By Luis A. Cortes III: It’s interesting to me that this tonight’s HBO card featuring the featherweight title fight between Yuriorkis Gamboa and Daniel Ponce de Leon

By Steve Kim (Photo © KMG/ Dmitriy Abramov): When Vitali Klitschko defends his WBC heavyweight title this afternoon from the brand new Stadion Miejski in Wroclaw, Poland, an estimated crowd of around 45,000 will be in attendance. In addition, television ratings and viewing throughout Europe will be robust. While the Klitschkos may be looked upon as rather boring, safety-first performers...

Deepest condolences to Bob Arum and his family on the passing of Bob’s sister, Sari Rosenbaum, 76, of Portland, Conn., who passed away Friday morning after battling cancer. Funeral services are scheduled for Sunday, Sept. 11 at Congregation Adath Israel (8 Broad St., at Church St., Middletown, Conn. 06457) beginning at 2:30 p.m.

By Marty Mulcahey (Photo © Miguel Salazar): For my money, “ShoBox” is the most undervalued television franchise in boxing. “ShoBox’s” track record of pairing talented young prospects against each other is unequalled; the series fills a niche because ESPN2, Telefutura, and FOX Sports fail to consistently demand competitive matchups for aspiring fighters on their airwaves...

By Steve Kim: Lightweight Ray Beltran makes his return to the Warner Center Marriott tonight, where he headlines...

By Anson Wainwright: Originally, the plan was for Carl "The Jackal" Frampton to fight for the European super bantamweight crown against...

By Steve Kim: For all intents and purposes, it looks like HBO Pay-Per-View will be distributing and broadcasting the rematch...

By Gabriel Montoya (Photo © Chris Farina / Top Rank): It was May 8, 2004 when Manny Pacquiao and Juan Manuel Marquez first stepped into the ring together at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas, NV. The fight was an instant classic at featherweight with Marquez getting off the canvas three times in the first round to roar back into the fight and earn a draw. Depending on whom you are a fan of, each...

By Jason Gonzalez: As a connoisseur of the “Sweet Science,” I can’t help but ponder the outcome of certain match-ups...

By Anson Wainwright: For over 30 years, we’ve watched many of the very best amateur boxers every four years at the Olympics ...

By Steve Kim (Photo © German Villasenor): The last time Daniel Ponce de Leon faced an opponent who held advantages in speed and quickness was on the night of March 5th at the Honda Center in Anaheim, California, when he squared off against Adrien Broner. After ten rounds, many observers believed that the hardnosed Mexican southpaw had done more than enough to win. Instead...

By German Villasenor at ringside: In a very lively outdoor setting, super featherweight Eloy Perez...

By Allan Scotto: Welcome to this week’s edition of “The Barbershop,” a column designed to...

By Gabriel Montoya (Translated by Zaira Nazario): As the conversation moved along in the private room at the Mexicali café “Slow Down,” photographer Ray Flores, writer Scott Hale of Halesports.com, our translator, Lucy Haro, and I asked Hall of Fame trainer Nacho Beristain about the changes he has seen in boxing’s popularity, globally, and particularly in Mexico...

By Marty Mulcahey: The argument is over; the Klitschkos have established beyond a reasonable doubt that size matters...

By Steve Kim: This upcoming Saturday night at the Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City, New Jersey, a featherweight contest takes place between Yuriorkis Gamboa and Daniel Ponce de Leon. The talented Cuban is promoted by Top Rank and Ponce de Leon is represented by Golden Boy Promotions. Much has been made of the fact that these two firms- who are the most powerful promotional entities in the United States- had not...

By Gabriel Montoya: While we didn’t get to see if newly crowned IBF welterweight Andre Berto’s stamina had improved deep in a fight, we did get an entertaining five rounds of action Saturday night on HBO. Fighting for the first time both on HBO and in the US, Jan Zaveck, 31-2, 18 KOs of Ptuj, Slovania brought the heat to Berto but unfortunately for him and us, his face could not sustain the punishment Berto, 28-1, 22 KOs, doled out...

By Marty Mulcahey: Judging by the lack of buzz, there is a good chance that tonight’s “HBO Boxing After Dark” show will be the cable network’s lowest rated boxing broadcast of the year despite headliner Andre Berto coming off an HBO appearance that was the network’s third most watched boxing event of 2011. The card lacks the marquee feel of an HBO broadcast, with the headliner returning from a loss and...

By Steve Kim: There was more than a tinge of irony when Andre Berto, of all people- the same guy who caused a bit of a mini-storm on Twitter a few months back by insinuating that Victor Ortiz had been on something illegal and illicit during their April fight- consulted Victor Conte. For many, Conte will always be synonymous with the rampant use of steroids in professional sports at the turn of the century. As a result...

By Anson Wainwright: It’s been a frustrating last couple of years for Vanes "The Nightmare" Martirosyan. He only managed to see action once in 2010...

By Alec Kohut: Following an impressive win over Eric Estrada on the Zab Judah-Amir Khan undercard in July, the boxing press began taking notice of DC featherweight and 2008 Olympian Gary Russell Jr. If that served as his introduction to American boxing fans, this Saturday against Leonilo Miranda on HBO will be his full-fledged, coming-out party...

By Steve Kim: My good friend over at RingTV.com, “Lightning” Lem Satterfield, broke the news yesterday that Adrien Broner will be getting his first crack at a major w

By Marty Mulcahey: There is no more famous dialog in a boxing movie than the emotional “I coulda been a contender” speech by Marlon Brando in “On the Waterfront”...

By Anson Wainwright: It’s been an incredibly tough 12 months for Michael "The Great" Katsidis...

