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Javier Loya is being flown to New York on Thursday morning, and being put up in a Long Island hotel, to lose. He's a 27-year-old man who lives in Phoenix, still exulting in the Feb. 6 birth of his second son, Javier II, but let's put the facts on ...

On the outside chance you only come to ESPNNewYork.com for the NYFightblog, you may not have seen the story posted on the home page earlier, which touched on the letter sent by the Association of Boxing Commissions to the top politicians in New York,...

I am a fight fan. I like to watch 'em. Boxing, MMA, two knuckleheads soaked in suds throwing down outside The Dew Drop Inn, settling an argument on who's the hotter Kardashian. And you know this is the NYFightblog, which was pitched to you a...

It's fair to say that most fight fans would prefer for boxing to have more of an MMA mentality and for the powers that be, who include promoters and managers, would make a concerted effort to make pick-'em matches more regularly than they do. Too ...

You either "get" boxing or you don't. It isn't like olives, where you can periodically taste one to see if it appeals to you. Either you see the upside to two people in shorts punching each other in the head, or you don't. I do. I have since...

It has been more than a century since a bareknuckle boxing match was sanctioned in the United States. And in light of Friday's bare-fisted bout between Bobby Gunn and Richard Stewart, some believe that isn't long enough.

Kimbo Slice will leave MMA for the boxing ring.

Frank Mir, Anderson Silva, Andre Berto and Kermit Cintron are all top fighters in their respective sports. But they could all make the jump to the other side.

Story | Conversation | July 06, 2009

Is Bobby Lashley a true MMA contender or just another circus sideshow? The answer might take longer to determine now that his bout with Ken Shamrock is DOA, but you can bet the ride to find out will be a wild one.

Fighting isn't for everyone, and fighting women have had their fair share of detractors over the years. But as MMA becomes more accepted, more and more women are taking to the cage.

Victor Oganov, a Russian-born boxer, is coming to the States with his 26-0 record, all of them knockout wins. Even though he has fought many pro debuters, he still might be a challenging competitor, writes Michael Woods.

After an embarrassing TKO loss, Kermit Cintron is exploring the realms of the MMA world. He said he can beat UFC fighters at their own game, and he's doing a good job at it, writes Michael Woods.

What's the 411 on the confusing world of boxing? Mike Woods has your answers for the past, present and future.