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  • They are AllMy waves: O’Shaquie Foster Rides the storm

    As an avid ocean swimmer, I spend plenty of time around surfers. Lately, I’ve been asking them a question: “How do you know when it’s your wave?” One answered, “That’s a good question.” Another said, “It’s all about timing.” The third had my favorite answer: “They’re all my waves. I just try not to burn…

  • Tales from the Barbershop… King Ryan and the British Invasion!

    There are three things in life that never cease to amaze me: the price of gasoline in California, the ability of politicians to lie with a straight face, and the astonishing capacity of boxing promoters to convince us that every fight is going to be the fight of the century. Saturday night, September 12, was…

  • Mayer bests Ryan again

    Las Vegas, Nevada – WBO welterweight champion, Mikaela Mayer (21-2,5KO’S) successfully defended her title on Saturday night against her fierce rival, Sandy Ryan (7-3-1,3KO’S). This time it was more decisive. All three judges scored action paced ten round contest in favor of Mayer: two judges scored it 97-93 and the third had it 98-92.“I wanted…

  • Tales from the Barbershop… Canelo!

    The rumors that Canelo was getting ready to sign a contract to fight social media personality, Jake Paul got so loud this past Thursday that  it made me sick to my stomach. The last time I was so disenchanted with boxing was in June of 1997 when Mike Tyson bit Evander Holyfield’s ear in the…

  • Gladiators are us! Tale of Espinoza Ramirez II.

    Boxing,boxing,boxing and more boxing; that’s all I like to think about these days, and with my son fully grown and my second wife no longer in the picture, I can afford to do just that. I should be grateful this holiday season for all the awesome fights we got to witness this year such as…

  • Pacheco creates another memory at “War Grounds.

    Photos by William Trillo Rising super middleweight contender Diego Pacheco(22-0,18Ko’S)from South Central Los Angeles thrilled local fans at “War Grounds” aka as Dignity Health Sports Park in Carson, California with sixth round spectacular knock out of tough as nails Maciej Sulecki(32-3,12KO’s) from Poland. It was a left hook around the guard to the liver that…

  • Results from Mandalay Bay

    Conwell vs. Gray Super welter contender Charles Conwell(20-0,15KO) from Cleveland ,Ohio continued his winning ways with a devastating left hook to the body of his opponent Khiary Gray (1-7,13 KO’S) who went down like a sack of potatoes. Referee waved off the contest at 2:38 of second round. “I think the casual fans will know…

  • Photos From Mandalay Bay

    By William Trillo

  • World War III at Mandalay Bay.

    Las Vegas- Super welterweight knock out artists Serhii Bohachuk from Vinitza, Ukraine and Virgil Ortiz from Grand Prairie, Texas waged a 12 round war of attrition that is destined to remain in history books for years to come. And when the final bell rang with the delirious crowd on their feet, Virgil Ortiz(22-0,21KO’S) was announced…

  • Berinchyk takes down Navarrete

    While, the country of Ukraine is being bombed daily and seemingly losing a war, Their boxing stars are shining brighter than ever by displaying super human resiliency and determination. Maybe it’s because comparing to the war, challenges in the ring seem insignificant.  After Lomachenko won a lightweight title in Australia couple weeks ago and…