By Gary Purfield On Saturday, before Manny Pacquiao and Juan Manuel Marquez resume their battle, Tim Bradley will try to put a good ending on a difficult year. The past year has hardly been the highlight of Tim Bradley’s career. The young and talented Jr. Welterweight title holder has been more involved in business than boxing in a year that saw him make several big … [Read more...]
Pavlik in Rehab; Career in Jeopardy
by Paul Magno The whispers and rumors circulating for the last 18 months or so, and vehemently denied by nearly everyone on Team Pavlik, have turned out to be true. Kelly Pavlik, former lineal middleweight champion of the world and one of boxing's hottest properties up until fairly recently, is in rehab and getting White Sands treatment for alcohol abuse and has been undergoing … [Read more...]
Prospect Speaks Out: Exclusive Interview with J’Leon Love
23-year old J'Leon Love shares a profession with many other young athletes, but don't expect him to walk the same path as everyone else. This well-regarded middleweight prospect out of Michigan has already rubbed elbows with the famous and has flirted with mainstream success, despite only having five pro fights and no real, world class promotional representation. Love was … [Read more...]
James Kirkland to be Released From Prison on October 2
Undefeated junior middleweight prospect James Kirkland (25-0, 22 KO) will be released from prison on October 2, and could return to the ring before the end of the year, according to his manager, Cameron Dunkin. Kirkland, 26, will enter a halfway house as he comes to the end of his prison sentence, where he would be able to leave to train and fight. Texas resident Kirkland … [Read more...]