Boxing

Pride of The Community’s Life Story Not Allowed to be Shared.

Imagine rising from poverty to win an Olympic medal and becoming the toast of your nation as well as your local community. That would be an incredible journey, and one that would make a great movie. That is exactly what

Shaken But Not Stirred

Much has been made of how difficult it is for gay athletes to “come out,” but many in the boxing community were blindsided by news few saw coming. Veteran fight promoter Frank Maloney announced that he had undergone “gender re-assignment”

Australian Fightback

When it comes to the world of boxing nothing is harder than fighting away from your home. Often the only way you will gain a decision is if you knock your opponent out. Sadly in recent weeks three Australian boxers

Sun Goes Down Over Orient, But the Cloud has a Silver Lining.

It was the great Dutch football coach and the man who is credited with inventing “Total Football,”Rinus Michels who said  “Football is business and business is business.” Some would say that one businessman in the sporting world who knows how

A Night of Firsts For Cotto

On Saturday night at Madison Square Garden it was a night of firsts. First up in the much awaited WBC Middleweight World Title bout Miguel Cotto became the first Puerto Rican fighter to win world championships in four weight divisions,