Bad Left Hook, Global Boxing News and Commentary

Bad Left Hook recaps the last five fights for both Kermit Cintron and Paul Williams. The two meet on Saturday night.

The weekly rankings update at Bad Left Hook focuses on the 154-pound division this week. Featured: Sergio Martinez, James Kirkland and Erislandy Lara.

Bernard Hopkins, 44, may be boxing's most notable "senior," but he's not the only one. Combat sports in general are seeing athletes push on into their mid-40s as top competitors.

A look at the best junior middleweights of the 2000's.

It looks like middleweight champ Kelly Pavlik didn't punch a 45-year old man in the groin after all.

Ranking boxing's best at 154 pounds.

The WBC orders an immediate purse bid for Vernon Forrest-Sergio Martinez, turning down a laughable request from promoter Gary Shaw to stage a fight between Forrest and Charles Whittaker instead.

A recap of Paul Williams win over Verno Phillips, and Chris Arreola's shootout victory against Travis Walker.

Live, round-by-round coverage and scoring of the Paul Williams-Verno Phillips fight on HBO, starting at 10pm ET. The two will fight for the interim WBO junior middleweight title. Williams has held the WBO welterweight title, and Phillips held the IBF junior middleweight title. Both vacated to take this fight. Also: heavyweights Cristobal Arreola and Travis Walker.

Looking over the odds for tomorrow night's HBO Boxing After Dark main event, Paul Williams versus Verno Phillips. Also: Cristobal Arreola v. Travis Walker and Jorge Linares v. Whyber Garcia.