By Gabriel Montoya (Photo © German Villasenor): According to Wikipedia, “Mexicali (Spanish pronunciation: [mexiˈkali]) is the capital of the State of Baja California, seat of the Municipality of Mexicali, and 2nd largest city in Baja California. The City of Mexicali has a population of 689,775, according to the 2010 census, while the population of the entire metropolitan area (as well the municipality) reaches...

By Marty Mulcahey: A German proverb apropos to legendary boxing figures who have passed away is, "Nothing is as new as something which has been long forgotten." Few sports can match the history and tradition which boxing has produced over the last two centuries, although some long-held customs are falling out of fashion. For instance, it wa

By Stephen Tobey at ringside: Usually it takes a few rounds for a body attack to pay dividends. On Saturday night, Edwin Rodriguez’s body attack worked much more quickly. A right hand to the left side of Chr

By Steve Kim (Photo © Tri Nguyen): Back during his days on the gridiron for his alma mater, Michigan State, in the early 2000s, if Seth Mitchell was injured and unable to play, the upcoming Spartan game wouldn’t be scrapped. Instead, whoever was next on the middle linebacker depth chart would merely take his spot that Saturday afternoon. That’s the nature of football, “next man up.” In boxing, if the main event falls apart, well, the show doesn’t go on...

Hometown hero Edwin“La Bomba” Rodriguez remained unbeaten, stopping intra-state rival Chris Traietti in tonight’s Broadway

By Gabriel Montoya (Photo © German Villasenor): After a thirteen month layoff, Alfredo "Perro" Angulo, 20-1, 17 KOs got a mere 1:24 of work in his return Saturday night at the Nidi Sports Center in Mexicali, Mexico. In the opposing corner, Joseph Gomez, 17-6-1, 8 KOs of Bloomfield, NM moved early on, dictating the geography, or attempting to while Angulo took his time and cut the ring off...

By Anson Wainwright: Some fighters mature when they’re young like Mike Tyson or Fernando Vargas. Others like Bernard Hopkins or Archie...

By Matthew Paras: Recently, it was announced that Robert Guerrero suffered a shoulder injury, causing him to pull out of his August 27 fight against Marcos Maidana...

By Gabriel Montoya (Photo © German Villasenor): It’s been 13 months since boxing fans have had a chance to see Alfredo “El Perro” Angulo in action. When we last saw him, he was regaining momentum following his loss to Kermit Cintron in May 2009. That momentum was stalled when Angulo’s work visa expired and he had to return home to Mexicali until the issue could be resolved. To compound his problems, Angulo...

By Marty Mulcahey: Sadly, this is the final “Friday Night Fights” show of the season, which is departing for its yearly hiatus to make room for college football

By Anson Wainwright: When Puerto Rican Cesar Seda took his unbeaten record on the road to Argentina to face WBO super flyweight champion Omar Narvaez...

By Steve Kim: In what is the season finale of “Friday Night Fights” on ESPN2 from the Horseshoe Casino in Hammond, IN, undefeated junior middleweight prospect Demetrius Andrade, who has been the source of some criticism for facing rather soft opposition early in his career, faces the always dangerous wild card, Grady Brewer- the very same Brewer who upset the applecart in handing Fernando Guerrero his first professional loss earlier this summer...

Due to an injury to his left shoulder and arm sustained yesterday afternoon during sparring, Robert "The Ghost" Guerrero has been forced to withdraw from his Saturday, August 27 WBA Super Lightweight World Title challenge against Marcos "El Chino" Maidana that was to be televised live on HBO Boxing After Dark. The entire card, which was set to take place at HP Pavilion in San Jose, Calif., h

By Alec Kohut: After seven rounds with John Molina on “Friday Night Fights” in July of last year, Philadelphia lightweight Hank Lundy...

By Steve Kim: This Friday night at the Horseshoe Casino in Hammond, IN, the always dangerous Grady Brewer takes on 2008 Olympian Demetrius Andrade in what marks the 2011 season finale of “Friday Night Fights” on ESPN2. Starting from the January 7th debut in Las Vegas where Mauricio Herrera upset Ruslan Provodnikov, it has been a year...

By Alec Kohut: Dannie Williams Impresses on “Friday Night Fights” - Beating Antonio Cervantes hardly makes one a contender...

