Bill Tibbs: Bernardo Paret was born in 1937 in Santa Clara, Cuba. He was better known by his ring name Benny “The Kid” Paret and went on to capture the World...

Gabriel Montoya (Photo © German Villasenor): There is nothing more humbling than watching two prizefighters, each with iron will and fists of steel, hammer away round after spectacular round. Each bends the other while buckling under the pressure and pounding in turn. Great chemistry leads to terrific ebb-and-flow and this past Saturday night, “Mile High” Mike Alvarado, 34-1 (23), and Brandon “Bam Bam” Rios, 31-1-1, (23), displayed exactly that for the second time in a row at the Mandalay Bay

By Steve Kim (Photo © German Villasenor): In the aftermath of Mike Alvarado’s close, hard-fought victory over Brandon Rios at the Mandalay Bay on Saturday night, neither combatant would be able to make it to the post-fight press conference. Both were sent to the hospital to undergo observation and tests. Yeah, it was that kind of night. And a rematch that had such high expectations coming into it not only delivered but perhaps surpassed them. You could say it was the best sequel since “T

By John J. Raspanti: The first meeting between Brandon "Bam Bam" Rios and Mike "Mile High" Alvarado was 20 minutes of blood, guts and glory. Could the sequel live up to the original? Alvarado (34-1, 23 KOs), defied the boxing experts by winning a scintillating unanimous decision over the previously undefeated Rios (31-1-1, 24 KOs) at the Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas, NV. The victory earned Alvarado the WBO interim light welterweight title. The bout was...

John J. Raspanti: Gennady “Triple G” Golovkin (26-0, 23 KOs) retained his WBA middleweight title by chopping down Nobuhiro Ishida (24-9-2, 9 KOs) in three...

Anson Wainwright: Over the years Mexico has produced more than it’s share of exciting fighters, champions and legends, the hunt is constantly on to find the next star...

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Anson Wainwright: In the fall of 2011, after attending the third instalment of the Manny Pacquiao-Juan Manuel Marquez series, I headed to Big Bear, California, where I paid...

By Gabriel Montoya: On Thursday, March 28, 2013, it was erroneously reported by Lem Satterfield of RingTV.com that IBF junior welterweight champion Lamont Peterson had tested positive for the drug Human Chorionic Gonadotropin (HCG) following his February 22, 2013 eighth round stoppage of Kendall Holt. The site originally posted a story titled, “Peterson Tests Positive for HCG.” Hours later, the story title changed to “Peterson Allegedly Tests Positive for HCG.” Soon after, this writer tweeted

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Matthew Paras: Chicago light heavyweight (and current holder of the IBO light heavyweight title) Andrzej Fonfara has his sights set on an August 16 return at U.S. Cellular Field...

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

By Steve Kim (Photo © Chris Farina / Top Rank): Originally, Terence Crawford was scheduled to face spoiler deluxe Robert Osiobe this weekend at the Mandalay Bay before HBO’s lights went on for the Brandon Rios-Mike Alvarado rematch (Saturday, 10:15 p.m., ET/PT). For Crawford, this was another developmental fight on his way up the lightweight ladder. But as WBA junior welterweight titlist Khabib Allakhverdiev (who was scheduled to defend his belt versus Breidis Prescott) was diagnosed...

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Matthew Paras: Junior middleweight Erislandy Lara is currently in the process of finding an opponent to fight in either May or June, Luis DeCubas told Maxboxing...

By Steve Kim: This weekend, much of the boxing spotlight will focus in on the rematch between Brandon Rios and Mike Alvarado at the Mandalay Bay in Las Vegas, which will be featured on HBO (10:15 p.m. ET/PT). Meanwhile, in a small independent pay-per-view show from the exotic locale of Monte Carlo, WBA middleweight titlist Gennady Golovkin faces Nobuhiro Ishida in a stay-busy affair. This fight comes off the heels of his January 19th seventh round TKO win over Gabriel Rosado and could be a

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By Anson Wainwright: When you think of sports on the Caribbean island of Jamaica, you’re far more likely to think of track and field (in which they enjoyed considerable...

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...

By Gabriel Montoya (Photo © K9 Photos): The last time we saw junior welterweight contender “Mile High” Mike Alvarado, 33-1, 23 KOs, he was unloading everything and the kitchen sink on Brandon “Bam Bam” Rios, 31-0, 23 knockouts, at the Home Depot Center in Carson, CA to no avail. Time and again, Rios would pressure to get inside and Alvarado would drill him with a long jab followed a right hand that would crush the skull of most normal people. But Rios is not normal. No one nicknamed “Bam Bam”

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