Word has been spreading that Brit dealmaker Eddie Hearn’s Matchroom had signed Albanian hitter Kristian Prenga to a deal following his severe scare of Anthony Joshua on Saturday in Saudi Arabia. Prenga (20-2), at 6’5” and 261 pounds, took it to the favored Joshua, dropping him twice in a crazed first round. The momentum halted, […]
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It’s been a busy spell, in a good way, for the New York-based attorney Keith Sullivan, who is en route now to Saudi Arabia as part of the July 25 boxing event which features the ring return of UK heavyweight all-time great, Anthony Joshua (29-4, 26 KOs). The 53-year-old Sullivan manages underdog challenger Kristian Prenga
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Sanctioning bodies, they are not beloved, are they? The abuse hyped upon the WBC, and more so the WBA, is oft warranted, but sometimes it feels as though they are laboring as designated whipping posts, easy targets who lack leverage in counterarguments. Media big shots find it easy to take the flurry to the beleaguered
Ordinarily, this would be a celebratory stomp, a delighted and enthused take pointing out something good, two (fairly) young fighters, coming together and facing off before they “had to.” But my mood got altered a bit when I learned the founder of this site didn’t make the cut for a media credential at the Saturday,
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God, it was so promising. Material from an entrepreneur tends to be. Garry Jonas, big Garry, a personality plus, had me from the get-go when he laid out his rough to-do list at the end of 2021. I was in; it was just a matter of deciding on money. Fun fact: Jonas, who’d invested in
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Top Rank is beginning an alliance with streaming giant DAZN, and word dropped Monday that it is a multi-year deal. A presser at NY’s Madison Square Garden ran to herald the new platform deal for Bob Arum and company, and we heard from the 94-year-old impresario himself only via tape. For good reason, it turns
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BKB Bare Knuckle Boxing executive Mike Vazquez checked in with FightsATW to shed more light on various goings-on within his ascendant organization. Word dropped Wednesday that BKB will be enjoying the talent of Cuba-born Olympian Yuriorkis Gamboa, age 44, for a spell. What light could Vazquez shed, who is a car guy in addition to being
If Puerto Rico’s Subriel Matias felt put off by the temp in Brooklyn, as he went through the paces at the famed and fabled Gleason’s Gym in Dumbo, he didn’t betray it on Wednesday. It was 45 but felt a bit more wintry with low sun and some wind. On Saturday, Matias will put his
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Friends, is it to you the most wonderful time of the year? Not me, not as Nick Reiner stories gum up my scrolling stations. Hoping that dirty and sad saga is a psychic belch, an exorcise offering to the gods of future prospects, i.e., the Fates. Through the narrower lens, looking back at the “fight
The WBC (World Boxing Council) and Terence Crawford are beefing. Here we go again. Boxing being stupid, bogging itself down with outside-the-ring stuff which turns off prospective new fans who just want to see good fights, and not get caught up in politics. There is enough politics outside of sports, yes? The WBC is moving
