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January 30th, 2019 
Bad Brad
The official weigh in took place for tomorrow night’s (Thur., Jan. 31) inaugural RJJ Boxing on UFC Fight Pass® series event, at Viejas Casino and Resort in Alpine, California.
Below are the fighters’ official weights:
OFFICIAL WEIGHTS
MAIN EVENT – WBO Jr. BANTAMWEIGHT WORLD TITLE ELIMINATOR (12)*
Aston Palicte(24-2-1, 20 KOs), Bago City, Negros Occidental, Philippines 114.8 lbs.
Jose Martinez (20-0-2, 13 KOs), Las Marias, Puerto Rico 114.6 lbs.
January 30th, 2019 Bad Brad
January 30th, 2019 Bad Brad
By Diane Batshaw Eisman, M.D. FAAFP
Growling as I fished for the plastic covered outfit in the back seat, I wondered what I had gotten myself into.
It was all Armageddon’s fault (my protective office manager).
She thought it was a great idea for me to be featured on a 15 minute “Ask the Doc” show.
Yeah, right, I thought to myself as I lugged clothes, shoes and makeup to the TV station
A gushy, preppy, made-up, hair-styled woman appeared at the front desk as I was announced.
“Oooh, Doctor Curmudgeon,” she squealed! “You’re here?”
January 30th, 2019 Bad Brad
Exclusive Interview by “Bad” Brad Berkwitt
“But there I am, sitting immediately to the left of Susan Sarandon, and across from Alan Alda, who was just to the left of Jon Voight, for God sake. And that’s not to mention Liev, and Pooch and all the other members of that regular cast. I mean, that is a show (Ray Donovan) chock full of talent, man.”—Chance Kelly
As an only child to a father who acted for a short period of time, and introduced me to not only great movies, TV shows, actors and actresses, but the process itself, to the point I tried my hand at in 2013-2014. That affection has always grabbed me by any performance whether big or small where you can tell, the actor or actress really brought it in their scenes!
This brings me to my recent interview with actor Chance Kelly.
January 30th, 2019 Bad Brad
By Brian “The Beret” Young
Hello again boxing fans, as many of my readers know I am a self-proclaimed history nerd. So today, I thought I would combine my love of boxing and history and have a little fun. I hope you enjoy.
Over the last few years our political landscape in America has been nasty. The days of working together seem to be a thing of the past and there is a non-stop verbal assault across the aisle. More than a few times this nastiness has actually come with “hard talk” by folks. Joe Biden famously said of Donald Trump “If I were in high school, I’d take him behind the gym and beat the hell out of him” to which Trump replied “He doesn’t know me, but he would go down fast and hard, crying all the way”.
January 30th, 2019 Bad Brad
By Tyler “The Miracle Man” White
Recently, on the podcast that I help present, ‘British Boxing Talk’ we discussed 4 very successful cities – in terms of boxing – in the UK.
Between us all, we chose London, Manchester, Belfast & Liverpool.
Looking back at my notes and listening to the podcast back, I realized that as well as creating fighters & champions a like, these cities have not only changed young men & women’s lives, but they’ve also indirectly made each city a better place to be!
January 29th, 2019 Bad Brad
Undefeated lightweights Thomas Mattice and Will Madera will face off in the new co-feature of this Friday’s ShoBox: The New Generation tripleheader live on SHOWTIME from Main Street Armory in Rochester, N.Y.
Mattice (13-0-1, 10 KOs) and Madera (12-0-2, 6 KOs) will meet in an eight-round co-featured bout on the telecast, which begins at 10 p.m. ET/PT and is headlined by the return of undefeated super middleweight prospect Ronald Ellis against once-beaten DeAndre Ware.
The Mattice vs. Madera bout was added to the telecast after unbeaten 140-pound prospect Logan Yoon suffered a knee injury while training to face Richard Zamora.
January 29th, 2019 Bad Brad
WBAN is proud to announce the International Women’s Boxing Hall of Fame (IWBHF), Class of 2019.
This sixth annual induction represents a record breaking number of honorees in the history of this signal institution which has recognized and honored those individuals who have, over the history of the sport of Women’s Boxing, contributed to, advocated for and brought esteem and distinction to the sport in and out of the ring.
