By Ken Hissner: Pittsburgh’s middleweight Charley Burley, 83-12-2 (50), who never got a title fight will be inducted into the PA HOF May 19th along with 9 others. He had wins over Fritzie Zivic, Billy Soose and Holman Williams while losing to Ezzard Charles and Jimmy Bivins. He defeated Cocoa Kid, 98-26-5 for “colored” welterweight title. “Was one of the best middleweights in the world and is long overdue,” said John DiSanto, Chairman of the PA HOF. Steve “Double SS” Smoger, one of the top..

Next week’s bout in Atlantic City against high profile Devon Alexander could propel the comparatively unknown Lee Purdy firmly into the limelight. Victory would have promoters discussing potential bouts against household names such as Floyd Mayweather and Manny Pacquiao.

Holly Holm impressively, if not spectacularly, defended her World Boxing Federation World Light Welterweight title on Saturday night May 11 in front of a sold-out crowd at the Route 66 Casino Hotel´s Legends Theater in Albuquerque, with a unanimous decision over game but outclassed challenger Mary McGee.

MIAMI, Okla. – Undefeated Dierry “Dougy Style” Jean (25-0, 17 KOs), of Quebec, Canada, overcame a bad cut on the side of his right eye to register two knockdowns en route to a fourth-round TKO over southpaw Cleotis “Mookie” Pendarvis (17-4-1, 6 KOs), of Long Beach, Calif., in the main event Friday on ShoBox: The New Generationfrom Buffalo Run Casino in Miami, Okla.

MOSCOW, Russia—World Boxing Association cruiserweight champion Denis Lebedev (25-1, 19 KOs), from Chekhov, Russia, and WBA cruiserweight champion in recess Guillermo “El Felino” Jones (38-3-2, 30 KOs), from Colon, Panama, are set to meet on May 17 at Crocus City Hall in Moscow, Russia. Co-promoter Don King has invited Russian President Vladimir Putin and Panamanian President Ricardo Martinelli to attend the event.

German Villasenor: After an eight-month layoff, former world champion Vic “Raging Bull” Darchinyan, 39-5-1 (28) (now under the Top Rank promotional banner and new...

By Steve Kim (Photo © Chris Farina / Top Rank): At age 37 with a bushel full of belts in his collection and 44 fights on his ledger, Vic Darchinyan is by all accounts an old fighter. But as he faces Javier Gallo tonight (UniMas 11:30 ET/PT) from the Uni-Trade Stadium in Laredo, Texas, he is in certain ways very new. There have been a few changes surrounding the “Raging Bull.” “I now have a new manager, new promoter,” he told Maxboxing a few days ago. “I signed with Top Rank. They have all the

Steve Kim: Despite what was rumored and written the past few days, everyone involved in the ’May Day’ event featuring Floyd Mayweather and Robert Guerrero is making it clear...

By Gabriel Montoya: The world of boxing is slowly getting to know the world of anti-doping and its cast of characters. Organizations like USADA and VADA, people such as Victor Conte, Travis Tygart, and Dr. Margaret Goodman are slowly being introduced to the boxing world as key figures in an ongoing movement towards uniformity within the anti-doping rules and regulations in the sport of boxing. One significantly experienced voice belongs to Dr. Don Catlin. His accolades within...

By Anson Wainwright: Over the past several months, WBO lightweight titlist Ricky Burns has been involved in a myriad of issues stemmed from his December title bout...

By Gabriel Montoya: If you spend enough time in Southern California gyms, you will see hidden talent you can only hope comes to light someday. One such gem is Inglewood, CA native Cleotis “Mookie” Pendarvis, 17-3-2 (6), who battles Canadian favorite Dierry Jean, 24-0 (16), at the Buffalo Run Casino in Miami, Oklahoma Friday night on Showtime’s “ShoBox: The New Generation.” A classic diamond-in-the-rough who was cut from raw talented material by instruments such as Antonio Margarito and...

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Gabriel Montoya: Lucian Bute vs. Jean Pascal was likely going to be the biggest fight in Canada’s storied history of boxing. On Tuesday, the fight was indefinitely postponed...

Anson Wainwright: When Japanese superstar Kazuto Ioka abdicated his WBC/WBA thrones at strawweight, he left openings for other fighters, including Ryo Miyazaki, a career...

