by Fox Doucette We've got a beauty of a main event tonight. The only man ever to beat Roberto Duran at lightweight, Esteban De Jesus, up against the slickest defensive fighter, certainly of his era, and possibly of all time, Pernell Whitaker, and it's a 135-pound contest, when Sweet Pea was at the height of his powers defensively and had much quicker hand speed than he carried … [Read more...]
The Fighting Irish: Ten o’ the Greatest Irish-born Boxers
With St. Patrick’s Day right around the corner, Irish boxing fans are out in support of Matthew Macklin, who will go into The Theater at Madison Square Garden to challenge lineal middleweight champion Sergio Martinez. New York has been called the Mecca of boxing, but with its rich history of Irish fights, it can also be called a Mecca, of sorts, for Irish boxing. Now is a … [Read more...]
Irishman Carl Frampton Defends Commonwealth Title Saturday Night in London, and Robin Reid Continues Comeback
One of Ireland’s finest prospects puts his Commonwealth super-bantamweight title on the line Saturday night at the York Hall in Bethnal Green, London’s most enduring fight venue. Carl Frampton is based in Belfast, but in a short career he’s not been shy of taking his show on the road. That willingness to travel is entirely based on an unshakeable belief in his own ability, … [Read more...]