Daily Archives: December 5, 2024

PHOENIX – The busiest man in boxing is bringing five of his fighters to Saturday’s Top Rank card at Footprint Center, ranging from undeniable prospects to a veteran contender to a recently beaten title finalist. Because trainer Robert Garcia is the heir apparent to…

WASHINGTON, D.C. – The last time Gervonta Davis and Lamont Roach Jnr fought was more than 13 years ago, back when they were both amateurs. Davis was 16 at the time while Roach was approaching his 16th birthday. Now they are 30 and 29,…

Every man yearning for greatness reaches the moment when that opportunity is before him. Seize it, as Rafael Espinoza did one year ago, and the challenges that follow aren’t nearly as imposing. Mexico’s Espinoza, 30, will return to previous business Saturday night in the…

WASHINGTON, D.C. – This isn’t normally hostile territory for Gervonta “Tank” Davis, not given the time he’s spent here, beginning with his amateur days and continuing on into his professional career. Davis, 30-0 (28 KOs), turned pro in the D.C. Armory, after all, and…

PHOENIX – If anyone is qualified to speak of rematches, it’s the Mexican Hall of Famer Marco Antonio Barrera, who staged the glorious back-and-forth trilogy against once-bitter rival Erik Morales and a two-fight series he couldn’t solve against newly elected Hall of Famer Manny Pacquiao.…