FORMER NY GOLDEN GLOVES BOXER SHOT AND KILLED
Former junior lightweight boxer Grashino Yancy passed away early Sunday morning from a gunshot wound, according to the New York Daily News.
JOE DEGUARDIA SAYS PROMOTERS NEED TV DEALS TO MAKE FIGHTS
As boxing’s top brass pull strings to get the sport up and running again, small-to-mid-tier promoters, like New York’s Joe DeGuardia, are still sidelined twiddling their thumbs.
BOXING MOURNS THE DEATH OF BROTHER NAAZIM RICHARDSON
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…
ATHANUS NZAU SAYS BOXERS SHOULD TURN PRO EARLY
Retired extrovert pro Athanus Nzau is calling on boxers to consider joining paid ranks while still young and energetic.
VIDEO: VERGIL ORTIZ IMPRESSES IN RING RETURN
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…
SOUTH AFRICA’S REUBEN RASODI: A LEGENDARY MATCHMAKER
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.
SENA AGBEKO UPDATE
Ghana super middleweight standout Sena Agbeko has inked an advisory deal with Victory Sports and Entertainment headed up by Las Vegas-based Mike Leanardi.
ANTHONY JOSHUA: WHAT IS SO FEARSOME ABOUT TYSON FURY?
Anthony Joshua has said that Tyson Fury “hasn’t been in the deep end long enough” to be considered “intimidating.”
MIKE TYSON TO FACE ROY JONES JR. SEPTEMBER 12 IN EXHIBITION BOUT
Former undisputed heavyweight champion Mike Tyson is making a comeback. Tyson, 54, will fight Roy Jones Jr. in an eight-round exhibition on Sept. 12 at Dignity Health Sports Park in Carson, California. The bout will be broadcast on pay-per-view as well as multimedia platform Triller. According to a news release, Triller will also show…
VERGIL ORTIZ RETURNS TONIGHT
Rising welterweight Vergil Ortiz Jr. (15-0, 15 KOs) returns versus veteran Samuel Vargas (31-5-2, 14 KOs) in a 12-round bout tonight, July 24 (Friday).