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Month: June 2019

(AUSTRALIA OUT) Australian boxer, Jeff Fenech, versus Victor Callejas in the WBA featherweight title fight at the Entertainment Centre, Sydney. (Photo by Miller/Sydney Morning Herald/Fairfax Media via Getty Images)
Boxing Profiles

The People’s Champion: Jeff Fenech Salutes His Fans

June 28, 2019 Paul Zanon

“Nobody ever beat me when I was a world champion. I moved up [in weight division] each time undefeated. I lost fights, but never for any of my titles. I’ve had five hand operations, pins […]

GLASGOW, SCOTLAND - MAY 18: Josh Taylor of Scotland (Tartan shorts), reacts as he knocks down Ivan Baranchyk of Russia (black shorts), during the WBSS Super Lightweight Semi Final IBF World Championship fight at the Muhammad Ali Trophy Semi-Finals - World Boxing Super Series Fight Night at The SSE Hydro on May 18, 2019 in Glasgow, Scotland. (Photo by Mark Runnacles/Getty Images)
Boxing Profiles

Tornado Warning: Josh Taylor Prepares for Regis Prograis

June 27, 2019 Shaun Brown

The sun, the sea, the sand, his girlfriend by his side—and the feeling of being IBF super-lightweight champion. Forty-eight hours after defeating Ivan Baranchyk to become Scotland’s fourteenth world champion, Josh Taylor jetted off to […]

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The Duke: The Life and Lies of Tommy Morrison

LAS VEGAS - FEBRUARY 3,1980: Larry Holmes (R) lands a right hook against Lorenzo Zanon during the fight at Caesars Palace on February 3,1980 in Las Vegas, Nevada. Larry Holmes won the WBC heavyweight title by a KO 6. (Photo by: The Ring Magazine/Getty Images)
Boxing History

Shoot the Moon: The Title Reign of Larry Holmes Part V, Lorenzo Zanon

June 24, 2019 Carlos Acevedo

This is the fifth installment in Carlos Acevedo’s Shoot The Moon series covering the career of Larry Holmes. *** February 3, 1980   Seems no one’s talking ‘bout those crazy days gone past, Weren’t they amazed […]

RENO,NV - JANUARY 14,1984: Bobby Chacon (L) smiles with Ray Mancini during the press conference after the fight at the Lawlor Events Center in Reno, Nevada. Ray Mancini won the WBA World lightweight title. (Photo by: The Ring Magazine/Getty Images)
Boxing Profiles

“The Body Has Only So Many Fights In It”: The Ray Mancini Story

June 21, 2019 Paul Zanon

“Mancino” in Italian translates as left-handed or, in boxing circles, “southpaw.” However, Raymond Michael Mancino, born in Youngstown, Ohio, on March 4, 1961, was neither a southpaw nor Mancino to the boxing fraternity. The orthodox […]

BELFAST, NORTHERN IRELAND - JUNE 27: Tyrone McKenna takes part in an open media workout at Belfast City Hall on June 27, 2018 in Belfast, Northern Ireland. Michael Conlan will headline the Homecoming boxing bill at Belfast's SSE arena on Saturday night, the rising featherweight star will fight on home soil for the first time as a professional. (Photo by Charles McQuillan/Getty Images)
Boxing Profiles

Lights, Camera, Action: Tyrone McKenna Faces Darragh Foley

June 20, 2019 Shaun Brown

Interview with Tyrone McKenna, by Shaun Brown. See more Hannibal Boxing interviews >> *** Tyrone McKenna was born to entertain. Movies are where audiences began to take notice of McKenna. When he was a teenager, his […]

Boxing Analysis

Short of Gold: After Demolishing Schwarz, Tyson Fury Waits for the “Biggest Fight in Boxing”

June 18, 2019 Jimmy Tobin

Finally, you got your answer. If you were unable to sleep, unable to eat, unable to function in your day-to-day life because of an all-consuming need to know what spectacle might transpire when Tyson Fury […]

LIVERPOOL, ENGLAND - APRIL 18: Derry Mathews celebrates after victory over Tony Luis in The Vacant WBA Interim World Lightweight Championship fight between Derry Mathews and Tony Luis at the World Championship boxing event at Echo Arena on April 18, 2015 in Liverpool, England. (Photo by Alex Livesey/Getty Images)
Boxing Profiles

“I’ve Always Tried not to Have Regrets”: Derry Mathews Looks Back

June 17, 2019 Chris Walker

Interview with Derry Matthews, by Chris Walker. See more Hannibal Boxing interviews >> *** Derry Mathews paces the floor of his Liverpool gym manically, animated by a desire to remain busy and unravel himself from the […]

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“Everybody Walks Away”: Matt Farrago Battles to Help Other Fighters, and Himself

June 12, 2019 Sean Nam

Interview with Matt Farrago, by Sean Nam. See more Hannibal Boxing interviews >> *** The bright-eyed young fighter strutted out of the locker room and onto the floor of the Felt Forum in Madison Square Garden. […]

Boxing Analysis

Still Good for a GIF or Two: Gennadiy Golovkin Returns, Stops Steve Rolls

June 11, 2019 Jimmy Tobin

The idea that former middleweight kingpin, Gennadiy Golovkin needed a comeback fight is absurd. Golovkin may have just completed the toughest stretch of his professional career, suffering his first draw and loss in the process, […]

Referee Mike Griffin waves off the fight between Anthony Joshua (left) and Andy Ruiz Jr (not shown) at Madison Square Garden, New York. (Photo by Nick Potts/PA Images via Getty Images)
Boxing Analysis

The Undeniable: On Andy Ruiz Jr. Versus Anthony Joshua

June 6, 2019 Jimmy Tobin

The heavyweight division got what it needed on Saturday night. Not an undisputed champion, that supposed guarantor of clarity and cultural relevance for a fractured, niche sport. And not a new champion either, though we […]

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