Included in this year’s class are seven former boxers: Terri Cruz, Melissa Fiorentino, Lisa Holewyne, Carina Moreno, Bridgett Riley, Wendy Rodriquez and Martha Salazar. The Non-Boxer category includes David Avila, Stephen Blea and Blanca Gutierrez. Pat Emerick and Patricia [Sandy] Martinez-Pino are recipients in the Pioneer Female Boxer and the Posthumous categories, respectively.
January 29th, 2019 Bad Brad
The fourth and final opening round matchup in the Bellator Welterweight World Grand Prix will feature Bellator’s current welterweight champion Rory MacDonald (20-5) defending his title in the tournament against Jon Fitch (31-7-1, 1 NC) when Bellator returns to the Bay Area inside SAP Center at San Jose on Saturday, April 27.
In addition, undefeated Bellator flyweight champion Ilima-Lei Macfarlane (9-0) will return to action against Boise, Idaho’s Veta Arteaga (5-2) in the co-headliner. Additional bouts will be announced in the coming weeks.
An exclusive online presale for this event takes place Wednesday, Jan. 30 through Thursday, Jan. 31, with tickets going on sale to the general public on Friday, Feb. 1 at 10 a.m. PT. Tickets will be available at the ThreatMetrix Ticket Office at SAP Center at San Jose, as well as Ticketmaster.com and Bellator.com.
January 29th, 2019 Bad Brad
Photo by Per Christian HestnæsE
Erling Havnaa will take charge of Kai Robin Havnaa’s corner for his upcoming cruiserweight clash with Rad Rashid on March 2 in Arendal, after head coach Joey Gamache was injured in an unprovoked attack and left unable to travel.
Havnaa faces his toughest career test as returns to the SØR Amfi to headline his hometown arena, but for the first time in his career, he must enter the ring without his coach Gamache, who is currently recovering in New York.
Havnaa’s uncle Erling, who has previously worked as an assistant to Gamache, will now assume responsibility as head coach, and can draw on past experience having witnessed his brother Magne Havnaa, Norway’s only male World Champion, claim the WBO World Cruiserweight title.
January 29th, 2019 Bad Brad
Undefeated super lightweight contender Mario Barrios will take on Mexico’s Richard Zamora in a 10-round co-featured match on Saturday, February 9 live on SHOWTIME from Dignity Health Sports Park, formerly StubHub Center, in Carson, California and presented by Premier Boxing Champions.
Former world champion Javier Fortuna will battle hard-hitting lightweight contender Sharif Bogere in a 10-round lightweight bout that will open the SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING tripleheader at 10 p.m. ET/7 p.m. PT. These televised undercard attractions feature exciting style matchups and a combination of rising contenders, former champions and title challengers all looking to get one step closer to holding a world title.
January 29th, 2019 Bad Brad
January 28th, 2019 Bad Brad
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By Danielle Sobelman
With the arrest of longtime political advisor Roger Stone seems to be the beginning of the end of Trump’s streak of dodging the bullet. Like the lead character, Frank Underwood from the Netflix show, ‘House of Cards’, the lies and the treachery will catch up with you in the end.
Unlike Frank Underwood, Trump is a novice politician. The political move that Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi pulled on Trump would not have happened to Underwood. He would have been steps ahead of Pelosi. Pelosi, the daughter of a man who once was the Mayor of Baltimore has politics in her blood and knew how to navigate the totalitarian tactics that Trump was trying to pull.
January 28th, 2019 Bad Brad
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By Danielle Sobelman
Listening to Kamala Harris, the junior Senator from California speaking at a campaign rally in her hometown of Oakland, CA, I became filled with hope. Listening to her made me think she may be the person to help end this Great American Nightmare.
Harris, who is a daughter of a Jamaican father and Indian mother, began her career working as the District Attorney of San Francisco from 2004-2011. She has been known to be tough on crime. She received criticism for being much tougher on defendants who were of African American decent than any other racial group. She was the 32nd Attorney General of California from 2011-2017, a position she held prior to being elected a junior Senator.
January 27th, 2019 Bad Brad
Exclusive Interview by “Bad” Brad Berkwitt
“MTV has lost its innocence.” – Corey Hart
In 1984, I was still living down in North Miami Beach, Florida, and as many that were my age back then (16 to be exact), loved Friday Night Videos. I was part of that group. The show aired on NBC from July 29, 1983 through December 30, 2000.
