History • Issue • Premium Larry Braysher When London met the real Max Baer – a far cry from the ugly 21st-century Hollywood depiction THE 2005 blockbuster film Cinderella Man, which chronicled the life of world heavyweight champ James J. Braddock, was grossly unfair in its depiction of Braddock’s rival Max Baer, from whom he
Boxers • Issue • Premium Ahead of his British and Commonwealth title clash with Akeem Ennis Brown on Saturday, Sam Maxwell talks about his inspirations, fighting Lomachenko and more When and why you started boxing:I started boxing when I was 10. I’d been doing kickboxing since I was about five. My cousin went to a
Feature Alex Menendez/Getty Images Elliot Worsell investigated the complicated, painful and occasionally lucrative role of the sparring partner IF there is any truth to the theory that we are the average of the five people closest to us, it is imperative a boxer chooses not only their coaches wisely but also their sparring partners. These,
Feature • Issue • Premium John Gichigi/Allsport Elliot Worsell first interviewed Howard Eastman, the enigmatic middleweight, back in 2003. After a long search, he finds an altogether different character to the one he met 18 years ago IN GUYANA, his homeland, they prefer to call him ‘Boxer’ and he likes it this way. By choosing
After claiming a silver medal in this summer’s Olympic games, Duke Ragan is set to return to the professional ranks. ESPN reports that Ragan will see action on the October 23rd Jamel Herring vs. Shakur Stevenson card in Atlanta alongside Nico Ali Walsh. Both men are booked to face TBA. Despite losing to Bruce Carrington
Renowned content creator and unbeaten pro boxer Jake “The Problem Child” Paul and former UFC champion Tyron “The Chosen One” Woodley kicked off fight week on Wednesday with an open to the public media workout before they headline on SHOWTIME PPV this Sunday, August 29 from Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse in Cleveland. (photos by Amanda Westcott)
Posted on 08/25/2021 By: Sean Crose Jermall Charlo, the WBC middleweight champion of the world, has reportedly been arrested in San Antonio, Texas on three felony counts of robbery. Per KSAT: On July 16, San Antonio police responded to the Privat Martini Bar & Social Club, located in the 5100 block of UTSA Boulevard, after
4:54 PM ET WBC middleweight champion Jermall Charlo was arrested Wednesday on felony robbery charges following an alleged dispute with a waitress over a bar tab. According to Texas court records, Charlo was booked on Wednesday on three counts of second-degree robbery stemming from an incident in July. Charlo posted bond for all three charges
Yordenis Ugas answers questions from the press after his historic defeat of Manny Pacquiao. He discusses his strategy, being the underdog, and if giving Manny Pacquiao a rematch is in the cards. #YordenisUgas #PacquiaoUgas #MannyPacquiao 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
Tommy Fury lifts the lid on his upbringing in the fighting Fury family, sparring older brother Tyson Fury, winning Love Island and then swapping celebrity life to get back in the ring. Watch Paul v Woodley on BT Sport Box Office on Sunday 29 August – https://www.bt.com/sport/box-office/
As part of an ongoing effort to salvage its reputation after the Mykal Fox vs. Gabriel Maestre debacle, the WBA has officially declared all of its interim titles vacant. After a thorough analysis of each division, the WBA has announced several mandatory fights and box-offs between selected fighters. While the interim championships are no longer
‘The Golden Boy’ Oscar De La Hoya, hit the XBOX Plaza at LA LIVE on Tuesday evening, August 24 to host an open workout for a huge crowd of adoring fans and a massive contingent of local and international media. Looking in exceptional form, De La Hoya worked the mitts for the cheering crowd and
Posted on 08/25/2021 By: Charles Jay This is what Yordenis Ugas tweeted the other day: “All the comments that I read that it was very slow for Pacquiao and they were going to destroy me. Where are they?? I took the biggest fight of my life 10 days in advance. And thank God I had
1:12 PM ET Mike Rothstein The undercard of the Shakur Stevenson-Jamel Herring WBO 130-pound title fight has added some more intrigue. Nico Ali Walsh will have his second professional fight and Olympic silver medalist Duke Ragan will both be fighting in State Farm Arena on Oct. 23 against yet-to-be-named opponents, a source told ESPN. The
Feature • Issue • Premium Steve Maylett is known for being the trainer of Terry Flanagan but, as John Evans discovers, that is not even scratching the surface IT is a Friday evening and Steve Maylett is leaning on his car in the Ancoats sun, one eye constantly peering through the front door of his
Feature • Issue • Premium Matthew Lewis/Getty Images Gary Sykes has been struggling with mental illness for several years and when he last spoke to BN in 2019 there seemed to be some light at the end of the tunnel for the former British champion. Then the pandemic, the lockdown and that all too familiar
John Riel Casimero’s promoter hopes his fighter gets the opportunity to beat the opponent he wanted to fight two weeks ago. That’ll require Nonito Donaire to change his mind about boxing his fellow Filipino in what seemingly would be an entertaining bantamweight title unification fight. After agreeing to replace Guillermo Rigondeaux, whom Casimero beat by
Posted on 08/24/2021 By: Sean Crose You don’t have to be an MMA fanatic to understand that Tyron Woodley was some kind of fighter in the octagon. The man held the UFC welterweight title for close to three years – that’s no short period of time in the UFC world. On top of that Woodley