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New York Boxing Notebook Shakur – Teofimo Bringing Fire

By Boxing Insider Promotions New York remains a hotbed for boxing as we kick off 2026, with major events locked in at iconic venues, local promotions building momentum, and fighters…

01/21/2026

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In Memoriam (Part 8) Brief Sketches of Those We Lost in 2025

By Eric Bottjer ANTHONY NELLEMS, 52, Indiana welterweight, died in February. Nellems won one of six fights in 1993, fighting in five states as an “opponent.” LEFOUMBOU NGOMA, 46, welterweight…

01/20/2026

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In Memoriam (Part 7) Brief Sketches of Those We Lost in 2025

By Eric Bottjer JOE MAFFIA, 66, former controller for Don King Productions, died at his Manhattan home in August. His death was not expected, but reports state he passed “peacefully.”…

01/19/2026

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Boxing Insider Returns to Tropicana Atlantic City on March 7th

Boxing Insider Promotions is set to host its first event of 2026 at Tropicana Atlantic City on Saturday, March 7th. After a seven-year absence of professional boxing at the venue,…

01/16/2026

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In Memoriam (Part 6) Brief Sketches of Those We Lost in 2025

By Eric Bottjer TOMMY KACZMAREK, 96, longtime New Jersey judge, passed in April. Kaczmarek was a first-class judge from 1981-2009, working such fights as Leonard-Hearns 2, Duran-Barkley and Holyfield-Foreman. In…

01/16/2026

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In Memoriam (Part 5) Brief Sketches of Those We Lost in Boxing in 2025

By Eric Bottjer SAM HAILSTOCK, 72, Pennsylvania welterweight, died “peacefully” in September. Hailstock was 10-12-2 (3 KO) from 1975-1983, including losses to future belt holder Colin Jones and previous belt…

01/14/2026

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In Memoriam (Part 4) Brief Sketches of Those We Lost in Boxing in 2025

By Eric Bottjer RICHARD FABIAN, 70, Florida boxing man, passed in Tampa in August. Richard, a 2022 Florida Boxing Hall of Fame inductee, was an advisor to local promoters and…

01/13/2026

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In Memoriam (Part 3) Brief Sketches of Those We Lost in Boxing in 2025

By Eric Bottjer JAMES COOK, 66, London super-middleweight, died in June from bladder cancer. Cook, a native of Jamaica, was 25-10 (14 KOs) from 1982-1994, winning English and European championships.…

01/12/2026

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In Memoriam (Part 2) Brief Sketches of Those We Lost in Boxing in 2025

By Eric Bottjer NINO BENVENUTI, 87, Italian boxing legend and former two-time middleweight champion, passed in May in Rome. The handsome, charismatic Benvenuti won the gold medal at the 1960…

01/07/2026

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In Memoriam (Part 1) Brief Sketches of Those We Lost in Boxing in 2025

By Eric Bottjer KENNY ADAMS, 84, famed trainer, passed in April of cancer in hospice in his adopted hometown of Las Vegas. Adams was old school, a drill instructor disguised…

01/06/2026