09 Apr 2020

ITRBoxing Catches Up With Tim VanNewhouse

You might have seen him in photos inside the ring or thanked by fighters, but the 34-year-old Cleveland, Ohio native, Tim VanNewhouse is not one for the limelight, despite working with seemingly all the major promoters in the sport, VanNewhouse hasn’t received much attention from the media as his focus

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16 Mar 2020

COVID-19 STOPS BOXING FOR MONTHS, THOUGHTS FROM TIME AWAY FROM BOXING

Most of my adult life, sports have structured it, and most of the people on social media only follow me for my opinions on boxing despite, what I might think at times.  I have found it comforting having a built-in schedule during the week knowing I could watch something when

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02 Jan 2020

Boxing is more divided than ever, but so is the world.

Boxing is more divided than ever, but so is the world.  No matter what political stance you have, or what boxing promoter you like, it is more than likely pundits from both sides tend to be too much for the average person that considers themselves a centrist with leaning views

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19 May 2019

Boxing’s next superstar, Naoya Inoue

Naoya Inoue is a star in the making, you might look at his pint-sized weight class of 118 lbs, or bantamweight if you care to use terms and boxing lingo, or his previous weight class of 108 lbs or 115 lbs, and scoff, but you’d be wrong. The fighter who

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15 May 2019

Deontay Wilder, and when do words go too far to sell a fight?

Deontay Wilder essentially brought to light a philosophical question in terms of boxing viewership with his recent comments linked below – that made the viewer of boxing have to question; how much violence in boxing is too much? For those that didn’t see Wilder’s media workout at Gleason’s Gym in

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05 May 2019

CANELO is the best in boxing right now

Whether people like it or not, the hype is matching the talent in 2019 with Golden Boy Promotions superstar Saul “Canelo” Alvarez. The 28-year-old seasoned veteran, who has clocked in 391 rounds across 54 professional fights, should rightful now be viewed as the best in the sport of boxing because

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22 Apr 2019

Why “Big Baby” Miller’s drug failures should make you mad

Heavyweight contender Jarrell “Big Baby” Miller failed three drug tests last week, making his world title bout for six million dollars against Anthony Joshua, null and void, effective immediately. Performance-enhancing drugs are a tricky subject, mostly because most people including myself are uneducated on the effects of these drugs, and

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14 Mar 2019

Xander Zayas now youngest to sign with Top Rank

Xander Zayas, born in Puerto Rico and fighting for USA Boxing as one of the world’s top amateurs, has signed a multi-year professional contract with Top Rank. At only 16 years old, Zayas is the youngest fighter ever to sign a pro contract with Top Rank. An 11-time Puerto Rican

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12 Mar 2019

Gennady Golovkin makes it official with DAZN, no figures given to salary

Gennady Golovkin made his stripes in the public eye via being very active, fighting like an episodic television show, meaning it felt like he inhabited HBO Boxing nearly weekly, but over the past six months or so, that has not been the case. After the middleweight lost to Canelo Alvarez

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08 Mar 2019

Golovkin signs with DAZN, three-years, six fights

Former middleweight world champion Gennady “GGG” Golovkin has finally made his decision about where he will box next, and the decision lead him to John Skipper’s start-up app, DAZN, a boxing web streaming service. This more than likely puts Canelo versus Golovkin in play for later this year, as well

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