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: Despite the touch of bronchitis that knocked Chris Arreola out of his pivotal bout against Bermane Stiverne, the card at the Hangar in Costa Mesa, California will proceed on Saturday night. This was supposed to be part of an HBO tripleheader (with IBF light heavyweight titlist Tavoris Cloud’s bout against Bernard Hopkins and Keith Thurman facing Jan Zaveck at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn). But even without HBO - and its license fee - the show must go on. Why?...

Today’s news wire list.

Anson Wainwright: On Saturday night from the Coliseo Mario de León, Cerete, in Colombia, Luis De la Rosa meets Filipino Merlito Sabillo for the vacant interim WBO strawweight title...

By Steve Kim: In a business that must prepare for life without the likes of Floyd Mayweather and Manny Pacquiao in the very near future, it’s important that boxing develops future marquee attractions. While there are many individuals who hold the designation of “champion” by virtue of a sanctioning body title, rarer are those who have genuinely earned the right to call themselves the best in a division, the truly elite who are listed among arbitrary pound-for-pound lists. But...

Huge selection of news links.

Anson Wainwright: For the first time in his professional boxing career, Merlito Sabillo will have to leave the cosier confines of his home in the Philippines and...

By Steve Kim: For many years, you saw him in the corner of one Oscar De la Hoya. A good part of his adult life was spent not only working De la Hoya’s fights but coordinating his training camps. Aiding the career of the “Golden Boy” was a vital part of his responsibilities. Many figures - from trainers, advisers, managers and promoters - came through Oscar’s career but this guy was the one constant. He probably knew De la Hoya better than any person on the planet. This individual...

The second annual NYSBHOF induction dinner will be held Sunday afternoon (12:30-5:30 p.n. ET), April 2O, at Russo’s On The Bay in Howard Beach, New York.

Bradley vs. Provodnikov takes place on Saturday, March 16, under the stars at The Ho

Top contender Argenis "The Thunderstorm" Mendez (20-2, 10 KOs) gets another shot at International Featherweight Boxing (IBF) Juan Carlos Salg

On Friday night April 19th, boxing returns to Harrahs Philadelphia as Joey Eye Boxing and David Feldman presents a night of championship b

March 8 edition of ESPN’s Friday Night Fights presented by Corona Extra will feature Victor “Mermelada” Cayo (31-3, 21 KOs), who once fought for the Junior Welter

Your daily news updates.

By Gabriel Montoya: In the world of boxing, there are few surer ways to attract a top-level name fighter looking to extend his career (and wallet) with a win over a vulnerable, younger fighter than looking bad in a fight. IBF light heavyweight titleholder Tavoris Cloud did exactly that in his last outing, a February 2012 outing against Spain’s Gabriel Campillo. Cloud, a crowd-pleasing Tallahassee, Florida native, had the worst of nights, winning a decision many felt he didn’t deserve. His

Anson Wainwright: Hailing from the mean streets of Cali, Colombia, Jonathan Romero is no stranger to having to deal with tough situations. Just last week, he returned home from...

Allan Scotto: 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) of the week or any boxing-related issue...

Today’s news for you to use.

Junior middleweight prospect Alantez "SLYAZA" Fox (10-0-1, 4 KOs) remains undefeated after earning a victory in his 11th pro fight. Fox defeated Greg Hackett in a 6 round bout on a card that took place at the Rosecroft Raceway in Fort Washington, Maryland, Fox’s home state.

World championship boxing returns to EPIX this month. Two- division world champion "King" ARTHUR ABRAHAM will defend his W

Former jr welterweight world titlist Kendall Holt will be

Allan Scotto: Back in the spring of 2007, I received a call from a very dear friend who said, “Hey, there’s a Golden Gloves card tonight. Let’s grab something to eat...

By Steve Kim: The big news last week was that WBC junior middleweight titlist Saul “Canelo” Alvarez would be facing WBA beltholder Austin Trout in one of the more intriguing and anticipated bouts of 2013. But in a new change of plans, it would not be taking place May 4th on the undercard of Floyd Mayweather’s bout against Robert Guerrero at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas. Instead, Alvarez made the decision to go fishing on April 20th...

It may not have been an artistic success, but WBA Lightweight World Champion Richar “El Tigre” Abril will take it...

Weekend fight results & other news links.

WBA lightweight champion Richar Abril (18-3-1, 8 KOs) made a successful title defense against previously unbeaten Sharif Bogere (23-1, 15 KOs) via 12 round unanimous decision at the Hard Rock Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada on Saturday. Abril, who was cut over the right eye from a clash of heads, was deducted a point from referee Russell Mora in round eight. Abril then began to land the cleaner shots. Bogere was deducted a point in the 12th and final round for head butting. The scores

By Gabriel Montoya: For the past three fights, lightweight contender Sharif Bogere has been on a serious roll. Three fights. Three stoppages. Success is a delicately mixed brew in any sport. In boxing, the chemistry between a trainer and his fighter is tantamount to success. But before the toughest of storms can be weathered together by fighter and trainer, another crew member’s work must be done. When Sharif Bogere contends with Richard Abril tonight on Showtime for the...

