How We’re Living During Coronavirus: Tommy “Razor” Rainone Reports From Long Island, NY

The coronavirus is affecting the overall quality of my life, as it is for so many others.  There is the obvious, which is the financial hit...

New York State Boxing HOF Class of ’20 Induction Moved To Sept. 20

New York State Boxing HOF Class of 2020 Induction Ceremony Postponed until September 20 NEW YORK (March 19, 2020) – The New York State Boxing Hall of Fame...

Stefy Bull Reacts to COVID-19 Impact on Boxing and His Stable 

  The COVID-19 virus is wreaking havoc across the world as a whole, but closer to home the virus has brought a standstill to the boxing...

How We’re Living During Coronavirus: “A Tidy Mess”

One of my favorite lines in literature comes from Pete Dexter’s novel, Train, when the shop-worn boxer Plural comments, “The world is a hungry place, man....

How We’re Living DC (During Coronavirus): “It’s Not Easy To Be In The Boxing Business”

What is coronavirus doing to our business? Well, it’s pulling it apart temporarily. Everyone in boxing is essentially self employed no matter what side of the...

Pro Wrestling Is No Longer a Phase to Outgrow

Wrestling fans of all ages gather in Manila for Philippine Wrestling Revolution events. (Photo by Ryan Songalia)   As a dedicated wrestling fan, Stan Sy had...

Fragrances to Wear During the Apocalypse

As some of you know, I recently left the boxing biosphere to begin writing a book involving the makers of fine fragrance. This was due to...

UPCOMING PREMIER BOXING CHAMPIONS EVENTS CANCELLED

UPCOMING PREMIER BOXING CHAMPIONS EVENTS CANCELLED  Due to the growing concerns over COVID-19, Premier Boxing Champions scheduled events for March and April have been cancelled and...

Gleason’s Will Bring the Gym To YOU!

Who Won the Weekend? “We Are All in This Together”

The world kept turning, Friday, Saturday, even Sunday, when we in NYC got word that schools would close, and on Tuesday, bars and concert halls and...

How We Are Living During The Coronavirus Outbreak: “Coronavirus and Me”

The coronavirus has struck and the boxing world has pretty  much shut down temporarily. So what are we all doing?  Well, boxing is my life. I...

Prospect Watch: Elvis Rodriguez

In the sport of boxing, when you speak of fighters from Hispanic backgrounds, the countries involved are normally Mexico, Cuba, Puerto Rico and both Central and...

How We’re Living During Coronavirus Outbreak:”Berlin Is A Ghost Town”

Right now, I am sat in my apartment in the centre of Berlin, under self-isolation for another week. This is because two members of my family...

Gleason’s Gym, The WORLD Champion of CLEANLINESS Among Boxing Gyms

Maintaining normalcy, while dust kicks up around you, as walls crumble, it’s not easy. During times like these, it’s wise to seek out the sages, the...

FUCK YOU, CORONAVIRUS: Top Rank MSG Theater Shows Saturday & Tuesday POSTPONED

On Thursday evening, word trickled out, first on the Mike Coppinger and Lance Pugmire Twitter accounts. The Top Rank boxing events at the MSG Theater, on...

PBC Card in Maryland, Topped By Kirkland v Hernandez, Is POSTPONED

STATEMENT REGARDING SATURDAY’S PREMIER BOXING CHAMPIONS EVENT IN MARYLAND Due to concerns about the spread of COVID-19, this Saturday’s Premier Boxing Champions event at MGM National...

Shakur Stevenson: “When I Do Something Good, I Do It For Newark”  

NEWARK, N.J. (March 11, 2020) — WBO featherweight world champion Shakur Stevenson was born and bred in Newark, a.k.a. “Brick City,” the oldest of nine children...

Nevada Boxing Hall of Fame 2020 Class Includes Fernando Vargas, Andre Ward

LAS VEGAS, NV (March 10, 2020) – The Nevada Boxing Hall of Fame announced its 2020 class of inductees today at the Fernando Vargas Fighting Foundation...

Murphys Boxing St. Patrick’s Day Clash Saturday (March 14) Is CANCELLED

City after city is seeing officials make the call–better be safe, than sorry. Information on the spread of coronavirus is making the rounds, and now officials...

Is Marcos Hernandez Beating James Kirkland An Upset, Or Nah?

MARCOS HERNANDEZ TALKS UPCOMING SHOWDOWN AGAINST JAMES KIRKLAND & MORE All-Action Marcos Hernandez Battles Hard-Hitting James Kirkland in FS1 PBC Fight Night Main Event & on...