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Felix Verdejo Impresses In Hometown Win
By Sean Crose There were lots of high hopes for Felix Verdejo as he stepped into the ring in San Juan, Puerto Rico on Friday night. Indeed, the 18-0 lightweight…
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Nonito Donaire Eeks Out Title WIn
By Sean Crose Working behind an effective jab, while employing powerful shots and a nuanced defense, Nonito Donaire (35-3) looked sharp in the early going Friday night as he battled…
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Jesse Hart Opens Up About his Father, Eugene ‘Cyclone’ Hart: “I Wanted Him to Love Me”
By: Thad Moore While other kids were playing, watching television, and getting ready for First Grade, USBA/NABO super middleweight champion Jesse Hart (18-0, 15 KO's) had other plans. Jesse was…
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Bryant Jennings Talks Luis Ortiz, That Loss To Wladimir Klitschko, And The Future
By Sean Crose “I learned a lot about life in different respects.” So Bryant Jennings told me during a conference call last week after I asked how his recent loss…
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Manny Pacquiao Said To Name Next Opponent By Friday
By Sean Crose Manny Pacquiao is said to be announcing his next opponent this Friday on truTV’s Top Rank boxing telecast. ESPN’s Dan Rafael Tweeted on Monday that he had…
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Boxing Insider Notebook: Mayweather, Pacquiao, Williams, Jennings, Wilder, and more…
By: William Holmes The following is the Boxing Insider notebook for the week of December 1st to December 8th, covering the comings and goings in the sport of boxing that…
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Danny Garcia and Robert Guerrero Press Conf Quotes
Before undefeated Danny "Swift" Garcia (31-0, 18 KOs) and former world champion Robert "The Ghost" Guerrero (33-3-1, 18 KOs) face-off in a 12-round welterweight showdown on Saturday, January 23 at…
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PBC on NBC Preview: Figueroa Jr. vs. DeMarco
By: Matthew N. Becher Premier Boxing Champions is beginning to bring a close to their inaugural year by staging a Jr. Welterweight showdown on NBC, this Saturday from the AT&T…
PBC on Fox Sports 1 Results: Vicente Knocks Dominguez out Cold, Tapia Beats Wilson
By: William Holmes Al Haymon’s Premier Boxing Champions was televised on Fox Sports 1 live from the National Bank Center in Trenton, NJ and featured a super bantamweight main event…
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Daniel Jacobs in Clover, but One Loss Doesn’t Mean Peter Quillin’s Done
By Ivan G. Goldman Daniel Jacobs’ career took a huge leap Saturday night on Showtime. No question about that. But just because Peter “Kid Chocolate” Quillin didn’t make it to…
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Is Creed really as Good as the critics say?
By Kirk Jackson After watching the various previews, binge watching the previous installments of the vastly popular, if not critically acclaimed “Rocky” movies, I set my sights on the newest…
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Brooklyn Brawl on Showtime Results: Jacobs wins by devastating first round TKO
By: Matthew N. Becher Showtime boxing went out with a bang to the boxing year with a stacked card full of local favorites, former and current world champs, and the…
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Jackie Kallen: Daniel Jacobs vs Peter Quillin, Big Battle in Brooklyn
By Jackie Kallen No matter where you live, the fight this Saturday night between Peter Quillin and Daniel Jacobs is a great matchup. But if you happen to live in…
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Showtime Boxing Preview: Battle for Brooklyn: Quillin vs. Jacobs Preview
By: Matthew N. Becher The 2015 boxing year is headed for a close this Saturday, December 5th at the Barclay’s Center in Brooklyn, New York. Broadcast live on Showtime (with…
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Wladimir Klitschko a Great Champion Who Looked His Age against Tyson Fury
By Ivan G. Goldman No, Wladimir Klitschko wasn’t overrated. This is a heavyweight who’d owned one or more major belts for more than 10 years, and he ducked no one.…