Las Vegas, NV

LAS VEGAS — Vergil Ortiz survived two knockdowns to squeak a majority decision win over Serhii Bohachuk and win the WBC interim super welterweight title Saturday at the Michelob Ultra Arena at Mandalay Bay, Las Vegas. Ortiz came out swinging to start the Bohachuk bout. He looked sharp, landed...

Vergil Ortiz, Serhii Bohachuk hospitalized after Fight of the Year

Roman Gonzalez has hit out at speculation that he might meet fellow future International Boxing Hall of Fame inductee Nonito Donaire. Over the weekend, Donaire had said there had been talks between the camps, but today Gonzalez has taken to X to say that whatever talking there had been had stopped.

Roman Gonzalez declares he has ’no interest’ in facing Nonito Donaire

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By Mohamed Bahaa On Saturday night, Vergil Ortiz Jr. overcame two knockdowns to secure a majority decision triumph over Serhii Bohachuk at Mandalay Bay, therefo

Vergil Ortiz Jr. Outlasts Serhii Bohachuk In A Grueling Majority Decision Victory

Entering an adult workplace as a 16-year-old can be an intimidating prospect. A few unfortunate teenagers are quickly lost after spending their first few months in employment carrying a broom and a list of lunches to get from the shop. Those who are brought along properly are kept busy from...

Aloys Junior ‘was a kid and became a man’ after sparring Daniel Dubois

A massive card with Terence Crawford vs. Vergil Ortiz Jr. and Shakur Stevenson vs. William Zepeda could be happening. According to DAZN, His Excellency Turki Alalshikh is interested in a Crawford-Ortiz Jr. and Shakur-Zepeda fight card. Newly crowned WBC interim Junior middleweight champion Vergil (22-0, 21 KOs) is on board with the idea of fighting Crawford (41-0, 31 KOs) next.

Crawford vs. Ortiz Jr. and Stevenson vs. Zepeda on the Horizon

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It's been eight years since former TV child star Sawyer Sweeten, best known from Everybody Loves Raymond, died tragically by suicide at only 19 years old. Sawyer Sweeten, his twin brother Sullivan Sweeten, and their older sister Madylin, played Ray Romano's TV children on Everybody Loves Raymond, the Emmy-winning sitcom that originally aired on CBS 1996 to 2005.

The Tragic Suicide of Former TV Child Star Sawyer Sweeten ('Everybody Loves Raymond'): 9 Years Later

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Long Beach, CA

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Hey, NBC. Real Angelinos can tell Long Beach and Venice Beach are apart. Even though Los Angeles’ hosting of the 2028 Olympics was established in 2017 , news networks and media outlets proved yesterday that they still can’t tell the difference between two notable seaside cities in Los Angeles.

Five Ways L.A. Locals Knew Right Away That the Olympics Closing Ceremony Was Filmed in Long Beach, Not Venice

Adam Rich was born on October 12, 1968, lived a troubled life, and died on January 7, 2023, at only 54 years old. This is his story. He lived in the Granada Hills area of Los Angeles with his parents and younger brother. The Rich family resided for a time in Florida where Adam studied acting at the local gym.

A Look Back at the Tragic Life and Death of Former Child Star Adam Rich (TV's 'Eight is Enough')

Former New England welterweight champion Mike “Bad Man” Ohan Jr. (19-2, 9 KOs) has stepped up once again, accepting an offer to fight undefeated, highly-touted prospect Abdullah Mason (14-0, 12 KOs), this Saturday night (Aug. 17) on a Top Rank card at Centre Videotron in Quebec City, Canada.

Beware of Mike 'Bad Man' Ohan, Abdullah Mason warned

WHEN the Beach Boys released Pet Sounds in 1966, Brian Wilson couldn’t have known that track 12, “I Just Wasn’t Made for These Times”, would bring so much comfort to the disillusioned; men and women convinced they were born in the wrong era and at the wrong time.

Pressure Fighter: How Joshua Buatsi, an old soul, deals with the pressures of today

Ghanaian welterweight Alidu Suleman, 23, has vowed to make a statement when he battles home favorite Jake 'Jabs' Abrol for the Commonwealth title in England next month (September 7). Suleman (11-1, 9 KOs) has booked the clash against the undefeated Abrol (10-0-1, 4 KOs) in the headliner of VIP Promotions’...

Aidu Suleman looking to banish away day blues in Blackpool

Omaha, NE

Steven Nelson’s boxing journey traces back to an encounter with an 11-year-old Terence "Bud" Crawford at a park in Omaha, Nebraska. It was an experience and meeting that might just have forged Nelson’s path. Crawford, now a four-division titleholder and considered one of the all-time greats, was already...

