Posted on Thursday, December 31st, 2015 at 8:30 am.
We chose the topic last week of whether former longtime super middleweight champion of the world Chris Eubank rates to be inducted into the international boxing hall of fame. He was one of the most dominate super middleweight world champions of all time. He reigned as world champion in the division from 1990 to 1995. :READ MORE…
Posted on Monday, November 9th, 2015 at 6:01 am.
Unbeaten IBF welterweight world champion Kell Brook (35-0, 24KOs) of the United Kingdom did not fight this weekend but oddly enough there were certain indirect links to him following the fight results Saturday. WBO welterweight world champion Timothy Bradley stopped former world champion Brandon Rios in round 9 of their main event bout televised on :READ MORE…
Posted on Saturday, September 19th, 2015 at 4:27 am.
If there is something eighty-three year old head of Top Rank Bob Arum knows how to do is promote. Despite having some attractive fights on the horizon like Nonito Donaire vs Scott Quigg and Timothy Bradley vs Brandon Rios, everybody in the boxing world knows that his main dish is none other than Manny “Pacman” :READ MORE…
Posted on Tuesday, September 15th, 2015 at 9:40 am.
Unbeaten IBF welterweight champion Kell Book (35-0, 24 KOs) of the United Kingdom will defend his world title versus former world title challenger Diego Chaves (23-2-1, 19 KOs) of Argentina. The main event will take place October 24th in at the Sheffield Arena, in Brook’s native Sheffield, Yorkshire. This will be the third defense of :READ MORE…
Posted on Saturday, September 5th, 2015 at 5:13 am.
Timothy Bradley said it best in an interview with renowned boxing scribe Steve Kim, “all good things come to an end this one has come to end.” The current WBO welterweight champion was speaking of his recent split from his long time trainer Joel Diaz. Bradley and Diaz worked together out of the Inland Empire :READ MORE…
Posted on Thursday, September 3rd, 2015 at 4:09 am.
Things are heating up for the second half of 2015 and here are the latest stories in the latest edition of “Around the Ring”: Rios Against Bradley is On – Maybe not officially but it looks like everything is pointing for this mega fight between Brandon “Bam Bam” Rios and Timothy “Desert Storm” is ready :READ MORE…
Posted on Monday, June 29th, 2015 at 5:57 am.
Former two-division world champion Timothy Bradley Jr. (32-1-1, 12KOs) clearly defeated unbeaten former world champion Jessie Vargas (26-1, 9 KOs) this past Saturday night by unanimous decision. It was Bradley’s first win in his last three fights. There were questions entering the fight whether Bradley was still the same elite fighter as he was following :READ MORE…
Posted on Thursday, June 4th, 2015 at 5:55 am.
News and opinion from around the boxing world: Close the Book on Soto – As we have reported here, former champion Humberto Soto wouldn’t have any luck if it wasn’t for bad luck. After his fight with Frankie Gomez went by the wayside after Gomez came up heavy on May 9th on HBO and then :READ MORE…
Posted on Thursday, April 30th, 2015 at 10:10 am.
Former world champion Ruslan Provodnikov (24-4, 17 KOs) is just weeks removed from his exciting fight with Lucas Matthysse. Both fighters entered the bout known as serious punchers which is what had the fight so eagerly anticipated by fans and media. It would be Matthysse ability to box and Provodnikov’s lack of that was the :READ MORE…
Posted on Monday, March 2nd, 2015 at 10:44 am.
The stage is officially set for the thrilling matchup between Lucas Matthysse (36-3, 34 KOs) and ex-champ Ruslan Provodnikov (24-3-1, 17 KOs). There were rumors for weeks of which venue would land this can’t miss thriller. In the end the two will have a go at it April 18th at the Turning Stone Resort & :READ MORE…
Boxing History: November 10, 1983 Marvelous Marvin Hagler W 15 Roberto Duran, Las Vegas. Retains World Middleweight Title. Record won 62 (KO 52) + lost 3 + drawn 2 = 67 Marvelous Marvin Hagler (born Marvin Nathaniel Hagler; May 23, 1954 in Newark, NJ) was Undisputed World Middleweight Champion from 1980 to 1987. Hagler made :READ MORE…
