Boxing

By Tom David Drury: Sergio Gabriel Martinez is one of the hottest tickets in boxing right now, (born 21/2/1975) in Quilmes, Buenos Aires, Argentina. Martinez is the current ring world middleweight champion, ring magazine currently ranks Martinez third in the pound for pound rankings and named him there fighter of the year for 2010. Martinez [...]

By Tom David Drury: Floyd Mayweather has never endeared himself to the wider public, despite what he thinks, sure millions of people like to watch him because he is the best at what he does but as incredibly gifted he is as a boxer he has revealed himself many times as a charmless, arrogant, stereotyping [...]

Former heavyweight knockout artist and current coach/trainer Lou Esa has been sharing the basic components of boxing. In previous weeks he discussed the jab and the stance, and now he shares the importance of the right cross.

To look at Chicago light welterweight Russell Fiore (4-0-1, 4 KOs), you’d think he belongs on Jersey Shore and not in some sweaty boxing gym five nights a week. But the proud Italian/Jewish American found a passion for boxing, even if it wasn’t until the age of 25, and now eats and breathes the sport, [...]

This Thursday, March 24th, an exhibition will open in Rome, Italy, at the Museum of Contemporary Art. The curator, Gabriele Tinti will be featuring selected portraits from world renowned photographer Howard Schatz project: The Italian-Americans in Boxing. Star Boxing President and CEO, Joe DeGuardia will be in attendance as his portrait will be one of [...]

By Dan Ambrose: Despite getting knocked out in the 8th round by WBC Emeritus middleweight champion Sergio Martinez on March 12th, WBO junior middleweight champion Sergiy Dzinziruk (37-1, 23 KO’s) may be the best fighter in the division right now. That might not be something that Miguel Cotto fans like to hear but I got [...]

Sutton’s Danny ‘Cassius’ Connor is in confident mood ahead of this Saturday’s showdown with Tyler Goodjohn, at the Tony Simms (TBS Promotions) promoted event at the Prince Regent in Chigwell, Essex.

Last Friday night Stoke Newington’s Erick ‘The Eagle’ Ochieng suffered a highly contentious loss to Castleford’s Luke ‘Lionheart’ Robinson at the York Hall in Bethnal Green, London.

Tonight at 7 p.m. EST/6 CST, welterweight prospect Vinny “The Lion” O’Brien will be appearing on Beyond Ringside Radio. The Beyond Ringside Radio Show is wrestling, boxing and MMA fans number one source for all of the latest news and interviews that pertain to fighting sports.

By Jim Amato: Who was the greatest fighter to come out of Argentina? Well pound for pound you would probably say Monzon or possibly Pascual Perez. You could make a case for Nicolino Locke too. Who was the biggest and baddest of all Argentine fighters? Many would say Luis “Angel” Firpo. I’ll go with Oscar [...]

By Jim Amato: He was born in 1936 and he embarked on a professional boxing career in 1954. He won twenty five of his first twenty nine fights on his way to establishing himself as a top prospect by 1962. The imposing 6′ 2″ Amos Lincoln was nicknamed ” Big Train ” and he looked [...]

By Dan Ambrose: It’s interesting that WBC/WBO bantamweight champion Nonito Donaire was never on any of Manny Pacquiao’s undercards despite fighting for the same Top Rank promotional company for the past three years and being one of the best fighters in all of boxing. I personally see Donaire as a better fighter than Pacquiao now. [...]

By Eric Thomas: Even with the threat of an impending legal battle with Top Rank promotions looming, Golden Boy Promotions, the new promotional company for WBC/WBO bantamweight champion Nonito Donaire (26-1, 18 KO’s), are busy working hard looking to find a suitable opponent for Donaire’s next fight on May 28th. Top Rank promoter Bob Arum [...]

By Dave Lahr: Well, I hate to break this to Manny Pacquiao’s fans but WBC Emeritus middleweight champion Sergio Martinez thinks Floyd Mayweather Jr. is the best fighter in boxing right now, not Pacquiao. I got to say I totally agree with Martinez 100%. Mayweather is on another planet in terms of ability to compared [...]

By Jim Dower: Junior middleweight contender Pawel Wolak (29-1, 19 KO’s) is hoping to take on Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. if he beats WBC middleweight champion Sebastian Zbik on June 4th in their title fight. Wolak is coming off a 6th round stoppage win over former WBA junior middleweight champion Yuri Foreman on March 12th, [...]

