Despite losing two title fights in his last three appearances, Joet Gonzalez still has his eyes on the prize. Top Rank announced today that they’d signed Gonzalez to a “multi-year promotional contract” that kicks off on the February 5th Jose Ramirez vs. Jose Pedraza show. The card will also see Tokyo 2020 silver medalist Richard
Month: January 2022
Kalle Sauerland, promoter for undefeated Olympic bronze medal winner Filip Hrgovic, cautions that Luis Ortiz will have to face his fighter in order to force a mandatory IBF title shot. Hrgovic was ordered to take part in an IBF final eliminator, but he’s had a lot of trouble securing an opponent. Ortiz, 42-years-old, took part
Posted on 01/03/2022 By: Sean Crose Yordenis Ugas has certainly been keeping himself busy. After becoming the toast of the sport by smartly outboxing the legendary Manny Pacquiao last fall, the WBA welterweight titlist is now aiming to fight the WBC and IBF welterweight titlist Errol Spence in April. That fight – unless it were
9:00 AM ET Nick Parkinson Close •Reports on boxing for ESPN.co.uk, as well as several national newspapers•Has been reporting on British boxing for over 15 years•Appears on BoxNation’s Boxing Matters show 2021 was another momentous year for British boxing — but what does 2022 hold? After Tyson Fury defended his WBC heavyweight title against Deontay
As we kick off a new year in the sport of boxing it’s time to look ahead with a dash of blind optimism that we’ll get to see some of the best match-ups the sport has to offer. We all know boxing isn’t quite other major professional sports leagues where the best inevitably face off
Issue • Premium • Reports Ryan Hafey/Premier Boxing Champions Luis Ortiz looked every bit his age against Charles Martin, but got the result he needed. Jack Hirsch was ringside in Florida FOR the sport of boxing, it was not New Year’s day, it was Saturday, the night reserved for PPV events, no matter how worthy,
Opinion Ryan Hafey/Premier Boxing Champions The latest Opening Bell podcast covers the highs and lows of boxing in 2021 and looks ahead to the year to come ON the latest episode of the Boxing News podcast, we reflect on the highs – and lows – of the last 12 months. Both Alex Steedman and Matt
In a fight that had 5 knockdowns with a crazy finish, Viktor Faust defeats Iago Kiladze by TKO. #FaustKiladze #ViktorFaust #IagoKiladze 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
Undisputed lightweight champion Katie Taylor would like to see unified middleweight champion Claressa Shields walk away from mixed martial arts and focus all of her energy on boxing. Last year, the two-time Olympic gold medal winner made her MMA debut for PFL. Shields, 26-years-old, looked vulnerable in her first MMA bout, but she managed to
Posted on 01/02/2022 By: Sean Crose According to the Daily Star: “Floyd Mayweather earned so much from Logan Paul fight he could buy Jeff Bezos’ jet.” Paul, who fought Mayweather last year in what could only be considered a novelty fight extravaganza, responded thusly on social media Sunday: “Yeah because the dirty little rat hasn’t
Boxing officials in the United Kingdom announced today that all boxing events in January will be suspended on the advice of their Medical Panel. The announcement comes amid a spike in COVID cases that led to temporary “surge hub” hospital expansions in at least eight hospitals in England. The suspension announcement only covers January, but
Issue • Opinion • Premium Ed Mulholland/Matchroom In his media review George Gigney looks back on an eventful year for boxing broadcasting and wonders what’s in store for the next 12 months 2021 was a significant year for broadcasters in the UK and perhaps the biggest development we saw was Matchroom Boxing’s shift to streaming
History Steve Marcus/Getty Images After one of the greatest of all boxing careers, the only thing left for Manny Pacquiao was retirement following his loss in August to Yordenis Ugas, wrote Matt Christie THE eighth loss of his career did not feel like the other seven. Manny Pacquaio could justify, explain and then wipe those
Luis Ortiz refuses to throw in the towel. On Saturday night in Florida, King Kong defeated the dangerous Charles Martin, a former IBF world champion, by knockout in their International Boxing Federation heavyweight eliminator. At the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Hollywood, Ortiz had to overcome two knockdowns before he cracked Martin with
Posted on 01/02/2022 By: Hans Themistode Becoming successful in Mixed Martial Arts takes a wide array of skills. Yet, for UFC heavyweight champion Francis Ngannou, he’s worked his way to the top of the division using his striking ability and pure power. Of his 16 wins, 12 of those victories have come well within the
Jake Paul and Dana White will not be letting their obnoxious social media fight go any time soon. After Dana White threw out an ultimately meaningless jab at Paul about doing steroids and challenging him to take random tests, Jake Paul fired back with a bunch of stuff about UFC fighter pay, health care, and
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Hollywood, Florida – In a wild heavyweight clash, Viktor Faust (9-0, 7 KOs) overcame two knockdowns and scored three knockdowns of his own to put away Iago Kiladze (27-6-1, 19 KOs) in the second. (photos by Ryan Hafey) In the first, Faust came out pawing with the jab
Posted on 01/02/2022 By: Hans Themistode After putting together his best year as a pro, Frank Sanchez desperately wanted to kick off 2022 on the right foot. The highly ranked heavyweight contender couldn’t have asked for a better start as he had an easy night at the office against late replacement Christian Hammer. The two