Frank Warren, promoter for undefeated super middleweight contender Zach Parker, says his boxer is confident of victory in the upcoming showdown with Demetrius Andrade. Andrade, a two-division world champion, will be heading up to super middleweight to face Parker for the vacant interim-WBO title. The winner position himself to challenge the full WBO champion, Mexican
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Posted on 02/25/2022 By: Hans Themistode A broad and slick smile was spread across the face of Chris Colbert the moment he was given the news. The Brooklyn, New York, native was initially set to fight for his first world title this Saturday night, February 26th in Las Vegas, Nevada, against WBA super featherweight champion,
8:43 PM ET Mikaela Mayer will defend her IBF and WBO junior lightweight titles on April 9 against Jennifer Han, a source told ESPN on Friday. The fight will be Mayer’s first since she defeated Maiva Hamadouche by unanimous decision on Nov. 5 to unify the IBF and WBO crowns. It will be Mayer’s second
Opinion Alex Gough We ask an expert panel what Jack Catterall can do to beat Josh Taylor Thomas StalkerBeat Taylor in the amateurs, lost to Catterall in the prosJack has to be at his all time best to beat Josh. But Jack is a a threat and if he can use his jab effectively and
It’s now official, coming from the horse’s mouth, as Canelo Alvarez has just announced on social media platforms that he will go ahead with a DAZN deal that will have him face WBA light heavyweight titleholder Dmitry Bivol in a May 7th pay-per-view attraction. ¡Es oficial! #CaneloBivol Pelearé este próximo 07 de mayo contra Dmitry
Unbeaten rising star Chris “Primetime” Colbert and undefeated Dominican Olympian Hector Garcia went face to face at the official weigh-in before they meet in the ring this Saturday, February 26 live on Showtime headlining a Premier Boxing Champions event from The Chelsea inside The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas. (photos by Stephanie Trapp) The weigh-in also
Posted on 02/25/2022 By: Hans Themistode Canelo Alvarez was flattered by Al Haymon’s two-fight deal worth upwards of $100 million to take on both Jermall Charlo and David Benavidez. Ultimately, however, the Mexican star found Eddie Hearn’s offer just a bit too enticing. As first reported by ESPN, Alvarez has officially signed his name on
1:44 PM ET Editor’s note: This story was originally published in January. It has been updated to reflect the news that Alvarez will fight Dimitry Bivol on May 7. Canelo Alvarez will return to the ring in May to fight Dimitry Bivol for the WBA light heavyweight title. Canelo is the undisputed super middleweight champion,
Feature Top Rank John Dennen speaks to trainer Ben Davison about what makes world super-lightweight champion Josh Taylor unique IT’S his intensity that sets Josh Taylor apart. There was an indication of that at the weigh in ahead of his fight with Jack Catterall in Glasgow. The world super-lightweight champion went head to head with
There’s no question it’s been a unsettling couple of days following Russian’s armed invasion of Ukraine, and now two former heavyweight champions (and Ukraine nationals) in Vitali and Wladimir Klitschko express their compulsion to join the armed conflict in order to protect their country. Vitali Klitschko is currently serving as the mayor of Kyiv —
News ROBYN BECK/AFP/Getty Images The date and venue have finally been confirmed for Tyson Fury vs Dillian Whyte THE Tyson Fury vs Dillian Whyte world heavyweight championship fight has finally been set. It will take place on April 23 at Wembley stadium in London, the champion Fury’s first fight back in the UK since completing
Viktor Postol traveled from Los Angeles to Las Vegas this week to fight for what’s left of his career Saturday night. The former WBC super lightweight champion accepts that his life literally is on the line every time he enters a boxing ring, yet Postol also realizes that whatever he experiences during his 10-round, 141-pound
Posted on 02/25/2022 By: Hans Themistode Chris Eubank Jr. didn’t have high expectations. The former middleweight interim titlist threw on a dapper outfit and snuggled comfortably into his ringside seat this past weekend at Manchester Arena in the United Kingdom. Like many, Eubank Jr. was curious to see how the long-anticipated showdown between Kell Brook
Unbeaten super featherweight Hector Luis Garcia (14-0, 10 KOs) overcame a first-round knockdown to defeat Isaac Avelar (16-4, 10 KOs) by unanimous decision with all three judges scoring the fight 78-73 after eight rounds. #HectorLuisGarcia #IsaacAvelar #GarciaAvelar 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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News Mark Robinson/Matchroom Boxing Galal Yafai has been sparring IBF belt-holder Sunny Edwards, but both expect to fight in the not too distant future. John Dennen reports OLYMPIC gold medallist Galal Yafai will be in unfamiliar territory on Sunday (February 27). He goes into his first scheduled 10-rounder on his pro debut. But he will
Preview Lawrence Lustig John Dennen breaks down the Josh Taylor vs Jack Catterall world championship clash in Glasgow THE United Kingdom has few fighters like Josh Taylor. If he’s not the best boxer in the country right now, he’s on a shortlist of two. His track record is astonishing. He’s been having great fight after
Super bantamweight prosect, Angel “AK-47” Barrientes (7-1, 5 KOs), is eager to make his 2022 debut this Saturday, February 26 from The Chelsea inside The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas, a Premier Boxing Champions event. Barrientes will square off against Brian Cannady (10-2, 6 KOs) in a non-televised 4-round bout. Tickets for the live event, which