Lopez Moves Past Gonzalez at the Cow Palace
By Mario Ortega Jr. -
DALY CITY, CALIFORNIA – Longtime lightweight contender Adam Lopez proved to be a class above a game Giovannie Gonzalez...
Tyson Fury leaves Saudi with a bag of cash and a ton of uncertainty
By Norm Frauenheim-
Tyson Fury exited Saudi Arabia with a bag full of cash and a lot of questions after a controversial, problematic performance that...
Fury-Ngannou: Exhibition full of possibilities
By Norm Frauenheim -
Tyson Fury-Francis Ngannou defies description. Fight or fraud? Fish or foul? It depends on who’s doing the marketing and/or the mocking.
Sift...
Showtime’s exit leaves questions
By Norm Frauenheim -
Showtime was at ringside before Canelo Alvarez was born, yet its imminent exit from boxing isn’t much of a surprise....
Lizette Lopez: A Season with the TCL
By Mario Ortega Jr.
Earlier this year, a new team boxing concept was launched that hoped to bring non-stop action from bell to bell. Team...
Alimkhanuly Stops Gualtieri in Six to Unify Middleweight Titles
Janibek Alimkhanuly stopped Vincenzo Gualtieri in round six to retain his WBO and win the IBF Middleweight title at the Fort Bend Epicenter in...
Benavidez-Andrade: Lots on the plate for Thanksgiving weekend fight
By Norm Frauenheim -
It’s a Thanksgiving weekend fight, a main event between David Benavidez and Demetrius Andrade and a Holiday date projected to...
Middleweight is the right place, right time for emerging Elijah Garcia
By Norm Frauenheim -
Other than heavyweight and perhaps welterweight, there’s no division that has had a bigger impact on boxing than middleweight. The...
Welcome back: Canelo stops the slide in one-sided decision over Charlo
LAS VEGAS --Welcome back, Canelo Alvarez.
A perceived slide was interrupted, if not halted altogether, Saturday night with Canelo's thorough victory over Jermell Charlo in front...
Canelo Redefined? Against Charlo, an undisputed answer awaits
By Norm Frauenheim -
LAS VEGAS – It was only a show, but a big audience saw plenty.
Canelo Alvarez promises he’s back and –...
Ramos-Lubin: Emerging Ramos hopes to “dominate’
By Norm Frauenheim -
LAS VEGAS – Process and patience, routine and roadwork are at the beginning of any young fighter’s career. Jesus Ramos...
Elijah Garcia ready to graduate to another level
By Norm Frauenheim -
LAS VEGAS – Rounds in the gym are done.
Thursday, it was time for rounds – and more rounds -- with...
Canelo at the crossroads
By Norm Frauenheim -
LAS VEGAS – It’s a fight at the crossroads.
Canelo’s crossroads.
Where it’ll take him is just about anybody’s guess. There’s right....
What decline? Canelo has never been down
Depending on the pundit doing the autopsy, Canelo Alvarez is – or isn’t -- in decline.
It’s a story line that has become Canelo’s motivation...
Forget, Forgettable: Canelo says he never does, Charlo says he never will be
By Norm Frauenheim -
Microphones become megaphones. Humble turns to hype. If noise is a way to measure a fight, Canelo Alvarez-Jermell Charlo is...
Canelo-Charlo: Canelo favored, but doubts persist
By Norm Frauenheim -
History has always motivated Canelo Alvarez. He fights to make some. Now, it looks as if he’s fighting not to...
Chris Eubank Jr. Gets Even; Stops Liam Smith in 10
Chris Eubank Jr. showed tremendous resolve in stopping Liam Smith in round 10 of their 12-round middleweight bout in Manchester, England.
Eubank dominated from the...
A-to-Z: Benavidez, Ramos and Garcia at cutting edge of emerging market
By Norm Frauenheim -
Arizona’s early identity was once defined by a Chamber of Commerce kind of acronym – the five Cs - that stood...
Usyk Stops DuBois in 9; Defends Unified Heavyweight Titles
Oleksandr Usyk defended the IBF/WBA/WBO Heavyweight titles with a ninth round stoppage over Daniel DuBois in Wroclaw, Poland.
The fight was tactical early with both...
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...
Navarrete wins unanimous decision over Oscar Valdez
GLENDALE, Ariz. – It was promoted as if it was the beginning of a rivalry. There was talk of history.
Emanuel Navarrete-versus-Oscar Valdez Jr., looked...
Rodriguez Defeats Lopez to Win Bantamweight Title
Emmanuel Rodriguez recaptured the IBF Bantamweight title with a 12-round unanimous decision over Melvin Lopez at the MGM National Harbor in Oxon Hill,...
Joshua Takes Out Helenius in 7
Former unified heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua took out Robert Helenius in round seven of their 12 round heavyweight bout at The O2 Arena in...
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...
Bam Rodriguez-Sunny Edwards headed to AZ
By Norm Frauenheim -
GLENDALE, Ariz. – It’s a boxing market built on the lightest weight classes.
It started with Michael Carbajal and was enhanced...
Torres and Seals Fight to a Draw in Sacramento
By Mario Ortega Jr. -
SACRAMENTO, CALIFORNIA – Sacramento's popular junior middleweight Ruben Torres (5-2-1, 1 KO) of Sacramento was forced to a split decision...
Jake Paul Decisions Nate Diaz in Entertaining Fight
Jake Paul won a 10-round unanimous decision over Nate Diaz in an entertaining cruiserweight bout in front of a capacity crowd at The American...
