Family man Omar Figueroa Jr. finds solace working close to his lifelong home
It was April 2014, and Omar Figueroa Jr. had just completed his first defense of the 135-pound championship he had earned with the help of trainer Joel Diaz.
Travis Kauffman on better terms with his father now that they don't train together
Travis Kauffman was 10 years old when his father, Marshall, opened KING’s (Kids In Need of Guidance) Boxing Gym in Reading, Pennsylvania. Five years after that, Marshall Kauffman brought one of his amateur charges, Kermit Cintron, to the pro ranks. Another five years later and Cintron was at Caesars Palace taking on Antonio Margarito for a 147-pound championship.
Yenifel Vicente devastates Juan Dominguez with eruptive one-punch knockout
It was supposed to be Juan Dominguez's nationally televised coming-out party Tuesday night, but countryman Yenifel Vicente turned the lights out early at Sun National Bank Center in Trenton, New Jersey.
Friendship on hold for Chris Arreola, Travis Kauffman
Chris Arreola and Travis Kauffman first got to know each other in camp with Hasim Rahman when the former heavyweight champ was tuning up for another title shot against Olev Maskaev in 2006. It wasn’t a successful camp for Rahman, who would get stopped in the 12th round during that fight. But it was good enough for Arreola and Kauffman, who went on to become friends from that point forward.
Top prospect Sammy Vasquez to risk perfect record against Aron Martinez in 147-pound clash
As a National Guard veteran who did two tours of duty in Iraq, Sammy Vasquez knows a little something about meeting difficult challenges head-on. He’s about to do just that in the biggest fight of his boxing career.
Fighting words: How the advice of former champion Riddick Bowe helped Dominic Breazeale become a better boxer
A few years back in a Thai city renowned for hosting one of the world’s largest transgender beauty pageants, a former heavyweight champ’s career self-immolated in a blaze of questionable decision-making. And yet, those flames helped ignite the prospects of a younger fighter vying to become a champion like his seen-better-days hero.
Bitten by the injury bug, Omar Figueroa Jr. works hard to return to full strength
Omar Figueroa Jr. had envisioned a long championship run after winning his 135-pound title with a unanimous decision over Nihito Arakawa in June 2013.
Unbeaten prospect Keith Tapia prepared for whatever Garrett Wilson throws at him in 200-pound showdown
Keith Tapia is 16-0 with 11 knockouts, including four in a row. Yet he doubts he’ll be the one in seek-and-destroy mode in Tuesday’s fight against Garrett Wilson.
