5:17 PM ET Women’s boxing is divided between 17 weight classes, from heavyweight to atomweight. The four major sanctioning bodies, WBO, IBF, WBA and WBC have champions in most of the divisions and to make it easier for boxing fans, below is a chart of who holds each of the titles and secondary belts. For
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Ryan Garcia is set to break a long absence from the ring when he faces Emmanuel Tagoe in a DAZN main event on April 9, and the bigger news with him recently saw him switch trainers, going from Eddy Reynoso and Team Canelo to Joe Goossen. Garcia (21-0, 18 KO) discussed the move with ESPN’s
William Zepeda has already emerged as a lightweight to fear, though the stakes have been raised by his own team. Oscar De La Hoya, founder and chairman of Golden Boy Promotions spent fight week insisting to anyone who would listen that Zepeda (24-0, 22KOs) is ready for any lightweight in the world. The Hall of
Despite Enriko Gogokhia scoring two knock downs, he and Kent Cruz fight to a split draw in their 8 round super lightweight bout. #GogokhiaCruz #KentCruz #EnrikoGogokhia 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
Amir Khan and Kell Brook are set to finally settle a years-long grudge today in Manchester, with the pair facing off in a 12-round main event. U.S. fans can watch the live stream on ESPN+ starting at 1 pm ET, with the fight airing on Sky Box Office for those in the United Kingdom. Live
Hard-hitting Filipino warrior Vincent “Asero” Astrolabio (16-3, 12 KO’s) of General Santos City checked-in at 120.6 pounds, while Guillermo “El Chacal” Rigondeaux (20-2, 13 KO’s) of Santiago de Cuba stood at 123.5 lbs., during today’s 7-Day weight-check ahead of their upcoming rumble for the vacant WBC International bantamweight title set to unfold this coming Saturday,
Posted on 02/18/2022 By: Sean Crose The Caribe Royale Orlandoin Orlando, Florida hosted Friday night’s ShoBox card, a double header highlighted by a scheduled ten round lightweight affair between Jamaine Ortiz and Nahir Albright. First off, however, was a super welterweight battle between the 12-1-1 Marquis Taylor and the 9-0 Paul Kroll. The match was
5:46 PM ET Mike CoppingerESPN Ryan Garcia explained why he parted ways with trainer Eddy Reynoso during a Friday appearance on ESPN’s “Max on Boxing” with Max Kellerman, saying Reynoso “didn’t really have time to train me.” The star boxer announced last week that he’s training with Joe Goosen ahead of his April 9 comeback
Opinion Lawrence Lustig/Boxxer We ask a panel of experts how they see Amir Khan vs Kell Brook Frankie GavinFought Kell BrookI think, in their prime, it would have been Kell Brook all day long. But right now it’s anyone’s for the taking. It will depend what Brook has left. Barry JonesFormer WBO belt-holderI’m tentatively going
Three-time former champion Jorge Linares (47-6, 29 KOs) will be facing Russia’s Zaur Abdullaev (14-1, 8 KOs), in a fight for the World Boxing Council silver lightweight title, which will also be a WBC eliminator, this Saturday, February 19, at the RCC Boxing Academy, in Yekaterinburg, Russia. The winner between Linares and Abdullaev will be
Posted on 02/18/2022 By: Hans Themistode Jaime Munguia is using his upcoming contest against D’Mitrius Ballard as a way to continue his middleweight maturation process. Since dropping his WBO 154 pound title in 2019, the Mexican product has slowly but assuredly worked his way up the middleweight ladder. Officially, Munguia has gone a perfect 4-0,
February has been a tumultuous month for WBC middleweight champion Jermall Charlo. For weeks, rumors have swirled of a possible mega-fight against undisputed super middleweight champ Canelo Alvarez. And at the beginning of the month, Charlo was cleared of all charges in a dismissed second degree felony robbery case that took almost six months to
History Jeff Zelevansky/Getty Images Tears fell when Bernard Hopkins taught Kelly Pavlik all about boxing. By Thomas Hauser Speaking of his hometown, Kelly Pavlik said, “In Youngstown, when you’re on top, you’re on top. But when you let them down, you’re the worst person in town. It’s funny how that works. You don’t want to
A Gervonta Davis-Vasiliy Lomachenko lightweight matchup is music to Calvin Ford’s ears. (photo by Ryan Hafey) Ford, the longtime trainer of Baltimore’s Davis, recently expounded his thoughts about that hypothetical pairing, and suffice to say he was enthusiastic. A Davis-Lomachenko all-southpaw fight would obviously garner massive attention as one of the best fights one could
Posted on 02/18/2022 By: Hans Themistode There’s a never-ending debate surrounding the names occupying the top of most pound-for-pound lists. In most instances, both Canelo Alvarez and Terence Crawford continue to jockey for position as the world’s best fighter. While the discussion is an ongoing one, Amir Khan believes that his conjecture on the subject
8:00 AM ET Nick Parkinson Close •Reports on boxing for ESPN.co.uk, as well as several national newspapers•Has been reporting on British boxing for over 15 years•Appears on BoxNation’s Boxing Matters show Time has not diminished the animosity between Amir Khan and Kell Brook. After six years of talk, fight fans — specially in the United
Vito Mielnicki Jr. improved to 10-1 (7 KOs) following his tenth-round technical knockout victory over Nicholas DeLomba, whose corner stopped the fight, in their scheduled 10-round welterweight bout, live on FOX from Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey. #MielnickiDeLomba Fight Night Recap: https://pbcham.ps/FightNight-122521 #PBConFOX #Highlights Visit PremierBoxingChampions.com for more info. SIGN UP FOR FIGHT ALERTS:
Bunce Diaries • Issue • Premium Jamie McDonald/ALLSPORT Remembering a missed boxing tournament that showcased the great, the good, and the unknown IN 1998 I saw an odd and telling handwritten sign in an old bar at a fight hotel where I was staying: ‘Moet $50’. Simple and to the point. There was nothing unusual