Although not native to North Carolina, the boxing brothers are well-known and respected within the North Carolina boxing circuit. “I was born in Philadelphia and raised most of my life in Springfield, ...

Groupe Yvon Michel and TKO Boxing Promotions have announced today that phenomenal Montreal middleweight rising star David Lemieux (22-0-0, 21KO) will battle former world title challenger Elvin Ayala ...

Paulie Ayala knew he had Johnny Tapia the second Tapia shoved him before the opening bell. That was the psychological advantage Ayala knew would make Tapia trade with him, rather than boxing in a way ...

SAN ANTONIO — A ring comeback for Tony Ayala Jr.? After 10 years in prison? At age 51? Apparently, that's one of the options being weighed by the former middleweight contender. Ayala, serving a ...

Tony Ayala Jr., the controversial former San Antonio boxer who had his career derailed by prison, was found dead Tuesday morning at his West Side gym. Police received a call at 7:48 a.m. about a man ...

Tony Ayala Jr., a onetime boxing phenom who ended up spending nearly three decades in prison, died Tuesday morning at his family's San Antonio gym, the Express-News reported. He was 52. Friends of ...