“There’s something genuinely tragic about a gifted, poverty-stricken kid who can make $50m, only to end up fighting as a sad, slow-moving grandfather because he can’t pay his tax bill.”
Those words appeared 26 years ago in Boxing News , and we revisit…
The name Coley Wallace is not a well-known name in boxing or in the movies, but…….Born in Jacksonville, Florida, then moving to Harlem, New York, Wallace, 6-1 at the time, was the last opponent to defeat the future world unbeaten heavyweight champion Rocky Marciano, 11-3,…
Promoter Eddie Hearn says Matchroom has sent three offers to WBO welterweight champion Brian Norman Jr’s team for a unification fight against IBF champ Jaron ‘Boots’ Ennis. Hearn says Team Norman is either “deluded” or using Ennis’ name.
Hearn Claims Three Offers Rejected
We don’t…
William Zepeda will fight former unified lightweight champion George Kambosos Jr. or Tevin Farmer on November 16th in Saudi Arabia.
According to Fernando Sabatini on X, the go-getter Kambosos’ Jr. (21-3, 10 KOs) is the likely opponent for the unbeaten Zepeda (31-0, 27 KOs). It…
Diego Pacheco is just 23 years old, yet he’s already alluding that his evolution from prospect to world contender is complete.
Pacheco (21-0, 17 KOs) will get another crack at proving why he says he’s special when he takes on Maciej Sulecki (32-2, 12…
Jaron ‘Boots’ Ennis needs to consider moving up to 154 if he can’t get the unification fight against WBO welterweight champion Brian Norman Jr. made.
There’s no fan interest in a rematch between Ennis (32-0, 29 KOs) and Chukhadzhian (24-2, 13 KOs), who he beat…
Canelo Alvarez says David Benavidez will lose when he faces WBA light heavyweight champion Dmitry Bivol. He says 175 is Benavidez’s true weight class, but he’s not the same fighter that he was when he was fighting at 168, enjoying a massive size advantage over…
Ben Whittaker has always managed to make himself the center of attention.
On Oct. 12, the unbeaten 27-year-old light heavyweight will get to display his wares in front of the world when he will fight Liam Cameron on the undercard of the undisputed 175-pound…
Frank Warren and Queensberry Promotions have bolstered their already impressive heavyweight roster of talent with the signing of undefeated Ukrainian Vladyslav Sirenko, who is based in New York.
The Kiev-born 6’4” Sirenko holds a professional record of 21-0, with 18 coming inside schedule. The 29-year-old…
Canelo Alvarez remains open to fighting Terence Crawford next if the money is right and if he’s victorious in the September 14th title defense of his super middleweight belts against Edgar Berlanga.
Alvarez (61-2-2, 39 KOs) doesn’t care that the WBO ordered Crawford (41-0, 31…