Former world champions Keith “One Time” Thurman and Mario “El Azteca” Barrios went face-to-face at the official weigh-in for their showdown that headlines a FOX Sports PBC Pay-Per-View this Saturday, February 5 from Michelob ULTRA Arena at Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino in Las Vegas. (photos by Ryan Hafey) The weigh-in also featured four-division world
Month: February 2022
Posted on 02/04/2022 By: Hans Themistode Picture By Dave Thompson Matchroom Boxing. Roy Jones Jr. has thoroughly enjoyed his time as the head trainer of middleweight contender Chris Eubank Jr. Throughout much of the British star’s young career, he’s gone the solo route, training himself for each of his fights and going without someone in
10:24 PM ET ESPN staff SYDNEY, Australia — Tim Tszyu will head to Los Angeles for a maiden bout on foreign soil with the world title contender set to fight American Terrell Gausha at Crypto.com Arena on Mar. 19. According to Sydney’s Daily Telegraph, the bout between Australian Tszyu (20-0, 15KOs) and Gausha will co-headline
Whoever wins between Oscar Valdez and Shakur Stevenson on April 30th, odds are his next opponent will be decided here. O’Shaquie Foster is set to face Muhammadkhuja Yaqubov in a WBC super featherweight final eliminator on Probellum’s March 18th Sunny Edwards vs Muhammad Waseem card. Foster (18-2, 11 KO) hasn’t seen action since violently stopping
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Carlos Cuadras and Jesse ‘Bam’ Rodriguez began the week expecting to face separate opponents in different weight classes. A reshuffling of the deck has them facing each other in what now serves as the third announced event for the first stateside-based DAZN show of 2022. Both boxers made weight for their vacant WBC junior bantamweight
Posted on 02/04/2022 By: Sean Crose After two and a half plus years away from the ring, Keith “One Time” Thurman finally returns to action Saturday night in Las Vegas as he takes on underdog Mario Barrios in a scheduled 12 rounder at the MGM Grand. All eyes will be on Thurman, who lost his
2:51 PM ET Mike CoppingerESPN Ryan Garcia is on the comeback trail. The star boxer and Emmanuel Tagoe will meet in a lightweight fight on April 9 at the Alamodome in San Antonio on DAZN, according to Oscar De La Hoya, who promotes Garcia. The bout will be Garcia’s first since January 2021, when he
During a conversation with our friend Marcos Villegas of Fight Hub TV, Mario Barrios takes some time to chat about Saturday night’s main event against Keith Thurman and his final thoughts on the bout including a hint at what tactics he’ll be looking to employ in this outing. Check out some excerpts of what Barrios
History • Issue • Premium Keystone/Getty Images Alex Daley explains why Tommy Milligan was misjudged “I LIKED the look of Tommy Milligan from the first time I saw him – his confident aggression, his boxing skill, his precision punching and, above all, the workmanlike way he went about beating the opposition.” These are the words
Claressa Shields scoffed at Savannah Marshall’s prediction. Shields’ rival has stated that she’ll quickly knock out the three-division champion once they finally fight as professionals. The undefeated Shields promised that Marshall will have difficulty laying a glove on her, forget knocking her out. “She said she can knock me out in less than two rounds,
Posted on 02/03/2022 By: Hans Themistode It was a long and painful fall from grace for former WBO heavyweight champion Joseph Parker. At one point, the New Zealand native proudly held his world title and defended it successfully against all comers. However, following back-to-back defeats at the hands of both Anthony Joshua and Dillian Whyte
7:42 AM ET Mike CoppingerESPN KEITH THURMAN WAS rocked. It was the first round of a fight that was poised to change his career forever, but instead of the undefeated fighter starting off strong against the legendary Manny Pacquiao, he found himself on the mat. Thurman, on his back in the middle of the ring
Opinion Ryan Hafey/Premier Boxing Champions Keith Thurman believes that he was 15 punches away from beating Manny Pacquiao. In his own words he looks forward to his fight with Mario Barrios IT feels great to be back. The time is now. It feels natural. I was born and raised in this sport. This is where
Opinion Lawrence Lustig Matt Christie examines and rates the best 20 fights that have already been confirmed for 2022 20. CHRIS JENKINS vs JULIUS INDONGOFebruary 5. Motorpoint Arena, Cardiff. BOXXEREnterprising matchmaking pits Welshman Jenkins with fading Namibian southpaw Indongo in a welterweight tussle scheduled for 10. It doesn’t seem that long ago that Indongo was
Boxing finally returns in the United Kingdom after a January shutdown, with a big card from Cardiff, featuring Chris Eubank Jr facing Liam Williams and Claressa Shield’s return to the boxing ring for her UK debut. Who wins the fights on Saturday? We’ve got our picks in! Scott Christ (0-2) Unless Shields’ confidence has been
Issue • Premium • Preview Ed Mulholland/Matchroom Srisaket Sor Rungvisai falls ill and Jesse Rodríguez moves up to save the show against Carlos Cuadras, writes John Dennen THE top end of the super-flyweight can be relied upon to deliver excitement. The leaders of the division might be drawing into the twilight years of their careers
Preview Ryan Hafey/Premier Boxing Champions Keith Thurman returns to action against Mario Barrios KEITH THURMAN was last seen losing to the legendary Manny Pacquiao in 2019. On Saturday (February 5) he returns to fight Mario Barrios at Mandalay Bay in Las Vegas. It’s a perfectly reasonable comeback match, though surprisingly Fox have decided to screen