TCL EXCLUSIVE: Magilla Entertainment, the company behind series such as Moonshiners and Long Island Medium, is getting its boxing gloves on. The business, which was founded by Matthew Ostrom and Laura Palumbo Johnson, has struck a deal with new boxing organization Team Combat League (TCL). It will see Magilla, which is currently producing Theresa Caputo: Raising Spirits for Lifetime, develop and produce unscripted series and documentary content around the league and its fighters, coaches and owners. TCL launched in 2023 and is the only boxing league with a team model. Currently in its second season, with 12 teams competing out of major…

The Hankinson Boxing Gym in Aiken brought home more hardware from the 2024 USA Boxing National Junior Olympics at the end of June.The gym left Wichita, Kansas with three gold and two bronze medals along with a lifetime of memories from their trip. Willie Franklin, James Hankinson Jr. and Zedric Swedenburg came in first in their brackets while Si’Yonna Price and Morgan Brown finished third after falling in the semifinals.“We had a very good experience,” Swedenburg said. “We trained hard to build up for this moment. We had five national champions and it was really great. I really had a…

Logo of the luxury boxing gym, The BXNG Club, at its Kearny Mesa location. (FOX 5/KUSI) SAN DIEGO (FOX 5/KUSI) — The BXNG Club, a longstanding luxury boxing gym with four locations in San Diego, has filed for bankruptcy as it contends with significant debt amid rapid expansion over the last few years. The gym’s owners filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy — also known as a financial “reorganization” bankruptcy — late last month, due to a $600,000 disparity between its assets and debts. According to court filings, it currently has $5.1 million in assets and $5.7 million in debts. Typically,…

Sammy Horowitz, also known as “Russian Concussion” and “Bear Jew,” was expelled from Hebrew School. Today he trains yeshiva boys in self-defense. On his Instagram page, you can find videos of young men in their tzitzit throwing punches in a boxing ring. Since October 7th, the world has been less safe for Jews, who were already disproportionately targeted in hate crimes. “It just disgusts me,” said Sammy. “Look at me, I’m not a little guy. I’m six foot two. 215 pounds. I’ve been called a kike,” he told us. The hate has activated and emboldened his Jewish identity.  Raised as…

This Week on One Detroit: The history of corned beef egg rolls, an iconic dish originating in Detroit Detroit journalist and Metro Times restaurant critic Tom Perkins knows Detroit-style egg rolls. As Perkins has reported, the root of it all was corned beef, made popular in Detroit a century ago.  “There’s a big Jewish population in Detroit,” Perkins said. “They opened all these corned beef shops and then the Jewish folks left town, African American folks moved into the neighborhoods, enjoyed corned beef so some of the restaurants that were there that have been around for 60 years stayed in business.”  In the late 1970s,…

Canelo Alvarez is now two months removed from his win over Jaime Munguia, with rumors running rampant about who his next opponent will be. Once again, it seems like David Benavidez is a distant afterthought, with Jermall Charlo still being mentioned as a possibility.But over the last couple of weeks, steam has picked up for Chris Eubank Jr. to get a crack at the legendary Mexican. The 34-year-old is coming off of an impressive TKO victory over Liam Smith in a rematch back in September.David Benavidez asks Canelo Alvarez to prepare to face himCould Canelo Alvarez fight Chris Eubank Jr…

Barry Hall was terribly knocked out on Wednesday after he faced Curtis Scott, meanwhile, Lauren Brant just gave birth to their fourth child and shares how she managed to watch her husband get knocked down and then go to the hospital to have their child. Barry Hall was knocked out by Curtis Scott in the first round”I’m so happy that the sun is finally out because it’s been a whole week of rain,’ she said on Instagram, ‘Also, the last four nights have been really tricky because Barry has been away and I’m like 39 plus something days – according…

By Miquel Maravilla WBC interim super welterweight champion Serhii “El Flaco” Bohachuk (24-1, 23 KOs) is ready to defend his title against undefeated Vergil Ortiz Jr. (21-0, 21 KOs) of Grand Prairie, Texas. Bohachuk-Ortiz is set for August 10 at the Michelob Ultra Events Center at Mandalay Bay in Las Vegas, live on DAZN. Chocolatito-Barrera Weights from Nicaragua Like this:Like Loading… PLEASE READWe have a few rules to make our comment section more enjoyable for everyone.1. Keep comments related to boxing.2. Be respectful, polite and keep it clean.3. Personal attacks will not be tolerated.Offending posts will be removed.Repeat offenders will…