Thomas Gerbasi

Rumble in the Jungle, 50 years young

It has been 50 years since the Rumble in the Jungle, and we’re still talking about it.

Omar Trinidad ready for deep waters against Hector Andres Sosa

Omar Trinidad is still just 17 fights into his pro career, with number 18 coming up on Saturday against Hector Andres Sosa at Commerce Casino in Commerce, California. But if you look at how he’s progressed and what he’s stepping into this weekend in...

Ulysses Diaz and winning the most important battle of all

Ulysses Diaz coulda been a contender in the boxing ring. He wasn’t. But better than that, he became a champion in life. Which is worth more than all the belts in the world to the 43 year old from Miami, who retired after a BYB Extreme bare-k...

Austin Trout, currently ‘running’ bare knuckle boxing, is about that life

Respect must be given, not just for his success in bare knuckle boxing, but for the fact that Austin Trout is still learning, still seeking knowledge and still wanting to be the best in the world at an age when most have called it a day.

Chris van Heerden and the nightmare that’s forcing him to fight

It was the best New Year’s Eve ever. Chris van Heerden and his lady, Ksenia Karelina, were in Istanbul, not just celebrating 2024’s arrival, but a love that had blossomed in the previous months. It’s not easy in this day and age, but the couple was h...

Rick Ramos says Mikaela Mayer is focused on all the wrong things ahead of Sandy Ryan fight

I’m not above causing a little trouble. So after asking Rick Ramos if his wife, Jessica McCaskill, might get the itch to break off her retirement after watching this Friday’s bout between Sandy Ryan and Mikaela Mayer, he told me to repeat the questio...

Unsung hero Joey Dawejko hopes big win over Richard Torrez Jr. will lead towards a great life

It was the worst retirement ever.  Joey Dawejko laughs, knowing that statement is correct, considering that since he walked away from the sport in 2022, he’s had eight fights and eight one-rounders for the Team Combat League.

Patience is the key for Cain Sandoval

Cain Sandoval hears the chatter in the gym. There’s talk of the select few from his native Sacramento who made it to the top of the boxing mountain, names like Tony Lopez and Loreto Garza, and there’s hope that he will be the next. But the unbeaten 2...

Unfinished business at hand as Louisa Hawton targets big fights

Don’t call 2024 a comeback year for Louisa Hawton. As far as the Australian former two-division titleholder is concerned, she never left.

School’s out and business is booming for 18-year-old Alexander Gueche

As Alice Cooper sang, “School’s out forever,” and Alexander Gueche, already five fights into his pro career after graduating from high school, couldn’t be happier. “I think I've definitely gotten more used to the fight game,” said the Long Beach,...

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

You might think the idea of challenging for a world title at age 27 and with just four pro fights under his belt makes him a young man in a hurry, but Alex Winwood doesn’t see it that way.

Regis Prograis, made to wait for now, is willing to suffer for his art

What a difference 12 days makes. On July 18, Regis Prograis was sweating it out in Las Vegas, his family vacationing in Brazil while he put in long hours in the gym preparing for an Aug. 24 bout with Jack Catterall.

Lou DiBella organizing bantamweight tournament as next step in women’s boxing

Promoter Lou DiBella's commitment to the sweeter science has led him to begin putting together an eight-woman tournament to crown boxing’s first undisputed women's bantamweight champion.

Throwback Omar Trinidad building on status as the ‘King of L.A.’

Omar Trinidad is just 16 fights into his professional career, but it speaks volumes that the soft-spoken power hitter is already being called the “King of LA”

Kenia Enriquez chases world title dream against Gabriela Alaniz

In 2016, Enriquez and Estrada were back-to-back Prospect of the Year winners. Tijuana’s Enriquez was 17-1 and a former WBO flyweight champion. East LA’s Estrada was 7-0 and already the talk of the town.