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
Issue • News • Premium Mark Robinson/Matchroom Boxing British boxing’s latest Cinderella Man, Maxi Hughes speaks to Elliot Worsell MAXI HUGHES didn’t know when his time was going to come. All he knew was that it was going to one day come and that he would have to remain patient and improving until that day
Despite announcing a move to heavyweight earlier this summer, IBF cruiserweight champion Mairis Briedis is staying at 200 pounds for the time being. Wasserman Boxing announced that Briedis will return to his native Riga, Latvia to defend his title on October 16th against Artur Mann. Kalle Sauerland claims “negotiations broke down” with Briedis’ (27-1, 19
History Sugar Ray Leonard overcomes points deficit to stop Thomas Hearns in epic battle SUGAR RAY LEONARD w rsf 14 THOMAS HEARNSSeptember 16, 1981; Caesars Palace, Las Vegas, NV IN 1981, Thomas Hearns and Sugar Ray Leonard produced an exhibition – or should we say a lesson – of what happens when two great fighters
In part four of INSIDE Fury vs Wilder III, Deontay Wilder introduces the world to his new trainer, Malik Scott. Wilder and Scott talk about their relationship, their approach to training, and their outlook on Tyson Fury. Visit our website for more on Fury vs Wilder III ? : http://pbcham.ps/FightNight-100921 #DeontayWilder #FuryWilder3 #WilderFury3 Visit PremierBoxingChampions.com
Tyson Fury discussed his trilogy fight with Deontay Wilder in Manchester as he also looked ahead to future bouts with Anthony Joshua, Dillian Whyte and Derek Chisora. Watch Fury v Wilder exclusively live on BT Sport Box Office on October 9th. Subscribe to BT Sport Boxing on YouTube ➡️ http://www.youtube.com/c/btsportboxing Follow BT Sport Boxing on
It’s official: Cruiserweight Ditlev “D-struct” Rossing (14-0) takes on US-based Moldovan Constantin Bejenaru (14-1) on November 6 at the Brondby Hall on the outskirts of Copenhagen, Denmark. This fight will be one of the headliners in a Danish Fight Night promotion – the first in a long time due to the pandemic. Both men have
Posted on 09/15/2021 By: Hans Themistode It was a merry-go-round of names that were presented at the doorstep of heavyweight contender Dillian Whyte. However, after Eddie Hearn failed to finalize deals against both Jermaine Franklin and Chris Arreola, the long-time promoter has decided to go in another, and possibly, more dangerous direction. As first reported
Terence Crawford vs. Shawn Porter won’t be the only Top Rank/PBC collaboration on the schedule. The WBC has announced that Friday’s purse bid between light heavyweight champ Artur Beterbiev and mandatory challenger Marcus Browne has been pushed back to September 28th by mutual request. Dan Rafael and Julius Julianis report that the promoters were too