Acclaimed sportswriter Lucas “Lukie” Ketelle, known for a strong social media following, YouTube documentaries, a bi-weekly newsletter and podcast, has published his first book, “Inside The Ropes Of Boxing: A Boxer’s Guide To Boxing”, and is excited to help the next generation of fighters. Debuting at #1 in two-hour reads in

World-famous 140 lbs title contender, Arnold Barboza Jr., is becoming a promoter, but not in the traditional boxing sense. Barboza Promotions will present Knockout Comedy Show on November 5th, 2022, from 7:30-10:#0 PM PST, at the Fox Theater in Pomona, California. The event will be hosted by Concrete with the

On Monday, Daniel Roman, the famed world champion, who spent most of his pro career with Thompson Boxing officially announced his retirement via Instagram. The news was released via Roman’s Twitter account.  Roman is a true throwback fighter in the sense as he got a draw in his second fight,

Chadda, a/k/a Cornelio Phipps, might be easy to overlook. He is a professional winner, but not always a show-stealer. Undefeated in American tournaments since 2018, with over a hundred amateur fights, and double-digit national title wins, Phipps has the pedigree for greatness. Now is the time we show a bit

The Start Boxing is often a family affair, but on the other side, it is a place where you have to find accountability. That accountability is often referred to as no excuses, which is the same name as one of the country’s most emerging gyms in D.C., Maryland, and Virginia areas aptly

We are mere days away from the next USA Boxing national tournament, and with that comes managers scurrying to see certain fighters they have allocated for success, parents, and athletes converging on Kansas, where this year’s event will be held, and seemingly a lot of future world champions competing anonymously.

With all the pound-for-pound lists and my body is pretty tired today, I decided to look at the fighters who hold a ton of belts look to find an equal counterpart to them in terms of Vietnam war movies, something I have been binging this past week or so in

As we get to the halfway point in the year, here is Lukie’s take on the awards as we head into a stacked summer schedule of boxing. Boxer Of The Year 2021 winner: Canelo Dmitry Bivol – After defeating Canelo Alvarez, the consensus pound-for-pound best fighter in the world, Bivol

The featherweight division is influx with the recent absence of Shakur Stevenson, leaving room for new voids to be filled. This is the Editor-In-Chief of ITRBoxing.com, Lukie, take on the division currently. 01. Emanuel Navarrete Why: This is the guy. Might not be the most technical of fighters per say,

We polled the staff writers of ITRBoxing.com, and had them submit their top-10 fighters in the world currently. Each number was given a value, a first place vote gave you ten points, and a tenth place vote gave you a single point. This list is the combination of all the