For the second time in less than a month, the Mendez Boxing Gym lost a family member to the coronavirus disease. Francisco Mendez, founder and owner of the famed New York City training facility died Tuesday morning due to complications from COVID-19. He was 61 years old at the time of his unfortunate passing. “We are devastated to announce the ...

WBC heavyweight champion Tyson Fury is making the best of his current situation. Back in February, the unbeaten boxer picked up one of the biggest wins of his pro career when he dropped and stopped Deontay Wilder to capture the WBC title at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas. Due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, the majority of the world is ...

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By Barry Holbrook: Trainer Johnathon Banks revealed this week that Gennadiy Golovkin will be facing his IBF mandatory Kamil Szeremeta next instead of facing Canelo Alvarez. It’s believed that one of the MAJOR reasons DAZN signed Canelo and Golovkin was for them to fight each other. For them still not have to have done that, it’s sad. Canelo has had ...

Although the boxing schedule has been decimated by the coronavirus pandemic it has not stopped top lightweight up-and-comer Ryan Garcia from staying in shape, working on his skills and thinking about the big fights that could loom in his future. Garcia, the 2017 ESPN prospect of the year, is hunkered down at a rented house in San Diego – where ...

Former undisputed heavyweight champion Mike Tyson recently admitted during an interview that he's 'never been able to handle being a fighter' and said that is was difficult to overcome fear during his entire pro career. In November 1986, Tyson became the youngest fighter to win a heavyweight title, when at 20-years-old he knocked out Trevor Berbick. He retired as a two-time heavyweight ...

By Kenneth Friedman: Oleksandr Usyk’s promoter Alex Krassyuk insists that IBF/WBA/WBO heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua will need to fight him first before he looks to unify against WBC champ Tyson Fury. Krassyuk points out that Usyk (17-0, 13 KOs) has now been the WBO mandatory for 12 months for Joshua, and he wants his mandated title shot. Usyk, 32, doesn’t ...

World Boxing Organization (WBO) bantamweight champion John Riel Casimero has been baiting WBA, IBF world champion Naoya Inoue. The two boxers were scheduled to fight each other this month, in Las Vegas, but the contest was pushed back due to the coronavirus pandemic. At the moment there is no telling when or where this contest will end up. "Inoue, just train ...

Bolton superstar Amir Khan, 33-years-old, is still motivated to continue in the ring, after stating a few weeks ago that he was mulling the possibility of retirement. "Am I going to fight again? I don’t know, I’m in two minds. Should I fight? Financially, I’ve done very well for myself," Khan told The Mirror. "Do I need to do one more ...

By Jeff Aronow: Amir Khan is still hoping to face Manny Pacquiao once the sport comes back after the pandemic ends. Khan (34-5, 21 K.O.s) wants to stage the fight against WBA welterweight champion Pacquiao (62-7-2, 39 K.O.s) in Qatar, if possible. However, Khan will likely have the fans on his side if the match with Manny does take place ...