Undefeated minimumweight contender, Maria “La Imparable” Santizo (9-0, 5 KOs), is confident going into her upcoming bout with Seniesa “Super Bad” Estrada (21-0, 8 KOs), set to take place at San Antonio’s AT&T Center on Saturday, December 18. On the line will be Estrada’s WBA minimumweight world title. Both Estrada and Santizo have agreed to
Month: December 2021
Posted on 12/09/2021 By: Hans Themistode After spending yet another long stint on the sidelines, former unified welterweight champion Keith Thurman is seemingly on his way to returning to the ring. As first reported by Mike Coppinger of ESPN, Thurman and former WBA “Regular” 140-pound champion Mario Barrios, have agreed to terms on a January
1:43 PM ET Associated Press GENEVA — Boxing, weightlifting and modern pentathlon were set a target of about 18 months on Thursday to make changes in order to keep their status as Olympic sports for the 2028 Los Angeles Games. The governing bodies of boxing and weightlifting were described as problems by International Olympic Committee
Issue • Premium • Preview Mikey Williams/Top Rank/Getty Images Richard Commey is solid, reliable and exactly the kind of fighter Vasiliy Lomachenko loves to face, writes Matt Christie ONE can imagine Vasiliy Lomachenko watching his old rival Teófimo López lose the world lightweight championship to George Kambosos Jnr last month. He must have felt disappointment
Conor Benn returns to the ring Saturday in Liverpool, England, to put his undefeated record on the line against former 140 lb titleholder Chris Algieri in a DAZN main event. Benn (19-0, 12 KO) has home field and career momentum in his favor, as the 25-year-old second generation fighter seems to be putting together a
Issue • Premium • Preview Mark Robinson/Matchroom Boxing John Dennen previews the big Conor Benn vs Chris Algieri bill in Liverpool CONOR BENN’S rise over the past three years has been singularly impressive. In 2018, after his struggles with Cedrick Peynaud, it looked like he had found his level. But he has developed significantly from
Watch live as Nonito Donaire and Reymart Gaballo and undercard fighters weigh-in ahead of their respective bouts tomorrow, Saturday, December 11, 2021, live on SHOWTIME. #DonaireGaballo Fight Details: https://pbcham.ps/FightNight-121121 #PBConSHOWTIME 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
#NoFilterBoxing takes you ringside and behind the scenes on a dramatic night in London. This Fight Night episode brings you the light-heavyweight rematch between Anthony Yarde and Lyndon Arthur, from all the angles you didn’t see. Watch how the fight was won and lost, before you take in the Yarde post-fight celebrations with David Haye
Former world champion Chris Algieri is ready to pull off another 2021 upset, as the year comes to a close. This Saturday night in Liverpool, the 37-year-old Algieri will collide with rising welterweight contender Conor Benn, who promoter Eddie Hearn of Matchroom is grooming to be a future star. Algieri believes his experience and level
Posted on 12/09/2021 By: Sean Crose He was, or at least seemed to be, on everyone’s pound for pound list. Then came Guillermo Rigondeaux. For on a New York night in 2013, at Radio City Music Hall, of all places, Nonito Donaire, one of the most highly regarded and popular fighters on earth, was successfully
4:31 PM ET Mike CoppingerESPN At long last, Keith Thurman is set for his ring return. Thurman and Mario Barrios have struck a deal for a welterweight fight that will headline a PBC on Fox PPV on Jan. 29, sources told ESPN. A location has not been finalized. Thurman, 33, will end a careerlong 30-month
Early last year, Don King submitted a $2,000,000 bid to claim ownership of Mahmoud Charr vs. Trevor Bryan for the WBA “world” heavyweight title. That wound up devolving into a complete shitshow, leaving Bryan to pummel Bermane Stiverne and Charr to file a lawsuit against King alleging a number of improprieties that kept him from
Opinion In his own worlds Vasiliy Lomachenko explains he can’t think about challenging new lightweight king George Kambosos until after his clash with Richard Commey on Saturday RICHARD COMMEY is a boxer with a good punch. He has big punches, his reach is long and he has a lot of experience. He thinks when he
Featherweight prospect Bruce “Shu Shu” Carrington, the 2020 U.S. Olympic Trials champion at 125 pounds, has signed a multi-year professional contract with Top Rank. Carrington (1-0) turned pro with a unanimous decision victory Oct. 9 on the Tyson Fury-Deontay Wilder III undercard. Carrington hails from Brownsville, Brooklyn, the same neighborhood that produced Mike Tyson, Zab
Posted on 12/08/2021 By: Hans Themistode From the moment Yordenis Ugas wrapped his WBA welterweight title around his waist, he envisioned a showdown against current unified champion Errol Spence Jr. While a matchup against the Dallas native is still one that he craves most, he has business to attend to first. As first reported by
2:40 PM ET Gervonta Davis didn’t look dominant in a decision victory over Isaac Cruz on Sunday, Dec. 5, but the win did earn him a spot on ESPN’s pound-for-pound rankings for the very first time. Davis (26-0, 24 KOs), 27, of Baltimore, Maryland, also benefited from Teofimo Lopez’s upset loss to George Kambosos Jr.
News Isaac Chamberlain and the McKenna brothers are in action on Friday night CHANNEL 5 has become a reliable provider of boxing entertainment in recent years, with promoter Mick Hennessy serving up some solid matches. This weekend (Friday December 10) cruiserweight Isaac Chamberlain, 13-1 (7), can win his fifth consecutive bout when he takes on
Just a day before they were slated to go to purse bids, WBA welterweight champion Yordenis Ugas and mandatory challenger Eimantas Stanionis have “finalized” an agreement for their upcoming title fight. Mike Coppinger reports that the bout is targeted for “springtime” in the States, though “there’s no set date or location yet.” Ugas (27-4, 12
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