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

A Chocolatito Masterclass Despite his opponent coming in overweight, Roman “Chocolatito” Gonzalez, looked the part of an all-time great, doing what all-time greats do, beat good fighter, as he shut down Julio Cesar Martinez, early and often en route to a 12-round decision. Gonzalez is fluid, relaxed, and poised as his

FRESNO, Calif (March 4, 2022) — Jose Ramirez returned to the friendly Central Valley confines and got back on track. Ramirez defeated former two-weight world champion Jose Pedraza by unanimous decision (116-112 3x) Friday evening at Save Mart Center in the junior welterweight main event. Ramirez (27-1, 17 KOs) returned to the win column following last

The two-time Mexican Olympian Oscar Valdez has been pro for a little over eight-years and not once been the underdog, until tonight. The former WBO featherweight world champion, Valdez, who made five successful defenses of his world title, before vacating and moving up in weight will face Miguel Berchelt, a

This is not a list of the 21 best fighters in the world, this is a list of the 21 emerging fighters and stars of the sport you should be aware of, who will emerge and go on to have great fights, and if you want to periodically check-in-and-out of

At the end of the year, everyone loves lists, and especially if your state is currently in shelter-in-place due to the national pandemic.  This year we have taken this to heart and wrote a series based around each of the four major promoters, Top Rank, Golden Boy, Matchroom/DAZN, and a

Gabriel Flores Jr. is only 20-years-old (18-0, 6KOs), but nearly has the same amount of professional fights as his age. If this was a traditional sport, Flores, who is now in the contender-status of his championship run, would be in the semi-finals as he faces Ryan Kielczweski, a man with

Tyson Fury overcame a terrible cut and a stiff challenge from Otto Wallin to successfully defend his lineal heavyweight title via unanimous decision (116-112, 117-111, 118-110) in front of 8,249 fans at T-Mobile Arena Saturday evening. Fury, cut from a punch in the third round, survived some anxious moments and rebounded

Boxing’s preeminent action superhero, Oscar Valdez, will make the sixth defense of his WBO featherweight world title Saturday, June 8 against the upset-minded Jason “El Alacrancito” Sanchez at the Reno-Sparks Convention Center. Valdez-Sanchez and the 10-round light heavyweight showdown between title-hungry contenders Sullivan Barrera and Michael Seals will be televised

Blue-chip lightweight prospect Gabriel Flores Jr. was one of the best amateurs in America, before signing a lucrative contract with boxing promoter Top Rank Inc, when he was sixteen years old. Since a young fighter, Flores Jr. has wanted to fight at the new arena in Stockton, California, the Stockton