By Gabriel Montoya (Translated by Zaira Nazario): The Mexican state of Veracruz de Ignacio De La Llave is named for Ignacio De La Llave, a general in the Mexican army who fought against Santa Anna, Emperor Maximilian and on the Liberal government’s side of the Reform War. He served as the Governor of Veracruz from 1861 to 1862 and died a year later from battle injuries. On December 23, some 79 years...

By German Villasenor: August, 2011- The long-awaited rematch between WBA super welterweight champion Miguel Cotto and the first man to stop him, Antonio Margarito, is officially on.

By Allan Scotto: Happy Tuesday, fans! Welcome to this week’s edition of “The Barbershop,”...

By Gabriel Montoya: It was April 16, 2011 and Andre Berto was in the fight of his young life with Victor Ortiz. Berto was hurt and dropped early as well as late and tested throughout. When it was all over, Berto was no longer the WBC welterweight titleholder. If you had to pick a first loss, well, this might be the one you want, a “Fight of the Year” candidate with all...

By German Villasenor: Fans were treated to a frenzied, tight, barnburner last Thursday night on the Golden Boy Promotions main event...

By German Villasenor: Two-time IBF junior flyweight champion Ulises “Archi” Solis, 34-2-3 (21), defeated...

By Matthew Paras at ringside (Photo © German Villasenor): The nickname “Pitbull” suits Frankie Gomez well...

By Steve Kim: This upcoming weekend marks the start of the college football season with a few marquee match-ups (LSU-Oregon and Boise State-UGA) but boxing also kicks off the first weekend of September as IBF welterweight titlist Jan Zaveck defends his belt against Andre Berto from the Beau Rivage Resort and Casino in Biloxi, MS on HBO. This past week on a national conference call with reporters, Lou "Mount St." DiBella...

By Alec Kohut: My most lasting memory of the 2011 season of ESPN2’s “Friday Night Fights” will undoubtedly be that of an old-fashioned ice cream scooper. As a hematoma swelled over Pawel Wolak’s right eye in his bout with Delvin Rodriquez, an Enswell looked like a postage stamp on an envelope and was no match for the almost grotesque swelling. One round later...

By Gabriel Montoya: At the Messehalle in Erfurt, Germany, heavyweight contender Robert “The Nordic Nightmare” Helenius, 16-0 (11), kept his unbeaten streak alive with a

By Steve Kim: In what was a promotion seemingly plagued by one snafu after another, Julio Cesar Chavez Jr.’s initial WBC middleweight title defense versus Ronald Hearns...

By Marty Mulcahey: Today’s EPIX broadcast is reminiscent of HBO’s celebrated “Night of the Young Heavyweights” show back in 1996, in which future world title challengers John Ruiz, Shannon Briggs, David Tua, Andrew Golota, Michael Grant and Jameel McCline shared the same ring. Tomorrow’s promotion is appropriately dubbed “Night of the Hunters” in Germany, since the winners...

By Gabriel Montoya: To say it’s been a long road (with a lot longer to go) for middleweight contender DonYil Livingston is an understatement...

By Matthew Paras: When 19-year-old Frankie Gomez steps onto the campus of University of Illinois at Chicago tonight, he could easily blend in as a student there. In actuality, he’ll be headlining the popular Telefutura program “Solo Boxeo” at the UIC Pavilion against local Chicago fighter Adrian Granados, 6-0-1 (4). The fight aims to be the first step in a promising career for Gomez.

Ringside, Inc. has announced the signing of undefeated super middleweight prospect Edwin“La Bomba” Rodriguez (19-0, 14 KOs) to a sponsorship deal. “Ringside is proud to support Edwin

Little did Don King know, while he was celebrating his 80th birthday with a barbecue at his South Florida home at

By Alec Kohut: Lundy Picks Himself- and Career- off Canvas to Reestablish Himself in Lightweight Division...

By Steve Kim: One prominent promoter who isn’t downplaying the recent partnership that was announced between the UFC and the Fox Network is one Kathy Duva of Main Events. She readily admits this is a significant step for the MMA industry. "It’s a shame; we should be on the broadcast network because I think our events are so much more exciting," she told Maxboxing a few days ago...

By Anson Wainwright: It’s nearly five years since Siarhei "White Wolf" Liakhovich lost his WBO heavyweight title to Shannon Briggs...

By Gabriel Montoya: So much in the sport of boxing is focused on the fighters. Fans clamor for fantasy match-ups and pound-for-pound battles, poring over the great old clips of Sugar Ray Robinson or modern greats like Bernard Hopkins and marvel at their accomplishments. The promoters themselves have been a prominent focus as well throughout the sport’s history from Tex Rickard to Don King’s hair...

By Gabriel Montoya: Having stayed up until 4 AM or so, I crashed in my room, air conditioning on full blast and low, until a little after Noon on fight day. Ray knocked on my door and I stumbled to let him in.

By Anson Wainwright: Ever since his amateur days, Alexander “Sasha” Povetkin has been labeled the saviour...

By Steve Kim: It was announced with great fanfare last week that the UFC had brokered a deal with the Fox Network that would have them televising four live cards a year. Yes, Fox, not Fox Sports Net, but the channel that brings you the NFL, Major League Baseball and “The Simpsons.” Fox has come a long way since the days of “Married with Children” and “The Garry Shandling Show” and the UFC has come a long way since...

Zab Judah has filed a protest...

By German Villasenor at ringside: In Friday evening’s main event on a cool night at the Omega Center in Corona, California...

By Allan Scotto: Happy Tuesday, fans! Welcome to this week’s edition of “The Barbershop,”...