It doesn’t seem that long ago and yet the time has gone so fast. And so much has changed. Ten years later, it’s a pandemic and combat sports ...
On August 14, 2020 / By Jamie RebnerLast week the government of Quebec announced it was considering prohibiting the resumption of boxing events until an effective vaccine for COVID-19 is found. The province’s two biggest promoters, ...
On July 15, 2020 / By Eliott McCormickSince being established by the major sanctioning bodies in the mid-80s, the super middleweight class has produced some classic contests. I was fortunate to grow into an avid ...
On June 1, 2020 / By Matt O'BrienWhat draws one to a boxing gym? Some rare individuals, such as Floyd Mayweather Jr., enter its doors almost as toddlers, virtually growing up inside its walls. Others ...
On July 19, 2019 / By Jamie RebnerAlthough it’s pleasing to see the DeGale vs Eubank fight come to fruition – it could so easily have been one of those oft-discussed but never consummated domestic ...
On February 21, 2019 / By Ronnie McCluskeyNominations: Teofimo Lopez KO1 Mason Menard Murat Gassiev KO12 Yuniel Dorticos Dereck Chisora KO8 Carlos Takam Dillian Whyte KO11 Dereck Chisora Vasyl Lomachenko KO10 Jorge Linares Eleider Alvarez ...
On January 6, 2019 / By Neil CraneWhen Eleider Alvarez landed a thunderous right hand flush on Sergey Kovalev’s temple in round seven of their engrossing and hard-fought battle this past Saturday night, it was ...
On August 9, 2018 / By Michael CarbertIt’s an intriguing match-up featuring two of the very best in a stacked light heavyweight division. Adonis Stevenson and Badou Jack are, without question, elite-level pugilists and this ...
On May 17, 2018 / By Michael CarbertA rematch between David “Red Flag” Benavidez and Ronald “The Thrill” Gavril would be main event material during an average boxing weekend. But this Saturday night, it’s a ...
On February 15, 2018 / By Patrick ConnorHere’s the truth: the Jean Pascal vs Carl Froch fight for the vacant WBC super middleweight championship is an absolute, under-the-radar classic. Not many talk about it today, ...
On June 2, 2017 / By Sean CroseSaturday, April 8, it’s time for another stacked card of boxing action at the Tohu Theatre in Montreal, as once again Rixa Promotions and Grant Brothers Boxing are ...
On March 28, 2017 / By Michael CarbertLucian Bute vs Eleider Alvarez was a fight no one saw coming and one that promised to provide answers to a pair of burning questions: Could Alvarez finally ...
On February 24, 2017 / By Zachary AlapiFrom the outside looking in, it would appear to be a do-or-die type situation for Lucian Bute, one of great urgency and tension, if not outright panic. After ...
On February 22, 2017 / By Michael CarbertIf Ryan Ford didn’t already have a nickname, you might be tempted to give him one that reflects his willingness to venture far and wide, his life and ...
On February 16, 2017 / By Michael CarbertBoxing fans in Montreal, whether they realize it or not, are spoiled rotten and last night’s event at the Tohu Theatre only further reinforced this fact. Another solid ...
On January 22, 2017 / By Michael CarbertWith reports swirling that discussions between the reprehensible Floyd Mayweather Jr. and his boorish copycat Conor McGregor are progressing, boxing, after a thoroughly disappointing 2016, is in desperate ...
On January 14, 2017 / By Zachary AlapiThe brutal image of Jean Pascal‘s indented face after his second stoppage defeat to Sergey Kovalev, which horrifically resembled a Picasso portrait, is one Montreal boxing fans will not ...
On December 28, 2016 / By Zachary AlapiTonight is, supposedly, the absolutely final chapter in the long saga which is the professional boxing career of Bernard Hopkins. Those who have followed that career with some ...
On December 17, 2016 / By Robert PortisIt was a very busy weekend in professional boxing with some significant results and some stand-out performances, plus a new Fight of the Year candidate. Let’s get to ...
On December 12, 2016 / By Fight Fan.comEleider Alvarez’s tune-up match against rugged Norbert Dabrowski of Poland took on a massive infusion of significance just a few days ago when promoter Yvon Michel unexpectedly announced that ...
On December 11, 2016 / By Zachary Alapi“What are the odds? Here we are: both of us undefeated, pursuing our careers, together, in a great gym and with great people and in a great city ...
On December 9, 2016 / By Michael CarbertYesterday, Lucian Bute and promoter Yvon Michel gathered media at the Montreal Casino to officially announce the former IBF super middleweight champion’s next fight: a light heavyweight showdown against WBC ...
On December 7, 2016 / By Zachary AlapiRenowned boxing manager, trainer and cut man, Bob Miller, is receiving support from all corners of the fight world after he was involved last month in an accident ...
On November 21, 2016 / By Robert PortisWhen it comes to boxing on Showtime and the Premier Boxing Champions network, we know who’s in charge, right? It’s Uncle Al! The reclusive, camera-shy operator with so ...
On October 28, 2016 / By Robert PortisBelying his eminent position in boxing and celebrity status in Quebec, promoter Yvon Michel is refreshingly personable and candid, not always the case in the world of professional ...
On October 18, 2016 / By Michael CarbertAs can be the case when you have two high-powered promotional outfits in the same city, earlier this week saw not one, but two major press conferences concerning ...
On September 8, 2016 / By Robert PortisRixa Promotions and Grant Brothers Boxing staged another card of pro fights in Montreal and it was, all things considered, their most successful show yet. The Tohu Theatre ...
On September 4, 2016 / By Michael CarbertThe date with destiny is rapidly approaching for Kell Brook, and if he’s to have any hope of toppling fearsome middleweight ruler Gennady Golovkin, he must live up ...
On August 17, 2016 / By Ronnie McCluskeyAfter a protracted wait which no one can explain, Lucian Bute faced the press yesterday with promoter Yvon Michel and trainers Otis and Howard Grant, to discuss his ...
On August 13, 2016 / By Robert PortisWho is Manny Montreal? Is he a journalist, a videographer, a hanger-on, or a bon vivant? Is he a professional photographer or just another Youtube personality, a glutton for ...
On May 30, 2016 / By Robert Portis“Boxing is the sport to which all other sports aspire.”
– George Foreman
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