Later this month, two of boxing’s brightest young stars, Marcos "El Chino" Maidana and Robert "The Ghost" Guerrero will face off for the WBA Super Lightweight World title on August 27 at HP Pavilion in San Jose, Calif. in a fight televised on HBO’s Boxing After Dark. It is one of

A full week of boxing culminated in final round competition on Friday at the U.S. Olympic Team Trials for Men’s Boxing in Mobile, Ala. The champions bracket winners faced off with the challengers bracket victors in 10 bouts of action. The challengers bracket winners were looking to stay alive in the tournament with a victory while the winners bracket a

By Alec Kohut: With the boxing world focused on Kelly Pavlik’s sudden announcement, let’s focus now on what was lost in the mix on the East Coast this week...

By Marty Mulcahey: “Friday Night Fights” saved two of its best cards for last, delivering a second straight broadcast featuring matchups worthy of an HBO undercard or “ShoBox” airing. In the opener, a former champion faces a good prospec

By Steve Kim: Coming into this week, Kelly Pavlik was well on his way to facing IBF super middleweight champion Lucian Bute in Montreal on November 5th after his tune-up against Darryl Cunningham in his hometown of Youngstown, Ohio. But as Pavlik made what he described as a “business decision,” the entire card on Saturday was scrapped and Bute is now looking for a new dance partner...

It will be a battle for home state supremacy on August 20 when Edwin “La Bomba” Rodriguez puts his unbeaten record on the line in the main event of Broadway Boxing from Mechanics Hall in Worcester, Massachusetts. Rodriguez (18-0, 13 KOs), a Worcester native, will battle another local favorite, Chris Traetti (10-2, 6 KOs), who hails from just down the road in Quincy.

Unbeaten middleweight contender Peter “Kid Chocolate” Quillinwants to make-up for lost time, yet, the multi-talented fighter has to remain patient and play the boxing game.

By Gabriel Montoya: Baltimore, MD native and junior welterweight Tim Coleman has been all over the map as a fighter. Debuting at 139 lbs, the 5’7” veteran of 200 amateur...

By Alec Kohut: As the news spread yesterday of Kelly Pavlik’s abrupt pullout from both Saturday’s “ShoBox” fight in Youngstown and the proposed November bout in Canada with Lucian Bute, the internet went abuzz with rumors of drinking, harsh criticism, and even one ridiculous claim that Pavlik’s action was “a cry for help.” ...

Ten of the nation’s top boxers moved one step closer to a U.S. Olympic Team Trials crown with victories in the winners bracket final on Wednesday at the Mobile Civic Center. Ten winners bracket bouts and 10 challengers bracket contests were showcased in the fourth day of competition in Mobile with another night of close bouts.

For the past year, rugged Romanian welterweight Victor Lupo has unsuccessfully stalked undefeated World Boxing Coun

The "STAR POWER: Mayweather vs. Ortiz" pay-per-view telecast is now complete with four star-studded fights from two sites all taking place Saturday, September 17 from the MGM Grand in Las Vegas and STAPLES Center in Los Angeles. Mayweather Promotions and Golden Boy Promotions announced today that Erik Morales vs. Lucas Matthysse and Jessie Vargas vs. Josesito Lopez have been added to the mega-event, which is being produced and distributed live by HBO Pay-Per-View®.

By Anson Wainwright: Many believe a loss or two along the way can ruin a professional fighter’s career, while others believe...

By Steve Kim: Whenever the NBA lockout ends, don’t expect Lakers center Andrew Bynum to come back in the physical condition of Shawn Kemp (the perennial All-Star, who infamously gained another half-a-person) as he returned to the Cavaliers for the shortened 1998-1999 campaign. Six days a week, Bynum gets in a daily workout at the renowned Wild Card Boxing Club...

PAVLIK’s comeback took a wrong turn inasmuch as Pavlik withdrew from his upcoming 10-round bout...

By Gabriel Montoya: One of the subjects that I am continually drawn to in the sport of boxing is fighter safety. While I love a great back-and-forth scrap and covering the colorful personalities this sport has in abundance, it is important to remember that not only is this entertainment but one that leaves the entertainers irrevocably changed physically and oft-times mentally. There are many voices to speak to on this subject from...

