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A few Joe Hand Promotions’ posters through the years. (Joe Hand Promotions.)

Boxing

How a newspaper article led to Joe Hand Promotions, from projector CCTV to North American sports bar dominance

Jim Lampley on HBO’s final boxing broadcast, and on the cover of his new book. (Oxidized Souline on YouTube/Simon and Schuster.)

Books

Jim Lampley talks calling Times Square fight and his ‘It Happened!’ book, plus how boxing has ‘personalities come off the page’

Wade Plemons is taking his "The W.A.D.E. Concept" podcast to The Ring and The Volume.

Boxing content creator Wade Plemons takes podcast to The Ring and The Volume

A new deal sees Wade Plemons' The W.A.D.E. Concept joining The Ring and The Volume.

By Andrew Bucholtz OnApr 7, 2025 0
Top Rank boxing in El Paso 9

ESPN, Top Rank boxing part ways after eight-year partnership

It's unclear where the promotion will land next.

By Drew Lerner OnFeb 12, 2025 0
Imane Khelif celebrates her gold medal in a women’s 66kg victory ceremony during the Paris 2024 Olympic Summer Games at Stade Roland Garros.

Imane Khelif topped Google’s 2024 worldwide trending search results for athletes

Khelif, the controversy-sparking Algerian Olympic boxer, was highly prominent in Google end-of-year results and AP award voting.

By Andrew Bucholtz OnDec 25, 2024 0

TV and Streaming Viewing Picks for November 15, 2024: how to watch the Paul-Tyson fight

Netflix will carry the Jake Paul-Mike Tyson fight with the rematch of Katie Taylor and Amanda Serrano right before.

By Ken Fang OnNov 15, 2024 0
Mike Tyson gives interview with child reporter

Mike Tyson to child reporter: ‘Legacy means nothing to me’

"We're nothing. We're just dead. We're dust. We're absolutely nothing. Our legacy is nothing."

By Drew Lerner OnNov 14, 2024 0
Algerian boxer Imane Khelif.

Boxing gold medalist Imane Khelif files ‘moral harassment’ complaint against X

Khelif won a gold medal in boxing in the Paris Olympics, but her participation sparked controversy.

By Arthur Weinstein OnAug 11, 2024 0
An inaccurate Boston Globe headline for an AP story on boxer Imane Khelif. (Alejandra Caraballo  on X/Twitter.)

Boxing

Boston Globe roasted for ‘flat out lie’ headline of ‘Transgender boxer advances’ on AP story that didn’t say that

Shannon Sharpe on Nightcap

Shannon Sharpe on Olympic boxer facing gender-eligibility claim: ‘She’s a woman.’

"How is she not a woman? Biologically and anatomically, how is she not a woman?"

By Brandon Contes OnAug 2, 2024 1
Sleeveless man about to fire off a doozie

Boxing

Pat McAfee makes false gender claims on Algerian boxer after admitting ‘I haven’t done enough research’

Dana White alongside Jon Anik and Saudi Arabian Chairman of the General Entertainment Authority Turki Al-Sheikh

UFC takes on boxing PPV thanks to Saudi sponsorship to rent Sphere, but Dana White’s unhappy

"The guys at MGM have done nothing but f---ing disrespect me and the UFC for 20 years."

By Andrew Bucholtz OnJul 27, 2024 3
Ryan Garcia after a 2019 fight with Romero Dumo.

Ryan Garcia claims he was ‘trolling’ with George Floyd, N-word remarks

"If you get triggered by a word that means you are too sensitive."

By Andrew Bucholtz OnJul 5, 2024 4
Ryan Garcia at a 2019 fight against Romero Duno. (Joe Camporeale/USA Today Sports.)

Boxing

Ryan Garcia expelled by WBC after George Floyd comments, n-word usage, anti-Muslim remarks

Ring announcer Lt. Dan Hennessey.

Ring announcer to retire after backlash for wrong call: ‘No longer the world’s punching bag’

"The worldwide backlash is absolutely incredible and it's effecting my mental health."

By Andrew Bucholtz OnMay 15, 2024 0
Ring announcer Dan Hennessey read the incorrect results of a boxing title bout, televised on ESPN, on Saturday night. Photo Credit: ESPN.

Ring announcer Lt. Dan Hennessey reads wrong winner of championship fight

"Is this guy for real? Is this guy, Lt. Dan Hennessey, for real?"

By Michael Dixon OnMay 12, 2024 3
Sydney Sweeney Boxing Movie

Sydney Sweeney to star in boxing movie about Christy Martin

Actress Sydney Sweeney will be starring in a new feature biopic on famed boxer Christy Martin.

By Chris Novak OnMay 9, 2024 0
Chris Mannix in 2016.

Chris Mannix announces he’s returning to Sports Illustrated under Minute Media

Mannix worked at SI from 2004-16 and 2018-2024.

By Andrew Bucholtz OnMay 1, 2024 1
Larry Merchant on HBO in 2012.

Tributes pour in for famed boxing voice Larry Merchant, in critical care

Larry Merchant, who had a 35-year run as a prominent HBO boxing commentator, is in critical care.

By Andrew Bucholtz OnDec 22, 2023 0
A PBC on Prime graphic.

Premier Boxing Champions headed to Prime Video on multiyear deal

Amazon is stepping into the ring with their first boxing deal.

By Andrew Bucholtz OnDec 7, 2023 0
Jim Lampley (L) and Max Kellerman.

Jim Lampley blasts ESPN’s treatment of Max Kellerman: “I have lost sleep about it.”

"I have lost sleep about what has happened to Max. It’s not right."

By Andrew Bucholtz OnSep 29, 2023 6
Jake Paul

Netflix’s ‘Untold: Jake Paul the Problem Child’ is surprisingly entertaining, insightful

This season of Untold kicks off with a look at Jake Paul.

By Joe Lucia OnJul 31, 2023 2
Daniella Helmsley discussing her flashing incident on her YouTube channel.

Boxer/OnlyFans model says flashing crowd, DAZN audience was a mistake thanks to nipple stickers coming off

"I pull my top up and the stickers got stuck in my bra, so the whole world saw my tits."

By Andrew Bucholtz OnJul 20, 2023 2
The Golden Boy title screen

HBO releases trailer for ‘The Golden Boy,’ two-part Oscar De La Hoya doc

A trailer for HBO's two-part documentary The Golden Boy has arrived.

By Joe Lucia OnJul 10, 2023 0
Andre Ward in 2017.

Famed boxing analyst Andre Ward announces he’s leaving ESPN

Ward had been part of ESPN's boxing coverage since his 2017 retirement.

By Andrew Bucholtz OnJul 2, 2023 0

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