Posted on 02/01/2022 By: Hans Themistode Although Canelo Alvarez has enjoyed his recent time off, the Mexican superstar is closing in on making a selection for his next ring appearance. As first reported by Mike Coppinger of ESPN, Alvarez is reviewing several offers. First, the pound-for-pound star was reportedly offered a one-fight deal by PBC’s
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Former unified welterweight champion Keith Thurmanâ€â€whose father is African American and mother is Polish Hungarianâ€â€reflects on what it was like growing up in a biracial home and offers a message of pride and unity. #KeithThurman #BlackHistoryMonth 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
We visit a boxing club helping with the changing attitudes towards LGBTQ+ in Britain. Meet Knockout LGBTQ+ Boxing Club, who were created as a safe space for athletes who wanted a judgement free boxing experience in a sport that might not have been so accepting in the past. We talk to founders and members about
Jake Paul has been a key factor in getting a fight between Katie Taylor and Amanda Serrano signed and sealed for April 30 at Madison Square Garden, as Serrano is signed with Paul’s Most Valuable Promotions. He was a guest on The MMA Hour with Ariel Helwani and talked about getting that deal over the
3:58 PM ET Associated Press Floyd Mayweather Jr. is ready to put The Money into NASCAR. The long-delayed debut of The Money Team Racing team is set for the Daytona 500 later this month, with Kaz Grala as the driver. The team secured sponsorship from sunglass company Pit Viper and Grala will drive the No.
Madison Square Garden will now play host to at least two undisputed championship fights on April 30. The oft-postponed WBC/WBA/IBF/WBO super middleweight title fight between Franchon Crews-Dezurn and Elin Cederroos now has a home, as the bout has been added to an increasingly potent April 30 DAZN show at MSG in New York City. News
Posted on 02/01/2022 By: Hans Themistode Shakur Stevenson is anxious to get his hands on more gold. Following his 10th round stoppage victory over former WBO super featherweight champion Jamel Herring in October of 2021, the 24-year-old former Olympic silver medalist nabbed his second world title in as many weight classes. With his newly won
The undercard for Katie Taylor’s historic April 30th clash with Amanda Serrano is starting to come together, as Matchroom has announced a second undisputed title fight between super middleweight champions Franchon Crews-Dezurn and Elin Cederroos. Crews-Dezurn (7-1, 2 KO) and Cederroos (12-3, 5 KO) were supposed to meet on a Triller card last year, but
TOMMY FURY HAS fired a final ‘put up or shut up’ message to Jake Paul after the American’s repeated claims that the Manchester man withdrew from their scheduled December showdown due to fear of defeat. Fury was set to become the YouTube star’s first professional boxer opponent following a prolonged war or words between the
Posted on 02/01/2022 By: Sean Crose Although it will be his first fight at welterweight, the 26-1 Mario Barrios has chosen to jump right into the fire by facing the highly talented former titlist Keith Thurman, 29-1. “I believe we’re going to shock the world February fifth,” he told Fight Hub’s Marcos Villegas in the
Bunce Diaries • Issue • Premium Lewis Storey/Getty Images Steve Bunce on an extraordinary 24 hour period in the sport JUST before noon last Thursday I was in a studio finishing a 10-part podcast series on the Winter Olympics for the BBC. It was a mixture of the truly great, Jean-Claude Killy, the heroic, Philip
Sergio Martinez had drifted from Argentina to Spain before he ended up in England as an opponent for the fancied Richard Williams and a fight that changed his life, writes John Evans SERGIO MARTINEZ had had enough. Enough of the bullies who stole his childhood. Enough of the gangs and thieves who made life in the
11:00 PM ET Mike CoppingerESPN Artur Beterbiev and Joe Smith Jr. are closing in on a deal for a light heavyweight title unification this summer in New York, sources told ESPN. At the moment, Smith is looking for a purse in the neighborhood of $1.8 million for the proposed ESPN main event; he was offered
Uncle Frank and Top Rank A record-breaking winning purse bid of $41,025,000 from Queensbury Promotions — aided by Top Rank — was more than enough to see Frank Warren and Bob Arum land Tyson Fury vs Dillian Whyte this spring. I don’t tend to enjoy getting too bogged down in the business of the sport,
Golden Boy Promotions CEO Oscar De La Hoya is still very eager to get in the ring with Floyd Mayweather for a second time. The two retired Hall of Famers collided in the ring back in May of 2007 – which Mayweather won by way of a close twelve round split decision to become a
Posted on 01/31/2022 By: Hans Themistode Keith Thurman has endured long stretches of inactivity as of late. Having fought just four times over the past seven years, Thurman will attempt to re-establish himself in the welterweight rankings when he returns this weekend against former 140 pound secondary titlist Mario Barrios. For Thurman, it will be
Watch live as Keith Thurman and Mario Barrios address the media after their welterweight matchup, live on FOX Sports PBC PPV. 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
What, you thought this saga couldn’t get any dumber? IBF #3 heavyweight Filip Hrgovic has spent the last month combing the sanctioning body’s top 10 in pursuit of an opponent for a final eliminator. Here’s how that’s gone so far: Now, Dan Rafael reports that #8 Murat Gassiev and #9 Andy Ruiz Jr. have passed