Daily Archives: January 30, 2025

Respect is usually something two boxers will express in the aftermath of a fight, having won theirs in the ring, yet occasionally it is something expressed prior to the fight, too.  In the case of Adam Azim and Sergey Lipinets, respect is something they…

As a child Acelino Freitas slept in a room that measured 35 square feet and he would share it with five others. There was no bathroom, little food, and few prospects for the Freitas family as the 1970s rolled into the 1980s in Salvador, Brazil.  …

Once-beaten welterweight Rashidi Ellis remains on the road back from his majority decision loss to Roiman Villa in January 2023. Ellis, a 31-year-old from Massachusetts, will fight for the second time since then, headlining on February 15 at the Mohegan Sun in Uncasville, Connecticut.…

On his regular trips to his old amateur club, Dale Youth ABC, George Groves would see an enthusiastic and hard-hitting prospect, marking him out as one to watch. As young Lucas Roehrig developed and improved, the fork in the road drew nearer. Roehrig…

LAS VEGAS – There’s something about coming from nothing, residing in a town where accomplishment outside the town’s boundaries is rare. Jesus Ramos Jnr feels it. He was raised in the Sonoran Desert town of Casa Grande, Arizona (population 55,635), a plot between…

LAS VEGAS – To hear Nonito Donaire tell it, the secret to creating a Fight of the Year is letting go of who will win or lose and embracing the fact that you’re engaged in a legacy fight for all time. It happened to…