(Photo via Nigel Roddis, Getty Images) “He’s the person that boxing is supposed to use and abuse”. That’s what Lukie Kettle had to say about Luis Alberto Lopez on his YouTube channel “LukieBoxing” earlier this week, and it couldn’t be any more true. With the current structure in the sport

Tomorrow night in the co-main event to Alycia Baumgardner’s first undisputed title defense at the Masonic Temple in Detroit, Michigan, a potential future superstar will be stepping into the squared circle for the first time as a professional boxer. Andy Cruz was an all-time great Cuban amateur. He compiled a

(Photo via Yahoo Sports) On July 4th, I want to take some time to put a spotlight on one of the best American fighters that we currently have in the sport. Jermell Charlo proudly reps the United States and does everything that we want and expect an elite world champion

The sport of boxing has always produced stars. From Muhammad Ali, to Sugar Ray Leonard, to Mike Tyson, to Oscar De La Hoya, to Floyd Mayweather and Manny Pacquiao, boxing has often had one star that rose above the rest of their counterparts and became a household name around the

From Madison Square Garden- Undefeated super middleweight and Brooklyn star Edgar Berlanga (21-0, 16 ko) remains undefeated with a unanimous decision over Jason Quigley (20-3, 14 ko) by score of 116-108(twice) and 118-106. ITRBoxing scored the fight 115-109 for Berlanga.  After a tentative first two rounds, Berlanga scored knockdowns in

Yesterday I brought to you Errol Spence’s top five knockout victories, and today it is time to share the top five victories of Terence “Bud” Crawford. Crawford is a three-division champion and was the undisputed ruler of the 140lb division before moving up to welterweight. If he is victorious against

The highly anticipated super fight between Errol Spence and Terence Crawford is finally official and set for July 29th. The fight won’t only determine the best welterweight of this era, but also the number one pound-for-pound fighter on the planet. This fight has been years in the making, and ever

We are 48 hours away from the biggest fight of Devin Haney’s career, yet last week Haney made a slew of fighters from Pittsburg, California’s Lion’s Den Boxing Gym, dreams possible. Haney sponsored 17 local fighters to compete over the past weekend of May 13th, at a national amateur boxing

Former light heavyweight and now super middleweight contender “Tenacious” Trevor McCumby (25-0, 19 KOs) is back in the ring tonight after a four-and-a-half-year hiatus. Felix Gracia of ITR caught up with him earlier this week, and in an interview he spoke with Trevor about his return to the ring. The

Cody Crowley (21-0, 9 KOs) is one of the most underrated fighters that we have in the sport today. If you are a hardcore boxing fan, you are aware of his skillset and that he is a dark horse in the welterweight division. But if you are more of a