Mario Salomone

Creator and founder of Boxepunch.com. After collaborating with three Italian boxing news websites, he decided to start his own project. With a degree in Aerospace Engineering, he teaches Mechanical Technologies in high schools.
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No Miracle in Australia: Opetaia Knocks Out Squeo in the Fifth Round

It would have taken a miracle for Claudio Squeo to upset the highly skilled Australian boxer Jai Opetaia at the Gold Coast Convention Centre in Broadbeach and take home the…

Zucco falls in the tenth round against Simpson but leaves with his head held high

The clash between Ivan Zucco and Callum Simpson at Oakwell Football Ground in Barnsley, UK, was an insane, thrilling, and dramatic match. Unfortunately for the many Italian fans tuned in…

Vasyl Lomachenko Has Officially Retired from Boxing

After many months of speculation, Vasyl Lomachenko has made his final decision: the Ukrainian boxer has officially retired from professional boxing. His IBF lightweight world title will now most likely…

Teofimo Lopez changes his mind every second: the fight with Haney slips away

Teofimo Lopez changes his mind every second. The American boxer of Honduran descent has, in just a few days, managed to insult Turki Alalshikh, apologize to Turki Alalshikh, agree to…

Virgil Hill vs Thomas Hearns: The Last Masterpiece of the Motor City Cobra

A dazzling career, during which he fought all the most renowned stars of his era, world titles in no fewer than five weight classes—from welterweight to light heavyweight—and a guaranteed…

Zucco and Squeo in the lion’s den: a crucial week for Italian boxing

A crucial week begins today for Italian boxing. The two most significant events involving our national fighters will see super middleweight Ivan Zucco and cruiserweight Claudio Squeo heading into the…

Mike McCallum Has Died. He Was a Three-Division World Champion

The “Body Snatcher” is gone. According to early reports, the formidable former world champion Mike McCallum fell ill while driving to the gym. His car veered off the road, and…

That Red Thread Connecting Fulton, Smith and Magnesi: Boxers Are Not Ordinary People

What do American Stephen Fulton, Briton Callum Smith and Italian Michael Magnesi have in common? At first glance, very little—aside from the fact that they are all professional boxers. Their…

Nunez is world champion: flies to Japan and defeats Rikiishi

Mexican fighter Eduardo Nunez isn’t afraid of fighting abroad. After knocking out Shavkatdzhon Rakhimov in Tajikistan last year, earning the right to fight for the IBF super featherweight world title,…

50 Years Without Ezzard Charles, the Unforgettable “Cincinnati Cobra”

Can the greatest light heavyweight of all time have never won a world title in the light heavyweight division? According to many qualified experts, such a paradox is indeed possible.…