Posted on 02/14/2022 By: Sean Crose Losing is hard. It’s got to be particularly difficult for an athlete operating at the pinnacle of his or her sport. Take one Deontay Wilder. The man held the WBC heavyweight title for close to five years. During that time, he absolutely obliterated the likes of Luis Ortiz (twice)
Month: February 2022
Chris Colbert will have to fight one more WBA eliminator, as he’ll face Hector Luis Garcia in a Feb. 26 Showtime main event. Colbert was originally slated to face WBA 130 lb titleholder Roger Gutierrez on that date, but Gutierrez recently withdrew due to COVID. Colbert (16-0, 6 KO) is a rising contender in the
Social media star Jake Paul is not paying much attention to the high volume of taunts from various fighters in boxing and mixed martial arts. A few weeks ago, IBF cruiserweight champion Mairis Briedis went through great lengths to gets his hands on Paul – including posting a video where he went to a tattoo
History Jed Jacobsohn/Getty Images From invincible to vulnerable – Roy Jones vs Antonio Tarver. By Thomas Hauser AFTER his 1947 outing against Jersey Joe Walcott, Joe Louis lamented, “I saw openings I couldn’t use. A man gets old; he don’t take advantage of those things as fast as he used to.” Louis was 33 years
As undisputed junior welterweight champion Josh Taylor gets ready to make a title defense against Jack Catterall in his next outing, Taylor catches up with Max Kellerman to discuss the fight and where he sees his career going from there. Check out what Taylor had to say on these topics below. Taylor on what he
Fernando Vargas Jr. protected his undefeated record by finishing Kody Koboski by TKO in round 3, improving his record to 5-0 with 5 knockouts. #VargasKoboski #FernandoVargasJr #ThurmanBarrios 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
One of the sayings that comes up often in other sports is that, sometimes, the ball bounces your way. In boxing, the variation would probably be that sometimes the cards bounce your way. In November 2019, John Ryder gave then-WBA and Ring magazine super middleweight titlist Callum Smith hell. Many thought Ryder did enough to
Posted on 02/12/2022 By: Hans Themistode The career of Ryan Garcia appeared to be plateauing in 2018. In September of said year, the highly touted California native eked out a close majority decision win over journeymen Carlos Morales. In an effort to take his game to the next level, Garcia sought the help of highly
Issue • Opinion • Premium Mexican star Canelo Alvarez considers his options as Matchroom and PBC battle for his signature, writes George Gigney CANELO ALVAREZ – boxing’s biggest star – is using his free agent status to determine what will likely be some of the biggest fights of the year. Given his standing in the
Issue • Premium • Reports Daniel Herbert on Lee McGregor’s draw with Diego Ruiz and a spectacular showing from Danny Dignum IN Bethnal Green on Friday (February 11) Edinburgh’s Lee McGregor failed to win for the first time as a pro when held to a draw by Argentina’s Diego Ruiz at York Hall. Referee Kieran
George Kambosos Jr and Devin Haney seem like natural opponents at this stage of their careers, with whatever dispute there is in anyone’s undisputed claim easily put to bed if the two simply fight one another and find out who wins. But Kambosos has said DAZN don’t believe in the fight, which Matchroom Boxing promoter
A new date has been set. Russian contender Magomed Kurbanov will return to the ring on March 26 in Yekaterinburg, where he will take on former world champion Patrick Teixeira for the WBO International junior middleweight title, according to information provided by RCC Boxing Promotions to Oleg Bogatov. In the main fight of the evening,
Posted on 02/12/2022 Felix Cash (15-0, 10 KOs) peeled himself up off the deck in the second and tenth round and managed to survive a point deduction against the rough and rugged Magomed Madiev (15-1-2, 4 KOs) to win a close unanimous decision in front of his fans in London earlier tonight.
ESPN+, 8:00 am ET, Khan vs Brook press conference. The words will be harsh, one figures! Maybe some shoving or the like! Bad Left Hook will have live coverage. ESPN+, 8:00 am ET, Khan vs Brook weigh-in. I assume there will be some bogus scuffling here if there wasn’t Thursday, or maybe both! So we’ll
Even Gabe Rosado thinks Daniel Jacobs beat John Ryder. Rosado, who lost a controversial split decision to Jacobs in November 2020, stated during DAZN’s post-fight coverage Saturday night that Jacobs was “robbed” in that streaming service’s main event from Alexandra Palace in London. Ryder defeated Jacobs by split decision in what was a very competitive
Posted on 02/13/2022 By: Hans Themistode (Photo by Kohjiro Kinno/Sports Illustrated via Contour RA by Getty Images) Ryan Garcia and Eddy Reynoso appeared to be a match made in boxing Heaven. Following Garcia’s majority decision victory over Carlos Morales in 2018, the California resident was in search of new life. While he was thankful to
Middleweight titleholder Jermall Charlo was taken into custody yesterday by local police in Texas after being charged with assaulting a family/household member after already having a previous conviction. Charlo was arrested around 1:30 p.m. by Fort Bend County Sheriff’s Office and was being held on $10,000 bail. TMZ reports that Charlo allegedly punched or grabbed
Fernando Vargas Jr. protected his undefeated record by finishing Kody Koboski by TKO in round 3, improving his record to 5-0 with 5 knockouts. #VargasKoboski #FernandoVargasJr #ThurmanBarrios 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
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