by Tim Harrison Being a member of the independent media isn’t all it’s cracked up to be. Sure, like most of the skulking, twitter-addicted, media-day-dwelling shills out there, we here at the Tribune can’t go out in public without having to fight adoring readers off with a tennis racket. But without the steady influx of revenue from the very subjects we’re expected to … [Read more...]
Shinsuke Yamanaka vs. Tomas Rojas: The Boxing Tribune preview
The WBC bantamweight title will be on the line when Shinsuke Yamanaka (16-0-2, 11 KOs) puts the belt on the line against former super flyweight titlist, Mexico’s Tomas Rojas (39-13-1, 26 KOs) at the Xebio Arena in Sendai, Miyagi, Japan on Saturday, November 3. Yamanaka’s last win was the most impressive of the 30-year old Japanese southpaw’s young career. He scored a … [Read more...]
The WBC strips Andre Ward, orders Martirosyan to another “Final Eliminator”
The World Boxing Council (WBC) has elected to strip Andre Ward of his WBC super middleweight title and has sanctioned a bout between number one ranked Anthony Dirrell (24-0, 21 KOs) and number three ranked Nikola Sjekloca (24-0, 7 KOs) for the world title. Ward, who injured his hand in the Showtime Super Six World Boxing Classic final in December, has still not announced his … [Read more...]
Abner Mares vs. Eric Morel: The Boxing Tribune Preview
by Tim Harrison Showtime’s World Championship Boxing returns this Saturday night at 9pm ET/6 pm PT, when Abner Mares, the winner of Showtime’s Bantamweight tournament, moves up in weight to take on Eric Morel, with the winner claiming the vacant WBC jr. featherweight title. The Don Haskins Center in El Paso, Texas plays host to this double header, which also features Anselmo … [Read more...]
In Boxing, Where Money is King and Villains Reign Supreme, Promises are Easily Broken
Sergio Martinez, who recently signed a contract guaranteeing him a shot at the winner of June’s WBC middleweight title fight between current belt holder, Julio Cesar Chavez Jr., and Andy Lee, will prepare a plan B if he’s learned anything from his dealings with the crooked sanctioning body known as the World Boxing Council (WBC). Martinez, for his part, has agreed to this … [Read more...]