Order #SpenceUgas on Showtime PPV: https://pbcham.ps/SpenceUgas5 Retired two-time welterweight world champion “Showtime” Shawn Porter—who has fought both Errol Spence Jr. and Yordenis Ugas—shares his thoughts on what Ugas needs to do to be successful against Spence on April 16th, live on Showtime Pay-Per-View. #KeysToVictory Visit PremierBoxingChampions.com for more info. SIGN UP FOR FIGHT ALERTS: https://pbcham.ps/FightAlerts
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Zach Parker speaks to BT Sport six weeks out from his interim world title fight against Demetrius Andrade at Derby County’s Pride Parker Stadium. Parker is targeting a huge fight against Canelo Alvarez if he can get past experienced American Andrade.
As expected, the WBA has officially ordered “super” featherweight champion Leo Santa Cruz to face “world” champion Leigh Wood as part of their surprisingly consistent title reduction effort. The pair have 30 days as of today (meaning until May 6th) to come to terms and avoid a purse bid. Santa Cruz (38-2-1, 19 KO) has
Issue • News • Premium Mark Robinson/Matchroom Thomas Essomba intends to start winning, writes John Dennen THOMAS ESSOMBA has been too used to losing. The Cameroonian hasn’t won a fight since 2019. But that, he insists, is going to change. He has moved to a new gym, joining Grant Smith in Sheffield and he is
Canelo Alvarez apparently wants to make sure his potential victory over Dmitry Bivol will be free of any caveats. According to Alvarez’s promoter Eddie Hearn, the Mexican superstar and current undisputed 168-pound champion, rebuffed the idea of meeting Russia’s Bivol at a catchweight for their scheduled 12-round, light heavyweight bout May 7 in Las Vegas
Posted on 04/05/2022 By: Hans Themistode Like many in the boxing world, Ismael Salas grabbed a seat near his television set, reclined comfortably, and watched carefully as Errol Spence Jr. and Danny Garcia traded blows in the center of the ring in December of 2020. Roughly one year prior, it seemed incredibly unlikely that the
Feature • Issue • Premium As Gennadiy Golovkin prepares to turn 40, speaking to Matt Christie, ‘GGG’ explains that he’s just like the rest of us when it comes to getting older SHORTLY after world middleweight champion Sergio Martínez pounded the resistance out of Matthew Macklin on St Patrick’s Day in 2012, the hands that
Floyd Mayweather will return to the ring, kind of, for a May 14 exhibition bout against club fighter Don Moore, with the bout taking place on a hotel helipad in Dubai. TMZ reported the news this evening. Anderson Silva and Badou Jack will also be part of the event. Mayweather, who turned 45 in February,
It has been more than two years since Ryota Murata has been able to soak in the ambience that comes with a big fight night. A career-long 28-month inactive stretch will come to an end once Tokyo’s Murata (16-2, 13KOs) returns to the ring this Saturday. The 2012 Olympic Gold medalist and reigning WBA “Super”
Posted on 04/06/2022 By: Hans Themistode Errol Spence Jr. has heard the conversations loud and clear for the past few years now. Although many believe that the unified welterweight star is the best fighter in the division, there are an equal number of fans who are under the assumption that Terence Crawford, actually holds that
Ahead of his scheduled April 16 welterweight title unification with Yordenis Ugas, airing live on Showtime PPV, unified titleholder Errol Spence sits down for a lengthy conversation with Brian Custer of the Last Stand Podcast. During this installment Spence shares thoughts on his recovery from his car crash, this upcoming fight, and what could he’ll
Las Vegas native Nico Ali Walsh, grandson of “The Greatest,” hopes to make a statement for the hometown fans. Ali Walsh will fight Denver’s Alejandro Ibarra in a four-round middleweight attraction Saturday, April 30, at the MGM Grand Garden Arena. Ali Walsh-Ibarra will open the televised broadcast featuring the world junior lightweight title unification showdown
Posted on 04/06/2022 By: Hans Themistode Normally stoic and stone-faced, Errol Spence Jr. couldn’t stop himself from smiling when Manny Pacquiao inked his name on the dotted line. Having watched Pacquiao fight as a youngster, Spence Jr. believed that a matchup against the surefire future first ballot Hall of Famer was exactly what he needed
7:48 AM ET A couple of texts exchanged and roughly five minutes is all it takes for Ryan Garcia to embark down the southern California coastline for a trip with no exact destination. It’s the favorite part of Garcia’s first official training camp under new trainer Joe Goossen, who lives close enough to Garcia in
Unbeaten welterweight contender Rashidi Ellis is itching to get back in the ring. Ellis joins The PBC Podcast this week to discuss his time off and forecasts what lies ahead as he takes aim at all the big names in the stacked 147-pound division. Plus, a full preview and analysis of Saturday night’s 154-pound triple-header
Heavyweight prospect David Adeleye speaks to BT Sport Boxing about his upcoming fight on the Tyson Fury v Dillian Whyte undercard at Wembley Stadium on April 23rd. Watch #FuryWhyte on BT Sport Box Office on April 23rd.
Feature • Issue • Premium For those who observe Ramadan, it means fasting from dawn to sunset for 30 days. For boxers who observe Ramadan, it means exactly the same, but with the grind of boxing training thrown in too, writes Elliot Worsell THERE will no doubt be plenty of boxers training hard and making
Feature DON EMMERT/AFP/Getty Images What would have happened if these famous 10 fights had got the rematch they deserved? OBVIOUS rematches sometimes don’t happen, irrespective of the sense they make. Here are 10 that the public assumed would, yet they somehow drifted away. 10. JACK JOHNSON w pts 15 SAM LANGFORDApril 26, 1906 – Chelsea,