As previously reported by BoxingScene.com, respected boxing judge turned broadcaster Harold Lederman, best known as the unofficial scorekeeper for HBO Boxing, passed away at 79 after battling cancer.
As BoxingScene.com reported earlier, well known boxing judge Harold Lederman passed away at the age of 79-years-old, after a long battle with cancer. In 33 years as a judge, Lederman scored more than 100 world championship prizefights on six continents (they've yet to hold a title fight on Antarctica.) He announced his retirement as an active judge on Dec. 23, 1999.
Harold Lederman, best known as the unofficial scorekeeper for HBO Boxing, passed away at the age of 79-years-old. Veteran promoter Lou DiBella confirmed that Lederman passed away after a long battle with cancer.
The Daily Bread Mailbag returns with Stephen "Breadman" Edwards tackling topics such as Canelo Alvarez vs. Daniel Jacobs, Errol Spence vs. Shawn Porter, Gennady Golovkin hiring Banks as his new trainer, and more.
Onetime heavyweight contender “Smokin’ ” Bert Cooper died Friday after a brief battle with pancreatic cancer. Cooper was 53. The stout, strong Cooper made a name for himself in the heavyweight division during the early 1990s. Cooper lost to various heavyweight champions or former champions during that time – most notably Riddick Bowe, George Foreman, Evander Holyfield, Ray Mercer and Michael Moorer.
After 900 days in prison, the justice of the province of Santa Fe in Argentina set the date to begin the trial of former world champion Carlos Baldomir, whoe is being accused of sexually abusing his 8-year-old daughter. The trial will begin on July 25, where the former fighter will be tried for "sexual abuse."
The Daily Bread Mailbag returns with Stephen "Breadman" Edwards tackling topics such as Canelo vs. Williams, Crawford vs. Khan aftermath, Floyd Mayweather fantasy fights, Errol Spence vs. Terrence Crawford, and more.
Middleweights Mikalai Vesialou (9-0-1) and Norbert Harcsa (11-1) clash for the vacant WBA Continental title on Saturday (May 4) in Charleroi, Belgium. Harcsa, from Hungary, steps in for injured local hero Michel Garcia.
The Daily Bread Mailbag returns with Stephen "Breadman" Edwards tackling topics such as Terence Crawford vs. Amir Khan, PEDs in boxing, Crawford vs. Errol Spence, Mikey Garcia, and more.
Western Australia's rising Featherweight standout Jackson England is really not holding back in moving forward with his professional career. The 21-year-old captured the Australia Featherweight title in his last outing, dominating and stopping his opponent Cain Brunton inside 8 rounds in a fight that many saw as a real statement made by the Perth native.