Carlos Linares is a veteran bilingual sports journalist, specializing in boxing and baseball. Contributor to Miami Herald, Boxing Scene and Brunch Boxing, Carlos is also the creator of the popular podcast La Hora del Boxeo and the sports website Allin1Deportes. His work combines expert analysis, coverage of live fights and exclusive interviews, consolidating him as a recognized voice in sports journalism.
A dose of vintage Cuban boxing will hit Miami on May 2, as two iconic figures of their generation, Yuriorkis Gamboa and Guillermo Rigondeaux, make their return to the ring to headline a card at the James L. Knight Convention Center. Both former Olympics and world professional champions have signed one fight agreements with young promoter Matteo Attalla, […]
Former WBC flyweight champion Julio César Martínez has officially signed a management deal with Wise Owl Boxing, the camp announced Wednesday. The move marks a new chapter for “El Rey,” who has been inactive since his May 31 loss to Gerardo Valenzuela Muñoz in Mexicali. Martínez (20-4, 3 NCs, 15 KOs) is aiming to rebuild momentum in the super flyweight division […]
Unified WBA and WBO light flyweight world boxing champion Rene Santiago will defend his titles on Friday, April 3, when he faces the former world champion, Masataka Taniguchi, at the legendary Korakuen Hall in Tokyo. The two fighters came face to face at Wednesday’s press conference, where both made it clear that victory is the […]
Mexican fighter, Francisco Rodríguez Jr., remains in the eye of the storm as he’s been handed a two years suspension from all competition governed by the World Anti-Doping Code, after positive tests for banned substances following his bout against Galal Yafai in June, 2025. The sanction was confirmed two days ago by UK Anti Doping, nearly nine months after the fight in Birmingham, last […]
The continued rise of women’s boxing has reached another significant milestone in the European market. Most Valuable Promotions (MVP), led by Jake Paul and Nakisa Bidarian, has officially announced a multi year agreement with Sky Sports, establishing the network as the official home of its MVPW series across the United Kingdom and Ireland. Under the […]
The Xander Zayas vs Jaron ‘Boots’ Ennis super welterweight boxing world title unification is confirmed for June 27 at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, with Zayas’s WBA and WBO belts on the line, atop a Top Rank and Matchroom card on DAZN. Such a fight likely made possible thanks to the recent long-term television agreement […]
Unified light heavyweight champion (WBO, WBA, and IBF) Dmitry Bivol (24-1, 12 KOs) now has a date and venue for his return to the ring as the Russian fighter will face his IBF mandatory challenger, Michael Eifert (13-1, 5 KOs), on May 30 in Yekaterinburg, Russia, atop an RCC Boxing card at the UGMK Arena. […]
The immediate future of British heavyweight Moses Itauma is beginning to take shape following his emphatic fifth-round knockout of Jermaine Franklin. At 21 years old, and with a record of 14-0 (12 KOs), Itauma has quickly become one of the best youngsters in all of boxing. His victory over Franklin, who had never been stopped […]
Speculation is over, and the test has been passed. On Saturday in Las Vegas, Yoenli Hernández Feliciano showed he is ready to fight for a world title, delivering a commanding performance over veteran Terrell Gausha, stopping him in the fourth round on the Premier Boxing Champions card that featured Sebastián Fundora knocking out Keith Thurman in the […]
With thoughts of his native Cuba on his mind, Yoenis ‘El Bandolero’ Téllez stepped into the ring at the MGM Grand Arena in Las Vegas to face Brian Mendoza in the co-main event of the card headlined by Sebastián Fundora vs. Keith Thurman, organized by PBC and broadcast worldwide on Prime Video and DAZN. Téllez […]