Naoya Inoue and Paul Butler have agreed to terms for an undisputed bantamweight championship fight on Dec. 13 in Japan, according to ESPN’s Mike Coppinger. It’s the fight that was expected for both, as Butler (34-2, 15 KO) made very clear his immediate interest in facing Inoue (23-0, 20 KO) following the latter’s destructive second
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Former unified heavyweight champion Andy “The Destroyer” Ruiz Jr. held a media workout at his gym in the San Diego area on Wednesday as he prepares to face top contender Luis “King Kong” Ortiz in a WBC Heavyweight Title Eliminator that headlines a FOX Sports PBC Pay-Per-View on September 4 in Labor Day weekend action
Posted on 08/24/2022 By: Sean Crose Tyson Fury certainly knows how to stir the pot. Whether he’s showing up dressed as Batman for a news conference, jumping in and out of retirement, or making outrageous statements online, the undefeated WBC and lineal heavyweight champion always finds a way to shake things up. Wednesday was no
8:25 PM ET Mike CoppingerESPN Naoya Inoue and Paul Butler have agreed to terms on an undisputed bantamweight championship fight Dec. 13 in Japan, sources told ESPN. Inoue, a star boxer in Japan who is ESPN’s No. 2 pound-for-pound boxer, will attempt to unify all four belts for the first time in his career (he
Leigh Wood will defend his WBA Featherweight World Title against Mauricio Lara at the Motorpoint Arena Nottingham on Saturday September 24, live worldwide on DAZN (excluding Australia and New Zealand). Wood (26-2, 16 KOs) memorably stopped Michael Conlan in the 12th and final round of his epic first defence of the WBA 126lbs title back
Unsurprising, but welcome all the same. Top Rank announced today that American viewers will get to watch Queensberry’s September 24th Joe Joyce vs Joseph Parker show on ESPN+. The broadcast, which starts at 2:00 p.m. Eastern, will also include the featherweight unification match between Amanda Serrano (42-2-1, 30 KO) and Sarah Mahfoud (11-0, 3 KO).
Posted on 08/24/2022 By: Sean Crose He may not have an extensive, or even very impressive, resume but there’s no denying Jake Paul is one of the most well known figures in all of professional boxing. When Jake talks, people listen. Lately, however, things haven’t been going the social media influencer turned pro fighter’s way.
Aug 23, 2022 Oleksandr Usyk delivered another impressive performance in a split decision victory over Anthony Joshua on Saturday to retain the WBA, WBO and IBF heavyweight world titles. He also added the vacant Ring belt, making him the lineal champion in the division. This was a rematch of Usyk’s unanimous decision win over Joshua
Editor’s letter • Premium Anthony Joshua addresses the crowd in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia (Mark Robinson Matchroom Boxing) Given the pressure he will have felt ahead of it, Anthony Joshua’s reaction to losing against Oleksandr Usyk for a second time seems almost a natural one, writes Matt Christie YOU know the feeling. Late on a Saturday
For the better part of the past half-decade, Gervonta “Tank” Davis has become one of boxing’s premier attractions. However, with his ever-growing spotlight, Davis (27-0, 25 KOs) has also become a wanted man. Although Davis has done his best to ignore the perpetual and audacious callouts, in some instances, the 27-year-old from Baltimore, Maryland, was
As Robert Helenius prepares for his recently announced fight coming against former heavyweight titleholder Deontay Wilder, Helenius talks to Lance Pugmire about his thoughts on this fight as he stands firm that he’s fully focused on winning this bout and not what could potentially come afterwards. Helenius says he plans to bring an even more
Feature • Premium Conor Benn and Tony Sims (Photo by James Chance/Getty Images) A relaxed and confident Tony Sims explains why Chris Eubank Jnr is just another fight for Conor Benn TONY SIMS used to spar Nigel Benn back in the “Dark Destroyer’s” Nineties heyday. Back when Benn’s biggest rival was Chris Eubank. Today, he
Letters World featherweight boxing champion Johnny Famechon of France (A. Jones/Express/Getty Images) One of the greatest of all Australian boxers passes away AUSTRALIAN former world featherweight champion Johnny Famechon died on August 4 at the age of 77. Famechon, who was born in Paris before moving to Australia as a five-year-old, won the WBC title
Letters 10 things we learned watching Oleksandr Usyk and Anthony Joshua share a ring for a second time on Saturday night… 1 Usyk is big enough and good enough Many were concerned Usyk’s heavyweight career would flatter to deceive due to him being a cruiserweight moving up, but he once again showed he is both
#RuizOrtiz Fight Night Details: https://pbcham.ps/FightNight-090422 Andy Ruiz works the mitts with crazy speed as he prepares for his heavyweight showdown against Luis Ortiz, live on FOX Sports PPV on Sunday, September 4th, from Crypto.com Arena in LA! 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
On October 8 from Dignity Health Sports Park in Carson, California, top middleweights Carlos Adames and Juan Macias Montiel will square off for the interim-WBC middleweight title in a Showtime televised co-main event. The card will be headlined by a junior middleweight clash between Sebastian “The Towering Inferno’’ Fundora and former title challenger Carlos Ocampo. Adames
Posted on 08/22/2022 By: Sean Crose I can’t say I ever imagined Oleksandr Usyk being one of the two last men standing in the post-Klitschko heavyweight era. If you had asked me, say, three years ago who I thought would end up King of the Heavies, I would have said Deontay Wilder. His peers, Anthony
Promoters Bob Arum and Frank Warren are both confident that an undisputed heavyweight championship fight between Tyson Fury and Oleksandr Usyk will happen, following Usyk’s rematch win over Anthony Joshua this past Saturday. Fury (32-0-1, 23 KO) still holds the WBC title despite being officially retired, a position he’s made clear a few times lately,
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