Subject:

Boxing

  • Blogs

    May 25, 2012

    San Leandro's Nonito Donaire Will Fight Jeffrey Mathebula in July

    Nonito Donaire, the WBO junior featherweight champion from San Leandro who ranks as the second best boxer of Filipino descent, inked his next fight earlier this week: a July 7 title unification match with IBF champion Jeffrey Mathebula.  This will be the Filipino Flash's second fight at 122 lb ... More >>

  • News

    May 16, 2012

    High Hopes: Undefeated Mayfield Puts His Title on the Line

    Nonito Donaire, the WBO junior featherweight champion from San Leandro who ranks as the second best boxer of Filipino descent, inked his next fight earlier this week: a July 7 title unification match with IBF champion Jeffrey Mathebula.  This will be the Filipino Flash's second fight at 122 lb ... More >>

  • News

    October 12, 2011

    Fighting Chance: Boxer Karim Mayfield Fights to Rise in a Dying Sport

    Nonito Donaire, the WBO junior featherweight champion from San Leandro who ranks as the second best boxer of Filipino descent, inked his next fight earlier this week: a July 7 title unification match with IBF champion Jeffrey Mathebula.  This will be the Filipino Flash's second fight at 122 lb ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 14, 2011

    Fight Night: Boxing in the Bar

    Denizen415, used with permissionDon't take it outside, boys...​The definitions of both "sports bar" and "bar fight" are malleable, it would seem. In a good way. Last night marked another edition of Tuesday Night Fights put on by the San Francisco Boxing Union. Patrons of Roccapulco Supper Club ate ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 27, 2011

    Fight Night: San Francisco's Amateur Boxing Championships

    Joseph Schell​Sporting crowds make lots of different noises: Cheers, boos -- in Europe they sing. But, every once in a while, a crowd makes that most distinctive of sounds -- the collective reaction of people who've witnessed something that impressed them but they wish they hadn't seen. The "OHHHH ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 7, 2010

    Karim Mayfield, Pro Boxing 'Return to San Francisco.' When Did It Leave?

    And the winner is ... Karim Mayfield!​Promotional materials for a June 12 evening of fisticuffs at Kezar Pavilion headlined by San Francisco's own Karim "Hard Hitta" Mayfield jubilantly announce "Pro boxing returns to San Francisco." This is the first hometown fight for Mayfield, who grew up in th ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 29, 2010

    San Francisco Boxer Ana Julaton To Defend Title After Weekend Loss

    anajulaton.com​From the moment Bay Area boxer Ana Julaton dropped into Toronto in the days before her WBA world title fight Saturday night against the city's hometown champ Lisa Brown, Julaton  was heralded, as one newspaper wrote, like the "conquering hero." The Filipina American beauty char ... More >>

  • News

    March 10, 2010

    The Eyes of the Hurricane

    She's been called the female Manny Pacquiao. But can Ana Julaton make people care about women's boxing?

  • Blogs

    February 2, 2010

    Celebrate Filthy, Disease-Ridden Street Pigeons -- With Pot-Luck Dinner!

    Imin YehHappy Year of the Urban Street Pigeon!​Who can name all the cultural luminaries with an inordinate fondness for street pigeons? There's Bert the Muppet, Mike Tyson, Terry Malloy from On the Waterfront ... well, that's three. Good enough for a trend story. Yet this is not a trend story. A c ... More >>

  • Calendar

    August 12, 2009

    Tyson

    Imin YehHappy Year of the Urban Street Pigeon!​Who can name all the cultural luminaries with an inordinate fondness for street pigeons? There's Bert the Muppet, Mike Tyson, Terry Malloy from On the Waterfront ... well, that's three. Good enough for a trend story. Yet this is not a trend story. A c ... More >>

  • Music

    July 22, 2009

    Clutch

    Imin YehHappy Year of the Urban Street Pigeon!​Who can name all the cultural luminaries with an inordinate fondness for street pigeons? There's Bert the Muppet, Mike Tyson, Terry Malloy from On the Waterfront ... well, that's three. Good enough for a trend story. Yet this is not a trend story. A c ... More >>

  • Film

    July 15, 2009

    Documenting an epic concert in Zaire, Soul Power puts on quite a show

    Imin YehHappy Year of the Urban Street Pigeon!​Who can name all the cultural luminaries with an inordinate fondness for street pigeons? There's Bert the Muppet, Mike Tyson, Terry Malloy from On the Waterfront ... well, that's three. Good enough for a trend story. Yet this is not a trend story. A c ... More >>

  • Film

    May 6, 2009

    With a blunt and searching Iron Mike, Tyson delivers a surprisingly powerful blow

    Imin YehHappy Year of the Urban Street Pigeon!​Who can name all the cultural luminaries with an inordinate fondness for street pigeons? There's Bert the Muppet, Mike Tyson, Terry Malloy from On the Waterfront ... well, that's three. Good enough for a trend story. Yet this is not a trend story. A c ... More >>

