Deontay Wilder, the WBC heavyweight champion, said he respects Chris Arreola for taking their July 16 fight on short notice after Wilder’s May 21 title defense against Alexander Povetkin was postponed following Povetkin’s testing positive for steroids.
Casino mogul Derek Stevens, Neon Star Media and Roy Jones Jr. Boxing Promotions joined forces to create Knockout Night at the D and have produced three compelling cards.
Gene Kilroy, whose friendship with the late Muhammad Ali goes back to 1960 and who served as Ali’s longtime business manager during his career, said last Friday’s funeral in Louisville, Kentucky, was a wonderful tribute to the three-time world heavyweight champion and social activist.
Bob Sheridan who lives in Henderson is set to be inducted into the International Boxing Hall of Fame in Canastota, New York Sunday.
Sarah Edwards said she wasn’t a boxing fan, but as a citizen of the world, she knew who Muhammad Ali was.
Demond Brock was never going to let his rap sheet dictate his life once he finished his prison sentence.
Larry Holmes gave Muhammad Ali the beating that sent him toward retirement, even though it was the last thing he wanted to do. Later that night he went to Ali’s darkened room, and told his idol that he loved him. That love never faded.
Dominic Breazeale, a member of the 2012 U.S., Olympic boxing team who lost his first fight, is back in England as he faces IBF heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua June 25 on Showtime.
The 85-year-old Jerry Izenberg of Henderson will be inducted into the International Boxing Hall of Fame Sunday. But he’ll go in with a heavy heart after the death of his good friend Muhammad Ali last week.
The Greatest was laid to rest in his hometown Friday after an all-day send-off that was a lot like Muhammad Ali himself — serious at times, but also exuberant, bracingly political, and funny.
