Issue • News • Premium Alex Burstow/Getty Images Maxi Hughes is liked and respected by Ryan Walsh but he plans to beat him just like his brother did, writes Elliot Worsell WHILE lightweight Ryan Walsh has never been one to fight on emotion, he concedes it is considerably easier preparing to punch the face of
Month: February 2022
WBC heavyweight champion Tyson Fury is planning to take down mandatory challenger Dillian Whyte – and then topple IBF, WBO, IBO, WBA champion Oleksandr Usyk. Fury is slated to defend his title against Whyte on April 23, likely at Wembley Stadium. Usyk is going to face Anthony Joshua in a rematch, with a target date
Posted on 02/09/2022 By: Hans Themistode Shawn Porter isn’t backing up one iota. The former two-division world champion made headlines earlier this week when discussing the overall talent of 147 pound rising contender Jaron “Boots” Ennis. While many have tabbed Ennis as the next great welterweight, Porter believes everyone should slow their roll before anointing
So much for that WBC tournament. The WBA has officially ordered unified super flyweight champion Juan Francisco Estrada to defend his “super” title against “world” champion Joshua Franco, giving the two sides until March 11th to come to terms. It’s a disappointing move, but one that makes sense. Estrada (42-3, 28 KO), who recently withdrew
The French flag will be flying on March 26 at the Casino de Montréal when Christian “Solide” Mbilli (20-0, 18 KOs) will defend his WBC Continental of the Americas belt against his fellow countryman, Nadjib Mohammedi (44-8, 27 KOs). This duel will be part of the 3rd event of the EOTTM 10th Anniversary series, which
Posted on 02/08/2022 By: Hans Themistode Ever since bursting onto the scene, Errol Spence Jr. has stated that his number one goal has been to become an undisputed world champion. Now, in a little over two months, the Dallas native will have an opportunity to move one step closer. On April 16th, at the AT&T
1:57 PM ET Mike CoppingerESPN Canelo Alvarez and Gennadiy Golovkin, at long last, are on the verge of a trilogy fight. Canelo and Eddie Hearn’s Matchroom Boxing are closing in on a two-fight deal worth upward of $85 million for boxing’s top star to compete on DAZN, sources told ESPN. The first fight of the
Fresh off his impressive TKO win last Saturday, rising unbeaten 154-pound sensation Jesus Ramos joins The PBC Podcast to discuss his latest big win, what’s next and his thoughts on Charlo-Castano 2. Plus, hosts Kenneth Bouhairie and Michael Rosenthal break down last weekend’s entire FOX Sports PBC pay-per-view card and list the five fighters they
Shawn Porter made a recent appearance on his podcast yesterday where he called fast-rising welterweight Jaron ‘Boots’ Ennis an overrated fighter, saying he needs to back up the hype around him with some notable wins in the welterweight division. “Boots is overrated,” Porter said on his podcast. “Boots is overrated and this is why I
LAS VEGAS – Keith Thurman wants to be an active fighter in 2022, even if that means fighting three times during this calendar year. (photo by Ryan Hafey) That would amount to a complete change in activity for Thurman. Since he headlined Premier Boxing Champions’ inaugural show by beating Robert Guerrero in March 2015, the
Posted on 02/08/2022 By: Sean Crose They say this fight will be a game changer, and if Amanda Serrano has her way, it will be a game changer in more ways than one. In the lead up to her much hyped April 30th match against Ireland’s Katie Taylor, Puerto Rico’s Serrano has requested a breaking
Editor’s letter • Issue • Premium Huw Fairclough/Getty Images The divisive Eubank Jnr draws as much criticism as praise but is impossible to ignore, writes Matt Christie WE have paid close attention to Chris Eubank Jnr since he vaulted the ropes to mark the beginning of his professional career more than 10 years ago. On
Opinion How do you see Katie Taylor vs Amanda Serrano going? Matt MacklinFormer European championKatie Taylor’s probably underperformed in her last couple of fights but I do think that she’ll get right up for the Serrano fight and I think, unless age has caught up with her, she’ll perform and really step up. I think
During a press conference officially announcing the April 30th undisputed women’s lightweight unification between Katie Taylor and Amanda Serrano, Serrano spoke on the dais about her wishes to turn their big event into exactly what it would be for their male counterparts — a full twelve rounds with three minutes of action as opposed to
Frank Warren, who co-promotes WBC heavyweight champion Tyson Fury, has raised doubts on Anthony Joshua moving forward with a contracted rematch against Oleksandr Usyk, Back in September, Usyk outboxed Joshua over twelve rounds to capture the WBO, IBF, WBA, IBO heavyweight titles. Following the loss, Joshua exercised an immediate rematch clause. There was a brief
Posted on 02/08/2022 By: Hans Themistode Whenever Errol Spence Jr.’s name was brought up in conversations, Yordenis Ugas couldn’t help but smile. The Cuban-born 147 pound titlist has always considered the unified champion one of the best fighters in the world. With the 35-year-old anxious to unify titles, Ugas was incensed when he was originally
9:27 PM ET Mike CoppingerESPN Tony Yoka, the 2016 Olympic gold medalist at super heavyweight, will fight Martin Bakole rather than Filip Hrgovic following a contract dispute. Yoka announced on social media Tuesday that he’ll fight Bakole on May 14 in Paris. Yoka is co-promoted by Top Rank, ensuring the fight will be streamed stateside
AllStar Boxing announced today that Tony Yoka and Martin Bakole are once again scheduled to trade hands at Paris’ Accor Arena, this time on March 14th. The new date comes almost exactly four months after the original, January 15th, which fell through due to France limiting the venue’s maximum capacity as part of their anti-omicron
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