Johnathon Banks is a former world title challenger and current trainer to former IBO heavyweight champion, Wladimir Klitschko. The pair have been working together since the passing of the legendary Emanuel Steward and they had not lost a fight together until November 28th, 2015 when Tyson Fury upset the odds and took their titles. Banks…
Abel Sanchez and IBO middleweight champion Gennady Golovkin are coming off of their closest fight together after Daniel Jacobs took the match to the full twelve round distance and made the bout a close scored contest. Jacobs, who was listed by some bookies as a 8-1 underdog, got knocked down early and came back strong…
Boxing trainer, Peter Fury, is hoping to turn his second fighter into a world champion when his son Hughie Fury faces Joseph Parker for the WBO heavyweight title on May 6th. Peter Fury, who is a former fighter himself, had troubles obtaining a visa to train his son in New Zealand, but was granted a…
OXNARD, CALIF. (March 22, 2017) — Undefeated champions and 2012 Ukrainian Olympic medalists VASYL LOMACHENKO, ALEKSANDR USYK and OLEKSANDR GVOZDYK hosted a Media Workout at World Boxing Gymnasium in Oxnard, Calif. today. All three are in deep training for their title defenses, which will take place Saturday, April 8, at The Theater at MGM National…
WBC/WBA welterweight world champion, Keith Thurman, is coming off of the biggest win of career after unifying the belts against Danny Garcia. With that win, Thurman has established himself as the #1 fighter at the weight and the first unified champion at welterweight since Floyd Mayweather Jr. Thurman, now 28, has set his sights on…
New York City (March 19, 2017) On Saturday night at The Mecca of Boxing, Madison Square Garden before 19,939 fans, Unified Middleweight World Champion GENNADY “GGG” GOLOVKIN, (37-0, 33 KO’s) defended his titles in an epic 12-round battle against Mandatory Challenger, DANIEL “THE MIRACLE MAN” JACOBS, (32-2, 29 KO’s) of Brooklyn, New York. Scores for…
Johnathon Banks is a former cruiserweight & heavyweight contender, now best known for being the head trainer of former undisputed heavyweight champion, Wladimir Klitschko. Banks took the position as head cornerman after the passing of the legendary Emmanuel Steward and had maintained Klitschko’s spot at the top until the unexpected defeat to Tyson Fury. Now…
Undefeated lightweight contender, Ryan Martin, is looking to continue his rise in the division as he enters his biggest fight to date, a PPV opener against 17-1 fighter, Bryant Cruz. Martin, 17-0 (10 KO’s) is only 24 years old but he has taken steady steps up in competition and he is now set to face…
Louisa Hawton is an undefeated world champion fighter, currently holding the WBO World female light flyweight title. Hawton is making big leaps in her career as her first 3 fights were against debuting boxers, but in only her 7th professional bout she won a world title, taking that belt from Kei Takenaka. Hawton is hoping…
Floyd Mayweather Sr. has had a long career as a trainer, a position he has excelled at and had more success than in his boxing career. He has trained fighters to world championships and he turned his son into the best fighter of this generation. Mayweather Sr, now 64, is looking to close out his…
BROOKLYN (March 5, 2017) – Keith Thurman is the unified welterweight world champion. Thurman (28-0, 22 KOs) unified boxing’s glamour division with a split-decision victory over Danny Garcia (33-1, 19 KOs) on Saturday, defending his WBA belt and picking up Garcia’s WBC crown on boxing’s biggest stage in primetime on CBS from Barclays Center, the…
Trainer Floyd Mayweather Sr. is well known around the boxing circles due to his work with son, Floyd Mayweather Jr. and also former great, Oscar De La Hoya. His son recently turned 40 years old, an age that Senior himself retired at and some wonder if we will ever see Mayweather Jr. return to the…
WBA champion Keith ‘One Time’ Thurman is only a few days away from stepping into the ring for the biggest fight of his career, as he is set to face off with WBC welterweight champion, Danny Garica. The bout will be shown on CBS network television and it hopes to surpass the success of last year’s…
“On the Ropes” Boxing Radio is back this week with host Jenna J to talk about all the recent fights and fight news going on in the sport. In this episode, I will be discussing the likely fight between Manny Pacquiao and Amir Khan. With both fighters having agreed to the fight on social media,…
This weekend Tony Bellew faces off with former WBA heavyweight belt holder David Haye. The promotion has been a bitter one with both fighters making threats against each other, adding to the hype of the event. Bellew, now 34, is looking make his heavyweight debut a successful one and pull off the upset over the…
Roy Jones Jr recently returned to the ring at age 48 against former cruiserweight title challenger and bare-knuckle fighter Bobby Gunn. After a slow start, Jones showed flashes of his former self and stopped Gunn in 8 rounds. With Jones boxing career heading towards a close, his career as a ringside commentator is as strong…
Barry Tompkins is well known for his work as a commentator in multiple sports, but this year he is being recognized for his years of work in boxing as he is set to be inducted into its Hall of Fame. Tompkins, a veteran of the sport of over forty years, has seen fighters start as…
Darmani Rock is an undefeated heavyweight contender promoted by Roc Nation Sports. Rock’s record currently stands at 7-0 (5KOs) and he is coming off a 5th round KO in his last bout. Rock hopes to rise up the heavyweight ranks in 2017 and show himself to be one of the best prospects in the weight…
Boxing can be a hugely rewarding sport for the highly talented players. The likes of Floyd Mayweather are signs that doing well and boxing can reap rewards in several hundreds of millions. Now regarded as one of the greatest boxers in the world, Mayweather is now worth around $400 million. He is one of the…
CINCINNATI (Feb. 19, 2017) – Adrien Broner and Adrian Granados battled in a close, back-and-forth main event Saturday on SHOWTIME, with the four-division world champion Broner eking out a split decision victory from Cintas Center at Xavier University in his hometown of Cincinnati. The fight, which was scored 97-93 Broner, 97-93 Granados and 96-94 Broner,…
The greatest boxers to ever rumble in the ring include Mike Tyson, Muhammad Ali, Oscar de la Hoya, Sugar Ray Leonard, and the newest, Floyd Mayweather, and they all have one thing in common. It can be noted that at one point or another during their boxing life, they lived in the boxing Mecca of…
Former four division world champion, Roy Jones Jr, is set to return to the ring tonight against bare-knuckle boxing champion Bobby Gunn. The fight is set for 10 rounds and could very well be the last professional bout for the now 48 year old Jones, who hopes to turn back the clock and bring out…
“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 talk about the recent announcement that Manny Pacquiao will be fighting his next fight in the UAE. I will also discuss the poll that was conducted by…
Announcer, Barry Tompkins, will be inducted into the Boxing Hall of Fame in Canastota, NY on June 11th. Tompkins, who commentates on multiple sports, has been calling fights for almost 40 years, having worked at all the major networks and also worked alongside the sport’s greatest commentators. Tompkins has served as one of the lead…
Reigning WBC cruiserweight champion, Tony Bellew, is set to make a move up to heavyweight to face former WBA heavyweight champion Tony Bellew. Bellew has a record of 28-2-1 and has established himself as the biggest name at the 200lb limit. The fight with David Haye will not have any title on the line, but…
