Liam Paro is no longer a little-known contender. Not after beating Subriel Matias in one of the leading upsets of the year to score the IBF junior welterweight crown in June.
Paro, 25-0 (15 KOs), will now be thrown into the fire at 140lbs…
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.…
Robeisy Ramirez is looking to get revenge and reclaim the WBO featherweight title he lost last year against Rafael Espinoza when they meet for a rematch on Saturday.
Ramirez, a 2012 and 2016 Olympics gold medalist for Cuba, suffered a majority decision defeat against…
As they took in the final stop of their two-city press tour, Gervonta “Tank” Davis and Lamont Roach Jnr stared one another down ahead of their March 1 clash at Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York.
Roach, the reigning WBA junior lightweight titleholder, from…
In this week’s mailbag, we tackle a few of the big bouts on the seven-fight extravaganza scheduled for February 22 in Riyadh, including the rematch between undisputed light heavyweight champion Artur Beterbiev and Dmitry Bivol; the fight between junior middleweight contenders Vergil Ortiz Jr. and…