LAS VEGAS (March 17, 2011) – World Boxing Association/International Boxing Association Light Heavyweight Champion Beibut Shumenov filed a lawsuit today (Thursday, March 17, 2011) against Goossen Tutor Promotions. The lawsuit asks the Nevada court to confirm that a promotional agreement between Shumenov and Goossen Tutor is terminated.

By Jim Amato: The professional career of Canton, Ohio’s Ronnie Harris is often overlooked. A lot was expected of him and to many he failed to deliver. In retrospect Ronnie may be one of the best middleweights the state of Ohio has ever produced.

Hot prospect Jonathan Gonzalez already has an opponent for his expected debut next April 1st in the card “A Puño Limpio” to be held at the Coliseo Hector Sola Bezares in Caguas, Puerto Rico, in a presentation of PR Best Boxing Promotions (PRBBP) to be televised by WAPA America to the United States.

By Edgar Solorzano: According to Golden Boy Promotions, they signed the Two-Division World Champion Nonito Donaire to its roster of fighters. Which basically means that Nonito Donaire will be fighting new fighters in the future and won’t be fighting under the Top Rank banner anymore.

By Gerardo Granados: Juan Manuel Marquez is a proven warrior, and might be a candidate for the boxing hall of fame in the future, but for now the WBO – WBA super world lightweight champion is letting time go by like if he was still a youngster; he is old and better not wait too [...]

(March 15, 2011 – New York, NY) New York City’s longest running and most successful boxing series, Broadway Boxing presented by Coors Light, returns March 29 to the most intimate venue for boxing in the country, the BB King Blues Club in Times Square. In the main event, José Pedraza, who turned pro in his [...]

By Jim Dower: Undefeated Floyd Mayweather Jr. received a postponement on Thursday for his felony case involving Mayweather allegedly hitting/threatening his ex-girlfriend and stealing her cell phone.

By Jim Dower: Steve Kim from maxboxing is reporting that HBO is looking to put together a June 11th doubleheader with Paul Williams (39-2, 27 KO’s) making a comeback against a still to be determined opponent and unbeaten super featherweight contender Adrien Broner (20-0, 16 KO’s) fighting in the second part of the card.

By Eric Thomas: WBC junior middleweight champion Saul Alvarez (36-0-1, 26 KO’s) reportedly wants to get back in the ring fast and wants to fight in June against a top contender. Alvarez, who will be turning 21 on July 18th, wants to face the biggest names in the sport such as Floyd Mayweather Jr. and [...]

Last week we sat with Lou Esa, coach and trainer of welterweight prospect Vinny O’Brien, and discussed the importance of the stance in boxing.

By Sean McDaniel: Former WBO cruiserweight champion Enzo Maccarinelli 32-5, 25 KO’s) is going back to his old trainer Enzo Calzaghe in hopes of recapturing his former championship form. Maccarinelli, 30, has his work cut out for him, as he’s been knocked out in four out of his last eight bouts in the past three [...]

NEW YORK (March 4, 2011) — Former Notre Dame and current Baltimore Ravens safety Tommy Zbikowski will compete in his second professional fight on the undercard of the “Relentless: Miguel Cotto vs. Ricardo Mayorga” world super welterweight championship fight, Saturday, March 12, at MGM Grand in Las Vegas, Nev., produced and distributed LIVE on SHOWTIME [...]

By Scott Gilfoid: Top super middleweight talent Andre Dirrell (19-1, 13 KO’s) says he’ll be back in the ring fighting in 3 to 3 1/2 months according to his twitter account. Dirrell, along with Andre Ward, are the two premier fighters in the super middleweight division. Dirrell hasn’t fought since being fouled last year by [...]

NEW YORK (March 3, 2011) — Legendary promoters Bob Arum and Don King took a stroll down memory lane on Thursday, recapping their 80-plus combined years as two of boxing’s biggest and most powerful promoters.

By Jim Amato: He was one of the best fighters to come out of New Jersey in the 1980’s. He was a viewer favorite during the popularity growth of ESPN boxing. Mike Tinley held his own with some of the best middleweights of the decade. Tinley turned professional in 1981 and quickly established himself as [...]