Nobuhiro Ishida vs. James Kirkland (April 2011) "Kirkland is supposed to beat the hell out of him."—Max Kellerman "This is such a shocking upset that we didn’t have a [translator] on hand tonight." --Kellerman James Kirkland (27-0) had been in jail from April 2009 to September 2010 and had scored two stoppages on his return to the ring. Although he was a bit rusty in … [Read more...]
The Boxing Tribune Year-End Awards: 2013
There were a lot of bright, glowing moments in 2013 for long-suffering hardcore boxing fans. A return to stacked (or semi-stacked) undercards saw some solid PPV co-features as well as some genuinely entertaining triple and quadruple-headers on HBO/Showtime. The cold war between Top Rank-Golden Boy and HBO-Showtime, instead of "ruining" the sport, actually saw all parties … [Read more...]
Under the Radar: Fights That Didn’t Make the Big Headlines- August 2nd, 2013
Jorge Paez Jr. (35-4-1, 21 KO’s) vs. Rodolfo Quintanilla (13-2-3, 10 KO’s), Tijuana, Baja California, Mexico El Maromerito isn’t the clown prince his father was, his record is littered with the standard career building opponents you’d expect to find on an up and comer but after 40 fights it looks like Paez Jr. is pretty comfortable where he’s at for the moment, though he … [Read more...]
The Boxing Tribune’s Weekend That Was…
Brian Vera RTD 7 Donatas Bondorovas In the main event of Friday Night Fights, Brian Vera (23-6, 14 KOs) stopped a slightly overmatched, but determined Donatas Bondorovas (17-4-1, 6 KOs) via RTD 7 when an apparent misunderstanding between Bondorovas' corner and the ref resulted in the stoppage. The confusion centered around whether bleeding caused by cuts on the bridge of the … [Read more...]
Rios, Alvarado, and Golovkin – Oh my!: The Sunday Brunch
Hello friends and welcome to another episode of the Sunday Brunch Show. Today we will be touching on the fantastic firefight between Rios and Alvarado from the Mandalay Bay Center in Las Vegas, Nevada and also the future options for both of those warriors. Also on tap, we discuss Gennady Glovokin's knockout win over Nobuhiro Ishida and what's in store for him when he finally … [Read more...]