Omar Figueroa shaping up for 140-pound debut against Ricky Burns
Omar Figueroa said he plans to be "100 times better" when he meets Ricky Burns in a clash of former 135-pound titleholders on May 9. The bout will be the 140-pound debut for Figueroa.
Celebrating Black History Month: Sugar Ray Robinson
Often considered the greatest pound-for-pound fighter of all time, Sugar Ray Robinson ruled over the 147- and 155-pound divisions for two decades and fought six career-defining fights against Jake LaMotta, later immortalized in the Martin Scorsese feature Raging Bull.
For Keith Thurman, it's all part of the games
With 21 knockouts in 24 fights, you know you’re going to get power out of Keith Thurman. What might not be immediately evident is that the man deploying that power has a strategic mind for when and how to use it—honed in no small part from learning cerebral games at a young age.
Peter Quillin opening training camp to fans
Peter Quillin wants you to see him sweat.
Adrien Broner puts sparring partners to work as he prepares for John Molina Jr.
The temperature had dipped to minus-7 degrees in snow-covered Cincinnati, but inside the Over The Rhine Recreation Center, things were heating up between Adrien Broner and his four sparring partners on February 18.
Adonis Stevenson continues to defy his age one knockout at a time
“Superman” is on the phone, currently engaged in the one thing he does with almost as much relish as belting opponents in the face: talking up his return to the ring.
Antonio Tarver, Jimmy Smith join Spike TV broadcast crew
Antonio Tarver, the former 175-pound world champion who once stunned Roy Jones Jr. with a second-round knockout, has joined the Spike TV broadcast crew for Premier Boxing Champions as a color analyst.
Track coach helps put Porter through his paces
Pounding the pavement might be an essential part of any fighter’s training, but Shawn "Showtime" Porter’s work paid off double. Porter was running at the UNLV track when his father and trainer, Kenny Porter, noticed assistant track and field coach Larry Wade working with other athletes at the facility.
