Posted on 09/01/2020 By: Sean Crose “WE ARE REALLY BACK!!” So declared Gleason’s Gym, perhaps the most famous boxing gym in the country. With New York City reopening gyms after months of Covid-19 induced quarantine, Brooklyn-based Gleason’s has good reason to celebrate. For Gleason’s “will reopen at 5 AM ET, Wednesday, September 2nd.” Although members
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Gervonta Davis: “I’m Definitely Going To Make The Weight, I Really Didn’t Like Fighting At 135” Posted on 09/01/2020 By: Hans Themistode Gervonta Davis has heard his fair share of praise. From words such as knockout artist to showstopper, the Baltimore native has reason to blush over the nonstop compliments tossed in his directions. He
Posted on 08/31/2020 By: Sean Crose Keith Thurman has always prided himself on being a fighter who goes his own way. This would seem normal enough if Thurman were part of, say, the UFC, where personality can be vital to success. In boxing, however, colorful characters generally come in a distinctive type – showy, brash,
Teofimo Lopez Sr. Sets The Bar High For His Son: “We’re Going To Accomplish Even Bigger Things Than Floyd Did” Posted on 08/31/2020 By: Hans Themistode Vasiliy Lomachenko has seldom made a mistake inside of a boxing ring. With 396 amateur wins against one defeat, something he avenged several times over, Lomachenko has been as
Posted on 08/31/2020 By: Sean Crose “Listen,” Eric Kelly tells me. “I’m as happy as can be.” Kelly, for those who don’t know, is a world class amateur standout turned trainer. Although he was born in Florida, Kelly is a New Yorker through and through – engaging, opinionated and unafraid to speak to his mind.
Posted on 08/30/2020 By: Hans Themistode Tyson Fury, like most during the pandemic, has spent his time keeping himself busy. The current Lineal and WBC heavyweight titlist can be found shadowing boxing at a local park near his home, or making the rounds on daily talk shows promoting his high profile future showdowns. Over the
Posted on 08/29/2020 By: Sean Crose Walking out to the Imperial March of Star Wars’ fame, the 22-3-1, Greg Vendetti entered the ring at LA’s Microsoft Theater on Saturday to face the one and only 26-3-3 Erislandy Lara in a twelve round super middleweight battle. The bout was presented by PBC and was broadcast live
Posted on 08/30/2020 At the age of 36, Viktor Postol was hoping to drape gold over his shoulders once again. And for the first four rounds tonight at the MGM Grand Conference Center in Las Vegas, Nevada, he almost did. Postol and unified champion Jose Ramirez met in the main event which was canceled on
ESPN+ Boxing Results: Daniel Dubois Sets Up Showdown With Joe Joyce By Annihilating Ricardo Snijders Posted on 08/29/2020 Ricardo Snijders (18-2, 8 KOs) was given no respect during the build up of his heavyweight matchup with Daniel Dubois. He ultimately did himself no favors as he was easily pummeled and stopped by the British prospect.
Posted on 08/29/2020 By: Hans Themistode Both Jose Ramirez and Viktor Postol waited, waited, waited and waited some more. But with various delays due to the world pandemic, a contest between the two felt improbable. Despite that, they’ll finally have their long awaited matchup go down later tonight at the MGM Grand Conference Center in
Truax Out Of Angulo Fight. Vladimir Hernandez To Serve As Replacement Posted on 08/28/2020 By: Sean Crose Popular super middleweight Caleb Truax has been forced to drop out of tomorrow night’s scheduled fight with Alfredo Angulo at the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles. According to a press release, “Truax was originally scheduled to face Angulo,
Erislandy Lara Eyeing Another Title Opportunity: “I Want The Winner Of Charlo-Rosario” Posted on 08/28/2020 By: Hans Themistode Erislandy Lara has always found himself in the most intriguing matchups in the Jr middleweight division. Two years ago in 2018, Lara (26-3-3, 15 KOs) and former unified champion Jarrett Hurd gave fight fans their money’s worth
Posted on 08/28/2020 By: Sean Crose The PBC returns to Fox this Saturday night with a pair of super middleweight battles. First, Alfredo Angulo, 26-7-0, will face Caleb Truax, 34-1-2, in a scheduled 12 rounder. Angulo is having something of a career resurgence after winning a surprising UD against Peter Quillan last September in Bakersfield,
Posted on 08/27/2020 By: Sean Crose After having literally been closed for months thanks to the COVID-19 pandemic, gyms in New York are finally reopening. Although New York City gyms won’t be open until September, other gyms throughout the state opened their doors on Monday, August 14th. This is good news for New York boxing,
Posted on 08/27/2020 By: Hans Themistode Timing is everything in the sport of boxing. Fans often groan over the forced marination of a big time fight as boxing builds the anticipation for it. For former two division world champion Danny Garcia however, he’s always jumped right into the mix. After winning the WBC 140 pound
Posted on 08/26/2020 By: Hans Themistode Grab a cup of coffee and try to keep your eyelids open as Jr middleweight contender Jeff Horn will take on Tim Tszyu at 5 am eastern time. Their scheduled contest will take place in Australia at Queensland Country Bank Stadium in Townsville. The intrigue surrounding their contest has
Posted on 08/26/2020 By: Hans Themistode There was plenty of controversy surrounding this morning’s contest between Jr middleweight contenders Jeff Horn and Tim Tszyu. Two of the three judges were accused of favoritism on the side of Tszyu for various reasons which made it seem nearly impossible for Horn to win a fair decision. Yet
Posted on 08/25/2020 By: Hans Themistode Jr middleweight contender Jeff Horn may have only one path to victory tomorrow morning against Tim Tszyu. The Australian born contender has done everything that he has needed to do for his upcoming contest. The sparring was intense, plenty of miles were ran and the conditioning tests were top