Undefeated WBO World Welterweight champion Timothy "The Desert Storm" Bradley Jr. arrives

By Steve Kim: As 2012 U.S. Olympian Jose Ramirez was working the mitts with one of Freddie Roach’s assistant trainers at the Wild Card Boxing Club, the question asked to the noted trainer last Saturday afternoon (while he was leaning on the top rope near his famous corner perch near the window overlooking Vine Street in Hollywood) was: Did he suddenly forget how to train fighters? “I must’ve,” he answered, laughing at the question...

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Anson Wainwright: The strawweight division is a quarter of a century old and during this time, Thailand has produced 11 champions from the various sanctioning...

Bill Tibbs: Fight fans who follow boxers from the 1930s were delighted when it was recently announced that Wesley Ramey would be inducted into the International...

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...

By Gabriel Montoya (Photo © Chris Farina / Top Rank): Every fighter who steps into the ring deserves a shot at greatness. For most boxers, an entire life has been sacrificed for a taste of greatness. It doesn’t matter if it’s a long, slow, thirst-quenching drink from the river of fortune and glory or a fleeting sip on one special night against the right opponent at the right time. Not every fighter gets to exercise this right to pursue greatness nor is ready for it when it comes. Saturday...

Top-rated contender Ruslan Provodnikov of Russia makes a special guest appearance at the Los Angeles Kings - Calgary Flames game at the Staples Center in downtown Los Angeles Monday night.

Back in February of 1971, I was elected Secretary General of the WBC. I was still very young - 30 years old - and I felt that I owned the whole Planet Earth. I wanted to give my very best for the sport where I had been since being a child. President

Floyd "Money" Mayweather will return to the ring on Saturday, May 4 to defend his title aga

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By Steve Kim: Legendary hurler Satchel Paige, who Bernard Hopkins has referenced more than once as a role model, would be proud of “The Executioner.” Once again, Hopkins riddled a (much) younger foe in the prime of his athletic life on Saturday night at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York, taming Tavoris Cloud over 12 rounds to capture the IBF light heavyweight crown. Yeah, Hopkins isn’t looking back because something could be gaining on him. But it hasn’t caught him yet...

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By John J. Raspanti: Bernard “The Executioner” Hopkins (53-6-2, 32 KO’s) became the oldest fighter to capture a title by dethroning defending champion Tavoris “Thunder” Cloud (24-1, 19 KOs) by unanimous decision at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, NY. The bout was televised by HBO as part of their “Championship Boxing” series. The fight started slowly. Hopkins, who last fought in New York 12 years ago (stopping Felix Trinidad in 11 rounds) eyed Cloud suspiciously. The first punch...

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Percy Dockery: Former Undisputed Middleweight/light heavyweight champ Bernard Hopkins once again will be facing a much younger, stronger and faster fighter tonight. Over the...

By Daniel Kravetz: The fight was a stark contrast of styles—Victor Cayo’s rangy, flashy combos versus Emmanuel Taylor’s short economical punches—and it evolved into a thrilling, back-and-forth affair. In the end, it was Taylor who prevailed. “The Tranzforma” stopped Cayo in the eighth round of the ESPN “Friday Night Fights” bout via a series of crushing right hands, earning the biggest win of his burgeoning career. Taylor entered the ring sporting a starry headband and impressive...

Gabriel Montoya: While there may be bigger, more publicized or divisionally relevant fights happening this weekend, that doesn’t always equate to being the fight of...

Matthew Paras: The home of the Chicago White Sox, US Cellular Field, is set to make its return to boxing Frank Mugnolo’s Round 3/8 Count Productions...

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Juan C. Ayllon: CLEARWATER, FL – It was November 24, 2012. The savagery began with a single, thudding left hook to the ribs that nearly ended it in the...

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?...

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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...