By Steve Kim (Photo © German Villasenor): On Monday, I placed a call to IBF President Daryl Peoples in the aftermath last weekend’s controversial bout at the Hard Rock Hotel in Las Vegas, where Abner Mares captured their bantamweight title from Joseph Agbeko. Mares was greatly aided by the inaction of referee Russell Mora, who made a series of mystifying (non)calls...

By Gabriel Montoya: On April 8, 2011 at what is essentially his home canvas at the Bell Centre in Montreal, Canada, middleweight contender David Lemieux, 25-1 (24), had the table set to move into the upper echelon of the middleweight division. In an elimination bout to determine the number one contender to the WBC middleweight title, Lemieux was set to face rugged Mexican veteran Marco Antonio Rubio...

By Allan Scotto: Happy Tuesday, fans! Welcome to this week’s edition of “The Barbershop,” a column designed to give you a forum to speak your mind...

By German Villasenor: After the well-publicized signing of former WBO “interim” super welterweight champion, Alfredo “El Perro” Angulo, 19-1 (16), by Golden Boy Promotions

By German Villasenor at ringside: Former IBA super lightweight champion, Coachella’s favorite son and local hero Antonio “Toño” Diaz relived...

By Gabriel Montoya: “How Low Can You Go?” This fight should have been a great fight, but refereeing ruined it. If the ref did his job it...

By Steve Kim (Photo © German Villasenor): This past Saturday night, Showtime’s bantamweight tournament final took place at the Hard Rock Hotel in Las Vegas between IBF bantamweight champion Joseph Agbeko and Abner Mares. Honestly, this was a fight that belonged in Los Angeles but as the original date of this bout was moved from April 23rd to August 13th, there...

By Gabriel Montoya (Photo © German Villasenor): After a couple delays that included a postponement of their original fight date due to an injury as well as a long delay after the co-feature, Showtime’s Bantamweight Championship Final was underway at the Hard Rock Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas, NV. To say it didn’t have further hitches…well, would be an understatement. Everything was on the line in this fight...

By Anson Wainwright: Philadelphia’s Teon "The Technician" Kennedy, 17-0-1 (7), returns to action tonight, when he meets Alejandro Lopez...

By Marty Mulcahey (Photo © Tom Casino/Showtime): Showtime will not air an undercard bout before its excellent duel between Abner Mares and Joseph Agbeko but I have a feeling that duo will throw two fights’ worth of punches anyhow. Since there is only one bout on Showtime, I took the opportunity to preview the main event of Fox Sports’ telecast featuring the always exciting Teon Kennedy...

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By Gabriel Montoya: In his last fight, against Carlos Molina on July 9th, everything went wrong for Kermit Cintron. Once a fighter who...

By Anson Wainwright: On a busy weekend of boxing, it’s easy to let a young prospect from Nicaragua slip under your radar; it’s even easier when he...

By Alec Kohut: This weekend features cards in four of our best Eastern and Midwestern fight towns. Atlantic City, Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, and Youngstown are...

By Steve Kim: Last summer, coming off a string of eye-opening, upset victories against the likes of Norberto Gonzalez, Richard Gutierrez and Henry Crawford, Antwone “The Truth” Smith was one of the sport’s rising young prospects. This hardnosed grinder from Miami, Florida had seemingly come out of nowhere and it looked like he was on the cusp of doing some big things. Then last July, he was slotted in what was supposed to be a...

One of the most exciting fighters in the sport of boxing today, Alfredo "El Perro" Angulo has an aggressive style and knockout power that has made him a must-see competitor for years. Now, Angulo will continue his attack on the junior middleweight division as a member of the Golden Boy Promotions team, and the Mexican warrior has j

In a blockbuster night of boxing, undefeated Six-Time World Champion Floyd "Money" Mayweatherwill face-off againstcurrent WBC Welterweight World Champion "Vicious" Victor Ortiz in the big screen event, Star Power: Mayweather vs. Ortiz Fight Live on Saturday, September 17 at 9:00 p.m. Eastern / 6:00 p.m. Pacific. Broadcast in high definitionfrom the MGM Grand in Las Vegas to more than 380 movie theater

Undefeated, North American Boxing Federation (“NABF”)Featherweight Champion Amanda “The Real Deal” Serrano took another step towards a world title fight when her most recent opponent,

Also Undercard Fighters Eric Molina, Eric Morel & Angelo Santana, Wednesday, Aug. 10, The Joint at Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas

Ever since making Salinas, California his home in 2007, junior lightweight contender Eloy "Prince" Perez has

By Steve Kim: Long before Showtime’s spotlight shines on IBF bantamweight titlist Joseph Agbeko and his challenger Abner Mares...