All of Today’s news linked here.

By Gabriel Montoya (Photo © Ed Diller, DiBella Entertainment): In a thriller on ESPN2’s Friday Night Fights, 50 Cent’s SMS Promotions’ Billy “the Kid” Dib (35-2, 21 KOs) of Australia lost his IBF featherweight belt to Russia’s Evgeny Gradovich, (16-0, 8 KOs) by split decision held at the Foxwoods Resort Casino’s MGM Grand Theater. Judge Don Trella had it 114-112 Gradovich. Judge Glenn Feldman felt the same at 114-112 Gradovich. Judge Don Ackerman was straight trippin’ with a score of 114-112 D

Lots of fresh News links.

Alec Kohut: It’s become a pattern, every weekend with more than one decent boxing card, is another weekend of what only can be considered corrupt scoring. But...

Anson Wainwright: Originally, IBF featherweight champion Billy Dib was scheduled to make his mandatory defence of his title against Luis Franco. However, when the Cuban backed...

By Steve Kim: There are plenty of reasons why boxers do what they do. When Rocky Balboa’s would-be wife, Adrian, asked this question of him on their first date (in a memorable scene at a closed ice skating rink they had all to themselves in the original “Rocky”), the hard-luck pugilist replied, “Because I can’t sing or dance.” This punchline is another way of saying they do it because they may not have a lot of other options. Ironically, it’s the only thing many of them were meant

All the news you can use.

Anson Wainwright: Heading into 2012, Willie Nelson was coming off a nine-month hiatus following a majority decision loss to Vincent Arroyo and only really known...

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: When you think of today’s marquee fighters, you eventually link them to certain networks. Yes, they have promoters but their associations to either HBO or Showtime will invariably shape their career paths and what fights they are able to realistically engage in - or in certain instances, not participate in, as fighters are bound to an individual network for a period of time. A downside to having boxers signed to exclusive long-term pacts with networks is that you can get a

Former Lightweight champion Brandon "Bam Bam" Rios works out with trainer Robert Garcia for his upcoming exciting rematch against Mike Alvarado of their 2012 Fight of the Year-nominated fight. Rios-Alvarado II will take place, Saturday, March 30 at the Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas, Nev. Promoted

By Gabriel Montoya: When it comes to the subject of performance-enhancing drugs (PEDs) in general and state-of-the-art drug testing in particular, boxing has come a long way in the last three years. Three years ago, boxing fans didn’t know what carbon isotope ratio testing (CIR), EPO, IGF-1 or the drug of choice these days, synthetic testosterone, was. The process of moving a dinosaur sport like boxing into the present can be daunting but considering the milestones and the distance traveled in

Tons of news links for Today.

By Steve Kim: After what has been a slow start to the 2013 boxing schedule, beset by injuries and postponements, it seems to be picking up steam going into the spring. And Golden Boy Promotions is doing more than its part to add to this momentum with what could be the most fan-friendly doubleheader of the year on April 20th. Golden Boy CEO Richard Schaefer announced to Maxboxing on Monday, “[Abner] Mares and [WBC featherweight titleholder Daniel] Ponce de Leon signed, Home Depot...

Allan Scotto: 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) of the week or any boxing-related...

Today’s news linked here.

By Steve Kim: For many years during his reign as the president of HBO Sports (from 1978 to 2000), Seth Abraham was perhaps the most powerful and influential man in the boxing business. Yes, it was ruled promotionally by the likes of Bob Arum, Don King and Dan Duva but as this cable network made more and more of a commitment to the sport, it was Abraham who controlled the purse strings that these figures would rely on to make the game’s biggest matches. Back then...

Fight results news & more.

Danny Winterbottom: They said it would be over in double quick time and that a right hand would finish the job. But nobody expected the recipient to be local favourite...

By Derek Bonnett (Photo © Tom Casino / SHOWTIME): When I first heard that Cornelius "K-9" Bundrage signed to fight Ishe Smith, I had one question: why? Bundrage was a thirty-nine year old IBF junior middleweight champion, prone to long periods of inactivity between bouts, and still without a major payday to his name despite fighting in the same division as such marquee names Floyd Mayweather Jr., Miguel Cotto, and Saul Alvarez. So, why? Why on earth would Bundrage put his title on the...

All the news you can use.

Anson Wainwright: After capping an outstanding amateur career with a bronze medal at the 2008 Olympics Vyacheslav Glazkov elected to turn pro...

By Steve Kim: How bad is the state of the heavyweight division in the United States, division that, for about a full century, was dominated by Yankees (with the likes of John L .Sullivan, Jack Dempsey, Joe Louis, Rocky Marciano, Sonny Liston, Muhammad Ali, Joe Frazier, George Foreman, Larry Holmes and Mike Tyson)? Well, we here in America don’t even look for a “great white hope” anymore as our best big men pale in comparison to the two-headed Klitschko monster based out of Europe. Now, we