
The three universes of boxing
With ESPN throwing its hat into boxing’s proverbial ring, with HBO and Showtime, will this cause further fracturing within Our Sport? Steve Kim reports.
With ESPN throwing its hat into boxing’s proverbial ring, with HBO and Showtime, will this cause further fracturing within Our Sport? Steve Kim reports.
Tags: 360 Promotions, al haymon, Anthony Joshua, Bivol-Barrera, Bob Arum, boxing, Brandon Rios, Daniel Jacobs, Danny Garcia, Danny Jacobs, Dmitry Bivol, ESPN, Garcia-Rios, Golden Boy Promotions, HBO, Jerwin Ancajas, Joshua-Klitschko, Lipinets-Garcia, Main Events, Mikey Garcia, Oscar Valdez, PBC, Premier Boxing Champions, Sergey Kovalev, Sergey Lipinets, showtime, steve kim, Sullivan Barrera, Terence Crawford, Tom Loeffler, Top Rank, Vasyl Lomachenko, Wladimir Klitschko
A new sort of stoppage was further proliferated in last Saturday’s 130-pound title bout between Vasyl Lomachenko and Guillermo Rigondeaux: TKO by dejection.
Tags: Bob Arum, boxing, Dino Duva, Egis Klimas, ESPN, Guillermo Rigondeaux, Jorge Linares, Lomachenko-Rigondeaux, Madison, Madison Square Garden, Madison Square Garden Theater, Mikey Garcia, No Mas, NoMasChenko, Recap, results, Roberto Duran, RocNation Sports, Sean Nam, The Theater, Top Rank, Vasyl Lomachenko, WBO junior lightweight titlist, WBO super featherweight titlist
After a dominant performance against Guillermo Rigondeaux, WBO 130-pound titlist Vasyl Lomachenko is ready for a productive – and lucrative – 2018.
Tags: Bob Arum, boxing, Egis Klimas, Eric Gomez, ESPN, Fernando Beltran, Golden Boy Promotions, Guillermo Rigondeaux, HBO, Jorge Linares, Lomachenko-Rigondeaux, Madison Square Garden, Madison Square Garden Theater, Miguel Berchelt, Mikey Garcia, Recap, results, steve kim, The Theater, Top Rank, Vasyl Lomachenko, WBO junior lightweight title, WBO super featherweight title, Zanfer Promotions
After giving his all in war after war, former featherweight titleholder Orlando Salido says goodbye to boxing. Bill Tibbs reports.
Tags: Aaron McKenna, Bill Tibbs, Bob Arum, boxing, Guillermo Rigondeaux, HBO, Las Vegas, Lomachenko-Rigondeaux, Mandalay Bay Events Center, Max Kellerman, Miguel Roman, Nevada, Orlando Salido, Recap, results, Roman-Salido, Top Rank, Travis Conley, Vasyl Lomachenko, WBO junior lightweight titlist, WBO super featherweight titlist
According to Top Rank, there’s no premise of revenge against Guillermo Rigondeaux, as the unbeaten Cuban enters the ring tonight against Vasyl Lomachenko.
Tags: Bob Arum, boxing, Brad Goodman, Bruce Trampler, Carl Moretti, ESPN, Guillermo Rigondeaux, HBO, Lomachenko-Rigondeaux, Madison Square Garden, Madison Square Garden Theater, New York City, Nonito Donaire, Peter Nelson, preview, Rigondeaux-Donaire, Sean Nam, The Theater, Top Rank, Top Rank Boxing on ESPN, Vasyl Lomachenko
Can’t decide on which fight card to watch on Saturday night? Zanfer Promotions’ Fernando Beltran states his case for Orlando Salido vs. Miguel Roman.
Tags: Bob Arum, boxing, ESPN, Fernando Beltran, Guillermo Rigondeaux, HBO, Jaime Munguia, Joselito Velasquez, Lomachenko-Rigondeaux, Madison Square Garden, Madison Square Garden Theater, Miguel Berchelt, Miguel Roman, New York City, Orlando Salido, preview, Roman-Salido, Salido-Roman, steve kim, The Theater, Top Rank, Top Rank Boxing on ESPN, Vasyl Lomachenko, WBO junior lightweight title, WBO super featherweight title, Zanfer Promotions
Is HBO deliberately counterprogramming the ‘Top Rank Boxing on ESPN’ card on Saturday? Top Rank CEO Bob Arum believes so. Steve Kim reports.
