By: Brandon Ortega To many athletes sports are not simply a game, they are a way of dealing with the harsh realities of life.  Many athletes including boxers have changed their life for the better by getting involved in their sport and working hard to accomplish their biggest goals.  In many instances boxing gyms keep [...]

Here are the results from last evening’s bouts held at Softball Country Arena in Denver, Colorado: Main Event: 6 Rounds – Welterweight Geoffery Spruiell Unanimous Decision over Brad Jackson Scorecards: 58-55 (twice), 57-56 Current Records: Spruiell = 8-7, (2 KOs); Jackson = 9-1-1, (6 KOs) Co-Feature: 6 Rounds – Lightweight Manny Perez Unanimous Decision over [...]

As Pugilism & The Pen was the first to report yesterday, Mike Alvarado sustained an injury to his right elbow during sparring, which forced the cancellation of his June 27 fight with Paulie Malignaggi.  Alvarado must certainly be disappointed with this recent turn of events, as his fight with Malignaggi was to be his first [...]

According to Mike Alvarado’s promoter, Top Rank, Alvarado badly injured his right elbow in sparring and will have to withdraw from his scheduled June 27 bout with Paulie Malignaggi.  It is possible that the fight will be rescheduled a few months down the road.

Pugilism & The Pen (P&TP) sat down with “Red Hot” Rob Frankel for an in-depth interview on Thursday, May 21, 2009.  Frankel had recently decided to break ties with his hitherto career-long promoter, Steve Mestas, at Airtight Boxing.  The interview was copious in nature, beginning with an introduction into the career of Rob Frankel (27-9-1, [...]

By Brian M. Rodriguez brian@pugilismandthepen.com Here are some Pugilism & The Pen ruminations and ramblings: – Chad Dawson vs. Antonio Tarver II: Part Deux was not really a sequel; it was a repeat.  Unfortunately for Dawson, the repetitive nature of this second fight does not bode well for bigger prizefights in the future.  Dawson needed [...]

By Brian M. Rodriguez brian@pugilismandthepen.com It was an exciting and competitive night of boxing on Saturday at “La Revolucion”, the first installment of the Delgado Promotions/Coor’s Light Boxing Series.  The fight card featured 7 professional bouts coupling pugilists from Colorado with boxers from Texas, California, and Montana. No hyperbole here; virtually every bout was evenly [...]

The official weigh-ins for the Delgado Promotions/Coor’s Light “La Revolucion” fight card on Saturday, May 9 were held Friday night.  Here are the official weights and pictures from the weigh-in…..Get ready for a great night of boxing on Saturday! Victor Villereal vs. Isaac Atencio = Super Middleweight – Victor Villereal 163.3 lbs.         Isaac Atencio 165.8 [...]

A reminder about this weekend’s professional boxing card Saturday, May 9th at the National Western Complex.  This is the first installment in the Delgado Promotions/Coor’s Light Boxing Series and it promises to be an entertaining evening of boxing. Pugilism & The Pen watched two of the participants on the card – Victor Villereal and Raul [...]

By Brian M. Rodriguez brian@pugilismandthepen.com There is nothing like a megafight weekend in Las Vegas.  From the pre-fight week of braggadocios banter, to the day-before-weigh-in, to the euphoria of the opening bell of the main event, the peaks and valleys of emotion that one experiences is both exhilarating and physically draining. Your boxing bard has [...]