Schofield Wins WBA Title As Sergio Mendoza Upsets Sandoval
Floyd Schofield claimed the vacant WBA lightweight title, while Sergio Mendoza delivered the night’s biggest upset by stopping unified flyweight champion Ricardo Sandoval on Saturday
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Tex Cobb and Tyson Fury Keep Boxing Laughing
Tyson Fury reminds me of Randall “Tex” Cobb for a reason that has little to do with championship belts. Both could make people laugh in
Iglesias Drops Oliver Zaren Twice, Scores 7th round stoppage
IBF and IBO super middleweight champion Osleys “El Tornado” Iglesias broke down Oliver “The Great Dane” Zaren, scoring two sixth-round knockdowns before stopping the Danish
Emanuel Navarrete Targets Three Belts Against O’Shaquie Foster
Naoya Inoue has what most world champions are still chasing: all four major belts in his division. Emanuel Navarrete can move a step closer to
Four Perfect Boxing Records Leave Unanswered Questions
Rocky Marciano, Floyd Mayweather Jr., Joe Calzaghe and Terence Crawford each reached retirement with at least 40 professional victories and no losses or draws. Those
Whittaker Holds On To Beat Wallace
Ben “The Surgeon” Whittaker survived a difficult finish to defeat Conor Wallace by unanimous decision over 12 rounds at Utilita Arena in Birmingham on Saturday.
Mark Breland’s 110-1 Record Cannot Explain Professional Greatness
Mark Breland lost only once as an amateur. Sugar Ray Leonard lost five times. Yet Leonard became the greater professional, exposing the weakness of judging
America’s 1976 Boxing Gold Leads To Unequal Rewards
Howard Davis Jr. left the 1976 Montreal Olympics with lightweight gold and the Val Barker Trophy as the tournament’s outstanding boxer. Fifty years later, his
Johnny Fisher Wins, but Kalajdzic Steals London Card
Johnny Fisher won the Zuffa Boxing 11 main event on Saturday, but Radivoje Kalajdzic supplied the cleaner statement at London’s Copper Box Arena. Fisher had
Cuban Boxing Greatness Crossed a Dividing Line
Cuba produced professional stars before it became an Olympic boxing power. That history makes any list of its greatest fighters difficult to rank. Kid Chocolate