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When Israil Madrimov returned to the United States to resume training for what ultimately turned into a Saturday bout against Eric Walker in Tulsa, Oklahoma, the United States was a much different place than it was when he left to go back to his home country of Uzbekistan after a February win over Charlie Navarro. Or was it?
It was another day in the life of Carl Frampton, which has recently meant the kind of bad luck a prizefighter chasing a third divisional world title really doesn’t need. So what was the Belfast native to do when his opponent for this Saturday’s main event in London, Vahram Vardanyan, fell out of the bout last week due to visa issues? Grin and bear it. And avoid walking under ladders or letting black cats cross his path.
By Thomas Gerbasi - It was only a couple weeks after Jessica McCaskill introduced herself to the world, and her manager / coach Rick Ramos was with her in Las Vegas, ready to make sure her stay among the boxing elite was going to be a permanent one, and not just a 15 minutes of fame deal. So as Holly Holm and Cris Cyborg prepared to battle it out in the main...
By Thomas Gerbasi - A prevailing theme for athletes during the COVID-19 pandemic has been to make the time work for you. Adapt in an uncertain time and find a way to still move forward. Belfast contender Michael Conlan has done just that, and in the midst of losing his annual St. Patrick’s Day fight in New York City and being forced from training camp due to...
If the 52 years Christy Martin has been on this planet have proved anything, it’s that she’s a fighter, in and out of the ring. So, it is really no surprise that despite the COVID-19 pandemic, she’s planning on delivering a fight card to fans in Daytona, Florida on August 15.
By Thomas Gerbasi - Boxing can be bittersweet. Just ask Stephen Fulton Jr., who has the biggest moment of his career coming up this Saturday when he faces Angelo Leo for the vacant WBO junior featherweight title. That’s the sweet part. The bitter? The passing last Friday of a man who meant so much to Fulton and the Philadelphia boxing scene, Brother Naazim...
Officially, Shakhram Giyasov gets back to work on August 15 when he makes his first start in close to a year against Francisco Hernandez Rojo in Tulsa, Oklahoma. In reality, the junior welterweight contender never stopped working after arriving in Indio, California six months ago to prepare for a fight on the April 17 card headlined by the Regis Prograis-Maurice Hooker bout.
Adam Kownacki doesn’t dodge any questions about the first loss of his professional boxing career. In fact, he answers them before you even get a chance to ask. And though the 31-year-old could talk about maybe getting a quick hook from referee David Fields in his March 7 headliner against Robert Helenius, overlooking his underdog opponent, being overwhelmed by the media and fan obligations that went along with being the main event in his hometown of Brooklyn, or even being less than focused because he and his wife had just welcomed a son into the world a few months earlier, he doesn’t do any of that. In fact, there are no excuses at all.
By Thomas Gerbasi - The work never stops for Andy Vences. As soon as the San Jose product rebounded from the lone loss of his pro career against Albert Bell in June 2019 with an October victory over Mark Bernaldez, it was a quick honeymoon in Jamaica with his wife, then back on the job, both in the gym and in the security field. And when the COVID-19...
In keeping to what his parents taught him and how he’s carried himself over the course of 33 pro fights, Postol is currently in Southern California, far from his home in Ukraine, training for a fight he isn’t sure will happen with WBC / WBO champion Jose Ramirez. But since he signed on the dotted line, he’s here, ready to work until he’s told otherwise.