by Mark Phillips (Boxing Base) | Jun 1, 2017 | Boxing News & Opinions
This upcoming June is another busy period in the boxing calendar, with some meaningful matchups set to take place, including seven world championships. Ward vs. Kovalev II will take center stage, supplemented by a host of front-runners and rising hot prospects. As...
by Mark Phillips (Boxing Base) | Jun 19, 2016 | Boxing Results, Post Fight Analysis
This weekend wasn’t tipped to be particularly big on the calendar, but hey, you’ve gotta hand it to the two underdogs who came out shining at Chicago’s UIC Pavilion. Rau-shee Warren wasn’t considered a major underdog, sure, but he worked hard en route to capturing his...
by Mark Phillips (Boxing Base) | Oct 23, 2015 | Boxing News & Opinions
Nathan Cleverly may have come up short on the cards against Andrzej Fonfara last Friday, but he made one hell of an impression on American audiences. The former WBO Light Heavyweight champ bagged some strong early rounds and never stopped firing in the action-packed...
by Mark Phillips (Boxing Base) | Oct 20, 2015 | Boxing Results, Post Fight Analysis
The weekend held plentiful boxing action for fight fans, beginning on Friday night with Fonfara-Cleverly, and ending at the sold out Madison Square Garden’s Golovkin-Lemieux. For any readers chasing a quick roundup of the biggest bouts, here’s what you missed: October...
by Mark Phillips (Boxing Base) | Oct 17, 2015 | Boxing Results, Post Fight Analysis
At the UIC Pavilion, Chicago, boxing fans were treated to a couple of very memorable gems in the action-packed PBC world title double-header. In headliner Fonfara vs Cleverly, Britiain’s Nathan Cleverly put in a bold, brave account of himself, boxing well for...