Sean Nam has written for The Cruelest Sport, Undisputed Champion Network, and The Sweet Science. His non-boxing writing has appeared in New Rambler Review, Slant Magazine, Atlas Obscura, Rain Taxi, Mubi Notebook, The Brooklyn Rail, and Cineaste. In 2017, he curated the Boxing on Film series for the Anthology Film Archives in New York City. He is a member of the Boxing Writers Association of America.
Constantin Bejenaru asked his employer one day for some time off. He had a fight coming up, which meant he needed to hunker down in his Brooklyn training camp for several weeks and not just […]
It may not have the clout of Freddie Roach’s Wild Card in Los Angeles or the old-world grandeur of Gleason’s just a few miles away, but trainer Andre Rozier is confident that, in time, his […]
Ten days away from what he calls the most important fight of his career, Richard Commey is lounging in his Long Island hotel suite one evening, when he is suddenly struck by a sense of […]
J. Russell Peltz understands that the comments that come out of his mouth these days are not universally welcomed. He’s heard the complaints that he’s too negative (always so negative), from friends and foes alike. […]
When the heavyweight division broke from its languor not long ago thanks to the collective rise of Anthony Joshua, Tyson Fury and Deontay Wilder, it didn’t take long before cock-eyed promoters, who can spot a […]
When the Southern District Court of New York dealt a ten-year prison sentence to former middleweight contender Avtandil Khurtsidze on charges of racketeering and conspiracy last September, it was literally a case of adding insult […]
The sparring session transpired nearly ten years ago, behind closed doors, in a sun-kissed gym situated along a light-rail overpass outside of downtown Dallas. Arnie Verbeek remembers it like it was yesterday—as he should. He […]
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. […]
NEW YORK—A statistical mismatch turned into an upset for the ages on Saturday night at Madison Square Garden, when flabby Andy Ruiz, as high as a 25-1 underdog in some books, stopped unified heavyweight champion […]
Interview with Kathy Duva, by Sean Nam. See more Hannibal Boxing interviews >> *** With a few months to go before the December 2008 cruiserweight title fight between Tomasz Adamek and Steve Cunningham—the country still in […]