History Michael Carbajal wins his first world title against Muangchai Kittikasem IT was a long time ago – when I was five years old and I said to my dad, “Dad, I’m going to be a world champion.” He said, “Amigo, if you become a world champion always be the same, don’t ever change. Stay
Month: September 2021
Bunce Diaries • Issue • Premium Late on Sunday evening, after a long wait for the doctors and an impromptu party, a 20-year-old made his professional debut in Walsall. Steve Bunce was there IN Walsall last Sunday, the medics went missing, one fighter fell over at a swimming pool, one had Covid, one vanished and
History John Dennen was ringside in Vegas for Floyd Mayweather’s stoppage win, a controversial fourth round victory over Victor Ortiz on September 17, 2011 FLOYD MAYWEATHER is destined to play the villain. In smashing Victor Ortiz to the canvas at the MGM Garden Arena, he didn’t violate the rules of boxing but he did offend
Issue • Premium • Preview Scott Heavey/Getty Images Kash Ali seems to be coming of age while Tommy Frank will scrap with Matt Windle for domestic supremacy, writes Matt Bozeat ROTHERHAM heavyweight Kash Ali headlines in Sheffield on Saturday night. Fightzone screens a show from Ponds Forge Arena that also features local favourite Tommy Frank
The WBA announced on Thursday their plan to reduce the number of redundant titles, this time in the welterweight division. To that end, they have ordered their champion Yordenis Ugas to face Eimantas Stanionis by January 13, 2022, and their secondary belt-holder Jamal James to face mandatory challenger Radzhab Butaev before November 2021. The winners
Mexican fighters Abel Ramos, Jesus Ramos, Omar Juarez, Chavez and Angel Barrientes, and Josesito Lopez wish fans a Happy Mexican Independence Day! ¡Viva México! Visit PremierBoxingChampions.com for more info. SIGN UP FOR FIGHT ALERTS: https://pbcham.ps/FightAlerts FOLLOW US: Tweets by premierboxing https://instagram.com/premierboxing https://www.facebook.com/premierboxingchampions
Tommy Fury talks to Caroline Pearce and sets his sights on Jake Paul next after beating his sparring partner Anthony Taylor by unanimous decision on his American debut. #PaulWoodley Subscribe to BT Sport Boxing on YouTube ➡️ http://www.youtube.com/c/btsportboxing Follow BT Sport Boxing on Twitter ➡️ http://twitter.com/btsportboxing Join our BT Sport Boxing Facebook Group ➡️ https://www.facebook.com/groups/BTSpo…
Rising lightweight prospect Jose Valenzuela will look to impress in his first main event appearance when he faces Colombia’s Deiner Berrio in a 10-round showdown that headlines FS1 PBC Fight Night and on FOX Deportes this Saturday, September 18 (7 p.m. ET/4 p.m. PT) from Mechanics Bank Arena in Bakersfield, California. “I’ve dreamt about this
Posted on 09/16/2021 By: Hans Themistode The proliferation of WBA world titles could be coming to an end. At least, in the welterweight division. With both Yordenis Ugas and Jamal James holding two versions of the WBA trinket, the pair will take part in a four-man tournament to determine one true titleholder. Ugas, the WBA
8:35 AM ET Associated Press LAUSANNE, Switzerland — The boundary between amateur and professional boxing blurred further Thursday with the International Boxing Association offering prize money of up to $100,000 for the first time at the historically amateur men’s world championships. AIBA said a total prize fund of $2.6 million was in place to award
As revealed last week, Mikey Garcia is set to headline an October 16th DAZN show in Fresno against European super lightweight champion Sandor Martin. Matchroom has officially revealed the card, which will also feature two light flyweight title fights. Garcia (40-1, 30 KO) had been linked to a genuinely interesting fight with former unified titlist
Youtube star turned boxer, Jake Paul (4-0, 3 KOs), believes former UFC champion Vitor Belfort is obsessed with fighting him. Last Saturday night in Florida, Belfort scored a first round stoppage of former undisputed heavyweight champion Evander Holyfield. The fight drew a mountain of negative coverage, because most observers felt Holyfield, 58-years-old, had no business
Posted on 09/16/2021 By: Hans Themistode For much of Floyd Mayweather’s career, the flamboyant and loquacious multiple division titlist was viewed as untouchable in the ring. Having beaten over 20 former world champions during his time as an active fighter, Mayweather has graced the squared circle against some of the sport’s all-time best. That list
2:16 PM ET Mike CoppingerESPN Stephen Fulton and Brandon Figueroa will put their respective 122-pound titles on the line when they meet Nov. 27 at Park MGM in Las Vegas, Premier Boxing Champions announced Thursday. The Showtime main event was set for Sept. 18 but was postponed after Figueroa tested positive for COVID-19. Murodjon Akhmadaliev,
Earlier this month, Kyrone Davis improved his record to 16-2-1 when he defeated Martez McGregor (8-5) by unanimous decision at The Armory in Minneapolis. The fight topped a FS1 card that preceded a Premier Boxing Champions on FOX telecast. The foul marred fight was close with three point deductions against McGregor proving to be the
Posted on 09/15/2021 By: Hans Themistode Adam Kownacki was forced to take a long, hard look at himself in the mirror. No matter who was placed in front of him, both oddsmakers and his crazed New York fanbase, believed he would take home the win. For the most part, both parties were right as Kownacki
7:56 AM ET Terence Crawford is one of the best pound-for-pound fighters in the world, the current WBO welterweight titleholder and a former undisputed junior welterweight champion. However, he’s been critiqued for not facing the best fighters in the welterweight division. One of the issues is that most of the top 147-pounders are with a
Opinion To help wash away the image of a 58-year-old Evander Holyfield being destroyed inside a round by a mixed martial artist, here are 10 of his best wins MIKE TYSON IIf it wasn’t for James “Buster” Douglas upsetting Mike Tyson, this would be considered THE Mike Tyson upset. Regardless, Holyfield bullied the bully for
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