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By Thomas Gerbasi - After nearly 14 years in the pro game, Andre Berto doesn’t get taken in by the pomp and circumstance of a big main event fight anymore. These days, he’s all about getting on a plane and getting to the fight as soon as possible. “Yeah, I think that’s where we are nowadays,” he laughs. “We’ve done this...
By Thomas Gerbasi - Has it only been just a little over a year ago when it was all over for Sergey Kovalev? Hunched over against the ropes as referee Tony Weeks called off his rematch with Andre Ward in June 2017, one of the most feared men in boxing went from 30-0-1 against the world to 0-2 against Ward, and while...
This should be the time when Cecilia Braekhus starts taking her foot off the gas. At 36, she is the undisputed welterweight champion of the world, a status that comes with five belts these days. She’s also firmly entrenched in the number one spot on the pound-for-pound list, and has already made history twice this year by becoming the first winner of the Boxing Writers Association of America’s Female Fighter of the Year award and one-half of the first women’s bout to be televised on HBO.
Driving through a quiet town in Connecticut, you can easily miss the Manchester Ring of Champions Society (ROCS) gym, but once you do find it, there’s no question about who trains there. And in a gym that is the home for world champion Katie Taylor and New England standout Matt Remillard, there’s only one banner outside reading that ROCS is the “Home of Marvelous Mykquan Williams.”
By Thomas Gerbasi - By this time next year, the two best cruiserweights in the world will likely be throwing hands among the big boys, just another reminder that in the boxing world, the division above light heavyweight and below heavyweight is always going to be the red-headed stepchild of the sport. That doesn...
WBA women’s super middleweight champion Alicia Napoleon may have seen a June 21 non-title bout fall by the wayside when her opponent failed to show up, but promoter Lou DiBella has produced a quick turnaround and an even better opportunity for “The Empress” in the form of a home game on August 4 in Long Island.
By Thomas Gerbasi - The Cleveland Indians may be in first place in the AL Central and the Browns could have a future franchise quarterback in rookie Baker Mayfield, but as of late, it’s been a rough go for “The Land,” considering LeBron James left town for Los Angeles and Stipe Miocic lost his UFC heavyweight title...
By Thomas Gerbasi - There’s so much to think about for Danny O’Connor as he prepares for his first world title shot against WBC 140-pound champion Jose Carlos Ramirez this Saturday. He’s choosing to ignore all those thoughts, opting to simply focus on the man in the mirror. “I’ve just gotta do me,” said O’Conn...
By Thomas Gerbasi - When Regis Prograis returns home to New Orleans and faces Juan Jose Velasco on July 14, he will do so as a conquering hero, complete with an interim world title belt around his waist, a perfect record and the prospect for even bigger and better fights in the near future. But the 29-year-old sout...
By Thomas Gerbasi - At this point in time, it wouldn’t be out of line to assume that there is nothing new to be learned about Muhammad Ali. Countless books have tackled every aspect of the life of “The Greatest,” some even focusing on a single fight or period of his 74 years on the Earth. But in “Muhammad Ali: B...