Austin Trout thinking about a ringside future once the fighting is done
It can’t all be the grind. While normally, Austin Trout is busy trying to climb to the top of the 154-pound division, the fighter found himself front and center of the action August 2 when he served as the ringside analyst for the Bounce TV broadcast of the Juan Carlos Payano-Rau’shee Warren brawl in Winter Park, Florida.
Austin Trout channels his inner Steve Urkel to delve into the nerdy arts
Austin Trout calls himself “one of the coolest nerds you ever met.” Fair enough. Nic Cage is a huge Superman freak, but we’ve seen his movies. “Cool” doesn’t apply to “The Wicker Man.” Stephen Colbert is obsessed with “Lord of the Rings,” but he’s not exactly James Dean. Robert Downey Jr. might be plenty cool, but at the end of the day, who’s going to argue with the guy who decks people for a living?
Danny Garcia welcomes little champion Philly Swift
Newly debuted 147-pound threat. Former 140-pound champion. Daddy.
Austin Trout relocates training camp to be home for daughter's 13th birthday
Barry Hunter’s HeadBangers Gym in Washington, D.C., is a bit of a hike from Austin Trout’s Las Cruces, New Mexico, home. Nothing unusual there, really. Plenty of fighters train far away from home.
Lucian Bute sings ‘O Canada’ for his Greatest Hits
His nickname is “Le Tombeur,” which in French means “The Heartthrob.” There are worse nicknames to be saddled with. Right, Chuck “The Bayonne Bleeder” Wepner? For Lucian Bute, the native Romanian who now makes his home in Montreal, it’s three fights in Canada that set his heart aflutter for his Greatest Hits.
Antonio Tarver puts his faith in himself for his Greatest Hits
If, sometime down the road and maybe not until the age of 85 or so, Antonio Tarver decides to hang up the gloves or step away from the broadcast booth, the man will have no shortage of employment opportunities as a motivational speaker.
Peter Quillin returns to action September 12 against Aussie contender Michael Zerafa
Peter Quillin battled to a hard-fought draw against Andy Lee in his PBC debut in April. Now Kid Chocolate looks to get back in the win column when he takes on Michael Zerafa in a meeting of 160-pound contenders September 12 live on NBC from Foxwoods Casino in Mashantucket, Connecticut, at 4 p.m. ET/1 p.m. PT.
Adonis Stevenson takes on Tommy Karpency in September 11 throwdown
Sakio Bika got a taste of what Adonis Stevenson can do on April 4 at the Pepsi Coliseum in Quebec City. Now it’s Tommy Karpency’s turn to tug on Superman's cape.
