Notebook: Ex-heavyweight champ Rahman ending 12-year retirement

'Tank' ordered to face Schofield; former title challenger Frankie Duarte dies at 71; Amari Jones earns 160 title shot; Iglesias-Adames in talks; Quick hits; Show & tell

A note to Fight Freaks Unite readers: I created Fight Freaks Unite in January 2021 and eight months later it also became available for paid subscriptions for additional content — and as a way to help keep this newsletter going and for readers to support independent journalism. If you haven’t upgraded to a paid subscription please consider it. If you have already, I truly appreciate it! Also, consider a gift subscription for the Fight Freak in your life.

Former two-time heavyweight titleholder Hasim Rahman, who is 53 and been retired since 2014, is planning a comeback.

Seriously.

Rahman will be front and center at a news conference scheduled for Wednesday in Rochester, New York, to announce “the onset of his quest to become the oldest heavyweight champion,” a record long held by George Foreman, who was 45 when he regained the title by knocking out Michael Moorer in 1994.

Rahman, whose opponent is not yet set, will headline a J Payne Promotions card on July 14 at Rochester’s ESL Ballpark, the home stadium of the minor league Rochester Red Wings, the Triple-A affiliate of the Washington Nationals.

---

I am in my 27th year of full-time boxing coverage. Take advantage of that experience by upgrading to a paid subscription for full access to the rest of this post and all posts and comments — and support independent journalism.

---