Hall of fame boxing referee, Joe Cortez, has an interesting job that has seen him return as the third man in the ring. Cortez, now 73, was hired to teach Conor McGregor the rules of the boxing ring and work as a referee during sparring sessions. Cortez officially retired as a referee back in 2012….
Trainer, Floyd Mayweather Sr. is no stranger to big fights and the world tour promotions, but the tour for Mayweather vs. McGregor was different from all the rest. The four stop tour featured Mayweather Jr. and McGregor verbally sparring with each other, but also saw the elder Mayweather exchange words and a fight challenge to…
Many famous boxers we know of today, started their careers with Olympic boxing. Oscar De La Hoya, Sugar Ray Leonard and Muhammad Ali, all competed in the Olympics before they went on to become household names in the professional boxing world. People new to the sport may not know that there’s plenty of difference in…
Top Rank Promotion’s Vice president of boxing operations, Carl Moretti, has a full plate ahead of him as Vasyl Lomachenko and Terence Crawford headline two big events in August. The fights will be broadcast Live on ESPN, as part of a recent deal to put quality fights on basic cable. In part 2 of my…
Former world champion and current trainer, Robert Garcia, has some of the best fighters in the world under his stable of fighters. His main fighter is his younger brother, Mikey Garcia. Mikey is a three division world champion, having won belts at 126, 130 and 135. This Saturday night, Mikey will move up to 140lbs…
Steve Farhood is a boxing commentator for Showtime sports and is now a member of the international boxing hall of fame, after being enshrined this June. Farhood has worked in the sport for over 30 years and is most known for his work on the series “ShoBox”, which has produced many of the world champion…
The Barclays Center will once again play host to a terrific card as Adrien Broner faces off with Mikey Garcia in a 12-round junior welterweight fight on SHOWTIME on July 29th, 9:00 pm, Eastern Time, 6:00 pm, Pacific Time. The event is promoted by Mayweather Promotions and Dibella Entertainment in what promises to be an…
Carl Moretti is the Vice President of boxing operations with Top Rank promotions. The company is hired Moretti back in 2009 after having worked in a similar role for Dibella entertainment. Top Rank recently made news with the recent announcement of a deal with ESPN to broadcast boxing events from the company. The first event…
“On the Ropes” Boxing Radio is back this week in the midst of a world wide fight promotion, action packed fights, and exciting fight announcements. I will cover all the latest news and recap the recent Premier Boxing Champions card that saw Omar Figueroa score a stunning knockout win over the tough veteran, Robert ‘The…
Steve Lillis is a longtime boxing commentator who has been with BoxNation since the channel’s inception in 2011. Steve has been ringside for some of the biggest events internationally and is one of the most respected members of the press in the United Kingdom. I recently spoke to Steve and talked to him about the…
Trainer, Ronnie Shields, has seen his fair share of big events and fights. Having worked with both Mike Tyson and Evander Holyfield, he has been a part of some of the biggest promotions in the sport and has also seen the circus atmosphere they can create. With the recent Floyd Mayweather vs. Conor McGregor promotion,…
Trainer Ronnie Shields is one of the more accomplished trainers in the sport having worked with Hall of Fame greats such as Mike Tyson, Evander Holyfield & Arturo Gatti. Shields currently trains reigning junior middleweight champion, Erislandy Lara, and former belt holder, Jermall Charlo. Shields has a full schedule this month with many of his…
Coming up soon is one of the biggest MMA events, if not one of the biggest sporting events of 2017. Of course, I am talking about the Mayweather Vs McGregor fight which will pit one of UFC’s most well-known names, with one of the best up and coming fighters on the scene. At this stage,…
Former lightweight champion and current light welterweight contender, Omar Figueroa Jr, is looking to make some big moves in the sport and he is starting with a move up in weight to face former champion, Robert Guerrero. The fight will test Figueroa’s undefeated record in what amounts to the biggest fight of his career. I…
‘Iceman’ John Scully is a former world title challenger who is most known today for his work as a trainer. He has trained fighters to world titles and most notably took Chad Dawson to a dominating win over boxing legend Bernard Hopkins. Scully works with a lot of young and up and coming fighters but…
Former 8 division world champion, Manny Pacquiao, returned to the ring Sunday morning in Brisbane, Australia and defended his WBO welterweight title against highly rated contender, Jeff Horn. Most figured the fight to be nothing more than a tune-up for Pacquiao and a chance to end his 12 fight knockout-less streak, something that was backed…
Abel Sanchez is now ten weeks away from the biggest fight he has ever trained a boxer for, Golovkin vs. Canelo. Sanchez has trained IBO champion Gennady Golovkin for seven years and has seen his fighter become one of the biggest named fighters in the sport and seen him collect the IBO/IBF/WBA/WBC title belts at…
Hall of Famer and legendary boxing announcer, Bob Sheridan, is still going strong in the sport more than forty years into a career that has seen him call some of the biggest and greatest fights in the history of the sport. I recently spoke with Sheridan to get his thoughts on the recent fight between…
Hall of Fame boxing trainer, Freddie Roach, has a very important fight coming up for his most famous fighter, Manny Pacquiao, as it was announced Pacquiao’s upcoming bout against Jeff Horn will be on ESPN. Pacquiao has fought on PPV for the last ten years, but this move may help Pacquiao’s future PPV’s if he…
LAS VEGAS, NV (June 15, 2017) – On Wednesday, June 14, the televised undercard of Andre Ward vs. Sergey Kovalev 2: “The Rematch” sat down to participate in roundtables with the media during Fight Week Powered by Monster. Head trainers Virgil Hunter (Team Ward) and John David Jackson (Team Kovalev) followed the group of boxing…
Promoter Kathy Duva is the CEO of main events and she had been in the boxing business since 1979. Through her years in the sport, she has promoted legends like Lennox Lewis, Arturo Gatti and Evander Holyfield. This upcoming weekend Duva has the biggest star of her stable competing in the most important fight of…
The sport of boxing has been on a roll in 2017, as the fights the fans want to see are either getting made or have already happened. We have seen fights like Garcia-Thurman, Joshua vs. Klitschko, Brook-Spence and have upcoming fights like Ward vs. Kovalev 2 and the biggest fight, Alvarez vs. Golovkin. In part…
Hall of Fame boxing coach, Freddie Roach, has had an amazing career which had been highlighted by his success with his main fighter, 8 division world champion Manny Pacquiao. The two have produced some of the biggest events and exciting fights and now with his boxer Pacquiao approaching the end of his career, the team…
Gary Russell Jr. is the reigning WBC featherweight champion the world with a current boxing record of 28-1 (17 KO’s). The only loss in his career is against two division champion, Vasyl Lomachenko, a fight that was competitive, but a clear defeat for Russell Jr. Since that fight, Lomachenko has established himself as one of…
Lightweight contender and former world title challenger Ray Beltran is now on the verge of getting another crack at a major belt after his recent impressive title eliminator win. Beltran has had several shots at a belt, most notably when he traveled to Glasgow, Scotland and to most observers was robbed of a championship belt…
