Ross is gone, but the suspicions won’t go away
LAS VEGAS -- C.J. Ross finally got one right. She quit.
News on Wednesday that Ross would not be back, at least...
Three worthy performances at “The One”
Apropos of something entirely unrelated to “The One,” I spoke with Don Turner last week, a delightful man of gradual delivery and enviable authority,...
Mayweather wins big according to everybody but one judge
LAS VEGAS – Floyd Mayweather Jr. did the expected. One judge didn’t.
It was brilliant. It was bizarre. It was...
FOLLOW MAYWEATHER – ALVAREZ LIVE
Follow all the action LIVE from the MGM Grand as Floyd Mayweather and Canelo Alvarez square off in the mega fight of the year....
The crowd weighs-in with numbers that hint at more records for Mayweather-Canelo
LAS VEGAS – It was more of a scene than a weigh-in. More about the crowd than the scale.
The often...
Father Knows Best: Angel Garcia says he does
LAS VEGAS – It wouldn’t be a big fight card without a crazy dad lurking in somebody’s corner.
Angel Garcia, junior-welterweight champion Danny...
Porter decisions Diaz
LAS VEGAS—In a rematch of their entertaining draw in December, Shawn Porter scored a ten round unanimous decision over Julio Diaz at the Premium...
Who’s The Boss? It sounded a lot like Floyd Mayweather
LAS VEGAS – Floyd Mayweather Jr. and Canelo Alvarez arrived late and stayed late Wednesday at a news conference in a venue that figured...
About “The One” and its other co-main
Saturday boxing fans will congregate for “The One,” a pay-per-view fight card with two co-main events, Argentine junior welterweight Lucas “The Machine” Matthysse versus...
Arreola destroys Mitchell in one
Chris Arreola got back in the Heavyweight picture with a first round destruction of Seth Mitchell in a scheduled twelve round bout at the...
Burns keeps title with disputed draw with Beltran
SAN DIEGO (September 7, 2013)-- Ricky Burns was fortunate to keep his WBO Lightweight championship with a twelve round split draw with Raymundo Beltran...
Don’t tell Canelo he has nothing to lose
There’s a theory that Canelo Alvarez has nothing to lose on Sept. 14 in his long-awaited showdown with Floyd Mayweather Jr. The...
Monday night mildness: Collazo decisions Sanchez in dull affair
SAN ANTONIO – The greatest victory of New York City welterweight Luis Collazo’s career thus far has been a controversial decision loss to WBC...
About “The One” and its co-main
On Sept. 14 boxing fans will congregate for “The One,” a pay-per-view fight card with a main event, Floyd “Money” Mayweather versus Saul “Canelo”...
Makabu scores vicious 5th round stoppage over Fields
Ilunga Makabu scored a scintillating fifth round stoppage over Eric Fields in a scheduled twelve round Cruiserweight bout at the Emperor's Palace in Gauteng,...
What, me worried? Mayweather isn’t and maybe Canelo should be
Canelo Alvarez keeps getting asked about how he will react to Floyd Mayweather Jr.’s trash talk. It’s a question that assumes the...
Condit gets revenge and defeats Kampmann at UFC on Fox Sports 1
Carlos Condit avenged a 2009 defeat when he stopped Martin Kampmann in round four of a scheduled five round Welterweight bout at the Fieldhouse...
WEIGHTS FROM INDIANAPOLIS–UFC ON FOX SPORTS
Martin Kampmann 170 - Carlos Condit 170.5
Abel Trujillo 155 - Roger Bowling 155.5
Benny Alloway 170 - Zak Cummings 170.5
Jason High 171 - James...
Jhonny and Abner, Leslie and Glenn
Saturday in Carson, Calif., Jhonny Gonzalez floored Abner Mares with a left-hook lead in the third minute of their featherweight title match then stopped...
Opportunity Knocks: Mares can enhance his pound-for-pound credentials against Gonzalez
Abner Mares defies traditional categories, perhaps because he’s nimble enough to switch from one to the other quickly and sometimes seamlessly. Within a...
A relenting pursuit of Juan Diaz’s relentlessness
LAREDO, Texas – Saturday at this city’s Energy Arena brought nothing unexpected, and perhaps 1,000 or so spectators, with the red corner going 6-0...
Diaz (Baby) Bulls his way to stoppage victory over De Jesus
LAREDO, Texas – A small but committed group of partisan-Mexican fight fans gathered to see how real Juan Diaz’s comeback was in its second...
Barker wins IBF Middleweight crown with split decision over Geale
ATLANTIC CITY, NJ--Darren Barker wrestled the IBF Middleweight championship with a 12 round unanimous decision at The Revel Hotel and Casino
The action was fast...
Thanks, but no thanks: Angel Garcia complains about a media gift that figures to...
It didn’t take long for Angel Garcia to erupt. He’s complaining to media that his son, Philadelphia junior-welterweight Danny Garcia, isn’t getting a...
MELSON DECISIONS THOMPSON IN NYC
NEW YORK---Dibella Entertainment, in association with SMS Promotions, put together another exciting installment of the Broadway Boxing series. The co-main events of the...
To Laredo for the Baby Bull: Another homage to 2009’s fight of the year
SAN ANTONIO – Saturday at Laredo Energy Arena, about 150 miles southwest of here, Houston’s Juan “Baby Bull” Diaz will make a 10-round match...
Rodriguez decisions Pazos
BETHLEHEM, PA--Gamalier Rodriguez scored a ten round unanimous decision over Jorge Pazos in a Featherweight bout at Sands Casino.
Rodriguez was the stalker as he...
Is there a next great in American heavyweights? Deontay Wilder gets his chance to...
The search for a great American heavyweight is turning into a job for archaeologists.
Maybe, Deontay Wilder can begin to drag the...
Prizefighting, Saunders, damages, vulnerability, graciousness
Most American prizefighters are damaged necessarily, damaged from taking others’ fists and hopes, damaged by youthful experiences that guided them through amateur boxing’s comparative...
Stevens Destroys Roman in One
Curtis Stevens entered tonight's middleweight bout against Saul Roman with the knowledge that a solid performance could assure him a big money title fight...
