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Month: January 2022
IBF featherweight world champion Kiko Martinez is still riding high after last year’s stunning knockout win over Kid Galahad. He will face Britain’s Josh Warrington, a former world champion, in a rematch on March 26 at the First Direct Arena in Leeds (England). Four years ago, Warrington won a twelve round decision over Warrington. Against
Posted on 01/13/2022 By: Hans Themistode Though Brian Castano has never shied away from marching into the backyard of his opponents, the current WBO 154 pound belt holder will no longer have to do it for the second time in a row. Originally, Castano battled it out against unified super welterweight champion Jermell Charlo in
Steve Geffrard wasn’t supposed to be here. Last Friday, he was preparing to weigh in for a fight in Delray Beach, Florida, when he received a call. WBO light heavyweight champion Joe Smith Jr. needed an opponent after British puncher Callum Johnson contracted COVID-19. (photos by Mikey Williams) Geffrard answered the call and will fight
Posted on 01/13/2022 By: Hans Themistode Time simply hasn’t been on the side of Keith Thurman. At one point, the former unified welterweight champion enjoyed the views from the top of the 147 pound mountain. Following back-to-back victories over both Shawn Porter and Danny Garcia in 2016 and 2017, the Clearwater Florida, native reigned supreme
Here’s a plot twist I didn’t see coming. Wasserman’s lengthy struggle to secure an opponent for Filip Hrgovic’s ordered IBF final eliminator is at an end, as former Olympic foe Tony Yoka has “formally” accepted the challenge after both Luis Ortiz and Joseph Parker declined. Yoka (11-0, 9 KO) and Hrgovic (14-0, 12 KO) met
Letters • Premium Lawrence Lustig/Boxxer This week’s panellists were asked to take at look at the February boxing schedule and pick their favourite all-British fight Michael Conlan (Featherweight contender) Khan vs Brook because it has the history behind it. I’m looking forward to it finally being settled. Though they are both past their primes, I
You don’t need a belt evidently to be tops in the lightweight division, according to Ryan Garcia’s personal hierarchy. The lightweight contender still believes former unified lightweight champion Vasiliy Lomachenko is the top threat in the division, putting him over the likes of WBC titleholder Devin Haney, Gervonta Davis, Teofimo Lopez, and the recently crowned
Posted on 01/12/2022 By: Hans Themistode Terence Crawford had grown acrimonious over the lack of big-name fighters that were willing to face him in the ring. With the pound-for-pound star finally landing his first marquee fight against Shawn Porter in November of 2021, the final fight of his contract with his former promotional outfit, Top
News ROBYN BECK/AFP/Getty Images After attacking Oleksandr Usyk on social media, Tyson Fury discovered that Wladimir Klitschko has now adopted the Big Brother role at heavyweight, writes Elliot Worsell MUCH of what makes Tyson Fury such an engaging and compelling character is that he says either what other people are thinking or what other people
The Terence Crawford-Top Rank saga is far from over. The New York Post reports that “Bud” filed suit against Bob Arum in Nevada, alleging that Arum’s “revolting racial bias prevented him from landing big fights and earning tens of millions of dollars.” “Bud” is seeking “almost $10 million.” The Post has a number of snippets
Editor’s letter • Premium The fate of Farooq and Saakyan put Whyte’s demands into perspective, writes Matt Christie FOUR months after 26-year-old Kash Farooq threw the final punch of his professional career, Arset Saakyan took the last blow of his. On January 7, Farooq announced his retirement following complications with his annual medical and Saakyan,
WBC World Featherweight Champion Gary Russell Jr. and undefeated 122-pound contender Carlos Castro join The PBC Podcast this week to break down their upcoming showdowns. Russell discusses his title defense against unbeaten hard-hitter Mark Magsayo Saturday, January 22, in Atlantic City, live on SHOWTIME, and maps out a plan for a mouthwatering 2022. Castro is
News Anthony Yarde hopes for a “happier year” in 2022 and hopes, too, to unify the world’s light-heavyweight titles, writes Elliot Worsell BIT by bit, things are getting better for Anthony Yarde, even if it wasn’t all that long ago he thought they couldn’t get much worse. By now a story well documented, the London
Yet another deadline has passed without a deal in place for an ordered title consolidation clash between Hiroto Kyoguchi and Esteban Bermudez. The World Boxing Association (WBA) has taken matters into its own hands, calling for a January 28 purse bid hearing to bring resolution to the junior flyweight fight that has been more than
Posted on 01/12/2022 By: Hans Themistode Gary Russell Jr. continues to show his frustration for his inability to land a marquee fight. The WBC featherweight belt holder is by far the longest-reigning champion in his division. But, despite his elongated title run, the 33-year-old has stepped foot inside the ring just once annually from 2015-2020.
3:55 PM ET Mike CoppingerESPN Welterweight champion Terence Crawford filed a lawsuit Wednesday against his former promoter Top Rank in Nevada, alleging racial bias on the part of the company’s chairman, Bob Arum. The suit alleges that the 90-year-old Arum “continues to make racist and bigoted statements and purposefully damage the reputations of Black boxers.”
Man, what is it about that date? Just two days after the February 5th clash between Jose Ramirez and Jose Pedraza got pushed back a month due to “Sniper” catching COVID, Eddie Hearn revealed that Jessie Vargas’ has tested positive as well, delaying his own February 5th bout with Liam Smith. If the Tweet’s not
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