Oct

Morales survives knockdown, outpoints Castaneda

Junior featherweight prospect Roman Morales got up from a knockdown and scored a 10-round unanimous decision over Roberto Castaneda in the main event of a Friday card held at the Chumash Casino Resort in Santa Ynez, Calif.

Oct

Bradley, Marquez weigh-in ripped and ready for welterweight showdown

by Doug Fischer

Tim Bradley weighed in at a ripped-and-ready looking 146 pounds for his Saturday WBO welterweight title defense against Juan Manuel Marquez on Friday in Las Vegas. Marquez weighed in at lean and muscular 144.5 pounds.

Oct

Commentary: Cruz exposes boxing’s homophobic issues

by Doug Fischer

Orlando Cruz, an openly gay boxer who fights on the Tim Bradley-Juan Manuel Marquez undercard, has received as much media coverage as the two pound-for-pound-rated main event fighters. He deserves the attention for challenging and exposing boxing’s homophobic underbelly.

Oct

Dougie’s Friday mailbag

by Doug Fischer

Fans give their pick on the Tim Bradley-Juan Manuel Marquez fight and have their last say on Wladimir Klitschko, which brings up Muhammad Ali and Larry Holmes, in this week’s Friday mailbag. Enjoy!

Oct

Pete Rademacher: The most ambitious pro debut of all

by Doug Fischer

Two-time Olympic gold medalist Vasyl Lomachenko’s scheduled 10-round pro debut against a solid opponent on Saturday, and his plans to challenge for a major title in his second bout, is reminiscent of what Pete Rademacher attempted on Aug. 22, 1957 – to win the heavyweight championship of the world in his pro debut.

Oct

Q&A: Vasyl Lomachenko

by Doug Fischer

One of the best amateur boxers in recent history, two-time Olympic champ Vasyl Lomachenko, will turn pro on the Tim Bradley-Juan Manuel Marquez undercard on Saturday. Anson Wainwright caught up with the Ukrainian southpaw to learn more about his background and pro ambitions.

Oct

Marquez feeling too good to retire, looks forward to challenging Bradley

by Doug Fischer

Juan Manuel Marquez felt too good to call it quits after knocking out his arch nemesis Manny Pacquiao last December. The Mexican legend wants to carry the momentum from the Pacquiao victory into his challenge to WBO welterweight titleholder Tim Bradley on Saturday.

Oct

Dougie’s Monday mailbag

by Doug Fischer

Fans share their thoughts and praise for Miguel Cotto’s third-round stoppage of Delvin Rodriguez and their harsh criticism for heavyweight champ Wladimir Klitschko’s dominant but ugly unanimous decision over Alexander Povetkin in this week’s Monday mailbag. Enjoy!

Oct

Cotto crushes Rodriguez in three rounds

by Doug Fischer

Miguel Cotto showed that he still has a lot of fight left with a dominant third-round technical stoppage of junior middleweight fringe contender Delvin Rodriguez on Saturday in Orlando, Fla.

Oct

USA Boxing’s best interests aren’t Tyson’s problem

by Doug Fischer

Mike Tyson’s signing of U.S. amateur standout Erickson Lubin to his new promotional company, Iron Mike Productions, caught the ire of the USA Boxing program, which has struggled during the last two decades. Did Tyson do anything wrong? Mike Coppinger doesn’t think so.