Counting the likes of Vasyl Lomachenko and Sergey Kovalev, Egis Klimas is one of the most influential managers in the sport. He works closely with the likes of Top Rank and Main Events with his vast stable of fighters who come mostly from Eastern Europe.
According to numerous reports, junior flyweight contender Gilberto Parra Medina (26-4, 21 KOs) was gunned down in the Ejidal neighborhood of Pueblo Yaqui in Mexico. The events occurred around 7:00 pm on Sunday. Medina, 25 years old, was driving with a companion named Orlando Verduzco. - when a van approached their vehicle and several individuals opened fire - killing Medina and his passenger.
This hasn’t been a dull year so far. Several men on the last top ten have seen action as well as several on the fringe. It’s caused plenty of room to shake things up. The big question is at the top. Vasyl Lomachenko rose to lightweight and won an excellent scrap with Jorge Linares to capture a belt in his third weight class. Previously rated fourth, was it enough to leap all of the men in front of him?
The Daily Bread Mailbag returns with Stephen "Breadman" Edwards discussing various topics such as the Gennady Golovkin vs. Canelo Alvarez discussions, Deontay Wilder vs. Anthony Joshua negotiations, Golovkin vs. Jermall Charlo, Artur Beterbiev vs. Dmitry Bivol, and more.
Carlos Ruiz broke a three-fight winless streak Friday night, stopping Luis Guzman in the second round late Wednesday night at the Fronton Mexico in Mexico City. Ruiz (16-4-2, 6 knockouts) opened a cut over the left eye of Guzman. The cut was severe enough blood began gushing out, making it difficult for Guzman to see out of his eye.
Former junior lightweight contender Carlos Ruiz hopes to break his three-bout winless streak tonight as he squares off against Luis Guzman at the Fronton Mexico in Mexico City, promoter Tuto Zabala, Jr. told Boxingscene.com Tuesday night.
Stallone said Wednesday that his newly launched Balboa Productions will start with a film about Johnson. On Thursday, Stallone stood next to President Donald Trump in the Oval Office as he signed a rare posthumous pardon to Johnson, who served 10 months in prison in what Trump called "a racially-motivated injustice."
By Thomas Gerbasi - For those of a certain age, playing a boxing game as a kid bore little resemblance to what is available these days. Let’s put it this way. In 1983, the ColecoVision game Rocky Super Action Boxing was considered to be state of the art when it came to graphics, mainly because Rocky’s pixelated haircut differentiated him from Clubber Lang’s Mohawk. And it was a far...
By Lyle Fitzsimmons - It was our first time at a live fight card … and the end of a pair of eras. When old pal Phil MacDonald and I hopped in my dad’s Chevy Caprice for a trip from hometown Niagara Falls to the Memorial Auditorium in Buffalo 34 years ago this week – this Friday, to be exact – the consensus around town lean...
The Daily Bread Mailbag returns with Stephen "Breadman" Edwards tackling numerous topics, like Vasiliy Lomachenko vs. Gervonta Davis, Adonis Stevenson vs. Badou Jack, Lomachenko vs. Mikey Garcia, punchers in boxing, Gary Russell Jr., and more.