  • Calendar

    October 22, 2008

    The Shadow Knows

    Imin YehHappy Year of the Urban Street Pigeon!​Who can name all the cultural luminaries with an inordinate fondness for street pigeons? There's Bert the Muppet, Mike Tyson, Terry Malloy from On the Waterfront ... well, that's three. Good enough for a trend story. Yet this is not a trend story. A c ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 3, 2008

    Oscar De La Hoya, Manny Pacquiao in SF this Saturday

    Imin YehHappy Year of the Urban Street Pigeon!​Who can name all the cultural luminaries with an inordinate fondness for street pigeons? There's Bert the Muppet, Mike Tyson, Terry Malloy from On the Waterfront ... well, that's three. Good enough for a trend story. Yet this is not a trend story. A c ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 19, 2008

    Ticket Giveaway: Melendez VS. Thomson at the HP Pavillion on 6/27

    Imin YehHappy Year of the Urban Street Pigeon!​Who can name all the cultural luminaries with an inordinate fondness for street pigeons? There's Bert the Muppet, Mike Tyson, Terry Malloy from On the Waterfront ... well, that's three. Good enough for a trend story. Yet this is not a trend story. A c ... More >>

  • Calendar

    February 13, 2008

    Razor Sharp

    Imin YehHappy Year of the Urban Street Pigeon!​Who can name all the cultural luminaries with an inordinate fondness for street pigeons? There's Bert the Muppet, Mike Tyson, Terry Malloy from On the Waterfront ... well, that's three. Good enough for a trend story. Yet this is not a trend story. A c ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 15, 2007

    WBC Muay Thai: Now Throwing 'Bows in SF

    Imin YehHappy Year of the Urban Street Pigeon!​Who can name all the cultural luminaries with an inordinate fondness for street pigeons? There's Bert the Muppet, Mike Tyson, Terry Malloy from On the Waterfront ... well, that's three. Good enough for a trend story. Yet this is not a trend story. A c ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 23, 2007

    SF Weekly: Day Around the Beard with Chris Daly

    Imin YehHappy Year of the Urban Street Pigeon!​Who can name all the cultural luminaries with an inordinate fondness for street pigeons? There's Bert the Muppet, Mike Tyson, Terry Malloy from On the Waterfront ... well, that's three. Good enough for a trend story. Yet this is not a trend story. A c ... More >>

  • Home Entertainment

    March 15, 2006

    A Real Knockout

    Fight Night Round 3 comes out a winner, despite taking punches.

  • News

    June 15, 2005

    Knockout/Tapout

    Why mixed martial arts -- a bloody blend of disciplines often called ultimate fighting -- may replace boxing as America's mayhem of choice

  • Film

    June 1, 2005

    Broke, But Not Broken

    With Cinderella Man, Ron Howard finally scores a knockout

  • Best of San Francisco

    May 19, 2004

    Best Place to Throw Shit at Bands

    12 Galaxies

  • Calendar

    March 24, 2004

    Round One!

    Get KO'd at the Cow Palace

  • News

    March 5, 2003

    Contending With Life

    Years after Evander Holyfield clocked him, boxer-turned-shoeshine-man Seamus McDonagh struggles to conquer his fears -- and to confront Holyfield

  • News

    November 13, 2002

    The Great Irish Hope?

    How amateur boxing matches -- and a bunch of mostly black and Latino fighters -- are resurrecting Irish culture in the Sunset

  • Culture

    February 6, 2002

    Smoker

    Two men square off over a woman in labor

  • News

    March 18, 1998

    The Great White Nope?

    Paul Nave, a polite, well-spoken product of upscale Marin County, has climbed out of boxing obscurity to fight for a world title. He's a polished fighter, but he's probably going to get his ass kicked.

  • Film

    February 12, 1997

    The Man Who Would Be Ali

    Paul Nave, a polite, well-spoken product of upscale Marin County, has climbed out of boxing obscurity to fight for a world title. He's a polished fighter, but he's probably going to get his ass kicked.

VOICE Daily Deals
for free stuff, news info & more!

Now Click This

About Us | Media Kit | Work for SF Weekly | Esubscribe | Free Classifieds | SF Weekly Advertising | National Online Advertising | Mobile | Privacy Policy | Terms of Use | Site Problems? | RSS | Site Map
© 2012 SF Weekly, LP, All rights reserved.
Browse Voice Nation
avatar
Newsletters | Mobile
  • Voice Places

    Voice Places

    Discover restaurants, nightlife, travel, shopping...

  • VOICE Daily Deals

    VOICE Daily Deals

    Get 50 to 90% off every day on restaurants, movies, massages...

  • Best Of

    Best Of...

    More than 10,000 of the BEST things to eat, drink, and experience

  • My Voice Nation

    My Voice Nation

    Join the Village Voice community and get exclusive deals and info

  • Happy Hour

    Happy Hour

    Your local Happy Hour guide at your fingertips

or

Log in or Sign up

Social Connect:

Use your favorite account to access My Voice Nation.


Use your My Voice Nation account to log in:





Forgot password?
or

Sign Up or Log in

Social Connect:

Sign up for My Voice Nation with your preferred network.


Sign up for a My Voice Nation account:



Privacy policy