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  • Teofimo Lopez Shocks Vasiliy Lomachenko in 12 round statement

    2020 has been a chaotic year choc full of surprises. Nothing has seemed to go according to plan these last 10 or so months and what played out two nights ago follows the trend. In the most anticipated fight AC (after Covid) the “puncher” Lopez, out boxed and befuddled the “boxer” Lomachenko in route to…

  • Results: Emmanuel Navarrete drops Ruben Villa twice to claim WBO Title

    Emmanuel Navarrete, 25 of Mexico, added a second world title in as many weight classes this past Saturday from the Bubble in Las Vegas. Navarrete has become a staple of Bob Arum’s Top Rank boxing on ESPN since his breakout performance in winning the WBO 122 lb title back in 2018. He has gone 7-0…

  • Opinion: Deontay Wilder Fires Mark Breland a Defense

    Despite this not coming as much of a surprise, Deontay Wilder has fired long time trainer Mark Breland. The moment the towel came in this past March, the rumors and internet chatter began to explore the possibility of this happening. I have read fan and insider opinions regarding this firing and many have questioned, criticized…

  • Results: Zepeda knocks out Baranchyk in a 5 round thriller

    Unfortunately, between work and obligations it has been difficult to watch a lot of fights live and post in a timely manner. I woke up to news stories about the Zepeda vs Baranchyk 140 lb. fight from ESPN last weekend and was inundated with fight of the year buzz. With comparisons to the 1970’s classic…

  • Recommendations: Boxing Historian Adam J. Pollack covers Jack Dempsey

    Adam J. Pollack continues his In the Ring series with his first of two volumes on legendary heavyweight champion Jack Dempsey. Pollack’s other books in the series followed other early heavyweight champions John L. Sullivan, Marvin Hart, Tommy Burns, Jack Johnson, Bob Fitzsimmons and James J. Jeffries. This newest addition is now available through Barnes…

  • Recommendations: Michael Montero Previews Lomachenko vs Lopez

    As I have done on this blog in the past I like to recommend and promote other boxing writers and journalists etc. I have been following Montero for several years now and since his early days as a Youtube Boxing content creator. He used to have viewers do homework assignments to like, subscribe and share…

  • Boxing News: Week of September 21st, 2020

    Boxing just added more events to the fourth quarter calendar which was already looking good from Showtime’s announced bouts back in August. According to ESPN the following fights are confirmed: October 31st: Uysk vs Chisora at heavyweight in a clash rescheduled from May. Usyk is the WBO’s top contender and like Dillian Whyte he risks…

  • Previewing a Loaded Weekend! September 26: Three Cards High Stakes

    2:30pm ET on ESPN+ Josh Taylor defends his unified IBF and WBA Championship versus Apinan Khongsong “The Tartan Tornado” Scotland’s unified 140 lb. champion ends his 11 month lay off to face his IBF #1 contender Khongsong of Thailand. The Thai contender’s name may not seem recognizable because it is not, he has not fought…

  • Boxing News 24: Published 9/24/2020 Enforcer Fitness Interview

    Continuing from my site news section the interview of Chris Conca of Enforcer Fitness in Nutley, NJ has been published. I will link below to encourage any readers of this blog to take a look. Also while you are there please take time to read the other work produced on Boxingnews24.com. “ “Just as small…

  • Boxing History: Max Schmeling’s complicated relationship with Nazi Germany

    The following is a paper I wrote back in 2012 for a history course I took on the Second World War. Unsurprisingly, as a boxing fanatic I chose my favorite sport to coincide with my favorite subject. It was difficult convincing my professor to find something historically significant about boxing in relation to the war…

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