By Cliff Rold - Welcome back, Mykquan Williams. That’s the first sentence said to the 22-year-old as he prepares for his ShoBox bout against fellow unbeaten Yeis Gabriel Solano. The next one is, how l...
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By Thomas Gerbasi - In a few weeks, the nearly 7,000-mile trip from Athens, Greece to Big Bear, California begins again for Andreas Katzourakis. It’s not pleasant, it’s not something to look forward t...
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By Thomas Gerbasi - There really should have been a better storyline behind Jeison Rosario’s fifth-round stoppage of Julian Williams, a bout that earned Boxing Scene’s Upset of the Year award for 2020...
Read MoreAfter signing with Golden Boy Promotions in February, former amateur star Asa Stevens had a pretty clear picture of what the rest of 2020 would look like. The COVID-19 pandemic had other plans. “I was...
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By Thomas Gerbasi - Fight week. Two words WBC / WBO super middleweight champion Franchon Crews-Dezurn didn’t know if she would be hearing anytime soon, but here she is, a few days away from a non-titl...
Read MoreIn April of 2019, Teofimo Lopez was a little perturbed. Not upset, really, just a little bit annoyed that he was being called the Prospect of the Year by many in the boxing world. Simply put, in his e...
Read MoreIt wasn’t easy, but Chris Van Heerden finally came to the conclusion, like so many did, that 2020 was going to be a wash for his career, a lost year that hopefully led to something bigger and better i...
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By Thomas Gerbasi - When 2016 United States Olympian and current unbeaten pro Charles Conwell signed up for this whole boxing thing, he probably never expected that he would one day be fighting in a p...
Read MoreWell, if Amanda Serrano is looking at her Wednesday fight in the Dominican Republic against former opponent Dahiana Santana with a glass half-full approach, she could say at least she’s missing the sn...
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By Thomas Gerbasi - It’s almost fight day for Gennadiy Golovkin. He hasn’t been able to say that since October 2019, a long time for anyone, especially a 38-year-old prizefighter, but thankfully, a su...
Read MoreWith nicknames like “Hitman” and “The Silencer,” the questions shouldn’t focus on Stevie and Aaron McKenna’s Friday night fights in Redditch, England, but when the brothers’ action movie comes out....
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By Thomas Gerbasi - It’s been the year of Clay Collard, one that may be coming to an end this Saturday in Las Vegas. That’s sad news for the fans who took to the story of the mixed martial artist who ...
Read MoreAs Vito Mielnicki Jr. prepared for another day of 80+ degree temperatures in Southern California, it was important to remind him to never forget where he comes from. It was 31 degrees, just below the ...
Read MoreWhen 2019 closed, Brian Ceballo was poised to make the next year the best one of his life. Already 11-0 with six knockouts in the shark-filled waters of the welterweight division, the New Yorker compi...
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By Thomas Gerbasi - It’s 2020, so if Mike Tyson can return to the ring to face Roy Jones Jr., former two-division champion Badou Jack can also make his first appearance of the year on the undercard ag...
Read MoreIf you’re wondering where the newest boxing analyst on television came from, Zach Hirsch is quick to point out that, “It started when I was very young.” Zach Hirsch, aka “Mystic Zach,” is 18 years old...
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By Thomas Gerbasi - Twelve days out from the most important fight of his career, O’Shaquie Foster was in the zone, that sweet spot in training camp where everything is starting to come together at the...
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By Thomas Gerbasi - One of the most appealing parts of boxing for a young athlete is that there isn’t much in the way of a barrier to entry. It’s not like the NBA, NFL or Major League Baseball, where ...
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By Thomas Gerbasi - It’s a shame, but not a complete surprise, that Tim Ryan hasn’t been given his place in the International Boxing Hall of Fame in Canastota. Simply put, in a world where shouting pa...
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By Thomas Gerbasi - The 24th fight of Floyd Mayweather Jr.’s career may have been his toughest. On October 21, 2000, the 1996 U.S. Olympic bronze medalist, already a world champion at 130 pounds, enga...
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