Month: May 2022

ARLINGTON, Texas – Jermell Charlo simply doesn’t believe Brian Castano. The unbeaten WBO junior middleweight champion postponed their rematch for nearly two months in mid-February because he suffered a slight tear to his right biceps while sparring with Terrell Gausha. That injury required rest, not surgery, which was why Castano was able to return to
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8:00 AM ET Nikita Tszyu throws a punch during his bout against Mason Smith. Mark Evans/Getty Images Nikita Tszyu has lived up to the hype and preserved the proud family name with a brutal victory over Mason Smith in a super-welterweight mismatch in Newcastle. The son of former world champion Kostya and younger brother of undefeated
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9:00 AM ET Kris Terzievski sneaks a punch through the guard of Paul Gallen, . Mark Evans/Getty Images Unheralded Kris Terzievski is the new Australian heavyweight boxing champion after outlasting Paul Gallen and likely ending the veteran warrior’s decorated sporting career in an epic 10-round battle in Newcastle. Terzievski dominated for much of the encounter but
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Trainer and boxing savant Stephen “Breadman” Edwards joins The PBC Podcast this week to break down last weekend’s big upset and the highly-anticipated rematch between Jermell Charlo and Brian Castano on Saturday night for the undisputed 154-pound crown. Plus, hosts Kenneth Bouhairie and Michael Rosenthal preview the entire PBC on SHOWTIME card and list their
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A desert town on the U.S. West Coast provides the unlikeliest of backdrops for an all-Boricua clash. Angel Acosta and Janiel Rivera both made weight for their upcoming ten-round bout just above the flyweight limit. San Juan’s Acosta—a former WBO junior flyweight titlist and aspiring flyweight contender—checked in at 112.8 pounds, the second heaviest of
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Posted on 05/11/2022 By: Hans Themistode Gennadiy Golovkin was always a patient hunter. But one who never wasted his time on prolonged prey. After victimizing his foes in the ring, Golovkin would normally remove his blood-soaked gloves, grab the nearest microphone and publicly call out his next target. Seldom, however, would Golovkin’s desired opponents issue
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12:48 PM ET Mike CoppingerESPN Mike Tyson won’t be charged in connection with an incident on an airplane last month, the San Mateo County (California) District Attorney announced Tuesday. “We have reviewed the police reports of the San Francisco Police Department and the San Mateo County Sheriff’s Office and have viewed the various videos collected
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News Lawrence Lustig/Boxxer Putting his knockout loss to Robeisy Ramirez behind him, Eric Donovan returns to action. He speaks to Elliot Worsell HAVING turned professional just weeks before turning 31, Ireland’s Eric Donovan does not need to be lectured about the importance of time. He has at various points taken it, battled it, run out
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Dmitry Bivol’s overall opinion of Canelo Alvarez hasn’t changed. Bivol, the WBA light heavyweight champion from Russia, stunned the boxing world by outpointing Alvarez in their 12-round 175-pound title bout last Saturday night at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. All three scorecards read 115-113 in favor of Bivol, whose size, speed, and technique was far
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7:50 AM ET Dmitry Bivol has officially entered the pound-for-pound conversation. Bivol scored a big upset on Saturday in Las Vegas, defeating former No. 1 pound-for-pound fighter Canelo Alvarez. He retained his WBA “super” light heavyweight world title and also earned a spot in ESPN’s top-10 list for the first time in his career. Alvarez
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With unified super bantamweight world champion Stephen Fulton set to make a defense of his titles against former unified champion Daniel Roman on June 4th in Minneapolis, airing live on Showtime, Fulton spoke to the media about the bout during today’s opening press conference. “Everything has been great,” Fulton said. “Camp has been amazing and
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Editor’s letter • Issue • Premium Lawrence Lustig/Boxxer How Kell Brook crafted a world-class boxing career to be proud of KELL BROOK could have retired last year with nothing left to prove and ticked almost every box. A British champion at welterweight. The winner of a sanctioning body belt on American soil. Some serious cash
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