Who will become the new “Face of Boxing.” It’s not a title bestowed upon through ritual or voting, nor does it come from ...

Avila Perspective, Chap. 89: Shakur Still Fights but California Goes Dark Armed with electrifying talent Shakur Stevenson looks to prove... One of the best boxers to come out of Ohio in the last ...

I was skeptical when I began reading Requiem for a Middleweight – Bobby Cassidy Jr’s book about his father (published by ...

Zuffa Boxing is engaged in a high-stakes poker game with the goal of dominating professional boxing in tandem with Saudi Arabian interests. But we’ll leave that for another time. This column is about ...

Championships traded hands in Florida tonight. Undefeated Danish fighter Dina Thorslund and undefeated Canadian Tamm Thibeault walked away with world titles on Saturday. Thorslund (25-0) had never ...

LAS VEGAS- David “Monster” Benavidez proved moving up 25 pounds in weight was not a problem as he broke down Gilberto “Zurdo” Ramirez with speed and precision in winning by knockout to rip the ...

Forty-seven years ago this week, on June 22, 1979, Larry Holmes retained his World Boxing Council Heavyweight Championship with a 12 th-round technical knockout of Mike Weaver before 14,136 at New ...

November 7 th is a date that has twice witnessed boxing’s balance of power shift under bright lights and heavy expectations. From Rome in 1970 to Las Vegas in 1988, November 7 th has proved that ...

The October 26, 1970, fight between Muhammad Ali and Jerry Quarry was more than a prizefight. It was the first mixed-race fight of major consequence in the Deep South (Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana, ...

One of the most memorable among them was Lou Nova, a talented heavyweight and an unabashed showman. He later became a character actor in Hollywood who seemed as comfortable in front of a movie camera ...

dangerous to him than any foe’s best power punches. “I’m going to run through this division,” said Ennis. “Then go do it again at the next one.” Zayas, 23, grabbed two world titles within six months.

The fight began as most do, with a feeling out round and nothing of consequence landing. Romero seemed to be in a trance-like state; there was a glazed look in his eyes, with a bit of an Oliver McCall ...