I can remember sometime in 1984, this tune coming on that had the line “I wear my sunglasses at night.” It had a heavy beat, catchy lyrics, and in the video, a 22 year old Corey Hart singing the song, which he wrote. I was hooked along with many of my cronies… It was not that long after the video aired, that the song made it up the US charts to #7 with a bullet.
January 27th, 2019 Bad Brad
Exclusive Interview by “Bad” Brad Berkwitt
“Paul Young´s ‘Everytime You Go Away’ is one of my all time favorite tracks. ‘Wherever I Lay My Hat’ was my official touring sound check – acapella song. There I was every gig alone on stage singing this to an empty arena before the fans came in. I probably sang the song over 1000 times.
Call it blue eyed soul, UK soul, Paul Young soul, it doesn’t matter man. It’s his own unique vocal styling & music listeners around the world were the lucky ones. I have had the pleasure of chatting with Paul several times over the years as our career paths criss-crossed. Hello mate! Hope all is well. I think it’s time we do a song together. Just let me know where & when…. I’m there!”–Peace and one love, Corey Hart
It’s no secret that I am a fan of the music from the 1980s. Recently, I interviewed singer Corey Hart who was gracious enough to lend his thoughts on this exclusive interview with singer Paul Young. Young, another successful artist from the 1980’s had the look and the sound that brought him legions of fans for his songs such as “Come Back and Stay” and “Everytime You Go Away,” which raced up the charts in the early to mid 80s.
January 27th, 2019 Bad Brad
By “Bad” Brad Berkwitt
Beloved songwriter, composer and pianist Michel Legrand who won three Oscars died yesterday in his home in France. He was 86.
Legrand’s music cross over many genres of music and was known for film scores like ‘The Windmills of Your Mind’ and I ‘Will Wait For You’.
Throughout his career, Legrand played jazz piano, sang, conducted, produced records, wrote music for Hollywood films and worked with stars like Miles Davis, Sarah Vaughn, Frank Sinatra and Barbra Streisand.
January 27th, 2019 Bad Brad 
Exclusive Interview by “Bad” Brad Berkwitt
“Floyd Mayweather, JR. is one of the most boring boxers I have ever seen. The fact that he has been so dominant also illustrates why I lost a bit of interest in the sport.”—Ivan Doroschuck
In 1982, a Canadian band released their debut album (for you youngsters, they were around before CD’s) called “Rhythm of Youth” with Ivan Doroschuck as Lead Singer and his brother Stefan Doroschuck on guitar. The group also recruited Allan McCarthy, a percussionist. The band was “Men Without Hats”, and a song on that album called “The Safety Dance” became a smash hit in Canada, peaking at number #11 on the charts in May of 1983. From there, “The Safety Dance” went on to be an international hit, peaking at number #3 on the Billboard Hot 100 in the United States, and having success in other parts of the world.
January 27th, 2019 Bad Brad
By Vinny “Glory Days” Lucci
Shots Fired! There are enough bullets flying this week to warrant the use of Kevlar vests but with the way boxing fans are supposed to have hearts of stone when it comes to the absurd politics and business as usual Ringside Report will take care in discerning the directions in which they fly.
In May DAZN will be hosting it’s second of eleven bout contract with Saul Canelo Alvarez as he prepares to do battle in unification match against Daniel Jacobs with the fine print of contract just publicly coming to light. Golden Boy Promotions headed by Oscar De La Hoya will stop at nothing from obtaining every available advantage in securing a Sun Tzu type victory on paper.
January 27th, 2019 Bad Brad
By Donald “Braveheart” Stewart
“Nothing meant more than reporting on Muhammad Ali.”–Hugh McIlvanney
This is a sad task and one that I feel far less than qualified to do, but it would have been very remiss of me not to write it. Towards the end of this week a Scottish writer of some renown, a poet of the pugilistic art left our world at the tender age of 84.
That he was a fellow countryman was enough, that he came from a part of my country akin to my own doubly sensitive. He was also a man I never met, but whose words have had a profound effect on myself and many others; 84 years are but a glance in this world. However, his work deserves to be stared at by generations who follow.
Sergey Kovalev STUNS the Boxing World with his Recent Comments – Breaking News
Alvarez will defend his WBO light heavyweight world title against former unified light heavyweight world champion Kovalev on Saturday, Feb. 2 at Ford Center at The Star in Frisco, Texas, home of the Dallas Cowboys practice facility.
Krusher and his trainer Buddy McGirt had this to say today, Wednesday, January 30 in Frisco: