What’s In A Boxers Nickname?

You wonder how some boxers end up with nicknames that don’t fit them, like “killer,” when one doesn’t have a high knockout percentage. Eric “Butterbean” Esch, 65-2-3, ended the career of Larry “The Easton Assassin” Holmes on July 7th, 2002. He was credited with a…

Ennis Embarking On New Era For Philly

Jaron “Boots” Ennis was persuaded to sign for Matchroom on the promise of fighting regularly in his home city of Philadelphia. The IBF welterweight champion’s first fight under his new promoters is scheduled to be against his mandatory challenger Canada’s 31-year-old Cody Crowley, and in…