Abner Mares ready for world title, rematch with Gonzalez   Abner Mares was on a roll, winning titles in three different divisions, undefeated and was considered among the top 10 pound-for-pound best in the sport. And then a left hook from Jhonny Gonzalez at the StubHub Center last August derailed the Mares train. Mares

  Vasyl Lomachenko, Nicholas Walters set for Summer 2015 showdown?   Vasyl Lomachenko successfully defended his WBO featherweight in dominant fashion in just his fourth professional bout as a professional. The two-time Olympic gold medalist from Ukraine appeared to break his left hand in the process. At times relying on just his right hands for

.   Pacquiao, Lomachenko retain WBO titles in Macau   A chance at fame, honor and glory comes with a price for every man, just ask Chris Algieri. Algieri’s chance was facing Manny Pacquiao in Macau Saturday before a sold out crowd that included Sylvester Stallone and Arnold Schwarzenegger sitting ringside. Pacquiao (57-5-2, 38 KOs)

Nicholas Walters – Can the Axeman chop down the featherweight division? Nicholas Walters announced himself on the world stage by defeating Nonito Donaire to cement himself as the WBA featherweight king. Walters held the regular title going in to the fight but became super champion with a convincing sixth round knockout victory. Here at the

  Vasyl Lomachenko: Rise of the king Vasyl Lomachenko’s parents must have had a premonition back in February 1988 when they welcomed their new baby boy into the world, the Ukraine more specifically, and named him Vasyl, meaning “king”. Their son, a gold medal winner at the 2008 and 2012 Olympic Games, arguably the best

What the end of the “Cold War” means for Boxing If the adage, a journey begins with a single step can be applied to boxing, we may look back years from now and see the Vasyl Lomachenko vs. Gary Russell Jr. fight in June, as the step that opened the door for potential classic matchups.

After weeks of talk and speculation, a WBA junior welterweight title between Jessie Vargas and Antonio DeMarco will take place Nov. 22 in Macau. Vargas will be making his second defense of his title against DeMarco, a former lightweight champion. Vargas (25-0, 9 KOs) defeated Khabib Allakhverdiev to win the belt in April and defended

  WBO orders purse bid for Peter Quillin-Mat Korobov ESPN.com’s Dan Rafael reported Thursday afternoon that the WBO has ordered negotiations to begin pitting their middleweight champion Peter Quillin against Mat Korobov. That’s all fine and dandy, but Quillin (31-0, 22 knockouts) is promoted (not on paper) by Golden Boy Promotions and Korobov (24-0, 14

Is Javier Fortuna ready for the big show? Two years ago, I called featherweight Javier Fortuna the brightest prospect in boxing. In the time since, Fortuna hasn’t done much to further his status in that regard. The highlight reel knockouts that landed him on many radars had gone missing and Fortuna’s flaws were exposed for

Tevin Farmer in camp with Vasyl Lomachenko LAS VEGAS (MAY 21, 2014)–Featherweight prospect Tevin Farmer is in camp and is sparring with Featherweight title challenger Vasyl Lomachenko in Las Vegas. Farmer of Philadelphia is giving Loamachenko some good southpaw work as the Ukranian amateur legend prepares for his WBO Featherweight title fight against undefeated former