Undefeated welterweight contender Cody Crowley joins The PBC Podcast this week to discuss his April win over Josesito Lopez, his thoughts on Errol Spence-Terence Crawford and a potential bout versus Eimantas Stanionis. Plus, hosts Kenneth Bouhairie and Michael Rosenthal recap last week’s PBC on SHOWTIME card, featuring Danny Garcia’s big win over Jose Benavidez Jr.
Month: August 2022
A heavyweight showdown is set for September the 24th as Joe Joyce and Joseph Parker are ready to collide at the AO Arena in Manchester. Check out the best bits from a press conference that brought some laughs, contractual disputes… and bird noises? Subscribe to BT Sport Boxing on YouTube ➡️ http://www.youtube.com/c/btsportboxing Follow BT Sport
ShoBox is back once again to offer some Friday night violence. The next broadcast, a tripleheader from Atlantic City, airs on September 9th and features a super lightweight main event pitting Shinard Bunch against unbeaten Hugo Alberto Roldan. Trenton’s Bunch (19-1-1, 15 KO), unbeaten since falling to Paul Kroll in his third pro fight, fought
Nonito Donaire is targeting huge fights at super flyweight with Kazuto Ioka and Roman ‘Chocolatito’ Gonzalez – before moving back up to chase bantamweight greatness. The former four-weight world champion has emphatically dismissed any idea of retiring following his brutal stoppage defeat to Naoya Inoue in June. Instead, the legendary Donaire, who will be 40
Posted on 08/04/2022 The Main Event for Boardwalk Boxing’s 10-bout card promoted by and headlined by Rising Star Promotion’s Thomas “Cornflake” LaManna (31-5-1, 13 KOs) on Saturday, Aug. 20 at Jim Whelan Boardwalk Hall has been set. The popular Millville, N.J. fighter will face ring veteran Saul Roman (46-15, 38 KOs) of Tijuana, Baja California, Mexico in an 8-round
PBC announced a pair of solid matchups yesterday that will lead into their September 4th Andy Ruiz Jr vs Luis Ortiz show. Joey Spencer faces Kevin Salgado on FOX, while Ra’eese Aleem meets Mike Plania immediately beforehand on FS1. Spencer (15-0, 10 KO) vs Salgado (14-0-1, 9 KO) is a really nice clash of young,
Marlen Esparza was among the many in attendance for the Katie Taylor-Amanda Serrano superlight earlier this year. The reigning unified flyweight champion was in awe of the magnitude of the event, one which she feels can be surpassed by the biggest fight that still awaits her career. Houston’s Esparza has long ago mapped out a
News • Opinion Despite the obstacles in its way, the heavyweight fight between Joe Joyce and Joseph Parker will take place in Manchester on September 24, writes Elliot Worsell IT doesn’t happen too often in boxing, but sometimes common sense does prevail and sometimes fights that seem natural and easy ones to make do actually
Feature • Premium Matt Hookings as Jem Belcher How did the unknown son of a former British heavyweight champion convince Russell Crowe and Ray Winstone to appear in a film about a long forgotten bare-knuckle boxer who died over 200 years ago? And why did it take 10 years to reach our screens? Luke G.
Posted on 08/03/2022 By: Sean Crose “It’s no different than Omaha,” WBO welterweight titlist Terence “Bud” Crawford told FightHub. “Just a little bit hotter.” The native Nebraskan had just been asked about the searing heat in Dallas, where the interview was taking place. I’ve often found that sometimes a fighter’s words and behavior outside the
Letters • Premium Dave Harris, Ringside Charitable Trust Join us in September so we can give the ex-boxers the care they deserve, says Dave Harris of Ringside Charitable Trust FOR MANY months Ringside Charitable Trust (RCT) had been organising a press conference which was to take place on Thursday July 28. The purpose was to
The ongoing Leo Santa Cruz vs Leigh Wood saga looks to have a firm deadline, as the WBA has scheduled a purse bid for August 12th with a $150,000 minimum. There is, however, a major hurdle: the 75/25 split in Santa Cruz’s (38-2-1, 19 KO) favor, which he gets by virtue of being the “super”
If it seems like Ireland’s Callum Walsh is everywhere these days, your mind isn’t playing tricks on you. Just 21 years old and three fights into a pro career that continues this Thursday at the Quiet Cannon Country Club in Montebello, California, Walsh has seen write-ups from around the boxing world, he’s fighting regularly on
Posted on 08/03/2022 By: Sean Crose Canelo Alvarez is certainly having a memorable year for himself. After dropping a decision to Dmitry Bivol in a light heavyweight title throwdown last May, the red haired star is now set to face none other than arch rival Gennady Golovkin this September for the third time in a
12:01 AM ET Associated Press MELBOURNE, Australia — Former boxing world champion Johnny Famechon has died in Melbourne after a lengthy illness. He was 77. The Sport Australia Hall of Fame announced Famechon’s death in a statement on Thursday. Famechon was struck by a car while jogging in 1991 in Sydney, which caused him to
Ahead of their scheduled September 10 clash at London’s O2 arena, Claressa Shields talks to Sky Sports about her impending matchup against a rival who beat her in the in amateurs. This, however, is the professional ranks, and Shields says that difference in mentality gives her the edge over Marshall. “Her first weakness is underestimating
Jake Paul dismissed Hasim Rahman Jr.’s claim that Paul pulled out of their pay-per-view fight, not Rahman. Rahman claims Paul was afraid to fight him at a limit of 215 pounds, the increased weight Rahman demanded after the New York State Athletic Commission required them late last week to bump up their contract weight from