BOSTON — He grew up a boxing fan, and as a young man spent many a sweaty hour training to be a fighter. When he wasn’t throwing leather in the gym, he worked a straight job at the Boston Harbor Hotel. Over time he became a fan of a different form of hand-to-hand combat, one [...]

Area packs a punch It’s ‘Hub of MMA’The UFC’s first stop in Boston on Saturday is bound to open many eyes to mixed martial arts. And although the sport has blown up in recent years, MMA has been a part of the commonwealth – commissioned or not – for the past decade. Even when the [...]