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Exclusive interview with Sakio Bika
by Dan Emicus:
How did you get into boxing?
I started boxing when I was 13 years old. I hurt my knee when I was playing soccer and swapped over to boxing. I went to a boxing Academy in Cameroon and [...]
Exclusive interview with Peter Fury
Exclusive interview with Peter Fury by Dan Emicus
When Tyson first came to you, his conditioning was sub-par and he was more a good fighter, as opposed to a good boxer. 18 months later and his conditioning [...]
Mayweather: Negotiations for Devon Alexander fight are almost completed
By Jeff Sorby: Unbeaten Floyd Mayweather Jr. is claiming that he’s on the verge of fighting a unification bout against IBF welterweight champion Devon Alexander (24-1, 13 KO’s) on May 4th at the MGM [...]
Wladimir Klitschko Could Face Fres Oquendo In April; Oquendo Says Talks Are Ongoing
By James Slater: According to invaluable news site Fightnews.com, Puerto Rican veteran and long-time heavyweight contender “Fast” Fres Oquendo could be next for the mighty Wladimir Klitschko. “Dr. [...]
Ronnie Shields remembers Omar Henry
By Joseph Herron: On Friday, February 1st, Junior Middleweight prospect Omar Henry passed away at age 25, after battling gallbladder cancer for the past three months.
After learning of the tragic news, [...]
Cory Spinks Retires
By John G. Thompson -- As reported on various websites including a statement released by Christy Spinks on Boxingscene.com, her husband, thirty-four year old Cory “The Next Generation” Spinks (39-8, [...]
Finally: Timothy Bradley Gets A Post-Pacquiao Opponent – Will Face Russian Slugger Ruslan Provodnikov In March
By James Slater - Though some fans were a little turned off by unbeaten pound-for-pounder Timothy Bradley after his hugely controversial points win over superstar Manny Pacquiao - most people referring [...]
Exclusive Interview with super middleweight contender Adonis Stevenson
“I stopped Bute with 20 ounce gloves in sparring. I stopped him in like the third round, so when Bute fought Carl Froch I knew he was going to get hit because Carl Froch has a good style.”—Adonis [...]
Interview with “Awesome” Aaron Williams
Exclusive interview by Dan Emicus
What was it like to work with Eddie Mustafa Muhammad?
Working with Eddie was great. We had such great team chemistry and I learned so much from him. For me, [...]
Carlos Molina Dominates Cory Spinks
By Joe Harrison: Junior middleweight contender Carlos Molina (21-5-2, 6 KOs) defeated former two-division champion Cory Spinks (39-8, 11 KOs) by a unanimous decision in front of 5,354 screaming fans at [...]
Who will Mayweather fight next?
By Robert Jackson: The P4P King Floyd Mayweather Jr. (43-0, 26 KO's) of boxing has penciled in on his schedule 2 dates for the 2013 boxing season: May 4, 2013 and September 14, 2013. But what has not been [...]
Manuel Charr talks Klitschko, Wilder, Saglam and more!
Exclusive interview by Dan Emicus
Having pursued kickboxing initially, what made you to want to switch to boxing?
"I started kickboxing because I liked combat sports. But I didn't do it for a long [...]
Floyd Mayweather, Jr. – Decisions, Decisions, Decided
By Marc Livitz: In a bit less than one hundred days time, the world's greatest fighter will take his place in the ring once again, a full year removed from his previous trip to the same place in the same [...]
Lucas Matthysse vs. Danny Garcia: Gogue’s big fight preview
(Photo credit: Tom Casino/Showtime) By Joseph Herron: After the Argentine sharpshooter’s dominant and impressive performance over the outgunned Mike Dallas Jr. this past Saturday night at the Hard Rock [...]
Geale vs Mundine II: Daniel Geale – 159.8, Anthony Mundine – 158.6
By Srithar Visuasam: In one of the most anticipated bouts in Australian boxing history, IBF middleweight champion, Daniel Geale and Anthony Mundine have both weighed in under the 160 pound middleweight [...]
Lucas Matthysse: Lightning Escapes The Bottle
(Photo credit: Tom Casino/Showtime) By Marc Livitz: Ah, the weekend that was. Gratitude in multitudes should graciously be passed along to Showtime for offering the boxing public such a memorable top to [...]
Third Man in the Ring: A Life of Montana Boxing Referee Russ Hansen
By Brian D’Ambrosio - Firm, loud and concise verbal commands come from the third man in the ring. The action peppered with strident oral cues and succinct commands such as, “Time!”, “Break!”, [...]
Matthysse destroys Dallas Jr.; Soto-Karass defeats Aydin
By Bill Phanco: It took WBC interim light welterweight champion Lucas Matthysse (33-2, 31 KO's) most of the 1st round to adjust to the hand speed of Mike Dallas Jr. (19-3-1, 8 KO's) tonight but once he [...]
Bryan Vera: “I want Gennady Golovkin on March 30th after I’m victorious on FNF”
By Joseph Herron - After WBA Middleweight Champion Gennady Golovkin’s methodical and impressive seven round destruction of customary Junior Middleweight contender Gabriel Rosado on January 19th, the [...]
Mark de Mori: “I wanted to focus on weight training and build my body into a heavyweight wrecking machine.”
By Dan Emicus
Having previously been an Australian football player, what made you want to switch to boxing?
I really enjoyed Australian rules football and it is the most popular sport by far in [...]
Montana Boxing Legend Marvin Camel – First Cruiserweight Champion of the World
By Brian D’Ambrosio - Marvin Camel started off the bout on 3/31/1980 for the WBC Cruiserweight title picking up where he left off in their first encounter – a brutally unfair draw on his opponent’s [...]
Washed up after one punch – the unglamorous decline of Manny Pacquiao
by Anthony Jeffrey - When is a boxer really ‘washed up’? It seems to be a common expression used in the boxing world after a top class fighter takes a beating, most likely for the first time in his [...]
Mikey Garcia’s broken schnoz – Critics honking about stoppage!
By Paul Strauss: Almost before the well-publicized results and televised replay of Miguel Angel "Mikey" Garcia vs Orlando "Siri" Salido fight were made, the discordant honking sounds of the carping, nitpicking [...]
Mikey Garcia is a joy to watch
by Paul Strauss: Here's a bucket of money. Now go out and hire a biological engineer and make known your wishes for the creation or design of a great boxer. If necessary, the lab rats will take a little [...]
Mikey Garcia wins WBO Featherweight title
By Joseph Herron - After many months of eagerly anticipating his first world title opportunity, 25 year old Mikey Garcia (31-0, 26 KOs) captured the WBO Featherweight Championship by defeating the widely [...]