
Promoter Joe Hand Sr., integral in guiding career of Joe Frazier, dies at 87
Joe Hand Sr., the founder and chairman of Joe Hand Promotions, passed away on Aug. 1 at the age of 87.

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Joe Hand Sr., the founder and chairman of Joe Hand Promotions, passed away on Aug. 1 at the age of 87.

The World Boxing Organization and the Jake Paul-managed Boxing Bullies jointly inaugurated the newly rehabilitated Titanes Boxing Academy gym in Morovis, Puerto Rico.

Luis Alberto Lopez will make the fourth defense of his featherweight title against former titleholder Angelo Leo on Aug. 10 at Tingley Coliseum in Leo’s hometown of Albuquerque, New Mexico.

Yoenli Hernandez, a two-time world amateur champion and now-undefeated professional middleweight contender from Cuba, has signed with Dream Bigg Management.

Steve Gago knocked out Zixiang Wang in May to grab the WBC Australasian welterweight title, taking a step closer to fulfilling his ambitions for a world title.

Junior welterweight “Sugar” Cain Sandoval hopes to begin a new knockout streak when he headlines against Romero Duno in a scheduled 10-round fight on Aug. 31 at Chumash Casino Resort in Santa Ynez, California.

Sunny Edwards is coming off his first career defeat, but he’s treating Saturday’s return at the Footprint Center in Phoenix like business as usual. To hear him talk, in fact, that business should be easy work.

The WBC Board of Governors approved by a vote of 21 to 10 the immediate rematch between Samuel Peter and James Toney, after their first bout which Peter won by split decision on September 2 at the Staples Center in Los Angeles, California.