Back to the drawing board. Martin Bakole’s recent push to enforce his contracted fight with Tony Yoka has borne fruit, as Dan Rafael reports that the IBF declared Yoka “unavailable” for his planned eliminator against Filip Hrgovic. Bakole’s (17-1, 13 KO) team alleged that Yoka’s (11-0, 9 KO) promoters declared in writing that their doomed
Month: January 2022
Don’t wait! Order #ThurmanBarrios on FOX Sports PPV NOW: https://pbcham.ps/ThurmanBarrios-5 Tune in TODAY for the premiere of PBC Countdown: Thurman vs Barrios, live on FOX at 5pm ET/2pm PT. 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
The Daily Bread Mailbag returns with Stephen “Breadman” Edwards tackling topics such as Canelo Alvarez vs. Joe Smith, David Benavidez and Artur Beterbiev, Terence Crawford’s lawsuit against Top Rank, Gervonta Davis vs. Vasiliy Lomachenko, Deontay Wilder, and more. (photo by Ryan Hafey) Joe Smith just made the comment that he deserved the Canelo Alvarez fight.
Posted on 01/21/2022 By: Hans Themistode Tyron Woodley had an enormous amount of hubris heading into his showdown against social media star turned professional boxer, Jake Paul. Though Woodley spent decades honing his craft in an MMA cage, the former UFC welterweight champion was steadfast in his belief that he could waltz into a boxing
Showtime Championship Boxing returns tonight, with Gary Russell Jr defending his WBC featherweight title against mandatory challenger Mark Magsayo in the main event. We’ll have full round-by-round coverage starting at 9 pm ET. Wil Esco will be on the call for all three fights on the card, with live updates coming in this stream: Along
Feature • Issue • Premium PATRIK STOLLARZ/AFP/Getty Images An eye-witness account of the immediate aftermath of Tyson Fury’s historic victory over Wladimir Klitschko. By Elliot Worsell UPON winning the heavyweight championship of the world on foreign ground, in an upset for the ages, all the new champion did was moan. “My foot is killing me,”
History Express/Getty Images Gareth Jones’ exhaustive book series provides fitting tributes to well known, and lesser known, Welsh boxers, writes Alex Daley CONSIDERING its size – with a population of just 3.1 million – Wales is phenomenally good at turning out quality boxers. From the days of Jim Driscoll, Freddie Welsh and Jimmy Wilde to
On January 29th at the Packard Music Hall in Ohio, World Boxing Council cruiserweight champion Junior Illunga Makabu (28-2, 25KO`s) defends his belt against WBC Silver Champion Thabiso Mchunu (23-5, 13KO`s). Both are southpaws and this will be their second fight. In 2015 they clashed in a WBC eliminator. Thabiso dominated the first six rounds.
Posted on 01/21/2022 By: Hans Themistode With the proliferation of current and former UFC fighters entering the sport of boxing, Francis Ngannou is very much interested in joining his MMA brethren. On numerous occasions, the UFC heavyweight belt holder has exchanged verbal threats with WBC heavyweight champion Tyson Fury. The British product has gone as
Kid Galahad’s featherweight campaign is over. The recently deposed IBF champ tells the Sheffield Star that he’ll be fighting at 130 pounds going forward, starting with a March clash against TBA, and could go all the way up to lightweight in the future. “He (Martinez) was getting battered,” Galahad said. “The reason why he won
U.S. Olympian Tiger Johnson, Brooklyn-born phenom Bruce “Shu Shu” Carrington and Nico Ali Walsh, grandson of “The Greatest,” are among the rising stars who will fight Saturday, Jan. 29 at Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Tulsa. The bill is topped by the 10-round WBC 130-pound title eliminator between Robson Conceicao and Xavier Martinez, and a
Posted on 01/21/2022 By: Sean Crose The Association of Ringside Physicians (ARP) stated Friday that it “is proud to announce the release of a special report examining mortalities resulting from head injuries in combat sports between 2000 and 2019.” The goal of the ARP is to ultimately make combat sports safer endeavors. “There is risk
Issue • Premium • Preview Amanda Westcott/Showtime Gary Russell Jr returns after two years to take on the lively Magsayo, writes Matt Christie ON SATURDAY night, in a bout that would be labelled a comeback for anyone else, Gary Russell Jr ends his latest hiatus when he takes on unbeaten Filipino Mark Magsayo at the
Feature • Issue • Premium Steve Eichner/WireImage Before he became one of the best trainers in the world, Buddy McGirt was one of the best fighters in the world “MY real name is James Walter McGirt. Rather than “Buddy”, my son calls me JW and my brother called me JW. My mother, though, started it.
#RussellMagsayo Fight Night Details: https://pbcham.ps/FightNight-012222 Watch live as Gary Russell Jr. and Mark Magsayo weigh-in ahead of their WBC Featherweight World Championship, live on SHOWTIME on Saturday, January 22. #WeighIn 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
Feature • Issue • Premium Khaosai Galaxy was a wrecking ball at his peak, every bit as dangerous as ‘Iron’ Mike albeit substantially smaller. He tells Phil Rogers about his life and career WREATHED in a fog of cigarette smoke and boisterous agitation stood a 25-year-old Thai fighter on the brink, left fist cocked as
During this video interview with Ray Flores, Mario Barrios discusses his upcoming welterweight bout against Keith Thurman and bouncing back from his first loss to Gervonta Davis. Barrios takes on Thurman on February 5th and shares some of his thoughts leading into the fight. Check out some of what he had to say below. Barrios
ATLANTIC CITY, New Jersey – Gary Russell Jr. doesn’t just want to fight twice in 2022. The WBC featherweight champion claimed Thursday that it’s within reason to expect him to box three times during this calendar year. Russell’s ambitious statement is sure to evoke strong reactions from fans that often criticize boxing’s longest-reigning champion for
- « Previous Page
- 1
- …
- 6
- 7
- 8
- 9
- 10
- …
- 24
- Next Page »