By: Sean Crose It might be something of an overstatement to claim that Marlon Starling was overlooked when he stepped into the ring to face Mark Breland for the WBA…
By Stephanie Kent The boxing world mourns the loss of Francisco Mendez today, a longtime fixture of New York boxing. Mendez owned and managed the well-loved Mendez Boxing Gym in…
By: Sean Crose Clearly, ESPN's list of the “Greatest Fights Of All Time” is highly subjective. No matter. There are some amazing matches the network is showing today. In fact,…
By: Sean Crose If COVID-19 has done anything, it’s given people plenty of time to think. Those in the boxing business are no exception. It wasn’t all that long ago,…
By: Sean Crose I remember my thirteen year old self running downstairs that morning to ask my father who had won. For my dad had gone to the Hartford Civic…
By Bryanna "Pink Ranger" Fissori Social distancing is difficult for most people. After over a month at home, even introverts are starting to want in-person interaction. For boxers, professional or…
By: Sean Crose For all intents and purposes, he should have been old news. He was thirty seven years old and had been in the fight business for over twenty…
By: Sean Crose “There will be very limited time to go outside,” unified lightweight champ Vasyl Lomachenko said of life in his home country of the Ukraine during the international…
ARP Statement on COVID-19 A LETTER FROM THE BOARD The ARP recommends the indefinite suspension of all combat sports events. The Association of Ringside Physicians has been actively following the…
ESPN2 and Showtime to Showcase Classic Boxing Fights This Week Encore Presentation to feature Historic Heavyweights, including Muhammad Ali, George Foreman, Mike Tyson and Evander Holyfield This Tuesday, April 7,…