DETROIT – Todd Riggs never saw the punch. Neither did anyone else in the corner. They were busy preparing to talk to their fighter between rounds when Monroe’s Derick Miller landed a massive blow that ...

Derick Miller is not your typical boxer. The Monroe native is soft spoken and unassuming. He approaches the sport in a businesslike manner. “I’m real humble,” Miller said. “I’m a professional.” His ...

The making of a boxing champion isn’t all about footwork. When it comes to marketing, branding and landing endorsements, legwork is also essential for success in the highly competitive fight business ...

Being an underdog isn’t anything new to Willie Monroe Jr. It almost comes natural to the 28-year-old fighter. “I’ve been an underdog and fighting since the womb … literally,” Monroe Jr. said in Los ...

But like the best of boxers, the most formidable challenges tend to bring out the best in Monroe. His response to a year that might leave some chiefs updating their résumés? Crime was way down in 2005 ...