jesse Rodriguez storms into the headlines and pound-for-pound talk in about the time it takes to say his nickname.
Bam, he’s there.
His sudden...
Usyk-Joshua 2: Joshua still in a fight to re-discover the fighter he was against...
By Norm Frauenheim-
It’s a rematch full of role reversals. But one thing hasn’t changed.
The same question is there about Anthony Joshua, the underdog this...
Retirement talk just another feint from Tyson Fury
By Norm Frauenheim-
Tyson Fury is talking again. That, of course, would be news only if he had gone silent for, say, longer than a...
Future Four: Benavidez, Ennis, Haney and Stevenson
By Norm frauenheim-
There are a couple of finishers, both forged by a relentless dynamic hard to counter, almost impossible to elude.
Then, there are a...
FOLLOW INOUE – DONAIRE 2 LIVE!!
Follow all the action as Naoya Inoue and Nonito Donaire battle for the WBA/WBC/IBF Bantamweight titles in a rematch of the 2019 Fight of...
Pound-for-Pound: There’s a vacancy at the top of the debate
By Norm Frauenheim -
The shuffle continues. It never really ceases, mostly because the pound-for-pound game is only about opinion. It’s noisier than it...
FOLLOW DAVIS – ROMERO LIVE FROM RINGSIDE!!
Follow all of the action as Gervonta Davis defends his WBA Lightweight title against Rolando Romero. The action begins at 7 PM ET...
Fantasy Meets Reality: Talk about Benavidez-Canelo isn’t going anywhere
By Norm Frauenheim -
It’s a fantasy.
That, at least, is how David Benavidez’ promoter described talk about any chance at a fight with Canelo...
FOLLOW BENAVIDEZ – LEMIEUX LIVE!!
Follow all the action as David Benavidez meets David Lemieux for the WBC Interim Super Middleweight Title. The action begins at 10 PM ET...
Benavidez-Lemieux: Scale is no challenge for Benavidez this time
By Norm Frauenheim-
GLENDALE, Ariz. – It’s the only place he’s ever lost.
But the scale is no longer David Benavidez’ biggest challenge.
Benavidez (25-0, 22 KOs),...
Benavidez-Lemieux: Old Canelo questions can’t silence the motivation in a toddler’s giggles
By Norm Frauenheim-
GLENDALE, Ariz. – For a few seconds, there was more to David Benavidez’ future than questions about Canelo Alvarez.
There was his son,...
FOLLOW CHARLO – CASTANO 2 LIVE
Follow all the action as Jermell Charlo and Brian Castano battle for the undisputed Super Welterweight World Title. The action begins at 9...
Canelo talks about history, but now he has a real chance at making some
By Norm Frauenheim-
Canelo Alvarez has an opportunity. That sounds crazy, especially in the immediate aftermath of his loss to Dmitry Bivol. The wounds are...
Malikai Johnson Back in the Main Event in Sacramento on Friday Night
By Mario Ortega Jr. -
SACRAMENTO, CALIFORNIA – Fighting two weight classes above where he normally campaigns, Malikai Johnson returns home to fight for...
Malikai Johnson: A Life Story Made for the Movies
By Mario Ortega Jr. -
Boxing and the motion picture industry have a rich history dating back decades. Before even colorvision had come along,...
Promising Prospect: Kevin Montano
By Mario Ortega Jr.-
In life, and in boxing, there is no substitution for experience. Exciting super featherweight prospect Kevin Montano believes that, despite his...
FOLLOW CANELO – BIVOL LIVE!!
Follow all the action as Dmitry Bivol defends the WBA Light Heavyweight title against Canelo Alvarez. The action starts at 4:45 ET with...
Weigh-in: Canelo 174.4 pounds, Bivol 174.6
By Norm Frauenheim-
LAS VEGAS -- Canelo Alvarez and Dmitry Bivol made weight while a sweating crowd lost some Friday at a weigh-in under hot...
Canelo’s wish list grows, but it still doesn’t include David Benavidez
By Norm Frauenheim -
LAS VEGAS – Canelo Alvarez is moving up scale. Saturday it’s a bid for a light-heavyweight title held by Dmitry...
No rivals: Canelo on top and figures to stay there for awhile
By Norm Frauenheim -
LAS VEGAS – It’s blood sport. It’s show biz, too. Canelo Alvarez does both in a career that includes risk...
