Keidel: From Cuba To Canelo, Erislandy Lara 12 Rounds From 'American Dream'
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If boxing is to save its vitality, it needs vital boxers to fight each other. Seems simple enough, an athletic algorithm that serves the sport and its fans.
From fiction to reality, the underdog often chirps until he's champ. So it is with Erislandy Lara. While technically the champion here and universally respected as a fighter, Lara has little of Canelo's cash or cachet, and just a fraction of Canelo's traction among the media.
The daughter of legendary boxer Muhammad Ali is back in Chicago trying to get kids to put down the guns, and pick up their gloves, reports WBBM's Terry Keshner.
Manny Pacquiao, one of the few boxers to still move the needle, fights Timothy Bradley this weekend for the WBO welterweight title.
Manny Pacquiao is about to find out the truth.
Max Kellerman from HBO Boxing joined Craig Miller to talk about Manny Pacquiao's fight against Brandon Rios. The fight is this Saturday, November 23rd, LIVE on HBO Pay-Per-View.
It's easy to define a career and identify all the key moments once it's over.
Before other sports matched the money and none of the danger, boxing was must-watch theater, a distillation of the rags-to-riches narrative that personified the American Dream. And Ken Norton was Exhibit A.
Alvarez and Mayweather are fighting at a catch-weight of 152 pounds, which, if you're looking for an edge, would probably point to Alvarez, the naturally larger man. But Mayweather has a way of making larger men look small.
Hitz Boxing presents "Night of the Rising Stars". The event will take place on August 30th at Cicero Stadium in Illinois. Tickets are priced as low as $35 and can be purchased by calling 1-773-841-7350 or by visiting www.hitzboxing.com.
Mike Mollo will be fighting this Friday at US Cellular Field in a rematch against heavyweight Artur "The Pin" Szpilka of Wieliczka, Poland. He joined Laurence Holmes to talk about the rematch and tells Laurence that he will be the main event come this Friday Night.
Promoters Frank Mugnolo, Dominic Pesoli, and IBO Light Heavyweight World Champion Andrzej Fonfara joined Hanley and Haugh in studio to promote the first outdoor boxing event in Chicago since Sonny Liston knocked out Floyd Patterson at Comiskey Park on September 25th, 1962.
Kelly Kraft is the CEO of the Illinois Sports Facility Authority. She joined me to talk about "The Big Fight 2" at U.S. Cellular Field, August 16, 2013.
Put up your dukes! Commuters in downtown Chicago enjoyed a few rounds center ring at Daley Plaza today.
Listen to my "5 Good Minutes" with the Champ, Floyd "Money" Mayweather. Truly entertaining!!
Watch the end of Floyd Mayweather's media session in Chicago as he gets ready for his next stop in Atlanta Georgia.
Floyd Mayweather is introduced to the fans at the Chicago Theatre. Click and watch Floyd's opening statements as he promotes Mayweather/Alvarez.
Listen to Floyd Mayweather's entire Q & A live at the Chicago Theatre.
Floyd Mayweather and Saul Alvarez will be holding a press conference in Chicago on Wednesday for fans in advance of the September fight. Both fighters will be in attendance.
The former WBA Welterweight Champion and current analyst for Showtime Championship Boxing, Paulie Malignaggi, joined me to talk about his loss against Adrien Broner. Listen to Pauli's analysis of the fight, who he wants to fight next, and what does the future look like for Adrien Broner.
Boxing will be held at US Cellular Field this August 16th
Bobby Hitz to offer "Fight Night at the Horseshoe" live via Ustream Pay Per View on Saturday, June 8, at 7:30 PM
Jim Lampley is the lead announcer for HBO Championship Boxing. He joined me to preview the fight between Chad Dawson and Adonis Stevenson and the undercard fight between Yuriorkis Gamboa and Darley Perez. These fights can be seen this Saturday, June 8th on HBO Boxing After Dark.
Steve Kim is highly regarded as one of the best boxing writers in the country and is the lead columnist for maxboxing.com. Steve, along with his staff, spoke with the CEO of Golden Boy Promotions, Richard Schaefer, to confirm the news that Floyd Mayweather will fight Canelo Alvarez September 14th at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas.
Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul filed a lawsuit Thursday against ABC Plumbing, Heating, Cooling & Electric Inc., alleging deceptive business practices.
Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson released his 2027 budget forecast on Thursday.
James Fulton Engstrom, now a healthy teenager, was born without a pulse in 2010 — and his survival is the miracle the Catholic Church credited to Fulton Sheen's intercession, clearing the way for beatification.
Judge Nancy Rosenstengel found the Forest Service approved a southern Illinois logging project in October 2024 without waiting for a Fish and Wildlife Service opinion that later confirmed endangered Indiana bats lived in the project area.
A decade after George Lucas gave up on trying to build a museum along the Chicago lakefront, the project is finally complete in Los Angeles.
Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson released his 2027 budget forecast on Thursday.
The Pentagon will begin requiring male service members ages 30 and older to get screened for testosterone deficiency, after Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth called for the change over the summer.
CBP informed Gregory Bovino in an email on March 2 that the agency was "conducting an official Inquiry into allegations of misconduct reported to CBP." He initiated retirement 16 days later.
The head of Chicago's Department of Business Affairs and Consumer Protection is stepping down.
Zoe Ma, the latest candidate to throw her hat into the Chicago mayoral race, officially launched her campaign on Tuesday.
Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul filed a lawsuit Thursday against ABC Plumbing, Heating, Cooling & Electric Inc., alleging deceptive business practices.
