By: Sean Crose PBC on Fox, along with the EagleBank arena in Fairfax, Virginia hosted one heck of a card on Saturday night, one which featured three memorable bouts. The first match was a controversial affair, as the 28-2 Matvey Korobov battled the 18-1 Immanuwel Aleem to a majority draw …
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By: Sean Crose Premiere Boxing Champions took Saturday’s Jarrett Hurd-Julian Williams televised card from Fairfax, Virginia to announce a major battle between the iconic Manny Pacquiao and the undefeated WBA welterweight titlist Keith Thurman. Pacquiao (61-7-2) was last seen besting Adrien Broner in a pay per view bout last January. …
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By: Oliver McManus Jordan Gill suffered a shock first defeat of his career last night in Nottingham, retiring after the eighth round in a contest that he never truly got into. Enrique Tinoco was the plucky Mexican to catch Gill unawares and did so in punishing style with unsympathetic salvos …
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On the passing of Hall of Famer Harold Lederman… “Harold Lederman had a lifelong love affair with the sport of boxing. Over the past fifty years he was universally respected and celebrated by the many people who make the sport what it is. Harold was happiest when seated ringside, studying …
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By: Robert Aaron Contreras For a bill built around California’s best and brightest prospects, the gray sky and heavy clouds lingered over the outdoor venue holding the latest edition of Showtime’s ShoBox series. But while the rain subsided, thunderclaps came from the ring. Ruben Villa (16-0, 5 KO) def. Luis …
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Thanks everybody for joining us. We have an exciting fight to talk about, certainly one of the biggest fights of the year. Wilder vs. Breazeale is Saturday, May 18 live on SHOWTIME. It’s the heavyweight championship of the world. It is at Barclays Center, the home of BROOKLYN BOXING and …
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By: Sean Crose IBF and WBA junior middleweight champion Jarrett Hurd will defend his titles in Fairfax, Virginia this Saturday night when he faces Julian “J Rock” Williams in a card that will be aired live on Fox starting at 8 PM Eastern Standard Time. Hurd, 23-0, has taken to …
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By: William Holmes On Saturday night the Tuscon Arena in Tuscon, Arizona will be the host site for Top Rank Promotions Card on ESPN entitled “Twice as Nice”. The main event of the card will feature a WBC Junior Lightweight Title rematch between Miguel Berchelt and Francisco Vargas for Berchelt’s …
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By: Sean Crose “I thought Fury won that fight,” heavyweight contender Dominic Breazeale said on a Thursday conference call, referring to last December’s Deontay Wilder – Tyson Fury title matchup. Now it’s Breazeale who will be facing Wilder, for on May 18th, the two men will face off at Brooklyn’s …
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By: Michael Kane WBC president Mauricio Sulaiman is interested in making a final eliminator bout between Tyson Fury and Dillian Whyte. Sulaiman said in a recent interview with Tha Boxing Voice that Whyte’s team have rejected that proposal. Whyte has replied saying he will fight anyone including Tyson Fury. “I’m …
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