NEW YORK (July 2, 2010) – With dreams of becoming the next great champion to come out of boxing-rich Philadelphia, welterweight prospect Mike Jones will face Irving Garcia in a … Read more
NEW YORK (July 1, 2010) – World Boxing Organization (WBO) featherweight champion Juan Manuel “Juanma” Lopez (28-0, 25 KO’s) is set to defend his title against Filipino Bernabe Concepcion (30-2-1, … Read more
LOS ANGELES, July 1 – Just two months removed from the biggest win of his career, 19-year-old welterweight phenom Saul “Canelo” Alvarez returns to the ring on Saturday, July 10 … Read more
By Ezio Prapotnich – QUARTER FINAL 1: PATRICK MENDY VS SAM HORTON. Short and sweet. Mendy (8-4-0) and Horton (15-3-0) don’t waste time feeling each other with the jab and … Read more
by Paul Strauss: Apparently Freddie Roach and Bob Arum are seriously considering Antonio Margarito or Miguel Cotto as grade “A” alternatives for Manny Pacquiao in the event the fight with … Read more
by James Slater – 33-year-old Sheffield stylist Ryan Rhodes, the reigning European 154-pound champion, is hugely excited about the very real possibility of him facing Mexico’s Antonio Margarito later this … Read more
(June 30, 2010 – New York, NY) Celestino Caballero made his debut at the featherweight division in April with an emphatic and unforgettable 12-round pummeling of the previously unbeaten Daud … Read more
(COLORADO SPRINGS, COLO.) – With less than one week remaining until the start of the 2010 USA Boxing National Championships, the athlete rosters have been finalized by weight division. The … Read more
DURING the last 18 months I’ve been consumed with distractions over TV coverage, fighters who didn’t want to fight me and numerous injuries and situations crowding my mind. In the … Read more
by Geoffrey Ciani – This week’s edition of On the Ropes Boxing Radio featured an exclusive interview with former professional fighter Sugar Ray Phillips who owns a boxing gym in … Read more