Anson Wainwright
173 articles · 15rounds.com
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Donnie Nietes: From janitor to world junior flyweight champion
Earlier this year RING and WBO junior flyweight champion Donnie Nietes became the longest reigning Filipino world titleholder in history when he surpassed the legendary Flash Elorde?s previous record of 7 years…
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Fight picks: Who wins Keith Thurman vs. Robert Guerrero?
Saturday evening will mark the maiden episode of ?Premier Boxing Champions? on NBC, headlined by an intriguing welterweight clash between Keith Thurman and Robert Guerrero. The Thurman-Guerrero matchup will pit the power-puncher…
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Adrian Estrella shines, stops Adones Aguelo in 10 rounds
In front of a lively crowd in Los Mochis, Mexico, junior lightweight Adrian Estrella kept his world-title hopes on track with an impressive 10th-round stoppage over the tough Adones Aguelo on Saturday.…
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Q&A: Arthur Villanueva
Junior bantamweight Arthur Villanueva took an important step in his career when he faced heavy-handed Mexican Julio Cesar Miranda last Saturday, winning a wide 10-round decision by the scores of 99-93, 99-93…
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Q&A: Cameron Dunkin
The highly anticipated Brandon Rios-Mike Alvarado rubbermatch will take place this Saturday just outside Denver, in Broomfield, Colorado. It?s ?Mile High? Alvarado?s home turf, though Rios won?t be far from his roots…
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WBC names mandatory challengers in each division
The World Boxing Council?s 52nd annual convention took place over the past week in Las Vegas, and one of the key topics of conversation was how to sort out the various title…
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Q&A: Manny Pacquiao
Manny Pacquiao steps into the ring at the Cotai Arena in Macau on Saturday to defend his WBO welterweight title against unbeaten Chris Algieri at a catchweight of 144 pounds. Earlier this…
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Q&A: Wladimir Klitschko
When heavyweight champion Wladimir Klitschko faces Kubrat Pulev on Saturday in Hamburg, Germany, he will be coming full circle by fighting in the same city he made his debut 18 years ago.…
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Q&A: Andrzej Fonfara
Andrzej Fonfara took all Adonis Stevenson could muster for nine rounds on May 24, before mounting his own offense and dropping the defending light heavyweight champion, almost causing the upset. Although Fonfara…
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Q&A: Marco Antonio Rubio
When Marco Antonio Rubio faces Gennady Golovkin this Saturday, he?ll be stepping into the ring with arguably the most feared puncher in boxing. Golovkin has accounted for his last 17 opponents inside…
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Q&A: Nicholas Walters
Since signing with Top Rank a year ago, Nicholas Walters has been able to step out of the shadows in the talent-laden featherweight division. Walters, who impressively stopped Alberto Garza and most…
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Brian Viloria on Roman Gonzalez, Ruenroeng, More
Earlier this year, Brian Viloria returned to action winning two bouts to put himself back in the flyweight title picture. With his next move still currently to be decided the 33-year old…
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New flyweight champ Roman Gonzalez pays tribute to Alexis Arguello
Roman Gonzalez impressively ripped THE RING magazine and WBC flyweight titles from the grasp of Akira Yaegashi, scoring two knockdowns en route to a ninth TKO round victory, on Sept. 5. Gonzalez…
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PPV Purses: Mayweather $32 Million, Maidana $3 Million
Editor's Note: Mayweather has since submitted his contract, which lists him as receiving $32 million dollars. According to Nevada State Athletic Commission the purses for Saturday?s Showtime Pay-per-view have been logged as…
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Q&A: Shawn Porter
On Saturday evening Shawn Porter will look to make the second successful defense of his IBF welterweight title when he meets his mandatory challenger and fellow unbeaten, Kell Brook. Porter (25-0-1, 15…
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Q&A: Jarrod Fletcher
Earlier this year the World Boxing Association mandated that like-known Jerrod Fletcher would be next in line to face their middleweight champion Gennady Golovkin. The move was met by derision and instead…
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Q&A: Katsunari Takayama
IBF strawweight titleholder Katsunari Takayama enters the lion?s den on Saturday when he takes on Francisco Rodriguez Jr. in the WBO beltholder?s native Monterrey, Mexico, but fighting on the road is nothing…
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Amnat Ruenroeng to defend IBF belt against McWilliams Arroyo on Sept. 14
IBF flyweight titleholder Amnat Ruenroeng will face McWilliams Arroyo on Sept. 14 in Nakhon Ratchasima, Thailand, IBF President Daryl Peoples informed RingTV.com on Tuesday. ?That?s the date that they?ve requested,? said Peoples,…
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Q&A: Pungluang Sor Singyu
Traditionally, Thai boxers are very tough to beat in their homeland but are notoriously bad travelers. In 2012 Pungluang Sor Singyu won the vacant WBO bantamweight crown when he stopped AJ Banal…
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Q&A: Billy Dib to debut at 130 this Friday
Billy Dib didn?t enjoy the best of years in 2013. As it began he held the IBF featherweight title, but the 28-year old Australian lost it on points to Evgeny Gradovich in…
