The highest levels of professional boxing have been accused of match fixing forever, it’s a common practice that is responsible for the lack of overall interest in the sport during recent years. We still have mega fights where tens of millions of dollars are paid to both fighters and their respective teams. But the majority of events of this magnitude end up losing entire fortunes. Byt this point, perhaps only a few promotions would go through the hassle of creating the event and making it be successful for them. Although match fixing has never really been uncovered in recent decades,…

Promoter Bob Arum feels he needs to match IBF and WBO middleweight champion Janibek Alimkhanuly against the other champions at 160 to take his career to the next level if he’s victorious in his title defense against Andrei Mikhailovich (21-0, 13 KOs) this Saturday, July 13th at the Pearl Concert Theater at Palms Casino Resort in Las Vegas. (Courtesy: Mikey Williams/Top Rank) Obstacles in the Middleweight Division Arum has his work cut out to make a name for the 31-year-old Janibek because the middleweight division lacks stars. One way to become a household name would be for Janibek to fight three…

Paddy Pimblett has a hard time seeing his fighting future happening anywhere outside the octagon beyond UFC 304, but it could. Pimblett (21-3 MMA, 5-0 UFC) revealed to MMA Junkie on Thursday that his lightweight bout vs. Bobby Green (32-15-1 MMA, 13-10-1 UFC) on July 27 at Co-op Live in Manchester, England (ESPN+ pay-per-view) will be the final fight on his current UFC contract. According to “The Baddy,” he has left any negotiations with the promotion to his manager Graham Boylan, but he doesn’t believe there were serious negotiations about a new deal before he signed on for UFC 304.…

Oscar De La Hoya is one of the promoters interested in signing free agent Shakur Stevenson to his Golden Boy stable. De La Hoya states that he must determine Shakur’s marketability and match him against the right opponents. Although Golden Boy has the #1 ranked William Zepeda on their roster, no one else would make sense to use as an opponent for Shakur that would attract fan interest. Moreover, if De La Hoya signs Stevenson (22-0, 10 KOs) to a four or five-fight deal and he loses to Zepeda in his first fight, his marketability will plummet. That would be…

This Week on One Detroit: The history of corned beef egg rolls, an iconic dish originating in Detroit Detroit journalist and Metro Times restaurant critic Tom Perkins knows Detroit-style egg rolls. As Perkins has reported, the root of it all was corned beef, made popular in Detroit a century ago. “There’s a big Jewish population in Detroit,” Perkins said. “They opened all these corned beef shops and then the Jewish folks left town, African American folks moved into the neighborhoods, enjoyed corned beef so some of the restaurants that were there that have been around for 60 years stayed in business.” In the late 1970s,…

Barry Hall was terribly knocked out on Wednesday after he faced Curtis Scott, meanwhile, Lauren Brant just gave birth to their fourth child and shares how she managed to watch her husband get knocked down and then go to the hospital to have their child. Barry Hall was knocked out by Curtis Scott in the first round”I’m so happy that the sun is finally out because it’s been a whole week of rain,’ she said on Instagram, ‘Also, the last four nights have been really tricky because Barry has been away and I’m like 39 plus something days – according…

Sammy Horowitz, also known as “Russian Concussion” and “Bear Jew,” was expelled from Hebrew School. Today he trains yeshiva boys in self-defense. On his Instagram page, you can find videos of young men in their tzitzit throwing punches in a boxing ring. Since October 7th, the world has been less safe for Jews, who were already disproportionately targeted in hate crimes. “It just disgusts me,” said Sammy. “Look at me, I’m not a little guy. I’m six foot two. 215 pounds. I’ve been called a kike,” he told us. The hate has activated and emboldened his Jewish identity. Raised as…

Logo of the luxury boxing gym, The BXNG Club, at its Kearny Mesa location. (FOX 5/KUSI) SAN DIEGO (FOX 5/KUSI) — The BXNG Club, a longstanding luxury boxing gym with four locations in San Diego, has filed for bankruptcy as it contends with significant debt amid rapid expansion over the last few years. The gym’s owners filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy — also known as a financial “reorganization” bankruptcy — late last month, due to a $600,000 disparity between its assets and debts. According to court filings, it currently has $5.1 million in assets and $5.7 million in debts. Typically,…

By Miquel Maravilla WBC interim super welterweight champion Serhii “El Flaco” Bohachuk (24-1, 23 KOs) is ready to defend his title against undefeated Vergil Ortiz Jr. (21-0, 21 KOs) of Grand Prairie, Texas. Bohachuk-Ortiz is set for August 10 at the Michelob Ultra Events Center at Mandalay Bay in Las Vegas, live on DAZN. Chocolatito-Barrera Weights from Nicaragua Like this:Like Loading… PLEASE READWe have a few rules to make our comment section more enjoyable for everyone.1. Keep comments related to boxing.2. Be respectful, polite and keep it clean.3. Personal attacks will not be tolerated.Offending posts will be removed.Repeat offenders will…

The Hankinson Boxing Gym in Aiken brought home more hardware from the 2024 USA Boxing National Junior Olympics at the end of June.The gym left Wichita, Kansas with three gold and two bronze medals along with a lifetime of memories from their trip. Willie Franklin, James Hankinson Jr. and Zedric Swedenburg came in first in their brackets while Si’Yonna Price and Morgan Brown finished third after falling in the semifinals.“We had a very good experience,” Swedenburg said. “We trained hard to build up for this moment. We had five national champions and it was really great. I really had a…