Local favorite and long time Las Vegas resident Ron Johnson still has the magic touch as he has sold over a third of available tickets for Knockout Live's third live fight card within three hours of being on sale. His fight against Sergio Ramirez (14-3) will serve as the co-feature bout in chief support of the Hector Camacho Jr-Orlando Lora main event.
By Cliff Rold - Boxing promoters and networks invested in the sport best serve the fans when they know they have to. During the first decade of the 21st century, when HBO had the market cornered at various times on Oscar De La Hoya, Floyd Mayweather, and Manny Pacquiao, Showtime had to find a way to bring val...
The Daily Bread Mailbag returns with Stephen "Breadman" Edwards tackling topics such as Manny vs. Jeff Horn, the rematch between Andre Ward and Sergey Kovalev, Mikey Garcia vs. Adrien Broner, Terence Crawford, Mayweather vs. McGregor and more.
Hall of Famer Julio Cesar Chavez Sr. is calling on the entire country of Mexico to unite together against the increase of violence and murder. On Sunday, Chavez Sr.'s older brother was killed in his home in western Mexico, state authorities said Monday.
Legendary Hall of Famer Julio Cesar Chavez Sr. is promising to get some payback, after his older brother was killed in his home in western Mexico, state authorities said Monday. Sinaloa state prosecutor Juan Jose Rios said in a news conference that two men entered the rear of Rafael Chavez's house in Culiacan on Sunday night. One was armed and demanded money.
The Daily Bread Mailbag returns with Stephen "Breadman" Edwards discussing a variety of topics, including numerous questions regarding the Andre Ward vs. Sergey Kovalev rematch, the performance of referee Tony Weeks in that fight and the overall outcome, Canelo's decision to reject the WBC title in the upcoming fight with Gennady Golovkin and more.
According to multiple reports, Mexican fighter Ulises Hueto Elizalde was shot dead by masked gunmen after leaving his gym in Mexico City. The 33-year-old super middleweight boxer, who saw action in March with a decision loss, was shot dead near the Barrera gym (owned by Marco Antonio Barrera). Elizalde has only two pro fights listed on his record via boxec, but boxrec often has incomplete records for Mexican boxers.
A leading neurosurgeon says he'll never understand a sport where the aim is to inflict a head injury, after a coroner found boxer Davey Browne's death was preventable. Browne, a 28-year-old father of two, died in hospital four days after being knocked to the canvas of a regional IBF super featherweight fight at the Ingleburn RSL on September 11, 2015.
By Cliff Rold - Hold off the eulogies. Bring quality product and quality results might follow. After an often abysmal 2016, boxing has rebounded in a huge way this year. Last year we were talking about the cancellation of Tyson Fury-Wladimir Klitschko. This year we get Klitschko-Anthony Joshua. Last year, Canelo Alvarez announced he would fight Gennady Golovkin in 2017, and there they ar...
What could be boxing's craziest fight is now a certainty. One of the best boxers ever to have lived, the incredible 49-0 Floyd 'Money' Mayweather Junior is coming out of retirement to fight Connor McGregor, a mixed martial artist who, despite excelling in his weight classes as a UFC fighter, has never fought a professional boxing match in his career. Even though he is entering the match as a complete underdog, many gamblers won't be able to help themselves. If you are eager to learn more about the history of sports greatest underdogs then read this fantastic blog post all about winning against all odds.