Tag: Boxing

Although the boxing schedule has been decimated by the coronavirus pandemic it has not stopped top lightweight up-and-comer Ryan Garcia from staying in shape, working on his skills and thinking about the big fights that could loom in his future. Garcia, the 2017 ESPN prospect of the year, is hunkered down at a rented house in San Diego – where ...

Former undisputed heavyweight champion Mike Tyson recently admitted during an interview that he’s ‘never been able to handle being a fighter’ and said that is was difficult to overcome fear during his entire pro career. In November 1986, Tyson became the youngest fighter to win a heavyweight title, when at 20-years-old he knocked out Trevor Berbick. He retired as a two-time heavyweight ...

By Kenneth Friedman: Oleksandr Usyk’s promoter Alex Krassyuk insists that IBF/WBA/WBO heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua will need to fight him first before he looks to unify against WBC champ Tyson Fury. Krassyuk points out that Usyk (17-0, 13 KOs) has now been the WBO mandatory for 12 months for Joshua, and he wants his mandated title shot. Usyk, 32, doesn’t ...

World Boxing Organization (WBO) bantamweight champion John Riel Casimero has been baiting WBA, IBF world champion Naoya Inoue. The two boxers were scheduled to fight each other this month, in Las Vegas, but the contest was pushed back due to the coronavirus pandemic. At the moment there is no telling when or where this contest will end up. “Inoue, just train ...

Bolton superstar Amir Khan, 33-years-old, is still motivated to continue in the ring, after stating a few weeks ago that he was mulling the possibility of retirement. “Am I going to fight again? I don’t know, I’m in two minds. Should I fight? Financially, I’ve done very well for myself,” Khan told The Mirror. “Do I need to do one more ...

By Jeff Aronow: Amir Khan is still hoping to face Manny Pacquiao once the sport comes back after the pandemic ends. Khan (34-5, 21 K.O.s) wants to stage the fight against WBA welterweight champion Pacquiao (62-7-2, 39 K.O.s) in Qatar, if possible. However, Khan will likely have the fans on his side if the match with Manny does take place ...

Mexico’s Jose Luis Castillo celebrated an anniversary recently, reflecting back on the night he faced Floyd Mayweather for the first time – on April 20, 2002. Castillo, who retired in 2014, lost a twelve round unanimous decision to Mayweather – as they battled for the WBC lightweight title. The outcome was controversial, as there were many observers who felt Castillo had done enough to walk away ...

The World Boxing Association (WBA) held a special directorate meeting in order to discuss several points of interest for the organization, including the possibility of returning to boxing activity, even if it’s behind closed doors. Headed by its president, Gilberto Jesús Mendoza, the members of the directorate met virtually to evaluate different aspects and mechanisms to activate boxing in the ...

By Greg Houghton: Amid the madness that the whole world is going through right now, it’s imperative to have something to look forward to when we return to normal life, whatever that will look like. What looks likely in times of such uncertainty, however, is that us lucky boxing fans have more to look forward to than most. There has ...

Muchos analistas del comportamiento humano siempre se han preguntado por qué algunas personas que conciben el boxeo como un deporte brutal y primitivo, dejan de lado esos criterios cuando van al cine o lo ven en la televisión. Se divierten e incluso animan con entusiasmo cuando ven una pelea “falsa” en la pantalla. Sin embargo, no reaccionan de la misma manera si ...