Tags: Bob Arum, boxing, counterprogramming, Guillermo Rigondeaux, HBO, HBO Sports, Lomachenko-Rigondeaux, Madison Square Garden, Madison Square Garden Theater, Peter Nelson, Ray Stallone, showtime, steve kim, The Theater, Todd duBoef, Top Rank, Vasyl Lomachenko
As we look forward to another great Thanksgiving Day (if we’re all fortunate), Marty Mulcahey shines a light on boxing’s turkeys that weren’t so delicious.
Tags: ABC, Alex Wallau, Andrew Golota, Antonio Margarito, Axel Schulz, Billy Collins Jr., Billy Fox, Bob Arum, Bob Lee, Bowe-Golota I, boxing, Colin Kaepernick, Collins Jr.-Resto, Cotto-Margarito II, Dempsey-Gibbons, Doc Kearns, Don King, Dutch Schultz, Editorial, Evander Holyfield, Floyd Mayweather Jr., Foreman-Schulz, Frankie Carbo, George Foreman, Holyfield-Tyson II, IBF, International Boxing Club, International Boxing Federation, Jack Dempsey, Jack Johnson, Jake LaMotta, Johnny Boudreaux, Judges, loaded gloves, Luis Resto, Madison Square Garden, Malcolm “Flash” Gordon, Marcel Cerdan, Martin Mulcahey, Marty Mulcahey, Marvelous Marvin Hagler, Michael Conlan, Mick Conlan, Miguel Cotto, Mike Tyson, Montana, Mosley-Margarito, Muhammad Ali, Naazim Richardson, New York State Athletic Commission, op-ed, opinion, Owney Madden, Panama Lewis, Primo Carnera, Reginald Baker, Resto-Collins Jr., Riddick Bowe, Roy Jones Jr., scandals, Scott LeDoux, Shane Mosley, Shelby, Tex Rickard, Thanksgiving, The Bite Fight, The Mafia, The Mob, THE RING magazine, The Riot at Madison Square Garden, Tommy Gibbons, Top 10, Top Rank, turkeys, United States Boxing Championship, Vietnam War
After packing the Save Mart Arena full of Fresno’s fistic faithful, can unbeaten 140-pound contender Jose Ramirez continue the trend as a local franchise?
Tags: Amir Imam, Bob Arum, boxing, California, ESPN, Fresno, Gilberto Ramirez, Guillermo Rigondeaux, HBO, Imam-Ramirez, Jose Ramirez, Larry Merchant, Lomachenko-Rigondeaux, Madison Square Garden, Mike Reed, Nielsens, Ramirez-Imam, Ramirez-Reed, ratings, Recap, results, Rick Mirigian, Save Mart Arena, Save Mart Center, steve kim, The Theater, Todd duBoef, Top Rank, UFC, vacant WBC junior welterweight title, Vasyl Lomachenko
It’s Week 45 of Michael Baca II’s The War Report, featuring a full recap of boxing’s best and what to look forward to in the coming weeks.
Tags: Amir Imam, Bob Arum, boxing, California, Editorial, Fight for Water, Fight for Water 7, Fresno, Imam-Ramirez, Johnny Garcia, Jose Ramirez, Michael Baca II, Mike Baca II, Mike Reed, op-ed, opinion, Ramirez-Imam, Ramirez-Reed, Recap, results, Save Mart Arena, Save Mart Center, schedule, The War Report, Top Rank, Top Rank Boxing on ESPN, War Report
Joey Dawejko engages in all-Philly heavyweight battle
Jessie Magdaleno and Isaac Dogboe will let the fists fly in Philly on April 28
Adrien Broner’s gonna Adrien Broner
Showtime results: Adrien Broner and Jessie Vargas fight to a draw
Upward and onward: Carl Frampton and Amir Khan deliver wins across the pond