Month: April 2022

1:22 PM ET ARLINGTON, Tex. — Errol Spence Jr. flexed and grinned in front of a predominantly home crowd on Friday morning. In his first weigh-in since suffering a detached retina last year, Spence comfortably cleared the weight limit for Saturday’s welterweight unification title fight at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas. Spence came in at
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It’s the big fight week on The PBC Podcast as renowned trainer Stephen “Breadman” Edwards stops by to discuss Saturday night’s epic SHOWTIME PPV headlined by the welterweight unification battle between champions Errol Spence Jr. and Yordenis Ugas. Also, hosts Kenneth Bouhairie and Michael Rosenthal preview the entire card from AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas,
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Feature • Issue • Premium Philip Sharkey Former English light-heavyweight champion Peter Haymer didn’t quite fulfil his potential inside a prize ring but the work he’s done since should be an inspiration to all, writes Melanie Lloyd THEY say that still waters run deep, and interviewing former English light-heavyweight champion, Peter Haymer, is tantamount to
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Issue • Premium • Preview Amanda Westcott/Showtime Okay, we would all prefer Terence Crawford but Yordenis Ugás is a very good opponent for Errol Spence Jnr, writes Elliot Worsell TWELVE months ago, the idea that Yordenis Ugás would become a defining opponent and test for Errol Spence Jnr would have been farfetched to say the
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Preview Matthew Pover/Matchroom Boxing Chris Van Heerden isn’t the opponent fans wanted for Conor Benn. But it’s the kind of fight he needs, writes John Dennen CONOR BENN is rapidly becoming must-watch television. It’s not that his clash on Saturday (April 16) with South African veteran Chris Van Heerden at the Manchester Arena is expected
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Issue • Premium • Preview Mark Robinson/Matchroom Boxing Jason Cunningham is The Underdog Who Never Lost Hope. Now he finds himself in an unfamiliar position, writes Matt Bozeat WHAT happened to Jason Cunningham? Three losses in four fights in a 14-month spell had the trade expecting the Doncaster southpaw to wind down his career as
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Preview Lawrence Lustig In the next Boxxer Series tournament an intriguing competition of wild cards and up-and-comers could see some trainers be forced to make difficult choices BOXXER Series goes to Coventry on Saturday night (April 16) for a lightweight tournament – and the record books show there’s every chance the £40k prize will be
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Posted on 04/14/2022 by John “Gutterdandy” Walker The strange atmosphere surrounding the upcoming title fight between undefeated WBC heavyweight champion Tyson Fury and challenger Dillian Whyte, both of the UK, got even stranger when the two fighters appeared, though not together, at a press conference Thurdsay afternoon (April 14). Fury has previously announced that this
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