By Steve Kim (Graphic by icheehuahua, MaxBoxing): Now that the dust has settled from this past weekend, when Floyd Mayweather easily dispatched Robert Guerrero over 12 rounds, the question is just when and who does “Money” face next? After signing his groundbreaking, six-fight, 30-month deal with Showtime, he made it very clear that he absolutely intended to fulfill this contract. At the post-fight press conference on Saturday night, the victorious Mayweather mentioned some discomfort in his

By Gabriel Montoya (Photo © German Villasenor): Boasting an “All Access” reality series, two “documentaries,” media workout clips, conference calls, guest appearances on crossover platforms and ultimately a fight, the media tidal wave “May Day: Floyd “Money” Mayweather Jr. vs. Robert “The Ghost” Guerrero” was a sight to behold. The fight itself was more an exhibition of the reasons why Mayweather is known as the most gifted and skilled boxer of the modern era. As a compelling prizefight with a

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By Steve Kim (Photo © German Villasenor, MaxBoxing): Robert Guerrero is a pretty good professional prizefighter. But it will take someone of much higher caliber to topple Floyd Mayweather, even at age 36, who on Saturday night at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in front of nearly 16,000 patrons, easily outboxed “The Ghost” over 12 rounds. The three scorecards that read 117-111 across the board didn’t fully speak to the dominance exhibited by Mayweather. It capped off a good night of action

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Wladimir Klitschko retained his IBF/WBA/WBO and IBO heavyweight titles In Mannheim, Germany on Saturday night with a dominating display of boxing against Italian challenger Francesco Pianeta.

By John J. Raspanti at ringside (Photo © German Villasenor, MaxBoxing): Floyd “Money” Mayweather withstood the determined effort of Robert “The Ghost” Guerrero to win a unanimous 12-round decision at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nev. The bout was shown live on Showtime Pay-Per-View. All three judges at ringside scored the bout 117-111 for Mayweather, 44-0 (26), who retained his WBC welterweight title. Mayweather, 36, notched victory number 44 in a row by using in asset many...

Jenna J: On The Ropes Boxing Radio will be having a special live post fight show following the Mayweather vs. Guerrero PPV event. Show begins at 10:30 PT/1:30 AM ET, and will run for 90 minutes.

By John J. Raspanti; The life of the traveling boxing writer can be a hodgepodge of adventure, excitement and sadly, boredom. Here I am a stones throw a way from the MGM Grand Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada, where tonight, undefeated pound for pound king Floyd “Money” Mayweather meets Robert “The Ghost” Guerrero for the WBC welterweight championship of the world. I’ll be at ringside to witness all the drama that only professional boxing provides. It’s all good. At least that part is...

Last night, Golden Boy Promotions and Mayweather Promotions returned to The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas for the resort’s “Fight Nights” series at The Chelsea, kicking off the Cinco de Mayo celebration and a weekend of legendary boxing.

Marc Livitz in Las Vegas: Whoever decided many years ago to open arena doors to the public for a weigh in before an anticipated fight should be highly commended. The bigger the bout, the...

By John J. Raspanti (Photo © Esther Lin / SHOWTIME: When last seen in the ring almost four months ago, Gabriel Rosado was a battered and bloody mess. Cuts around his left eye had rendered him virtually blind. His nose was disfigured and gushing blood. Rosado, who usually fights in the junior middleweight division, had moved up in weight to challenge reigning WBA middleweight champion Gennady Golovkin. Rosado (21-6, 13 KOs ) was confident. He figured he could outbox the slower Golovkin. Some...

Jason Petock: Corona, California was the place and Friday Night Fights on ESPN was the thrilling setting for an action-packed slugfest between Mauricio “El Maestro” Herrera (19-3/7 KOs) and Ji-Hoo...

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In previewing this Saturday’s big fight in Las Vegas, please mention World Heavyweight Champion WLADIMIR KLITSCHKO (59-3, 51 KOs), of Ukraine, in his 2013 debut, will be making title defense No. 14 in his current seven-year reign as heavyweight kingpin, against undefeated Top-10 contender and cancer survivor Francesco Pianeta (28-0-1, 15 KOs), of Italy. "Dr. Steelhammer" will also be going for his landmark 60th professional victory.

