Monthly Archives: December 2024

One of the finest fights that could be made in 2025 would be a cruiserweight unification contest between WBA and WBO titleholder Gilberto “Zurdo” Ramirez and IBF ruler Jai Opetaia. Opetaia is back in action in Australia on January 8 against David Nyika, while…

As the fight between David Benavidez and David Morrell Jnr begins to heat up, one thing is certain to follow: tension. Benavidez believes Morrell is showing signs of fear as they prepare for their upcoming clash. The fighters are scheduled to slug it out…

Shane Wheaton spent his whole life working on cars, and when he decided to open his own boxing gym, it just so happened to be at a former auto body shop.  Wheaton started Ground-Up Boxing in Antioch, California, in 2023 with the goal of…

A couple of hours before Oleksandr Usyk stepped into the ring in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, on Saturday to repeat his victory over Tyson Fury, word spread on social media that his (figurative) Ukrainian brother Vasiliy Lomachenko had announced his retirement from boxing. That…

Jack Reiss has retired from being a referee, putting an end to what will one day be a hall-of-fame career, but he hasn’t yet fully stepped away. Reiss will continue to judge bouts. Ultimately, he seeks to be an ambassador for his sport, and to…