HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) -- After missing out on the sweepstakes to land a mega-fight with boxing superstar Canelo Alvarez, Houston native and two-division world champion Jermall Charlo awaits his return ...
NEW YORK, New York (KTRK) -- Houston professional boxer O'Shaquie Foster is set to defend his WBC junior lightweight title against contender Abraham Nova at The Theater at Madison Square Garden in the ...
2024 was the year for split decisions and southpaws - both the full-time and part-time varieties - in the Houston boxing scene. Split decisions were plentiful in five of the nine categories this year.
At 83, Houston boxing coach Hector Rocha finally met his match — outside the ring. After a six-week battle with COVID-19, Rocha lost the fight and died on Aug. 15. “Dad would open his big arms to ...
The service for Foreman, who died March 21 at age 76, brought out many notables from his life growing up in Houston’s Fifth Ward and from his boxing career, which saw Foreman win two heavyweight ...
Bobbing and weaving away from his father’s gloved fists, 8-year-old Roman Burns has the swagger of a boxer with twice his experience. He’s been boxing for about a year with his father, LeFrance Burns, ...
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Boxer and Houston native Maurice “Termite” Watkins. When Maurice “Termite” Watkins was ten, he was consistently getting into trouble with the law. So his dad introduced him to the sport of boxing. It ...
HOUSTON – If a kid had any interest in learning the ins and outs of the boxing ring, Hector Rocha was there to teach. Rocha did so for over four decades on the north side, armed with a bare-knuckled ...
At 83, Houston boxing coach Hector Rocha finally met his match — outside the ring. After a six-week battle with COVID-19, Rocha lost the fight and died on Aug. 15. “Dad would open his big arms to ...
A memorial service was held in Houston on Monday to honor the life of George Foreman. The service was open to the public but required a ticket. George Foreman, who was raised in Houston, died at the ...