Michael Woods

Michael Woods got addicted to boxing in 1990, when Buster Douglas shocked the world with his demolition of the then-impregnable Mike Tyson. The Brooklyn-based journalist has covered the sport since for ESPN The Magazine, ESPN.com, Bad Left Hook and RING. His journalism career started with NY Newsday in 1999. Michael Woods is also an accomplished blow by blow and color man, having done work for Top Rank, DiBella Entertainment, EPIX, and for Facebook Fightnight Live, since 2017.

Eric Priest vs Tyler Howard Fight Results: Priest Earns UD On DAZN

Eric Priest stayed focused over the course of ten rounds against Tyler Howard at Commerce Casino in Commerce, CA, on Thursday night, atop the “Golden Boy Fight Night” card. No, the 26-year-old didn’t announce himself as a current threat to the top class at 160. But this UD10 victory, by scores of 100-90 times three, […]

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Exclusive: Split-T Boss Confirms Teofimo Lopez’s Change of Management

Teofimo Lopez is continuing to make waves on social media as he seeks to secure his first fight of 2025. On Monday, the 27-year-old fighter, who is signed to promoter Top Rank, posted himself in a photo with managers Keith Connolly and Mike Borao. All were smiling. The caption read “official” and the only tag

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Tom Loeffler Gives Update on Gennadiy ‘GGG’ Golovkin & Wladimir Klitschko

Just because Mike Tyson did not perform like his old self in November against Jake Paul, it does not mean other luminaries of a certain age are not tempted to glove up one more time. Tyson looked 58, fit and fearsome relative to regular folks, but not when compared and contrasted with YouTube Iron Mike. After

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Callum Simpson vs Steed Woodall Fight Results: Simpson Scores 2nd RD TKO

Callum Simpson (16-0, 11 KOs) wanted to give Steed Woodall a thrashing and his rooters their pound of flesh on Saturday, January 11th, at the Canon Medical Arena in Sheffield, England. Simpson retained his British and Commonwealth super-middleweight crowns, but referee Mark Bates prevented a definitive ending when he halted the meeting at 1:56 of

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Usyk vs Fury 2 Has A Scent of Ali-Foreman To It But Mostly Full of Turki

It has been interesting, and surprising, to see this roll-up attempt by Turki Alalshikh, the expanding titan of pro pugilism who was unknown to any boxing fan prior to 2023. Some of his moves have to me looked counter intuitive, but the reasoning seems sound, by and large.  I’m pondering Turki’s takeover play as I

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Stephen Espinoza: PBC’s 2025, Tank Retiring, Charlo Bros, Tank-Loma & More

“How are you? It’s been a long time,” I said to Stephen Espinoza Tuesday at Barclays Center in Brooklyn, after Tank Davis and Lamont Roach spoke to media and interacted to hype their March 1 clash in Brooklyn, where Tank has a decent fanbase. “Just like old days,” I said, as the 54-year-old sports attorney turned

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