It’s been a successful 2019 for Espinoza Boxing but 2020 is about to get more exciting. ‘We’re going to recruit new fighters for our stable this coming year,”stated President Frank Espinoza. “We’re going to be actively searching for future champions who want to join us and become part of our boxing family.”
I met Saul Mamby in 1983. I'd just begun researching The Black Lights - my initial foray into boxing writing - and wanted to talk to some fighters. So I went to Ringside Gym, one of three gyms near Times Square in New York. Mamby had just finished working out. I asked if we could talk. He said "sure." I asked my first question. And Saoul answered, "Wait a minute. This is a serious interview. Let me shower and then we'll talk."
Big Danny Williams was in Hameln, Germany, this weekend and was all set to take on Gueney Artak for the GBA version of the International German heavyweight title. Williams weighed in and everything seemed to be fine during fight day as well - or so it seemed.
NEW YORK – Bob Arum understands why boxing fans haven’t exactly expressed an abundance of interest in the Terence Crawford- Egidjius Kavaliauskas fight his company is promoting. Crawford is listed by most Internet and Las Vegas sports books as at least a 16-1 favorite to defeat the unbeaten Lithuanian contender Saturday night. Their 12-round welterweight championship match is widely viewed as a fight Crawford can’t lose – partially due to the undefeated Crawford’s considerable skill, yet also because Kavaliauskas fought to a 10-round majority draw with unheralded Ray Robinson in his last fight.
The Daily Bread Mailbag returns with Stephen "Breadman" Edwards tackling topics such as Andy Ruiz's rematch loss to Anthony Joshua, Terence Crawford as the top pound-for-pound boxer in the world, the Jermell Charlo vs. Tony Harrison rematch, and more.
By Lyle Fitzsimmons - I’m in a heavyweight state of mind. And given the recent deluge of big men carrying gaudy belts, it’s no coincidence. WBC kingpin Deontay Wilder vaporizes Luis Ortiz with a single right-hand shot one weekend, then Anthony Joshua regains his position as “governor” of the division – according to Eddie Hearn, at least – with a...
The Daily Bread Mailbag returns with Stephen "Breadman" Edwards tackling topics such as Deontay Wilder's chin, Canelo Alvarez vs. Gennady Golovkin trilogy, Andy Ruiz vs. Anthony Joshua rematch, and more.
By Ron Lewis - For most of its existence, the world heavyweight title seldom strayed beyond the borders of the United States, yet when Andy Ruiz Jr defends WBA, WBO, IBO and IBF heavyweight titles against Anthony Joshua is Diriyah next week, Saudi Arabia will become the 24th country to stage a world heavyweight title fight. It is 127 years since...
When Anthony Joshua decided to go for an instant rematch with Andy Ruiz, the comparison everyone reached to in order to justify the decision was Lennox Lewis. It was a shock every bit as big as Ruiz’s win over Joshua when Lewis was flattened by Hasim Rahman in South Africa in 2001. Revenge, though, was swift and conclusive as Lewis left the American flat on his back in the fourth round in Las Vegas seven months later.
The Daily Bread Mailbag returns with Stephen "Breadman" Edwards tackling topics such as Deontay Wilder's recent knockout of Luis Ortiz, Wilder's pound-for-pound status, Canelo Alvarez vs. Sergey Kovalev, and more.