Month: August 2024

WE live in a fortunate time for boxing at the highest level where pound for pound stars are frequent in pro boxing but none ever were quite the ‘pound for pound’ star as one Bob Fitzsimmons. With the Olympics in France now over it is important to remember professional boxing represents the pinnacle, top tier,
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Shakur Stevenson is a free agent no longer, as Matchroom Boxing announced today that they’ve signed the WBC lightweight champion ahead of his October 12th title defense against Joe Cordina. “I am ready to start this next chapter of my career and it begins on October 12 with Joe Cordina on the stacked Riyadh Season
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By Dan Morley The left hook is my favourite shot in boxing. Once a fighter learns how to deliver the lead hook you realise how powerful your perceived weak hand can truly be. Requiring tight delivery, whipping speed, along with a compact, well timed – yet loose swing to maximise damage – a left hook
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By Ruth Raper BOXING is a machine that never stops moving, each day bringing a new headline and, with that headline, the possibility of a new champion or the downfall of an existing one.  The stars that shine brightly today will be largely forgotten tomorrow. Some will remain in the public eye as pundits, or
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By Declan Taylor TAKUMA INOUE will headline the first show of a Japanese double-header in October. The 27-year-old will defend his WBA bantamweight title against Seiya Tsutsumi on Sunday October 13 at the Ariake Arena in Tokyo. Then, 24 hours later at the same arena, three-division champion Junto Nakatani will take centre stage when he
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Defying all odds, Yordenis Ugas rewrote history by defending his title against one of the sports all-time greats. Watch Pacquiao vs Ugas on our YouTube channel for today’s PBC Fight Anniversary: https://youtu.be/fvivm9tWsLs?si=6lPWgfxTGp-96KDR #PacquiaoUgas #MannyPacquiao #YordenisUgas 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
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An extravaganza of seven title fights in two days is coming to Tokyo’s Ariake Arena Oct. 13-14 in Japan, with action that includes unbeaten WBC bantamweight titleholder Junto Nakatani, WBA bantamweight titlist Takuma Inoue and WBO junior bantamweight belt holder Kosei Tanaka. The carnival of fights, promoted by Japan’s Teiken Promotions and streamed to the
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