The Boxing Rant

We have a new WBC Featherweight Champion as Maryland's Gary Russell, Jr. dispatched of incumbent Jhonny Gonzalez with a 4th round TKO. The 126 pound division just became one of the youngest and talented weight classes in boxing as Russell joins fellow twenty-something's Vasyl Lomachenko and Nicholas Walters at the top. From across the pond in Sheffield, England...IBF Welterweight Champion 'The Special One' - Kell Brook - defended his title in dominant fashion against mandatory challenger Jo Jo Dan. It was an impressive display by one of boxing's best technicians. Brook now solidifies his position behind the division's lynchpins, Floyd Mayweather and Manny Pacquiao. Plus, the guys preview the upcoming PBC on CBS card and the return of Big Knockout Boxing.

Welterweight champion Kell Brook takes on mandatory challenger Jo Jo Dan and WBC featherweight champion Jhonny Gonzalez is set to defend his belt against Gary Russell, Jr.

The Boxing Rant returns in the aftermath of Kovalev vs. Pascal.

Sergey Kovalev returns to the ring to defend his unified light-heavyweight crown against former champion and top contender, Jean Pascal. Kenny and Vin preview the fight in its' entirety and lend perspective to the rise of "Krusher" Kovalev.

scription

The guys are back to break down all of the action from the debut of Premier Boxing Champions on NBC.

The Tale of the Tape boxing podcast returns for a very special preview episode. Kenny and Vin dive into one of the most controversial moments in boxing history as Al Haymon's Premier Boxing Champions is set to debut on NBC.

This past Saturday evening from Belfast Northern Ireland, Carl Frampton dispatched of Chris Avalos by way of 5th round knockout. It was a dominant performance by the IBF super-bantamweight champion. The guys break down Frampton vs Avalos in its' entirety, plus they discuss the future of the 122 pound division. In England, heavyweight contender Tyson Fury returned to the ring in impressive fashion, breaking the will of his opponent. Christian Hammer was no match for Fury, as he quit in the 8th, shaking his head in disgust.

Gennady 'GGG' Golovkin returned to action this past weekend in Monte Carlo, dispatching of top middleweight Martin Murray in dominant fashion. Golovkin extends his streak of consecutive knockouts to 19 with a stoppage in round 11. Kenny and Vin analyze the fight and look forward to the future of boxing's beast. Arthur Abraham and Paul Smith squared off in a rematch to settle the score. Abraham was in prime form, ending any and all controversy that existed before. The guys breakdown the upcoming super-bantamweight championship fight between Carl Frampton and Chris Avalos.

Gennady 'GGG' Golovkin returns to the ring to take on top middleweight contender Martin Murray. Golovkin looks to extend his knockout streak to 19 consecutive fights. The guys also preview Arthur Abraham vs Paul Smith 2 – a rematch of last year's controversial and lopsided decision that saw defending WBO super middleweight champion Abraham come away with the win.

The saga continues...A new video released by Floyd Mayweather goes under the microscope as the race to make a fight between Manny Pacquiao and the pound-for-pound king ramps up yet again. The WBC has come under fire again and paying fans are demanding answers to their questions. The guys discuss how the current decision making by the storied green belt organization is beginning to show a lopsided favoritism to fighters managed by Al Haymon. And host Kenny Keith lends his account of how the new Julio Cesar Chavez statue came to be.