Well-liked Australian fighter Dwight Ritchie has passed away after a freak accident while sparring Michael Zerefa. On Saturday, the 27-year-old Ritchie collapsed after a session with Zerafa, who is preparing for his December rematch with former welterweight champion Jeff Horn.
By Ron Lewis - It’s easy not to like the KSI v Logan Paul “fight”. It’s easy to snarl at the rank commerciality of it, what on the surface feels like a naked money grab at the expense of the sport’s integrity. But will boxing get any benefit from the clash of the YouTubers, or is the sport just the butt of their big joke? It’s fair to say this fight has split opinion. Does this...
The Daily Bread Mailbag returns with Stephen "Breadman" Edwards tackling topics such as Canelo Alvarez vs. Sergey Kovalev, Andre Ward and his retirement, Paulie Malignaggi's stance on PEDs in boxing, and more.
The Daily Bread Mailbag returns with Stephen "Breadman" Edwards tackling topics such as Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. vs. Daniel Jacobs, accident of Errol Spence, Wilfredo Benitez, Max Kellerman's comments on Gvozdyk vs. Beterbiev, second day weigh-ins, more.
The proposal of the World Boxing Council (WBC), by organization president Mauricio Sulaiman, to issue a two year ban on any professional who intends to go to the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo - has been approved by their board.
By Mitch Abramson - In the wake of the tragic death of another boxer on Wednesday, a number of ideas have been put forward on how to make the sport safer, from increased drug testing to mandatory MRIs to health insurance for all fighters. These are all good ideas and should be implemented. The more protections for the fighters the better...
The Daily Bread Mailbag returns with Stephen "Breadman" Edwards tackling topics such as Canelo Alvarez vs. Gennady Golovkin, Josh Warrington vs. Shakur Stevenson or Gary Russell, Golovkin vs. Derevyanchenko, Wilder vs. Ortiz, and more.
One of the most prominent combat sports regulatory bodies in the world is trying to change and improve extreme weight cutting tactics. The California State Athletic Commission passed a rule Tuesday indicating that they’ll cancel a boxing or MMA match if any fighter weighs more than 15% above the contracted fight weight on the day of the event.
By Lyle Fitzsimmons - Dat Nguyen has an old-school vehicle and an ambitious roadmap. All he needs now is the right mix of stops to get him where he’s going. The Vietnam-born super featherweight, last seen TKO’ing imminent title challenger Miguel Flores in Houston, will return to competition this weekend for the first time in better than two years...
The Daily Bread Mailbag returns with Stephen "Breadman" Edwards tackling topics such as Errol Spence vs. Shawn Porter, Gennady Golovkin vs. Sergey Derevyanchenko, the career of Bernard Hopkins, mythical matches and more.