The Spectrum closed on October 31, 2009. The final fight card at the Blue Horizon came on June 4, 2010. Jaron “Boots” Ennis was 12 years old when Philadelphia’s two most iconic boxing venues exited the game.
Poor kid never had a chance. …
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Two British heavyweight stars, both carrying crushing punching power but also showing vulnerability and to some “a suspect chin.” Both world champions, both hugely popular. Anthony Joshua and Frank Bruno, two British Kings from different eras – who would have won this fantasy fight?
Carl…
Australia’s Sam Goodman, the leading contender to Naoya Inoue at junior bantamweight according to the IBF and WBO, has made weight ahead of his 12-rounder with Thailand’s Thachtana Luangphon on Wednesday (July 10).
The 25-year-old Goodman, 18-0 (8 KOs), from Albion Park, New South…
Irish super middleweight contender Jason Quigley has confirmed that he is in negotiations to fight Diego Pacheco on Sept. 7.
The decorated former amateur star believes talks could be concluded this week, although he also acknowledged that he is not the only name in…
For all the challenges Vergil Ortiz Jr. and Serhii Bohachuk have faced in and outside the ring, sending opponents packing early hasn’t been one of them.
The pair of junior middleweights will arguably provide each other the toughest test of their respective careers when…
Boxing analyst Tim Bradley believes Shakur Stevenson made a mistake by not accepting the $15 million, five-fight, $3 million guaranteed per-fight deal offer to re-sign with Top Rank rather than hitting the free agent market.
Hope for a Lucrative Deal with Turki Alalshikh
Shakur might…
On a recent episode of ProBox TV’s “Deep Waters,” analyst Paulie Malignaggi addressed the latest problematic behavior from troubled junior welterweight Ryan Garcia, whose recent racist public rant led to his expulsion by the WBC. Malignaggi, who stirred his own share of controversy during his…
The undercard for the Terence Crawford vs. Israil Madrimov event on August 3rd on ESPN+ PPV at the BMO Stadium in Las Vegas might be the best part of the event.
While the main event between Crawford (40-0, 31 KOs) and WBA junior middleweight champion…
.jpg?w=406&resize=406,250&ssl=1 "Charles Bosecker Q&A: Matchmaking is about researching each and every fighter")
This is the second installation of a two-part Q&A with 360 Promotions matchmaker Charles Bosecker, who has matched various fight cards in California and is one of the emerging young matchmakers in the business heading into the next era of boxing.
BS: Best regional…
Vergil Ortiz Jr. (21-0, 21 KOs) will take on WBC interim 154-lb champion Serhii Bohachuk (24-1, 23 KOs) on August 10th. The fight will be shown on DAZN.
The August 10th event begins at 8 pm ET/5 pm PT from the Michelob Ultra Arena in…