Monthly Archives: June 2024

Ricky Hatton, a former two-division world champion whose courage in the ring and whose everyman lifestyle outside of it contributed so much to his global appeal, is to be inducted into the International Boxing Hall of Fame. In a recent conversation with BoxingScene, Hatton reflected…

Ricky Hatton, a former two-division world champion whose courage in the ring and whose everyman lifestyle outside of it contributed so much to his global appeal, is to be inducted into the International Boxing Hall of Fame. In a recent conversation with BoxingScene, Hatton reflected…

Joe Cordina’s trainer believed he was finished at super featherweight before the Welshman agreed to fight Anthony Cacace. Cordina, 32, was unexpectedly stopped by Ireland’s Cacace in eight rounds in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia in May, and therefore lost his IBF super-featherweight title. That he had…

Jesse “Bam” Rodriguez has used Roman “Chocolatito” Gonzalez as a sparring partner to prepare for his WBC super-flyweight title fight with Juan Francisco Estrada. Rodriguez, 24, established himself as one of the world’s finest fighters when in December at flyweight he stopped the previously…

Adrien Broner is a fascinating figure in modern boxing. Despite being a four-division world titleholder, he is often viewed as an underachiever. Broner had the hand speed, power and charisma that suggested he could take over the pay-per-view market after the retirement of Floyd Mayweather…

Turning Stone Resort Casino and Golden Boy Promotions hosted a final press conference to kick off the Boxing Hall of Fame Induction Weekend in Canastota, New York, and prime fans for a Friday card at Turning Stone in nearby Verona, New York. The event…