Michael Amakor is an American boxing sports journalist who has served as the Chief Scribe for FightKings.Com since 2003.
He has attended fights at ring side given blow by blow commentary at championship level fights at some of the most prestigous venues in boxing including Madison Square Garden, Bally’s Atlantic City and in Washington DC.
He has also interviewed numerous world champions and various championship contenders. He is particularly focused on reporting about closet classics that do not kept broadcast by the major TV networks, and takes fans for an inside look into gym activities and preparation activities.
He has authored hundred of articles and short reports fighter reports, commentary, analysis and blow by blow commentary that have been vicariously read and extensively shared and posted on boxing websites over the years.
He also served as the Chief Host of FightKings Radio, a popular blog radio show that ran from 2001-2005. He also attended fights as a blow by blow reporter, served a co-host at ring side podcasts and streamed championship bouts and episodes exclusively on FightKings TV.
Mr. Amakor was a member of the Boxing Writers Association of American and in his spare time he enjoys watching old fights, and indexing his massive VHS fight collection.
You can follow him on Facebook and he can also be reached at mamakor@fightKings.com.
As in September, I once again ran out of gas in the 10th & 11th championship rounds of October & November with this column, but I recovered to complete them and will unleash a few more flurries to close out the 12th and final round.
In the first week of October, Hassan N’Dam won a UD over Curtis Stevens in an eliminator for the right to challenge Jermaine Taylor who defeated aging Sam Soliman to regain the IBF Middleweight title. How Taylor even earned this title shot is another story altogether, but it is all irrelevant as he is now the champion. However he will not have too much time to savor his victory as he has assault and battery charges pending against him and an upcoming court fight that may turn out to be the toughest fight of his life, just when things started to look up for him in boxing, we wish him luck.
