When Andre Ward decided to retire recently, many were caught off guard due to Ward having established himself as the number one pound for pound fighter in the world after convincingly defeating Sergey Kovalev. Ward stopped Kovalev in only eight rounds, having broken ‘The Krusher’ down with body shots and forcing the stoppage. While there were…
(Photo by Kevin Howard) The House of Blues in Boston Massachusetts featured an exciting boxing card in front of a passionate crowd, many there to support their local fighters. The main event of the night saw Irish fighter, Gary “Spike” O’Sullivan battle Englishman Nick Quigley (15-3, 3 KOs) to a fourth-round technical knockout victory in…
Middleweight contender Gary “Spike” O’Sullivan (25-2, 17 KOs) will headline Golden Boy Boxing on ESPN when it lands in Boston for the first time for a scheduled 10-round middleweight fight against the rugged Nick Quigley (15-2, 3 KOs) at the legendary House of Blues. The Golden Boy Boxing on ESPN coverage will stream live on…
Boxing trainer, Virgil Hunter is one of the few coaches in the sport who has worked with a star boxer throughout his entire career, as he started working with Olympic gold medalist and two division world champion, Andre Ward from the age of nine, to his final bout at age thirty-three. Andre Ward recently retired…
With the recent controversial scoring of the Canelo vs. Golovkin bout from last Saturday night, fans and media alike were once again reminded of one of the biggest flaws from the sport of boxing, questionable judging of bouts that go to decision. In light of Adalaide Byrd’s 118-110 scorecard, many people were also reminded of…
Gennady Golovkin and Saul ‘Canelo’ Alvarez recently produced a great fight in front of a record crowd at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada. The pair collided in what was for sure the most highly anticipated bout that boxing had to offer in recent years. With middleweight supremacy and a potential pound-for-pound number one…
Boxing announcer Dave Bontempo has been in the business of boxing for over 30 years and has called many great events, featuring some of boxing’s biggest legends. He has worked with networks such as ESPN, HBO and Showtime and does the international broadcasts for events both in the USA and abroad. Being in the sport…
LOS ANGELES (September 19, 2017) – Three-division world champion Leo Santa Cruz hosted a media workout Tuesday at the new Team Watson Boxing Club in Lake Balboa, Calif. as he prepares to defend his featherweight titles against Chris Avalos on Saturday, October 14 in the main event of Premier Boxing Champions on FOX and FOX…
LAS VEGAS (Sept. 16, 2017) Lineal and Ring Magazine Middleweight World Champion Canelo Alvarez (49-1-2, 34 KOs) and WBC/WBA/IBF/IBO Middleweight World Champion Gennady “GGG” Golovkin (37-0-1, 33 KOs) retained their respective titles in a back-in-forth war that was ruled a draw on Mexican Independence Day in front of a sold-out crowd of 22,358 raucous fans…
Abel Sanchez is only days away from being in the corner for the biggest fight of his career, as Golovkin vs. Canelo is set to take place this weekend in Las Vegas, Nevada. The bout will be staged at the T-mobile arena in front of a sell out crowd. The fight itself has been built…
Boxer Carson Jones has never been afraid of traveling to another fighter’s hometown or country, he has done it throughout his career. He most notably did this when he faced Kell Brook in two fights in the UK, with the first bout being close and competitive. Most recently Carson traveled to Antonio Margarito’s home country…
Boxing Promoter, Tom Loeffler has a busy two weekends ahead of him as he has a triple header on HBO this Saturday, featuring Roman Gonzalez vs Srisaket Sor Rungvisai II and a week later the mega event with Canelo Alvarez vs. Gennady Golovkin. The two events are the best of the fall schedule and feature…
Boxing trainer, Abel Sanchez, is one of the best and most respected corner-men in the sport. He has a great stable of fighters and is one of the most active trainers in the game. The biggest fight of his training career is now less than two weeks away when IBO/WBC/WBA/IBF middleweight champion, Gennady Golovkin faces…
“On The Ropes” Boxing Radio returns this week with host Jenna J to discuss all the recent fights and fight news in boxing. In this episode, I will recap the mega event between Floyd Mayweather and Conor McGregor which saw Floyd Mayweather get the 50th win of his career by stopping the MMA star. I will…
Hall of Fame boxing commentator, ‘The Colonel’ Bob Sheridan is one of the most respected and most well-known voices in the sport of boxing. Having worked in the sport for over forty years, Sheridan has been ringside for some of the biggest events in the history of the sport. I recently had a chance to…
FRED STERNBERG: On behalf of GGG Promotions and Golden Boy, HBO Pay-Per-View, and all our great sponsors, we are less than three weeks away from the fight we’ve been waiting years for. It’s finally here, and, boy, everyone can’t wait, the main event. It’s going to be the World Middleweight Championship. Defending champ Gennady “GGG”…
Heavyweight contender, Amir Mansour, recently turned 45 years old but he is still waiting for his first world title shot. Mansour has seen himself ranked highly over the years but has not seen that translate into a shot at a belt and he has seen lower level boxers getting an opportunity before one for himself….
Trainer, Floyd Mayweather Sr, returned to his son’s corner back in 2013 and ended that year with a highly anticipated bout against Saul ‘Canelo’ Alvarez. At that time, Canelo was only 22 years old and was outclassed over 12 rounds by Mayweather Jr. in a bout that sold over 2 million PPV buys. Since that…
Highly regarded boxing trainer Peter Fury has already taken a fighter to a world title, when he guided his nephew Tyson Fury to a upset win over Wladimir Klitschko in November 2015. Now Peter has the unique opportunity to also take his own son to a world title, when Hughie Fury faces Joseph Parker on…
Hall of Fame boxing commentator, Al Bernstein has seen his fair share of boxing events and has called some of the biggest in the history of the sport. He was on the broadcast team for Mayweather vs. Pacquiao, which went on to become the highest grossing event of all-time. On August 26th, Al will once…
Trainer Floyd Mayweather Sr has always been one to speak his mind and tells it like he sees it when sharing his views on the sport of boxing. One person that Mayweather Sr has never been shy to give his view on, is former 8 division world champion, Manny Pacquiao. Senior now 64, has always…
Former world champion and current boxing trainer Robert Garcia has one of the biggest stars in the sport in his stable, his younger brother, Mikey Garcia. Robert has helped lead his brother to world titles in 3 different weight classes and most recently, guided him to a picture perfect performance after former champion Adrien Broner….
Showtime boxing commentator Steve Fahood is not only one of the most respected analysts in the sport, but he is also a Hall of Famer, having been enshrined in June of this year. Steve’s main job is with the long running Showtime series Shobox, which has seen up and coming fighters, become world champions. In…
Conor McGregor has been one of the most talked about athletes over the summer ahead of his much-anticipated boxing clash with Floyd Mayweather Jr at the end of the month. The UFC champion has come a long way since his early years and is expected to earn around $100 million from his first boxing fight….
LOS ANGELES (Aug. 8, 2017) Former two-division world champion and current Lineal and Ring Magazine titlist Canelo Alvarez (49-1-1, 34 KOs) hosted an international conference call ahead of his highly anticipated showdown against WBC/WBA/IBF/IBO Middleweight champion Gennady “GGG” Golovkin (37-0, 33 KOs) during Mexican Independence Day weekend Saturday, Sept. 16 at T-Mobile Arena in Las…
