Ray "Boom Boom" Mancini eagerly recalled the days when he was a professional boxing sensation, a Youngstown boy and son of a factory worker who never forgot his rustbelt roots. Mancini proved his ...

Ray Mancini carried hopes and ghosts into the boxing ring. He was the son of a great contender, Lenny Mancini, who was wounded in World War II before he ever got a chance at a championship. Mancini ...

RADIO: Ray "Boom Boom" Mancini talks boxingFormer lightweight champion Ray Mancini talks to Bryan Benway about how he got the nickname "Boom Boom," the toughest opponent of his career, his boxing ...

LAS VEGAS, NV - The 4th Annual Nevada Boxing Hall of Fame Ceremony kicked off this past Friday July, 29, 2016, with a meet and greet at the world renowned Caesars Palace in Las Vegas. The daylong ...

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