The salt-and-pepper beard, the jovial gravel voice and the big, echoing, wall-rocking laugh were ubiquitous. Naazim Richardson was everywhere. The trainer, the mentor, the father, could be found dispensing all kinds of wisdom from how to duck a left hook to how to eat right. He was a Philadelphia treasure—and beyond that a boxing…
Retired extrovert pro Athanus Nzau is calling on boxers to consider joining paid ranks while still young and energetic.
The contender run is officially under way for Vergil Ortiz Jr. A power-punching display by the red-hot welterweight paved the way for a one-sided stoppage win over Canada’s Samuel Vargas. An onslaught of punishment forced a stoppage of 2:58 of round seven in their DAZN-streamed main event Friday evening, live in front of a…
Tuesday, July 14, represented a year since the passing of one of South Africa’s greatest match-makers ever, Reuben Rasodi. The man probably never quite received the recognition he deserved.
Ghana super middleweight standout Sena Agbeko has inked an advisory deal with Victory Sports and Entertainment headed up by Las Vegas-based Mike Leanardi.