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By Thomas Gerbasi - On paper, it may look easy. Three titles in three weight classes in 12 fights, all at the age of 23. But that’s not the way it’s gone for Kosei Tanaka, who had visited the deck twice and gone through hell with Rangsan Chayanram en route to his perfect record. And that was all before he earned that thi...
By Thomas Gerbasi - Devin Haney laughs when asked how he manages to handle life in the glare of the boxing world’s spotlight so well at the age of 20. “That’s funny that you say that because coming up, there was a rumor going around some boxers when I was 17 saying that I was lying about my age,” said Haney, who I...
When you hear of writers gravitating to boxing because of the unique people that you will find nowhere else in the sports world, they likely had Al Certo in mind. A New Jersey boxing legend who participated in all aspects of the sport throughout his storied career, Certo passed away Wednesday afternoon at the age of 90 following complications from a recent surgery on a broken femur.
By Thomas Gerbasi - Adonis Stevenson is awake. According to a statement released last weekend by his girlfriend Simone God, the former light heavyweight champion emerged from a medically induced coma and “is healing from his injury in the private company of his family and his dedicated medical team.” Dr. Alexis Turgeon of the Enfant-Jesus Hospital of the CHU de Quebec-Unive...
By Thomas Gerbasi - Tony Harrison could be a world champion by Christmas, but in the lead-up to his Saturday meeting with WBC junior middleweight titleholder Jermell Charlo, it’s almost as if all the pre-fight chatter is about what’s next for Texas’ Charlo. It doesn’t bother the 28-year-old Harrison in th...
By Thomas Gerbasi - This time last year, Tevin Farmer was facing an uncertain future. After a rollercoaster ride of a career, he finally found himself in a world title fight against Kenichi Ogawa on December 9, and after 12 rounds, it was expected that he would be going home to Philadelphia with a championship b...
By Thomas Gerbasi - The challenges and adventures only seem to getting bigger and better for undisputed women’s welterweight champion Cecilia Braekhus. So should we take it as a hint that she’s been seen courtside recently for a couple NBA games in Portland and Los Angeles? “No,” she laughs. “I have be...
By Thomas Gerbasi - Pardeep Singh Nagra just wanted to fight. The practicing Sikh from Ontario didn’t ask for attention, didn’t want special treatment, just the opportunity to step through the ropes and try to fight his way to the Olympics. Boxing officials in Canada didn’t want to grant him that opportunity, instead insisting that to fight, he would have to cut off his beard, something they d...
By Thomas Gerbasi - You’ve got to feel for Mick Conlan sometimes. Sure, he’s a rising star on the pro boxing landscape, a young man with the potential to one day rule the featherweight division and become an even bigger star in his home of Northern Ireland. But it seems like he will never shed the moment of pure e...
By Thomas Gerbasi - In 2018, Maurice Hooker won his first world title, and he will defend that title for the first time against fellow unbeaten Alex Saucedo this Friday night. But his toughest battle may be in December, when he has to get Christmas gifts for his eight children. “Oh man, Christmas is tough,” he laughs...