1:00 AM ET Manouk Akopyan LOS ANGELES — Filipino featherweight Mark Magsayo was starstruck the first time he met his idol Manny Pacquiao on the Philippines senate floor on Dec. 5, 2017. The moment occurred on his wife and manager Frances’ birthday and a week after he scored his 18th professional win. Pacquiao publicly praised
Month: August 2021
“Catch the Fair One”, the thriller/boxing film starring WBA super lightweight champion Kali Reis, has found a U.S. distributor. IFC Films recently announced their acquisition of the film’s domestic rights, with a planned release in 2022. IFC Films president Arianna Bocco said of the deal: “We’re so glad we have the opportunity to usher in
Feature Spending time with Nigel Benn following the Gerald McClellan fight was unforgettable for so many different reasons, writes Steve Bunce IN the summer of 1995 Nigel Benn ran up a mountain in Tenerife daily to prepare for one fight and forget another. It was, trust me, a form of punishment. He wanted to forget
Opinion We ask a panel of experts how the great Pac Man, Manny Pacquiao will be remembered Paul EdwardsFormer British champion He’ll be an all-time great, without a doubt. But would I rank him in my top five? I’m not too sure. The best of his era was Floyd Mayweather. He is an all-time great
Yordenis Ugas accepted a much more difficult fight on less than two weeks’ notice once an injured Errol Spence Jr. was forced to withdraw from his showdown with Manny Pacquiao. The Cuban-born Ugas (26-4, 12 KOs) was scheduled to defend his WBA “super” welterweight title against Argentina’s Fabian Maidana (18-1, 13 KOs) on the Pacquiao-Spence
Posted on 08/20/2021 By: Hans Themistode With the biggest fight of his life taking place in approximately 24 hours, Yordenis Ugas (26-4, 12 KOs) made sure he tipped the scales in appropriate shape. Despite the Cuban-born native getting the call to face Manny Pacquiao on 11 days’ notice due to Errol Spence Jr. being forced
9:36 AM ET Manny Pacquiao will not guarantee that he will keep boxing after his upcoming bout with Yordenis Ugas, but he told ESPN that if he continues his career, he would like to fight Terence Crawford or Errol Spence Jr. “I don’t know if this is going to be my last [time in the
Tonight at 9 pm ET on pay-per-view, the legendary Manny Pacquiao returns to challenge Yordenis Ugas for the WBA welterweight title in the main event from Las Vegas. We’ll be here with full live coverage, all of the updates posted in this stream, including round-by-round for all four bouts from Wil Esco: Pacquiao, 42, is
History • Issue • Premium Joe Jeannette hammered five British heavyweights in a combined total of 12 rounds just to start his European tour, writes Miles Templeton IN the period immediately before the first world war there was a group of four black American heavyweights that were of exceptional quality. I have already written about
What’s the old song line about not getting what we want but still getting what we need? Despite the loss of Errol Spence-Manny Pacquiao, what fans needed on short notice was for Pacquiao not to lose a precious date late in his career and for the date to be filled with a serious opponent (Fox
Posted on 08/20/2021 By: Hector Franco We are just one day away from the return of eight-division champion Manny Pacquiao (62-7-2, 39 KOs) to the squared circle, as he will face Cuba’s Yordenis Ugas (26-4, 12 KOs) for the WBA welterweight championship at the T-Mobile Arena, in Las Vegas, Nevada, on FOX Sports PPV. Initially,
6:52 PM ET Mike CoppingerESPN A title fight between Artur Beterbiev, the unified light heavyweight champion, and Marcus Browne has been ordered, WBC president Mauricio Sulaiman told ESPN on Thursday. The deadline to reach a deal and avoid a purse bid is Sept. 17, Sulaiman said. Top Rank promotes Beterbiev, while Browne is aligned with
Showtime Shawn Porter breaks down Manny Pacquiao and Yordenis Ugas’ keys to success in tomorrow’s WBA Welterweight world championship. #PacquiaoUgas ???? Order #PacquiaoUgas on Pay-Per-View NOW: https://pbcham.ps/PacUgasPPV #MannyPacquiao #YordenisUgasa #PacquiaoUgas 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
With today’s weigh-in over and done with, Saturday night’s PBC pay-per-view is set, with all four fights good to go, including the Manny Pacquiao vs Yordenis Ugas main event. The 42-year-old Pacquiao (62-7-2, 39 KO) weighed in at 146, a pound shy of the 147 lb limit, with WBA titleholder Ugas (26-4, 12 KO) right
Hamzah Sheeraz’s star continues to shine as the 22-year-old picked up his 13th victory from 13 fights, against Ezequiel Gurria. #SheerazGurria Subscribe to BT Sport Boxing on YouTube ➡️ http://www.youtube.com/c/btsportboxing Follow BT Sport Boxing on Twitter ➡️ http://twitter.com/btsportboxing Join our BT Sport Boxing Facebook Group ➡️ https://www.facebook.com/groups/BTSportBoxing/ Follow us on Instagram ➡️ http://instagram.com/btsportboxing Read more
Gervonta Davis is officially on the clock. The unbeaten rising superstar has been ordered by the World Boxing Association (WBA) to provide clarification as to which title he plans to keep moving forward. Baltimore’s Davis (25-0, 24KOs) currently holds the WBA “Super” title at junior lightweight, along with the WBA “World” titles at lightweight and
Posted on 08/20/2021 By: Hans Themistode After spending numerous months prepping to take on Errol Spence Jr., Manny Pacquiao was taken aback when he was given the news. The current unified welterweight champion was forced to pull out of their August 21st, showdown due to a torn/detached retina in his left eye. Immediately taking his
10:54 PM ET Mike CoppingerESPN Jaime Munguia and Gabe Rosado have been on a collision course for a fall fight, but plans could change after a move from the WBC. The Mexico City-based organization ordered a middleweight title eliminator between Munguia and Sergiy Derevyanchenko, WBC president Mauricio Sulaiman told ESPN on Thursday. If no deal
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