Jono Carroll remains in search of an elusive major title and plans to approach every fight as if such a prize is at stake. It helps that the 28-year old Dubliner is coming off of a career-best win
By Corey Erdman - The year 2020 hasn’t been particularly friendly to most people, but Jessica McCaskill is one of the few to enjoy a little bit of good fortune professionally. The unified junior welte
By Thomas Hauser - Seniesa Estrada squared off against Miranda Adkins in the third fight of the evening on DAZN's July 24 return to boxing. Estrada, age 28, has a 19-0 (8 KOs) ring record and is the W
By Keith Idec - Angelo Leo could’ve complained. This was, after all, no simple switch of opponents. Leo went from facing right-handed Stephen Fulton to slick southpaw Tramaine Williams on just three d
By Cliff Rold - As Friday rolls into Saturday in the US, fans up late, or early depending how one views it, won’t have to look far to find an intriguing clash in the squared circle. YouTube (Saturday,
By Thomas Gerbasi - Boxing can be bittersweet. Just ask Stephen Fulton Jr., who has the biggest moment of his career coming up this Saturday when he faces Angelo Leo for the vacant WBO junior featherw
By Lyle Fitzsimmons - Let’s all take a deep breath, folks. We’ve been talking about it for weeks and now it’s finally official. Mike Tyson fooled everyone. Oh, sorry. Hadn’t you heard? The former two-
THERE have been plenty of big announcements this week, with exciting fights being made, the PBC coming back into play, speculation about big bouts returning before the end of the year but one announce
By Corey Erdman - In the span of one week, boxing fans enjoyed the announcement of more news than over the past five months combined. Subsequently, the sport enjoyed more mainstream media attention th
Officially, Shakhram Giyasov gets back to work on August 15 when he makes his first start in close to a year against Francisco Hernandez Rojo in Tulsa, Oklahoma. In reality, the junior welterweight co
By Thomas Hauser - Live boxing is back on DAZN. On July 24, the network streamed a five-fight card headlined by Vergil Ortiz Jr's seven-round demolition of Sammy Vargas. Two years ago, DAZN announced
By Jake Donovan - Six months had already passed from the time Vergil Ortiz Jr. last fought when he received that call. Gone in an instant were designs for his promotional stablemate Ryan Garcia to ush
By Cliff Rold - Boxing in general has been back since June. Big time boxing resumed on Wednesday with the announcement of nine dates for Showtime beginning in August. Fans have been following the head
Joshua Buatsi could headline the first UK card with fans present since the coronavirus pandemic in September, according to Eddie Hearn. The Matchroom boss is targeting September 12 for a show, althoug
I’ve been a boxing fan for about as long as I can remember. From the moment I shared my dad’s recliner to watch Kenny Norton violently erase the “0” from Duane Bobick’s pro record, I’ve been as hooked
By Jake Donovan - Not even a pandemic will deter Oscar Valdez from moving forward with his 2020 plan. “My goal is to become world champion this year,” insists the unbeaten former featherweight titlist
By Corey Erdman - This Friday, Travell Mazion was supposed to have been tuning in to watch his friend Vergil Ortiz make his return to the ring against Samuel Vargas. The two had become close pals over
By Thomas Hauser - Go to YouTube. Type in "Russ Anber magic." Click on several of the videos that come up and you'll see a guy with a deck of cards. Or maybe he'll be manipulating three metal cups and
By Tris Dixon - A couple of weeks ago the phone rang and Jason Quigley picked up. The contents of the call had the potential to change his life. He was on a shortlist to face world middleweight king
By Cliff Rold - It’s a real joy to see Rocky again for the first time through someone else’s eyes. Earlier this week, on one of it’s infinite replays on the tube, a few early minutes caught the attent