Cook County homeowners are again facing a sharper increase in property taxes this year than businesses, the Office of Cook County Treasurer Maria Pappas announced Monday.
Contracted linemen from out of state sat idle in a Griffith church parking lot for hours without work orders from NIPSCO, as residents in Northwest Indiana approach two weeks without power.
A law firm has filed a class action lawsuit against NIPSCO, alleging the utility's failure to manage trees and vegetation has left thousands of Northwest Indiana residents without power for up to two weeks.
Dozens of cases of E. coli and salmonella in multiple states are linked to an alfalfa grower in Minnesota, health officials say.
Prime Healthcare is drawing criticism after announcing it will stop obstetrics services at three Chicago-area hospitals.
The Chicago Department of Public Health on Tuesday announced two human cases and one death from the West Nile virus in the city this year, and one of those two people has died.
The Jackson Chance Foundation supports the lives of families with babies in the NICU by removing the financial burden of finding parking near hospitals.
Patients taking the first-of-a-kind pill, called daraxonrasib, lived for a median of 13.2 months compared with 6.7 months for chemotherapy recipients, studies showed.
Loyola University Medical Center in Maywood, Illinois, used performed a complex operation to preserve mobility for a 3-year-old boy who had to have part of his leg amputated after suffering a horrific accident with a lawnmower.
A new Whole Foods Market is coming to Chicago's Old Town neighborhood.
More than 100 Black-owned businesses were showcased at Soldier Field Sunday for Black on the Block.
A Wisconsin prosecutor says he will not file election bribery charges against billionaire Elon Musk even though the state's bipartisan elections commission said he likely broke state law.
An expert blames Illinois lawmakers and "internecine political problems" for the failure to seal a deal for a new stadium within the state for the Chicago Bears.
Real estate investment and development firm Concord Capital has acquired nine apartment buildings on Elaine Place, a single-block residential street in Chicago's East Lakeview community.
James Fulton Engstrom, now a healthy teenager, was born without a pulse in 2010 — and his survival is the miracle the Catholic Church credited to Fulton Sheen's intercession, clearing the way for beatification.
The Met's decision to highlight the work by designer John Galliano sparked widespread controversy due to his history of antisemitic and racist comments.
The Edgewater Music Festival was under way this weekend on Chicago's north lakefront.
People around the world, including Chicago, continued to gather Wednesday to pay tribute to the late Dolly Parton.
Tim Curry was known for his iconic performances in cult classics like "The Rocky Horror Picture Show" and the original screen adaptation of Stephen King's "It."
The Iranian government said a U.S. airstrike hit a wedding party in a residential neighborhood and killed at least two women and two children. U.S. Central Command said it never targets civilians and is looking into the report.
The projections estimate that the city’s budget deficit has been reduced to $882.4 million, down from an estimated $1.2 billion shortfall the year before.
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Meteorologist David Yeomans has the extended forecast.
A woman is dead, and a man was injured after a shooting in Lockport Township, Illinois, on Wednesday night.
A woman is dead, and a man was injured after a shooting in Lockport Township, Illinois, on Wednesday night.
Nurses at two Chicago-area hospitals run by Prime Healthcare are going on strike on Thursday.
The passings come a week after Peekachu, a 23-year-old beluga who was also brought to Chicago as part of the rescue, died.
A crash involving a wrong-way driver left four people seriously injured on DuSable Lake Shore Drive early Thursday morning.
The co-founder of Ms. Magazine was a leader in raising awareness about gender equality and violence against women, and for promoting inclusion, representation and social justice affecting women and girls.
Back in 2023, ISP got a $10 million grant from the Illinois Secretary of State's Illinois Vehicle Hijacking and Motor Vehicle Theft Prevention and Insurance Verification Council.
Two years before dozens of decomposing bodies were found inside the South Chicago Chapel funeral home, police in nearby Evergreen Park found two bodies in the owners' minivan outside their home.
Hundreds of people are suing the Cook County Juvenile Temporary Detention Center, where they say they were sexually abused by staff. For the first time, survivors detailed their experience exclusively to CBS News Chicago.
Why has the family that runs South Chicago Chapel, where 56 decomposing bodies were found this month, never faced criminal charges, despite a history of mishandling human remains?
Red flags about a family behind two funeral homes and crematories shut down by the state for mishandling bodies were missed in part because two different agencies regulate the death industry in Illinois.
Chicago (78-62) dropped nine games behind Milwaukee in the NL Central. It also remained one game back of Philadelphia for the top NL wild card.
The White Sox had several chances to score in the eighth, but came up empty.
Advocate Children's Hospital flipped the script this week, having four pediatric patients sign autographs for Cubs baseball players before a game at Wrigley Field.
Sean Burke (8-6) allowed one hit and walked four with six strikeouts in 5 2/3 scoreless innings for the win after walking a career-high eight in just three innings in his last start.
A day after hitting a franchise-record nine homers, Chicago was held to three singles and three doubles on a muggy night at Wrigley Field.
Two people are dead and at least five others are injured, including three officers, after a shooting near 15 East Grant Street Wednesday afternoon in downtown Minneapolis, according to police. The suspected shooter is also dead.
Surveillance video shows what appears to be a smash-and-grab burglary at a pizzeria in the southwest Chicago suburb of Frankfort this week.
Two Chicago police officers were injured overnight Tuesday into Wednesday in a crash in Chicago's Chatham neighborhood.
Chicago police issued an alert this week after a string of smash-and-grab burglaries within an hour in several neighborhoods, most notably the Lakeview and Avondale communities.
Three people were arrested early Wednesday after police said they drove off during a traffic stop on the Dan Ryan Expressway.
