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...
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...
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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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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...
Featherweights: A sign the business will go from bust back to boom
By Norm Frauenheim-
A compelling clash between Leo Santa Cruz and Carl Frampton Saturday in Brooklyn one week after Oscar Valdez Jr.’s ongoing emergence is...
FOLLOW CRAWFORD – POSTOL LIVE
Follow all the action as Terence Crawford and Viktor Postol fight in a WBC/WBO Super Lightweight unification bout. The action, from the MGM Grand...
Crawford, Postol fight to unify title in a fractured business
By Norm Frauenheim
LAS VEGAS – It’s a unification fight in a contentious game as divided as ever.
Terence Crawford or Viktor Postol will walk...
Arum looks at Oscar Valdez Jr. and foresees another legend
By Norm Frauenheim-
LAS VEGAS – From Salvador Sanchez to Marco Antonio Barrera and Erik Morales, the history of Mexican featherweights reads like royalty. Is...
ShoBox poised to celebrate 15-year anniversary
By Norm Frauenheim-
Adam Lopez, a former Phoenix super-bantamweight now of San Antonio, hopes to celebrate 15 years of ShoBox with a victory of his...
Deontay “1.7x” Wilder
By Bart Barry-
Saturday at the Bartow Arena in Birmingham the reigning Alabama and PBC heavyweight champion Deontay “Bronze Bomber” Wilder discouraged California’s Chris Arreola...
FOLLOW WILDER – ARREOLA LIVE
Follow all the action live as Deontay Wilder defends the WBC Heavyweight title against Chris aArreola. The action begins at 8 PM with a...
A Postol victory over Crawford could force Freddie Roach into an awkward corner
By Norm Frauenheim
A Viktor Postol victory over Terence Crawford could lead to a Postol-Manny Pacquiao fight and force trainer Freddie Roach to choose between...
Who the hell is Isaac Chilemba and why’s he on HBO (again)?
By Bart Barry-
Sometime soon - or conceivably as you read this - light heavyweight champion Sergey “Krusher” Kovalev will beat up a South African...
Kovalev finds unfamiliar changes in a familiar place
By Norm Frauenheim-
Sergey Kovalev returns to Russia on July 11 for his first fight in nearly five years with titles and an emerging celebrity...
Things to do on Independence Day weekend instead of writing a boxing column
By Bart Barry-
SAN ANTONIO - There’s a coffeehouse and bar concept called Halcyon in the south-downtown part of this city called Southtown and what...
Happy 50th: Mike Tyson celebrates birthday few thought he’d ever see
By Norm Frauenheim
The birthday was a long shot. Few guessed it would ever happen. Mike Tyson is 50. Buster Douglas probably faced smaller odds...
Good if not quite timeless: One Time decisions Showtime
By Bart Barry-
Saturday in Brooklyn, Florida welterweight Keith “One Time” Thurman hit Ohio’s “Showtime” Shawn Porter many many times and all over though not...
FOLLOW THURMAN – PORTER LIVE FROM RINGSIDE
Follow all the action live from ringside as Keith Thurman defends the WBA Welterweight championship against former IBF champion Shaw Porter. The action begins...
FOLLOW JOSHUA – BREAZEALE LIVE
Follow all the action as Anthony Joshua defends the IBF Heavyweight title against Dominic Breazeale in a battle of undefeated former Olympians. The action...
Thurman-Porter: Trying for enthusiasm
By Bart Barry-
Saturday in Brooklyn in what remains of an anticipated title match for an expiring sport Ohio welterweight “Showtime” Shawn Porter will square...
The Fight Goes On: Remembering Ali means legacy is more than a T-shirt
By Norm Frauenheim-
Legacy is for sale these days. Bottle it, slice it up into parcels, package it, label it with an acronym and sell,...
Interview with San Fernando Gymnasium
By Bart Barry
Originally conducted for the San Antonio Historic Preservation Society in 2012, this interview is reprinted with the gymnasium’s permission.
BB: I sure appreciate...
Ali: In the end, still fearless and always ready
By Norm Frauenheim--
Muhammad Ali’s journey, 74 years long, ends Friday where it started. The world that worshipped him will gather in the city where...
The obligatory: Muhammad Ali, 1942 – 2016
By Bart Barry-
Muhammad Ali died Friday evening at the age of 74. His death was long anticipated by those who follow our sport...
Going Pro: Or is Olympic boxing just going away?
By Norm Frauenheim-
Olympic boxing’s long slide into irrelevancy continued this week with an acronym’s decision to let pros fight amateurs for medals.
The outrage...
Southwest boxing roundbench
By Bart Barry-
“By the time the matador enters with his cape and sword, the bull is already swaying sideways and forwards as if at...
Duran: A legend and lesson about the value of being genuine
By Norm Frauenheim-
Roberto Duran has been everywhere lately. He was in France, at the Cannes film festival, a few days ago, hanging out with...
