By: William Holmes Top Rank Promotions returned to pound for pound star Terence Crawford’s home state of Nebraska to promote his attempt to unify the WBA/WBC/IBF and WBA Junior Welterweight Titles. The Pinnacle Bank Arena in Lincoln, Nebraska was the host site for tonight’s ESPN telecast. The undercard featured stars…

By: William Holmes Golden Boy Promotions teamed up with Miguel Cotto Promotions to put on a show at Complejo Ferial, Ponce in Puerto Rico on ESPN. The opening bout was between former sparring partners Edwin Rodriguez (8-4-1) and prospect Juan Carlos Camacho Jr. (6-1) in the super flyweight division. Photo…

By Jake Donovan There was nearly a fight a day before the big fight, but Terence ‘Bud’ Crawford and Julius Indongo managed to survive Friday’s weigh-in session without any blood shed or scale issues. Photo: Mikey Williams/Top Rank The pair of unbeaten super lightweight titlists made weight for their highly…

Kelly Swanson Thank you operator. Thanks to everybody for joining in. From the World Tour to Fight Week, we are days away from a really, really big event. Floyd Mayweather versus Conor McGregor. I’m going to first introduce the participants on the call today. Of course we have the one…

WBC & WBO Jr. Welterweight Champion Terence Crawford with Trainer Brian McIntyre and Top Rank President Todd duBoef / IBF & WBA Jr. Welterweight Champion Julius Indongo with co-promoter and manager Nestor Tobias and Matchroom Boxing’s Frank Smith TODD duBOEF: It is going to be an exciting night on Saturday….

Thank you everyone for joining. Today we’ll actually be breaking this conference call in two, with UFC President Dana White joining us in the second half of the call. But first, we have joining us a fighter many people call the greatest mixed martial artist in the world. Already a…

By: Sean Crose “This is my last one, ladies and gentleman.” Photo Credit: USA Today So said Floyd Mayweather during a Thursday call to promote his August 26th superfight against UFC superstar Conor McGregor. “I gave my word to Al Haymon,” he added, “I gave my word to my children…I’m…

By: Ken Hissner Rising Star Promotions returns to the Claridge Hotel & Casino, in Atlantic City, NJ, Saturday. They will be featuring 12 bouts with Thomas “Cornflake” Lamanna of Millville, NJ, against George “El Terrible” Sosa for the WBC Silver Latino welterweight title in the Main Event. “I’m just ready…

By: William Holmes On Saturday night Top Rank Promotions will continue their relationship with ESPN by broadcasting a junior welterweight unification bout between one of their top stars, Terence Crawford, taking on fellow junior welterweight title holder Julius Indongo. This bout will take place at the Pinnacle Bank Arena in…

By: Sean Crose It’s doubtful he’d ever admit it, but Conor McGregor is different on a conference call than he is when all eyes are on him. The McGregor who spoke to the media on a Wednesday call was polite, smart…and actually somewhat likable. Incredible, I know, but true. While…

Compiled By: William Holmes The following is the Boxing Insider notebook for the week of August 8th to August 15th, covering the comings and goings in the sport of boxing that you might have missed. Eddy Reynoso and Abel Sanchez Conference Call Quotes for Canelo vs. Golovkin Eddy Reynoso, head…

Rosado returns to finish what she started in the Bull City. This time last year, “Raging Babe” Michelle Rosado touched down in Raleigh for the first time, determined to help a local boxing promoter make his mark in North Carolina. Rosado and her company, Raging Babe, did just that, and…

By: Ken Hissner It was a three hour trip to DC just to see Jaron “Boots” Ennis, 14-0 (12) get his fourteenth win against Ricardo Cano, 17-14-5 (10), of Mexico City who once went the ten round distance with Saul Canelo Alvarez! The show was promoted by Nations Fight Night’s…

Conor McGregor: “He was looking for an exit, The spars were not good for him. He took a lot of head trauma. Straight after it we were worried. The sparring partners were actually telling us when he was dropped back at the home that he was stumbling out of the…

By: Ken Hissner Marshall Kauffman’s Kings Promotions in Association with David Feldman returned before a standing room only crowd to the SugarHouse Casino Friday night with a 10 bout card. In the Main Event South Philadelphia sensation Christian Carto, 11-0 (11), stopped Ugandan out of St. Paul, MN, Phillip Adyako,…