By Marty Mulcahey: Not one of the boxers featured on this week’s “Friday Night Fights” telecast is undefeated, which is not a bad thing, considering an unblemished record often means a fighter has not been matched tough. A quick perusal of the combatants’ records reveals they have all faced good opposition; that makes them well-rounded boxers, thus more entertaining...

ESPN’s Friday Night Fights presented by Corona Extra will originate from St. Charles, Mo. on August 12 at 9 p.m. ET on ESPN2, ESPN Deportes and ESPN3.com when former IBF welterweight titlist Kermit Cintr

WBA & IBA World Light Heavyweight Champion Beibut Shumenov ready to take on any champions or top contender

By Anson Wainwright: Back in February, Japanese sensation Kazuto Ioka beat Oleydong Sithsamerchai to win the WBC minimumweight title...

By Steve Kim (Photo © Miguel Salazar): On April 19th, Frank Espinoza got the most dreaded call a boxing manager can receive. Just days before his fighter, Abner Mares, was scheduled to face IBF bantamweight champion Joseph Agbeko at the Nokia Theater in Los Angeles that weekend, he was notified by Golden Boy Promotions that Agbeko had suffered severe case of sciatica as he landed on the West Coast and that the fight was in jeopardy...

It is hard to believe what WBC and Ring Magazine Light Heavyweight World Champion Bernard "The Executioner" Hopkins has achieved during his 23-year long professional career. He was the middleweight champion for ten years, notched a record 20 successful title defenses of that crown and at 46-years-old, has become the oldest fighter in boxing history to win a world title. It’s also hard to believe that a young lion like former

By Allan Scotto: Happy Tuesday, fans! Welcome to this week’s edition of “The Barbershop,” a column designed to give you a forum to speak your...

By Gabriel Montoya (Photo © Tom Casino / SHOWTIME): It was the week of April 23, four months after his resurgent victory over Yonnhy Perez in their rematch, IBF bantamweight titleholder Joseph Agbeko was set to face Abner Mares in the finals of Showtime’s Bantamweight Tournament. At 31, the Ghana-born Agbeko had regained his title from Perez in dominant unanimous decision fashion and in the eyes of many, might have been a little too...

By Steve Kim: Last month at the Star Plaza at LA Live, where a public press conference was held to officially announce the September 17th pay-per-view bout between WBC welterweight titlist Victor Ortiz and Floyd Mayweather, Golden Boy Promotions CEO Richard Schaefer promised me that they would be featuring the greatest undercard of all-time. For the record, the “Illmatic” of all pay-per-view undercards is “Revenge the Rematches” that took place in 1994...

By Marty Mulcahey: In 1997, Lennox Lewis ripped the world heavyweight title from American hands, displacing the crown across the Atlantic from which...

By Gabriel Montoya: When we left off in Part One, Dr. Margaret Goodman and I were discussing the problems with licensing fighters and fighter safety in general. We now shift to the topic of Performance Enhancing Drugs in combat sports. In today’s culture, the topic of PEDs is commonplace. As we know, Floyd Mayweather, Jr. is demanding that anyone who fights him submit to the testing protocol provided to him by USADA, what many call ‘Olympic Style’ testing...

By Gabriel Montoya: When all the trash talking and post-weigh-in skirmishes were said and done and the first bell rang, junior welterweight prospects Vernon P

By Steve Kim (Photo © Chris Farina / Top Rank): On Friday, Top Rank Promotions announced that the November 12th rubber match between Manny Pacquiao and Juan Manuel Marquez would be televised and distributed by HBO Pay-Per-View. This after the “Pac-Man’s” last outing was shown under the Showtime/CBS corporate umbrella, in a move that stunned the boxing industry at the beginning of the year. However...