IBF welterweight champion Kell Brook and domestic rival Amir Khan continue to trade barbs over social media. Heading into highly anticipated clash with Saul Canelo Alvarez for the WBC middleweight title, Khan has been critical of Brook’s resume. “My advice for Kell is to take those hard fights – take those big fights. You’re upsetting…
(Photo by Kevin Howard) Ireland’s featherweight champion Patrick ‘The Punisher’ Hyland arrived at the Foxwoods Resort in Connecticut last night as heavy underdog to topple WBC featherweight champion Gary Russell Jr. ‘The Punisher’ came into this bout of the back of three knockouts in his last four outings. In comparison, Russell Jr was looking to…
Draped in a white robe and standing in front of 20,000 raucous hometown fans in a sold out O2 Arena, Anthony Joshua absorbed the electrifying atmosphere as he made his way to his date with destiny. Now behind enemy lines, Charles Martin met the formidable figure of Joshua in the British lion’s den. Once the…
Boxing’s heavyweight title has always lured both a casual and hardcore audience to arenas and television screens alike. Muhammad Ali, ‘Smokin’ Joe Frazier and Mike Tyson are among heavyweight greats etched in folklore of generations past. The latter of which was arguably the last heavyweight champion to truly captivate the public’s attention on a large…
A trilogy (from Greek τρι- tri-, “three” and -λογία -logia) is a set of three works of art that are connected, and that can be seen either as a single work or as three individual works. With the ring as their canvas, Brandon ‘Bam Bam’ Rios and Mike ‘Mile High’ Alvarado looked to produce the final installment of a three piece…
“For both of us it’s do or die. If I lose this fight I may just call it a day as a fighter. I’ve been at this a long time.” In or out of the ring, Brandon ‘Bam Bam’ Rios pulls no punches in his brutal rivalry with Mike ‘Mile High’ Alvarado. Between the ropes…
Bermane Stiverne, the first Haitian born heavyweight champion after knocking out Chris Arreola in May of last year, walked into the MGM Grand Garden Arena as the 22nd WBC heavyweight champion. In the opposite corner for the 135th WBC heavyweight title clash, looking to carve his own piece of history and become the first American…
Amir Khan has endured a somewhat turbulent two plus years in the sport. Suffering a brutal knockout at the hands of 140lb kingpin Danny Garcia in 2012, Khan opted for a change of scenery and began a partnership with the man behind Andre Ward’s success, Virgil Hunter. Following two lackluster performances over Carlos Molina and…
“The fight the world has been waiting to see, the fight that the world wants to see,” a statement from the WBC began. “The WBC fully supports the promotion of this fight which will certainly break all existing records in many areas. The WBC has been supportive and has provided all flexibility for the fight…
Manny Pacquiao notched up an emphatic one sided victory over the challenger to his WBO welterweight title, Chris Algieri, at the Cotai Arena in Macao. Algieri had secured the bout against the Filipino icon following a brutal affair against Russian slugger Ruslan Provodnikov. Surviving two knockdowns at the hands of Provodnikov, Algeri would have to…
On May 3rd of this year, the MGM Grand Garden Arena played host to thirty-six minutes of in ring action between Floyd Mayweather and Marcos Maidana. When the final bell had rung, two of the three judges scorecards had ensured Floyd Mayweather’s unblemished record remained intact. September 13th and the MGM, will once again facilitate…
Throughout Floyd Mayweather’s 18 year professional boxing career, he has reached dizzying heights inside and outside the ring. Well publicized rifts in camp shine a spotlight on what appears a turbulent lifestyle at times. Throughout Floyd’s immense success there has been one consistent in Floyd’s life since he joined the camp in 2007. Mayweather Promotions…
The most prolific puncher of the current generation, Gennady Golovkin, took center stage on Saturday night to coldly dismantle the capable Daniel Geale. The result and manner of victory a formality in the eyes of many, Geale crumbled upon impact from a ‘GGG’ right hook in the third to bring a close to proceedings. The…
With a build up drenched in a shower of tension and apparent disrespectful demands, Miguel Cotto walked into Madison Square Garden to face Argentine boxer-puncher, Sergio Martinez. Cotto’s $7 million purse dwarfed Martinez’ $1.5 million, added to the aggressively demanding terms that Cotto asked for in negotiations no doubt left Martinez feeling short changed. Nonetheless,…
On Saturday night before 80,000 fans and the world’s media, ‘Unfinished Business’ was finally settled. Froch vs. Groves 2 was an incredible spectacle that has become rare in the current era of boxing. Wembley Stadium set an immense stage for a fight that captured the imagination of a nation, and an opportunity for both fighters…
With just over 24 hours until they meet in the center of the ring in Wembley stadium, Carl Froch and George Groves came face to face as both men tipped the scales today. Weighing in at 167lbs 9oz and 166lbs 4oz respectively, Froch squared off with Groves one final time before these two pugilists settle…
As London’s Big Ben counts down the final days and hours to the highly anticipated rematch between Carl ‘The Cobra’ Froch and ‘Saint’ George Groves, the boxing world’s media descends on London to take their place among the 80,000 that will fill Wembley stadium on Saturday night. Fittingly labeled ‘Unfinished Business,’ this event will be…
On Saturday night Floyd Mayweather walked out of the MGM grand casino as the unified 147lb and 154lb champion, notching up a 46th straight career victory. Whilst Mayweather emerged victorious, the routine Floyd performance most had expected failed to materialize. Landing 221 of 858 thrown, Marcos Maidana had connected more frequently on Floyd than any…
Amir Khan was scheduled to meet Luis Collazo in a crossroads fight for both men. Their paths may differ, but both men came into this bout knowing nothing less than victory would suffice. The last couple of years have been quite difficult for Amir Khan. Narrowly losing on the scorecards to Lamont Peterson, Khan next…
Floyd Mayweather Jr. stepped through the ropes for the 46th time as a professional tonight, to face Argentine slugger and WBA welterweight champion, Marcos ‘El Chino’ Maidana. This would be Mayweather’s third bout in twelve months, the most active year since 2007 for Floyd. Last September, ‘Money May’ executed a perfect performance against the then…
Three days from now, Argentine slugger Marcos ‘El Chino’ Maidana will walk the walk forty four men have taken before him. Jose Luis Castillo has shared the ring with him twice, but he along with all the others have failed to topple the pound for pound king, Floyd ‘Money’ Mayweather. Mayweather has become somewhat of…
Last December Keith Thurman again proved that he merely needs ‘One Time’ to finish a fight, when he stopped Jesus Soto Karass in the ninth round. With 20 stoppages in 23 fights, ‘One Time’ is a fitting moniker. Fighting out of an orthodox stance, Thurman is an exciting boxer-puncher on the rise in the talent…
“Fighters are noble warriors, and always get it right in the ring. The people outside the ring are the ones who get it wrong.” Few could argue Teddy Atlas’ analysis of a problem that has plagued boxing throughout its rich history. Accusations of corruption and inept judges linger above the sport like a dark, toxic…
Renaissance man Bernard Hopkins added another stellar chapter to his long storied career last night. ‘The Alien’ stepping between the ropes as the IBF title holder, would attempt to unify the division against WBA and IBA titlist, Beibut Shumenov. The fact that a sentence is being written about a man approaching half a century old…
Carl ‘The Jackal’ Frampton entered the Odyssey Arena carrying the hopes and dreams of a nation on his shoulders tonight. Just as his manager and mentor, former WBA featherweight champion Barry McGuigan had done many moons ago. The stakes had never been higher for the Northern Irishman. A spotless professional record that had seen Frampton…
