Jeff Mayweather has been through his share of ups and downs with his fighter, former multiple time world champion Celestino Caballero.  In his latest trip into the ring, after being out of action for well over a year, Caballero lost a disappointing split decision to Robinson Castellanos in a bout that was to serve as [...]

Heading into the biggest fight of his career on May 4, middleweight J’Leon Love, at least on the outside, doesn’t seem to be letting the moment get to him. At 15-0 (8 KO’s), Love couldn’t ask for a much better start to his career.  From a promotional standpoint, as a key member of The Money [...]

By Nick Bellafatto This Saturday night on Showtime Championship Boxing, 140-pound unified titlist and Ring Magazine belt holder Danny “Swift” Garcia (25-0, 16 KO’s) of Philadelphia, PA will go at it with Brooklyn’s own former undisputed welterweight world champion Zab “Super” Judah (42-7, 29 KO’s). And when the bell rings inside New York’s Barclays Center [...]

By Albert Alvarez Canelo (42-0-1)/Trout (26-1) wrap up- While watching the fight, I felt that Canelo was leaning in too much when throwing his right hand. If Trout was in better position, he could have timed it and made things real interesting. Trout did fight a good fight, but my eyes told me that the [...]

By Nick Bellafatto In back to back weekends featuring unification bouts, this Saturday night’s contest between Mexican icon and WBC junior middleweight champion Saul “Canelo” Alvarez (41-0, 30 KO’s) of Juanacatlán, Jalisco, Mexico and WBA titlist Austin “No Doubt” Trout (26-0, 14 KO’s) out of Las Cruces, New Mexico figures to be totally intriguing. And [...]

By Ian S Palmer Tyson Fury of England will take on American veteran Steve Cunningham in an IBF heavyweight title elimination bout at Madison Square Garden in New York City on Saturday April 20. Fury is undefeated with a 20-0 record and 14 Kos while Cunningham has a mark of 25-5 with 12 Kos. Fury [...]

By Ian S Palmer There will be a super welterweight unification bout at the Alamodome in San Antonio, Texas on Saturday April 20 when WBC kingpin Saul Alvarez meets WBA champ Austin Trout. Alvarez was figuring to meet Miguel Cotto, but Trout beat the former world champion by a unanimous decision back in December and [...]

By Ian S Palmer WBO Light Heavyweight Champion Nathan Cleverly of Wales will be defending his title against Robin Krasniqi of Germany in London, England on Saturday April 20. Cleverly is undefeated up to now with a record of 25-0 with 12 Kos while Krasniqi is 39-2 with 15 Kos. It will be Cleverly’s sixth [...]

By: Albert Alvarez Donaire(31-2, 20 KOs)/Rigondeaux (12-0, 9 KOs) afterthoughts- Going into the fight, I felt that Donaire’s pro experience would outweigh Rigo’s amateur scoring style. I also felt that it would be Donaire that would be the quicker fighter because of that. Boy oh boy was I ever so wrong, dead wrong feels more [...]

By Josh Morgan This weekend sees an action packed schedule of boxing. With two world title fights on the line and a title fight eliminator. Fans will be licking their lips at the prospect of an exciting night of boxing that hopefully does not disappoint. The most anticipated fight of the evening will certainly be [...]

By Ian S Palmer Two of the world’s super bantamweight (jr. featherweight) titles will be unified this Saturday April 13 when Nonito Donaire, the Filipino Flash will take on Cuba’s Guillermo Rigondeaux. The 30-year-old Donaire is the WBO titleholder while the 32-year-old Rigondeaux holds the WBA version of the championship. The bout will take place [...]

By Zach Cooper As boxing fans await the soap opera to sort itself out regarding Manny Pacquiao and his inevitable fifth meeting with encounter with Juan Manuel Marquez, other boxers have been pulled into the drama. Brandon Rios, Timothy Bradley and Mike Alvarado also are waiting to see if that fight can be made.  Their [...]

By Nick Bellafatto Appearing to be an encounter of epic proportions taking place inside New York City’s famed Radio City Music Hall this Saturday night, Ring Magazine’s 122 pound champion and WBO titlist Nonito “The Filipino Flash” Donaire (31-1, 20 KO’s) out of Las Vegas, Nevada, is looking to continue his winning ways against Miami, [...]

By Nick Bellafatto In what many perceive as a clash of little titans, pound-for-pound prizefighter and WBO junior featherweight champion Nonito “The Filipino Flash” Donaire (31-1, 20 KO’s), now a resident of Las Vegas, Nevada, would after a few hitches finally consummate a deal to contest with highly touted Guillermo “El Chacal” Rigondeaux (11-0, 8 [...]

Mary Yeaman found out in 2006 that she had Parkinson’s disease.  She was barely able to go outside, her muscles had grown weak and she found it hard to deal with her situation. “I’ve always done sports and stuff like that, and it was getting to be too much just sitting and doing nothing,” she [...]

By Albert Alvarez Saturday, April 13, 2013 Radio City Music Hall, New York City. Live on HBO Nonito Donaire(31-1) vs. Guillermo Rigondeaux(11-0)-  To the naked eye, both fighters are viewed as being very similar counter punching, fast, power punching fighters.  However, I do not see them as such.  Nonito to me has more of an [...]

A female fighter in MMA named Fallon Fox recently revealed that she was a transgender, and wished to continue her career, fighting as a woman.  Obviously, the revelation caused a lot of controversy, and debate has raged ever since.  Should a transgender woman be allowed to compete in combat sports?  Are there differences between men [...]

By John-Paul Wolfe When developing a young, ultra-talented fighter, the likes of Adrien Broner, match making is a key element which can make or break a career.  Throw a guy to wolves, and even if he makes it out unbeaten, he may not have developed championship level confidence, or had the chance to showcase his skills [...]

By Jack Sumner With a population of 1.35 billion people and the world’s fastest growing economy, China is often seen by entrepreneurial spirits as the land of opportunity. Ever since Deng Xiaoping opened China to the global market in the late seventies and pledged ‘to get rich is glorious’, the world’s most populous nation has [...]

By Jack Price @PriceyJ97. ‘Mile High’ Mike Alvarado avenged the only loss of his career the other night with a career-best performance that earned him a unanimous decision victory over the highly-rated former world champion Brandon ‘Bam Bam’ Rios. It was an emphatic and impressive victory that could have risen Alvarado’s stock massively. The 32-year [...]

By Ian S Palmer Brandon Rios and Mike Alvarado will be slugging it out for the second time in the space of five months when they meet in a junior welterweight bout at Mandalay Bay in Las Vegas on Saturday March 30. Their last meeting on October 13, 2012 at the Home Depot Center in [...]