Allan Scotto: Hey, fans! Welcome to “Ask Gerry Cooney,” where you get to ask former heavyweight contender “Gentleman” Gerry Cooney any boxing-related question you’d like...

By Steve Kim (Photo © German Villasenor): On December 15th, Leo Santa Cruz put on a late-finishing kick to defeat the pesky Alberto Guevara at the Los Angeles Sports Arena over 12 rounds. It put a capper on a 2012 where Santa Cruz performed five times and went from a relatively unknown prospect to a world champion who built a fan following for his active, hard-hitting style. But on this early afternoon, for the most part, Santa Cruz looked like a fatigued fighter. Known for his impressive work

By Gabriel Montoya: Whether good or bad, the boxing business was born in a backroom and has continued to live there throughout its history. The commissions, judges, promoters, managers, trainers, fighters, strength coaches, sponsors, networks and news media in boxing all operate with the understanding that compromises, moral and otherwise, will more than likely have to be made. The boxing news media’s current state is one aspect that is compromised, in my opinion. Rather...

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Bill Tibbs: Born in Waipahu, Hawaii, Andy Ganigan, known as “The Hawaiian Punch” throughout his career, was considered one of the best punchers...

By Steve Kim: The latest edition of “The Soapbox” comes from Gregory Link, who wrote to me in the aftermath of Amir Khan’s latest harrowing experience versus Julio Diaz in his homecoming to Sheffield this past weekend. Khan escaped with a close victory and was dumped to the canvas in the fourth and hurt again significantly in the 11th round. While many rightly see flaws in Khan, our latest individual who steps onto “The Soapbox” sees something much different... "I just finished watching

Tensions flared, insults flew and blows were nearly exchanged during the final main event press conference Wednesday for “MAY DAY: Mayweather vs. Guerrero” this Saturday, May 4, live on SHOWTIME PPV from the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nev.

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By Steve Kim: It’s not unusual for two fighters from the same promotional entity to compete in the ring. In fact, with the state of the business nowadays, it’s the easiest way to make a fight. Most of the major firms, whether they be Golden Boy Promotions, Top Rank, Don King Productions or Main Events, have all made a multitude of in-house match-ups pitting their clients against each other. It’s happening this weekend when WBC featherweight titlist Daniel Ponce de Leon defends

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By Marc Livitz: Cinco de Mayo weekend is fast approaching and that usually means what it has meant in years past. Floyd “Money” Mayweather, Jr., who can now truly be the one who sits alone well atop the mythical yet at times nonsensical “Pound for Pound” rankings will be the center stage in Las Vegas. The undisputed king of the boxing box office holds an undefeated record of 43 wins (26 KO’s) and no losses. Forty two have tried and failed. One has tried twice and failed twice...

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Anson Wainwright: When it was announced last week that Hryunov Promotions won the purse bid of the heavyweight title unification showdown between Wladimir Klitschko and Alexander Povetkin at...

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By Steve Kim (Photo © Tom Casino / SHOWTIME): This past weekend, we saw competing cards once again between HBO and Showtime. The networks were scheduled to feature six fights between them (before inclement weather in Argentina forced the welterweight contest between Luis Abregu and Antonin Decarie to start early, thus not making the HBO broadcast). For years, head-to-head shows were problematic and spoke volumes on just how fractured this business could be at times. And folks...

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By Jason Petock (Photo © Tom Casino /SHOWTIME): Barclay’s Center in Brooklyn, New York was the dramatic theater that was set on Saturday for an electrifying evening of boxing between reigning and undefeated WBA Super World Light Welterweight and WBC Light Welterweight titleholder Danny “Swift” Garcia (26-0/16 KOs) and Zab “Super” Judah (42-8/29 KOs) in a 12 round grudge match for 140 pound supremacy in the division. The walk-up to the fight itself was anything but tame or less action-packed. F

Gabriel Montoya: Before nearly 40,000 Argentineans at the Club Atlético Vélez Sarsfield in Buenos Aires, Distrito Federal, Argentina, middleweight champion Sergio “Maravilla” Martinez...

John J. Raspanti: Former world champion Amir "King" Khan (28-3, 19 KOs) found his bearings after a fourth round knockdown to score a hard fought 12 round...

Anson Wainwright: When Antonin Decarie got the call to fight last year against prospect Alexis Perez as part of an HBO tripleheader on the night of 29th September, he...