Sean Nam, Author at Hannibal Boxing

NEW YORK, NY - OCTOBER 27: Daniel Jacobs punches Sergiy Derevyanchenko during their IBF middleweight title fight at Madison Square Garden on October 27, 2018 in New York City. (Photo by Al Bello/Getty Images)

A Worthy Send-Off: Danny Jacobs Outpoints Derevyanchenko, Waits for Saul “Canelo” Alvarez

October 30, 2018 Sean Nam

In what was likely the last HBO prize fight to take place in New York City, Daniel Jacobs edged his stablemate Sergiy Derevyanchenko via split-decision at the Hulu Theater at Madison Square Garden on Saturday […]

NORTHPORT, AL - MAY 28: WBC Heavyweight Champion Deontay Wilder works with trainer Mark Breland during his media workout on May 28, 2015 in Northport, Alabama. (Photo by David A. Smith/Getty Images)

The Dog Whisperer: Mark Breland Expects Deontay Wilder to Put the Bite on Tyson Fury

October 29, 2018 Sean Nam

Interview with Mark Breland, by Sean Nam. See more Hannibal Boxing interviews >> *** For most, the sight of stray dogs rooting through scrap heaps is as good an excuse as any to cross to […]

3rd August 2018, Technology Park, Sydney, Australia; IBF World Super Featherweight Title Fight, Tevin Farmer versus Billy Dib; Tevin Farmer follows through after landing an overhand right punch on Billy Dib. Image credit: photo by Nigel Owen/Action Plus via Getty Images

“I Came from the Bottom”: Tevin Farmer Ready for Tennyson and the Future

October 18, 2018 Sean Nam

Interview with Tevin Farmer, by Sean Nam. See more Hannibal Boxing interviews >> *** “Yeah, I always knew I would get here,” Tevin Farmer said casually in a recent phone call. “I worked hard for […]

Roman Gonzalez vs Srisaket Sor Rungvisai

Revival (Maybe): Roman “Chocolatito” Gonzalez Returns

September 15, 2018 Sean Nam

Interview with Roman “Chocolatito” Gonzalez, by Sean Nam. See more Hannibal Boxing interviews >> *** If there is no such thing as a second act in boxing, to paraphrase a line from F. Scott Fitzgerald, […]

The One-up: Deontay Wilder Talks Tyson Fury, Anthony Joshua, and Eddie Hearn

August 31, 2018 Sean Nam

Interview with Deontay Wilder, by Sean Nam. See more Hannibal Boxing interviews >> *** What Deontay Wilder is feeling these days may not count as schadenfreude, but it is awfully close. All summer, like a […]

My Friend the Enemy: Sergiy Derevyanchenko gets Danny Jacobs in the Ring

August 27, 2018 Sean Nam

Interview with Sergiy Derevyanchenko, by Sean Nam. See more Hannibal Boxing interviews >> *** One notion that Sergiy Derevyanchenko would like to debunk is that he is somehow friends with fellow middleweight contender Daniel Jacobs. […]

Shawn Porter will face Danny Garcia on September 8th

Kicking Off: Shawn Porter gets his Shot at Danny Garcia

August 4, 2018 Sean Nam

Interview with Shawn Porter, by Sean Nam. See more Hannibal Boxing interviews >> *** Shawn Porter’s lifelong zeal for watching professional football hardly distinguishes him from the millions of other pigskin-adoring Americans, but as someone […]

June 9, 2017, Regis Prograis TKOs Joel Diaz Jr at 2:55 in round 2 of 10

Back in the Big Easy: Regis Prograis faces Juan Jose Velasco in New Orleans

July 12, 2018 Sean Nam

Interview with Regis Prograis, by Sean Nam. See more Hannibal Boxing interviews >> *** Long before op-ed columnists decided that precarity was the exclusive condition of Uber drivers, Air B&B hosts, and other foot soldiers […]

Staying Busy: Dmitry Bivol Faces Isaac Chilemba, Hopes for Sergey Kovalev

July 4, 2018 Sean Nam

Interview with Dmitry Bivol, by Sean Nam. See more Hannibal Boxing interviews >> *** Though WBA light-heavyweight champion Dmitry Bivol credits a childhood under the spell of Jackie Chan films with guiding him toward a […]

The Boss: Mikey Garcia, In Control

June 11, 2018 Sean Nam

Interview with Mikey Garcia, by Sean Nam. See more Hannibal Boxing interviews >> *** Back in May, mere moments after Vasyl Lomachenko delivered the knockout blow to Jorge Linares in the tenth round of their […]