03 Aug 2021

What To Watch This Week For Boxing and MMA on-and-off-TV (August 6th-7th, 2021)

Your one-stop guide to all the boxing and MMA that is on television this weekend, with times, networks, and realistic breakdowns of fights. The Olympics Are In The Medal Rounds Instead of sending a detailed schedule of the Olympic matches in boxing, I will simply say the Olympic bouts are

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03 Aug 2021

Roniel Iglesias – What To Know About The Two-Time Olympic Gold Medalist

At 32-year-old, and appearing in his fourth Olympic Games, and medaling in three-of-the-four Olympics he went to, Roniel Iglesias will go down as one of the great Olympic Cuban boxers, if for nothing else than his two gold medals, one in the 2012 Olympics at light-welterweight and this year, 2020

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03 Aug 2021

Big Boxing Management Firm Faces Major Challenges In 2021

It was a career year for Split-T Management in 2020. The crown jewel of the firm, Teofimo Lopez, beat one of the best fighters of a generation in Vasyl Lomachenko, alongside that Jose “Chon” Zepeda went to war with Split T’s Ivan Baranchyk in a bout that ended via a

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03 Aug 2021

2020 Olympic Boxing Results | Day Ten Notable Performances and Reactions

Men’s Flyweight Ryomei Tanaka (JPN) defeated Yuberjen Martínez (COL) – In one of the decisions, I strongly disagree with hometown fighter Ryomei Tanaka, the elder brother of pro, Kosei Tanaka, got a split-decision win in a fight in which he threw more punches, but I am not sure he landed

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02 Aug 2021

Meet Sena Irie – The First Boxing Gold Medalist Of 2020 Olympics

The host country of Japan won its first gold medal in boxing in 2020 with Sena Irie winning on all five of the judges’ scorecards against Nesthy Petecio of the Philipines in the finals of the women’s featherweight tournament. Irie, who is 20-years-old will now be a Japanese folk hero

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01 Aug 2021

Imam Khataev – Why The Olympic Bronze Medal Boxer Needs To Be On Your Radar

For every Olympic Gold Medalist, I am going to take time and give a brief bio and context for fight fans who didn’t watch the Olympic boxing contest, but with Imam Khataev losing a heavily debated decision to Benjamin Whittaker, Khataev deserves the same treatment. Khataev, who fights like the

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01 Aug 2021

Monday Morning Boxing Coach – Olympic Medal Rounds + Wood & Rice Pull Off Upsets

Most Olympic Medal Match Are Set Before you deep-dive into the medal round matches my favorites from this Olympic Games so far are Imam Khataev, Lauren Price, Keyshawn Davis, Oshae Jones, Yuberjen Martínez, Benjamin Whittaker, and Pat McCormack. Men’s Flyweight Medal round bouts to be set on Monday. Men’s Featherweight

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01 Aug 2021

2020 Olympic Boxing Results – Day Nine – Notable Performances

Men’s Featherweight Duke Ragan (USA) defeated Kurt Walker (IRE) – Our guy did it! Duke Ragan proved he is a big-game fighter, rising to the moment, and beating Walker in a razor-tight bout that now secures Ragan an Olympic medal. Ragan has been a stand-out fighter in the Olympics since

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