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

By German Villasenor: WBA/IBA light heavyweight champion Beibut Shumenov, 12-1 (8), successfully defended his titles in front of his adopted hometown, as...

By German Villasenor: The very skilled Jackie “La Princesa” Nava 24-4-3 (11), and the ultra-tough Ana Maria “Guerrera” Torres, 25-3-3 (15), engaged in another fantastic ten-round...

By Steve Kim: Now I’m not the one to go all Dan Rafael or “Harry Hardcore” every time a sanctioning organization makes what amounts to a business deal for its own self-interest. For all the faults of these alphabet groups (and there are many), there are bigger, more pressing issues that plague this business. The reason why some keep battering them is because they are easy targets and it’s become cliché. Want to look like a real muckraker? Rip Jose Sulaiman. Yeah, that’ll make

By Stephen Tobey at Ringside: UNCASVILLE, Conn. – At six feet, seven inches tall and 245.5 pounds, Mariusz Wach will not face too...

By German Villasenor: The Softball Country Arena, Denver, CO- Top ten ranked super lightweight Mike Alvarado, 31-0 (22), made his return...

By Gabriel Montoya (Photo © German Villasenor): “This sport can be wearying” is a familiar shade with which to paint the beginnings of a boxing article these days. The 24-hour news cycle that is social media needs to be fed and boxing is the ultimate luau pig, complete with side dishes of back room dealings, unholy alliances and promoters that are more magicians and snake oil salesmen than men...

Friday evening, June 29th, 2011, Jimmy Burchfield’s Classic Entertainment and Sports lived up to its commitment of “keeping the class in boxing” with an old-school fight card that showcased a wide variety of gifted fighters

By German Villasenor: The Cosmopolitan, Las Vegas, Nevada- Former WBO super lightweight world title challenger Lamont Peterson, 29-1-1 (15), struck gold in the 12th and final round against game Victor Cayo, 26-2 (18), scoring a stoppage win in an IBF super lightweight eliminator on Friday night’s ESPN2 “Friday Night Fights” main event.

Las Vegas fight fans were treated to a night of explosive boxing action with a seven-fight card Golden Boy Promotions, KZ Event Productions and Don Chargin Promotions from the South Point Hotel and Casino. If you missed the live action or TeleFutura "Sólo Boxeo Tecate" broadcast, below is a summary of the results:

World Boxing Association (“WBA”) and International Boxing Association (“IBA”) World Light Heavyweight Champion Beibut Shumenov unloaded a 23-punche explosion on three-time world title ch

By Steve Kim: Tonight, Mike Alvarado makes his first appearance in Denver, Colorado since 2009 where he faces Gabriel Martinez from Softball Country Arena as the featured performer on this week’s edition of “Top Rank Live.” In preparation for their return to the 303, “Mile High” Alvarado and his manager, Henry Delgado, spent a few weeks...

By Gabriel Montoya: The Wild Card Boxing Club in Hollywood, CA, has more than its fair share of blue-chip prospects, up-and-coming pugilists, world champions and at least...

By Marty Mulcahey: This is, to my eyes, the most complete card ESPN2 has put together all year, featuring two former world title...

By Steve Kim: While Antonio Tarver easily shrugged off Danny Green in Sydney, Australia back on July 20th at the Entertainment Centre in nine, mostly dominant rounds, he still hasn’t shaken off the effects of jet lag since returning to the States last week. After his fight “Down Under” on Wednesday, he was in Las Vegas this past weekend before finally heading back home to Tampa, Florida. While still talkative...

By Alec Kohut: Joseph Elegele: Exposed or Mismanaged? When a young undefeated prospect suffers his first loss, especially on national television, the claim that he was “exposed” is often made, loud and clear. Very often, it’s true but in some cases, it’s less a case of being exposed and more one of inept matchmaking

World Boxing Association (“WBA”) and International Boxing Association (“IBA”) light heavyweight champion Beibut Shumenov and Hall of Fame promoter Don Chargin ha

By Allan Scotto: For those of you who watched the pre-fight interview with Zab Judah on HBO Saturday night, you know that he talks a hell of a fight...

