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Brandon Rios Fights For A Seat At The Table
By Sean Crose Admit it, Brandon Rios looked great last January when he beat arch foil Mike Alvarado into submission. Sure, Alvarado was a mess, but that didn’t take away…
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Francisco Vargas Interview: I am aware at how big a fight like this is
By: Matthew N. Becher Francisco “El Bandido” Vargas (22-0-1 16KO) is a former 2008 Mexican Olympic team member who at thirty is getting his first chance at a world title.…
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Boxing Insider Notebook: Hershman, Ward, Judah, Foreman, and more…
By: William Holmes The following is the Boxing Insider notebook for the week of October 27th to November 4th, covering the comings and goings in the sport of boxing that…
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WBC Makes Floyd Mayweather Champion Emeritus
By Sean Crose People no longer have to ask why Floyd Mayweather is still the WBC welterweight and junior middleweight champion of the world now that he’s officially retired. For…
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PBC on NBCSN Results: Harrison Decision McCalla, Charlo Stops Alcine
By: William Holmes Al Haymon’s Premier Boxing Champions (PBC) Series was broadcast on the NBC Sports Network tonight from Houston, Texas at the NRG Arena. The main event featured a…
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HBO Sports President Ken Hershman To Leave HBO
By Sean Crose Most people probably have no idea who Ken Hershman is, but the head of HBO's sports division has proven himself a friend of traditional fight fans who…
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Canelo Alvarez Hosts Open Work Out in San Diego
Mariachis, cake, balloons, streamers and screaming fans were all on deck to greet Canelo Álvarez (45-1-1, 32 KOs),former WBC and WBA Super Welterweight World Champion, at his San Diego media…
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Why Boxing Will Never Work As Counterprogramming
By Sean Crose Is contemporary boxing being marketed as a form of counterprogramming? Unlike athletes in most major sports, many of today’s most well-known boxers seem to be placed in…
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ESPN Layoffs Raise New Questions about Network’s Boxing Future
By Ivan G. Goldman ESPN, which this year shaved its boxing schedule down to a nub, is laying off 4 percent of its workforce as fees from cable and satellite…
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Boxing Insider Notebook: Tyson endorses Trump, Canelo, Cotto, Jennings, Ortiz, and more…
By: William Holmes The following is the Boxing Insider notebook for the week of October 20th to October 27th, covering the comings and goings in the sport of boxing that…
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Will April 9th Truly Be Pacquiao’s Last Fight?
By Sean Crose According to ESPN, promoter Bob Arum has made it clear that April 9th will be the day that the legendary Manny Pacquiao will engage in his last…
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HBO Boxing Results: Crawford Stops Jean, Punches Ticket to Pacquiao?
By: William Holmes It’s common for HBO to broadcast the main event of a pay per view fight the week after a pay per view, but it’s rare to see…
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HBO Boxing Preview: Terence Crawford vs. Dierry Jean
By: William Holmes HBO will return to the hometown of WBO Junior Welterweight Champion Terence Crawford in Omaha Nebraska when he defends his title against Haitian born Canadian Dierry Jean.…
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Top Rank Anti-Trust Case Against Al Haymon Dismissed for Now
By Bryanna Fissori Legal Analyst Long time boxing manager and industry professional, Al Haymon has had a decent year with the success of “Premier Boxing Champions (PBC),” which hosted its…
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Say It Ain’t So! Has Canelo Alvarez Embraced Risk Aversion?
By Sean Crose So Canelo Alvarez has reportedly said he won’t fight Gennady Golovkin unless Golovkin allows for a catchweight of 155 pounds. One could hardly imagine Mike Tyson saying…