Budding 140-pound star Sergey Lipinets to risk perfect record against Levan Ghvamichava on March 15
Usually, it takes a boxer more than a dozen fights to morph from promising prospect to legitimate contender. Sergey Lipinets appears to be one of the rare exceptions to that rule.
Leo Santa Cruz maps out timetable for jump to 130 pounds
Leo Santa Cruz made his bones at 118 pounds, fought for nearly two years at 122 and then moved up to 126 in May. All that, it turns out, is prelude, because the three-division world champion likely isn’t done moving up.
Errol Spence Jr. ready to put his star power to the test against tough Chris Algieri
One of the most talented and feared young contenders in boxing gets his chance to shine on the big stage—and all he has to do is fight a former champion on his home turf.
Injury to Keith Thurman postpones title defense against Shawn Porter
Undefeated 147-pound world champion Keith Thurman sustained an injury as a result of a car accident, and his March 12 title defense against Shawn Porter has been postponed, according to promoter Lou DiBella.
Leo Santa Cruz rolling with momentum from win over Abner Mares
After Leo Santa Cruz and Abner Mares spent 12 rounds in August battering each other with the kind of abandon normally reserved for a couple of great whites going hell for leather over the last scrap of beluga whale, the superlatives started rolling in.
Gerald Washington learning plenty from disappointing draw with Amir Mansour
Four months after the fact, the disbelief in his voice remains as thick as one of his pony keg-sized biceps.
Now or never: Kiko Martinez realizes his upcoming fight against Leo Santa Cruz might be his last shot at a title
Confusion and chaos are as much a part of boxing as a left glove and a right glove. But one thing about the sweet science is not in dispute: Championship opportunities are finite. Kiko Martinez understands this reality as well as anyone.
As he prepares for his ring return, Abner Mares happily surrenders control to new trainer Robert Garcia
Abner Mares heard the whispers that he was a shot fighter. So leading up to his August scrap with Leo Santa Cruz, Mares decided the best way to quiet his critics was to take complete control of his training camp.