By Gabriel Montoya (Photo © Hoganphotos, Golden Boy Promotions): If you can say one thing about WBC junior middleweight titleholder Saul “Canelo” Alvarez, he’s active for a titleholder. Most titleholders who fight on premium cable networks these days fight once or twice a year. However, Alvarez is a unique fighter in that his popularity and status as a titleholder is a bit ahead of his skills as a fighter. At just 21...

By Anson Wainwright: It’s been a frustrating year for WBA light heavyweight champion Beibut Shumenov. As the year started, he was due to meet then-WBO titleholder Jurgen Brahmer in a...

By Steve Kim: A couple of weeks ago, HBO announced that the president of their sports department, Ross Greenburg, was ’resigning’ from his post after 33 years with the network. It’s a move that has a direct impact on the sport of boxing and its fans. Now, it’s time for Richard Plepler, the co-president, and Michael Lombardo, their programming president, to...

Professional boxing’s most driven world champion is World Boxing Association (“WBA”) and International Boxing Association (“IBA”)light heavyweight king, Beibut Shumenov, who takes the next s

Mayweather vs. Ortiz" just got propelled into another galaxy, as it was announced today that rising Mexican superstar Canelo Alvarez will defend his WBC super welterweight championship against Alfonso Gomez on the televised undercard of the September 17 pay-per-view extravaganza featuring the WBC welterweight world championship mega-fight between Floyd Mayweather and Victor Ortiz.

Denver’s MIKE ALVARADO will risk his World Boxing Council (WBC) Continental Americas super lightweight title, his undefeated record and his Top-10 world rating whe

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 about our question(s)...

By Gabriel Montoya (Photo © German Villasenor): We’re Not in Vegas Anymore… Before this past weekend’s Amir Khan vs. Zab Judah junior welterweight title unification fight, I had not visited Las Vegas for a fight since Floyd Mayweather dominated Shane Mosley over a year ago. Why not? For me, a person who works very hard for the money I burn in Vegas on a fight weekend, a fight has to be special...

By German Villasenor: Middleweight Anthony “The Dog” Dirrell showed once more why he is the more exciting of the twin Dirrell brothers...

By Anson Wainwright: When Muhammad "The Rock Breaker" Rachman, 64-10-5 (33), received an unlikely title shot in April on away territory against unbeaten Kwanthai Sithmorseng, hardly anyone...

By Steve Kim (Photo © German Villasenor): On Saturday night at the Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas, WBA junior welterweight titlist Amir Khan added the IBF belt to his collection by impressively halting Zab Judah in five rounds. This date was originally scheduled for a Khan showdown with WBC/WBO champion Tim Bradley but as “Desert Storm” begins a legal fight with his TV packager, Gary Shaw, Khan just marches forward with what...

By Gabriel Montoya ((Photo © German Villasenor): The crowd at the Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino in Las Vegas, NV took their time to enter the arena for the junior welterweight showdown between Amir Khan and Zab Judah for two of four championship belts but when they did they made their presence known. Horns, boos, chants for either fighter were heard throughout the five round bout that left Khan with two belts and an...

Gabriel Montoya: Saturday at the Mandalay Bay Casino in Las Vegas, NV, junior middleweight contender James Kirkland, 28-1 (25), and his trainer Ann Wolfe look to make it two in a row since reuniting a few months back. The opponent?

By Marty Mulcahey (Photo © Action Images): Is anyone surprised that another important heavyweight fight, this time to crown the newest up-and-coming prospect, between Tyson Fury and Dereck Chisora, is taking place in Europe vice America? Given that the vast majority of heavyweight prospects are located across the Atlantic, it only seems right. Yes, American pride is taking a hit but so are American pocketbooks since this...

Gabriel Montoya: Tonight at the Morongo Casino in Cabazon, CA, former standout amateur and now fledgling middleweight pro DonYil Livingston...

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