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Like I mentioned before, I had an early wakeup call for Saturday morning, but I really did not need it. My dreams were filled with the “sweet science,” and the excitement had me awake at 5 a.m. By 6:15 a.m., I was showered, shaved, and was ready to embark on my Saturday fight day and…

Frank Warren might be a comparative minnow in world boxing promotional terms, especially weighed against dinosaurs such as Don King and Bob Arum, but his tenure as England’s top promoter has been nothing if not eventful. He’s been shot, embroiled in more than a few legal proceedings and built the odd boxing legend in the…

Click for larger image© Paul Speak Nearly two months have passed since Ricky Hatton dethroned Kostya Tszyu to become the IBF junior welterweight champion of the world, and there is still no word from Tszyu on whether or not he plans to fight again. Indeed the signals from his camp have become increasingly conflicting and…

Well fight fanatics, the scheduled time for the weigh-in, which was at 2:30 P.M., was drawing near. I was still hauling around that pesky piece of luggage I told you about earlier and was starting to feel the wear and tear of the night before. I walked over to a nice fruit and cereal spread,…

Alex Arthur last night moved one step closer to what he believes is his destiny: to bring a world title back to Scotland. After last night’s methodical destruction of teak tough Russian Boris Sinitsin, Arthur’s dream could very well become reality within the next nine-twelve months. As has been the case in all post-Gomez fights,…

I admit that I could barely watch Wayne McCullough on the verge of tears having had his world title challenge to Oscar Larios ended by ringside doctor Margaret Goodman. And I definitely seethed at HBO analyst Larry Merchant’s “The adults have taken charge,” comment in light of the stoppage. Unlike many boxing fans, I have…

My fellow boxing junkies, it was one hell of a weekend! Things were fast-paced and very exhausting. I know that the saying is, “What happens in Vegas stays in Vegas,” but I am going to partially break my silence, as giving all the details would be a crime. It was truly a great time and…

Despite working outdoors in temperatures hovering at 108 degrees Fahrenheit, middleweight Sam “The King” Soliman outfought a very tough Fernando Zuniga last night in Lemoore, California and the quick and awkward Australian moves one step closer to a long awaited world title opportunity. Zuniga landed some good shots on the lunging Soliman but was never…

You might assume that a boxing enthusiast would find nothing more desirable than to listen to the words of an undisputed middleweight champion, and you would be wrong, especially when that champion was Bernard Hopkins. He would meander through a myriad of topics from prison to corruption, politics and history; spiraling off into esoteric tangents…

© Sergio Martinez Now that we have had a few days to reflect on the middleweight title this past weekend, what did it show us and what does the future hold for both men? In my analysis prior to the bout I stated that in order for Taylor to be successful he would need to…

Bernard Hopkins cast himself as the people’s champion, a proclamation that was perhaps nevermore poignant than in the fight’s preceding weeks as he shared promotional duties with boxing golden boys Oscar de la Hoya and Jermain Taylor, fighters bred for stardom, walking a designated route upon which they would make no mistakes. Click for larger…