For Cheryl Karian, a 72-year-old retired physician assistant, boxing is medicine. Ms. Karian, whose Parkinson’s disease was diagnosed in 2020, doesn’t compete or spar, but every Tuesday and Thursday, she trains for an hour at Main Street Boxing and Muay Thai in downtown Houston. Before her diagnosis, Ms. Karian ran, …
Read More »NIGHT ON THE BASH IN BETHNAL GREEN
By Frank Warren OUR POPULAR PROSPECT show concept returns on Friday at York Hall with the latest in the series designed to showcase our young fighters and give them the experience of top billing. Of course, we also have a couple of quality title fights as headline acts and the …
Read More »NOAKES ON NOAKES DEBUT | Frank Warren
SAM NOAKES WILL happily step out of the spotlight tonight and let his brother Sean take centre stage for his professional debut at York Hall. Sean, 26 and two years his senior, takes on Lee Hallett at London’s home of boxing and the Noakes’, along with extended family and friends, …
Read More »FOSTER LOSES OUT AS QUICKFIRE CAIN STRIKES AGAIN
BRAD FOSTER WAS unsuccessful in his challenge for the WBC International super bantamweight title, coming up short on points against the rated Romanian Ionut Baluta. All three judges awarded the fight to Baluta by a four-round margin after a fight where styles didn’t gel and it quickly became a messy …
Read More »On Hijab Row, Boxing Champ Nikhat Zareen’s Pro-Choice Strike
Boxing world champion Nikhat Zareen on Monday weighed in on the smouldering controversy over Muslim girls wearing the hijab in schools and colleges, saying one’s attire was entirely the subject of their choice. “It is totally their own choice. I can’t comment on their choices. I have my own choice. …
Read More »Harris Akbar eager to prove he is GB Boxing’s best of the best at 71kg at European Elite Championships
The GB fighter was paired with the man who would go on to win the title in the first round of the AIBA world championships in November. Now as one 14 GB boxers based at Sheffield’s English Institute of Sport selected for the EUBC European Men’s Elite Boxing Championships, in …
Read More »Longtime New Orleans boxing promoter Les Bonano passes away
NEW ORLEANS — Famed New Orleans boxing promoter Les Bonano died Saturday night, according to reports. Bonano began working with the NOPD in 1965. In 1974, while working at the Orleans Parish Prison, Bonano started an athletic program which focused on a variety of sports including boxing. Over the course …
Read More »David Benavidez wins interim WBC title with TKO of David Lemieux
GLENDALE — David Benavidez returned to his hometown and took care of business quickly, the two time former super middleweight champion flooring top contender David Lemieux twice in the first two rounds to capture the interim WBC world super middleweight championship Saturday night on Showtime from Gila River Arena. Benavidez, now based …
Read More »History! Jermell Charlo Stops Brian Castano, Joins Rare Air
Charlo punches his ticket into the International Boxing Hall of Fame with a magnificent victory over Castaño to become the first ever undisputed 154-pound champion in the four belt era, capping off a thrilling night of action on PBC on SHOWTIME. Jermell Charlo’s patience was waning. He had to wait …
Read More »David Benavidez Lists His Five Greatest Performances
A look back at the finest performances from the undefeated two-time champion ahead of his showdown versus former champ David Lemieux for the interim WBC 168-pound belt Saturday night on PBC on SHOWTIME. It’s hard to believe that David Benavidez is just 25. Doesn’t it seem as if the former …
Read More »Floyd Mayweather Danced With a Ring Girl During His Boxing Exhibition
Floyd Mayweather barely stopped smiling during his eight-round boxing exhibition in Abu Dhabi. The 45-year-old boxer seemed to have a lot of fun in the ring — almost at Don Moore’s expense. Mayweather even imitated a ring girl, before dancing with her, after six rounds. Floyd Mayweather danced with a …
Read More »Erislandy Lara Vs Thomas LaManna
Cuban star and WBA Super Welterweight Champion Erislandy “The American Dream” Lara will seek a third world title in a second weight class when he faces veteran contender Thomas “Cornflake” LaManna for the WBA Middleweight Title in the main event of FOX PBC Fight Night and on FOX Deportes Saturday, …
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