Steven Nelson recalls getting punched by an 11-year-old Terence Crawford

You might think the idea of Alex Winwood challenging for a world title at 27 years old and with just four pro fights under his belt makes him a young man in a hurry, but the native of Bunbury, Australia, doesn’t see it that way. “I don't feel like...

After just four pro fights, Alex Winwood believes his time is now

Atlanta, GA

Junior featherweight boxer Elijah Pierce has embraced the moniker "WXXXLF," using it as a way to reflect on the challenges he’s faced. Pierce (19-2, 17 KOs), of Lawrenceville, Ga., will take on Colombia's Jose Sanmartin (35-8-1, 21 KOs) on Friday, Aug. 30, as part of OTX 10 at the OTE Arena in Atlanta.

Elijah Pearce and the WXXXLF within: ‘A loss is like having your career taken away’

Former child actor Christopher Castile is best known for his roles as Mark Foster on the classic TV sitcom Step by Step (ABC, 1991-1998) and Ted Newton in the feature films Beethoven (1992) and Beethoven's 2nd (1993). Today, Castile, who was born on June 15, 1980, in Orange County, California, is a teacher, and married with two children.

Christopher Castile: The Former Genius-Child Star of TV's 'Step-by-Step' Sitcom is Today a Professor

[Note: Unless otherwise indicated, the commentary and quotes that appear in this article are from the author's direct interview with those mentioned.]. The original Perry Mason TV series starring Raymond Burr initially aired on CBS from 1957 to 1966. All these decades later, the show remains popular in syndication (and was recently reimagined in a new edition starring Matthew Rhys).

'Perry Mason' Actor Raymond Burr told co-star Richard Anderson, it's "all about the casting."

That’s the lingering question after the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris, where only two non-professionals—Uzbekistan’s Asadkhuja Muydinkhujaev and Ukraine’s Oleksandr Khyzhniak—captured gold in the men’s competition. The women’s tournament offered a slightly more level playing field, but still saw professionals Algeria’s Imane Khelif and Chinese Taipei’s Lin Yu-ting take home gold. Both Khelif and Lin faced controversy before the Olympics, as a questionable organization initially ruled them ineligible due to a chromosome test. Despite the International Olympic Committee later allowing them to compete, the controversy surrounding that test overshadowed their Olympic achievements and performance.

What is the point of Olympic boxing?

Green Bay, WI

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Joe Heller was the editorial cartoonist for the Green Bay Press-Gazette in Green Bay, Wis., from 1985 until being laid off in July 2013. He still draws several cartoons a week and distributes them through his own syndicate. Through Heller Syndication, his cartoons regularly appear in more than 400 newspapers, making him the most successful self-syndicated editorial cartoonist in the nation. His cartoons are reprinted many times in USA Today, Denver Post, St. Paul Pioneer Press, The New York Times, the Los Angeles Times, Newsweek Japan, The Week and The Washington Post. Joe’s cartoons have won numerous distinctions, including 10 Best of Gannett awards, eight Milwaukee Press Club awards and two Honorable mentions for the John Fischetti Award. He lives in Green Bay with his wife, Pamela. He is a regular featured cartoonist for the NKyTribune .

Joe Heller: Cartoonist views Olympics, court limits, last supper, eye-for-eye, orange/black

LAS VEGAS – They no longer wear a world title belt, but they each stand as a four-division world champion. Their better days are behind them, but there’s plenty left in the tank. And as that finish-line beckons, wouldn’t it be something if they paused before it to...

Roman Gonzalez and Nonito Donaire in conversation to fight

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Among all boxing counsel that can be heard, the most valuable is given by experienced trainers, especially about championship matches. As many fans remember, the current trainer and the uncle of the ex-champion Floyd Mayweather Jr. recently advocated for Vergil Ortiz Jr. After the recent fight, Mayweather has pretty much urged Ortiz Jr. and Terence Crawford, the current holder of the WBA belt in the 154-pound division, not to fight.

Jeff Mayweather Glamorous Advises to Vergil Ortiz vs. Juan Marquez

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Vergil Ortiz and Jaron Ennis arriving at opposite ends of the opportunity spectrum

They were born nine months apart, they turned pro three months apart, and they climbed the ranks simultaneously such that, as the 2010s gave way to...

Vergil Ortiz and Jaron Ennis arriving at opposite ends of the opportunity spectrum

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