The War Report: February 2018
Here’s Michael Baca II’s The War Report, featuring a full monthly recap of boxing’s most notable results.
The best of fights, the worst of fights
While Murat Gassiev vs. Yunier Dorticos was boxing’s high watermark in 2018, another cruiserweight bout on the same evening sucked harder than a Roomba.
This (World Boxing) series is super
The hits keep coming and – with Saturday’s Murat Gassiev-Yunier Dorticos 200-pound title unification bout – the World Boxing Super Series keeps delivering.
America first: Not with the cruiserweights
We inch ever so close to unifying the entire cruiserweight division, as IBF beltholder Murat Gassiev and WBA titlist Yunier Dorticos clash today, in Russia.
Murat Gassiev prepared for war vs. Yunier Dorticos
In one of the best tournaments few Americans actually get to enjoy, IBF cruiserweight titlist Murat Gassiev will face WBA counterpart Yunier Dorticos today.
Boring After Dark at the Forum
In the wake of an uneventful show, at the Forum, what’s next for Golden Boy Promotions’ Lucas Matthysse and Jorge Linares? Steve Kim reports.
Abel Sanchez and Murat Gassiev go down the mountain
Although he owns the renowned Summit gym, in Big Bear, California, noted trainer Abel Sanchez isn’t opposed to traveling to warmer climes for sparring.
Are politics keeping World Boxing Super Series off HBO and Showtime?
Why is a perfectly good boxing concept, in the World Boxing Super Series, being kept out of HBO and Showtime’s reaches? Steve Kim reports.
The ‘World Boxing Super Series’ moves forward – to Miami?
With little broadcast exposure, the ‘World Boxing Super Series’ is doing one helluva job satisfying fight fans – but could the WBSS land in Miami, Florida?
The War Report: Pay a call (Week 42, 2017)
It’s Week 42 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.
