By Tris Dixon - Who was Roger Mayweather’s best fight against? Was he a better boxer or trainer? Which Mayweather was the best? Chances are, if you had to ask Roger any of the above, you might have been told that you didn’t know, well, then you didn’t know sh-- about boxing. In a sport of cliches, Roger – The Black Mamba – made that phrase his own. It was...
Zanfer Promotions, in coordination with Boxing Azteca, will suspend all boxing events scheduled live until further notice. Zanfer will continue transmitting boxing Saturday to Saturday, while the health contingency lasts as local official deal with ongoing coronavirus pandemic. Azteca will show Zanfer's best fights already recorded in a segment called ¨ Legends.¨
By Cliff Rold - For the second time in 2020, the sports world lost a memorable “Black Mamba.” The boxing world knew their Mamba first. On Tuesday, the sad news of the passing of former lineal Jr. lightweight champion and two-division beltholder Roger Mayweather added to what has been a tragic week for the Mayweather family in general...
At a time when medical testing is more important than ever, drug testing in sports has been forced to take a different approach. There remain a number of bouts still technically scheduled which remain contractually bound to random drug testing through Voluntary Anti-Doping Agency. However, the manner in which citizens are even permitted to move around in everyday life continues to change with every news cycle in the wake of the ongoing coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic.
It starts with a simple question to a native of Pittsburgh: had they ever heard of Harry Greb? “No, no I’ve never heard of him. Was he better than Joe Louis? He wasn’t better than Joe Louis.” “Yeah, he was.” There will always be a corner of the boxing world searching for Harry Greb. Searching for footage, facts, for anything more that can fill out what, on paper, might have been the greatest ring career of them all. For many if not most, the question of the greatest fighter, pound for pound, of all time has been set for more than half a century: Sugar Ray Robinson.
Following on the heels of several fight card postponements and cancellations late this week in response to the spread of COVID-19, today it was announced the long awaited World Boxing Super Series final between Mairis Briedis and Yunier Dorticos is moving to May. Last night, starving fight fans were treated to cards on ShoBox and Telemundo but the live action will be sparing in the coming weeks, if not longer.
Hundreds of boxers from around the world are concerned that the 2020 Olympic Games, taking place this year in Tokyo, will be pushed back. The Summer Games must be staged between July 24 and August 9. The Paralympics will be between August 25 and September 6.
More people who attended a Muay Thai boxing event in Thailand on March 6 have tested positive for COVID-19. According to a report published Monday by thaipbsworld.com, the mayor of the Chachoengsao provincial administration, Kitti Paopiamsap, announced that he has been treated after catching coronavirus March 6 at Lumpinee Boxing Stadium in Bangkok, Thailand’s capital and most populous city. Actor, manager and Muay Thai fighter Matthew Deane, who participated in an event there March 6, announced Friday through a video posted to his Instagram account that he was being treated after testing positive for coronavirus.
By Corey Erdman - When ShoBox: The New Generation went to air on Friday night, the scene of a quiet Minnesota casino ballroom hosting a boxing event in the middle of a global pandemic kind of didn’t feel shocking at all. Even in the direst of moments, boxing acted like exactly what it is: Fearless, defiant, and just a little bit more dangerous than it ought to be...
Bob Arum admits putting on fights without crowds is far from ideal. Amid these extremely unusual circumstances, however, it is the only way regulatory agencies in the United States will even consider allowing boxing cards to take place. After postponing events scheduled for Saturday night and Tuesday night at Madison Square Garden’s Hulu Theater, Arum is exploring the possibility of moving upcoming shows his company is promoting to a studio setting in Las Vegas.