With boxing Hall of Famer Oscar De La Hoya set to make his official return to the sport on September 11, taking on Vitor Belfort, De La Hoya held an open media workout which can be viewed in the video link above thanks to Fight Hub TV. During the workout De La Hoya, 48, goes
7:54 AM ET AMANDA SERRANO WAS in the place she feels most comfortable — a boxing gym — when a 6-year-old approached her. In the girl’s hands was a cell phone, and she wanted to show it off. The girl was the only one in the conversation with a phone of her own. Serrano has
Amateur • Issue • Premium Julian Finney/Getty Images John Dennen considers what’s next for boxers who rose to fame at the Olympic Games and what next for the sport ahead of Paris 2024 IT used to be simpler. Make a name at the Olympic Games and wait for the offers from professional promoters to roll
Cuban sensation and undefeated super bantamweight prospect, Ariel “The Machine” De la Torre (6-0, 5 KOs), has arrived in Las Vegas, NV, to start training with famed boxing coach, Ismael Salas. De La Torre, who is managed by Jesse Rodriguez, is co-promoted with Warriors Boxing and Boxing Major League. De La Torre, age 23, stands
Posted on 08/24/2021 By: Hans Themistode The footsteps of Caleb Plant are noticeable when he walks into an gym to get started on his workouts. He screams when he hits the heavy bag and hollers when he works on his defensive movement. Even the sweat that falls from his body can be heard. Yet, that
7:44 PM ET Mike CoppingerESPN David Benavidez’s fight with Jose Uzcategui has been rescheduled. The 168-pound bout is set for Nov. 13 at Footprint Center in Phoenix, Arizona, a PBC on Showtime main event. The fight was originally slated for Aug. 28 before Benavidez tested positive for COVID-19. Benavidez, ESPN’s No. 3 super middleweight, will
Premier Boxing Champions has announced that David Benavidez vs. Jose Uzcategui, previously slated to take place on August 28th before “El Bandera Rojo” tested positive for COVID, will now go down November 13th. As before, it’ll take place at Footprint Center, formerly known as Phoenix Suns Stadium. While the original Showtime opener between Carlos Castro
Manny “Pacman” Pacquiao addresses fans and media following his unanimous decision loss to Yordenis Ugas to offer gratitude to the sport of boxing and his supporters. #MannyPacquiao #PacquiaoUgas 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
Anthony Yarde went to Sergey Kovalev’s home town on August 24, 2019 and rocked the champion to his boots as he fought for a light-heavyweight world title. A valiant effort from Yarde who eventually suffered defeat. Watch Yarde v Theran this Saturday live on BT Sport 1 HD, from 7.30pm. Subscribe to BT Sport Boxing
10-time world champion in seven weight classes and currently the unified world champion at 126 pounds, Amanda Serrano, heads to the city of Cleveland, Ohio, for her showdown of world champions, when she faces the WBC 122-pound world champion Yamileth Mercado this Sunday, August 29 at the Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse. The Serrano-Mercado duel, which is
Posted on 08/24/2021 By: Hans Themistode No matter who steps into the ring, there’s always a chance that things go the opposite of the way many were expecting. As Mike Tyson laid flat on his back during his 1990 showdown against journeymen James “Buster” Douglas, virtually no one expected their showdown to have that end
3:03 PM ET Mike CoppingerESPN Terence Crawford is inching closer to the biggest fight of his career. After Top Rank and PBC failed to complete a deal for Crawford to defend his title against Shawn Porter by Friday’s deadline, the WBO ordered a purse bid Monday that will be held Sept. 2 where the rights
After more than a year and a half on the shelf, WBA “super” cruiserweight champion Arsen Goulamirian has an opponent and a pair of tentative dates for his next defense. Andrei Ryabinsky’s World of Boxing won yesterday’s purse bid for Goulamirian’s mandated bout with “gold” champ Aleksei Egorov and aim to stage it on either
Editor’s letter • Issue • Premium PATRICK T. FALLON/AFP/Getty Images Matt Christie pays tribute to Manny Pacquiao, the man and the fighter PEOPLE who are not Manny Pacquiao, and do not know what it feels like to be Manny Pacquiao, will attempt to advise him on what to do next. ‘Hold your head up high’,
Issue • Opinion • Premium James Chance/Getty Images Stuck between a rock and a hard place, Lou DiBella is facing a difficult decision if he wants to remain in the sport and the World Boxing Organisation make an interesting move on social media, writes George Gigney in his media review SPEAKING on the SI Boxing
LAS VEGAS – If Manny Pacquiao decides he wants an opportunity to avenge the eighth defeat of his Hall-of-Fame career, Yordenis Ugas gladly would grant the iconic Filipino fighter a rematch. “Two-hundred percent,” Ugas said in reference to a rematch during their post-fight press conference Saturday night at T-Mobile Arena. “You know, Manny’s a great
Posted on 08/23/2021 By: Sean Crose Many of us thought, or at least suspected, that Manny Pacquiao would fade away from prominence after losing to Floyd Mayweather back in 2015. We were wrong. Very wrong. If anyone had said Pacquiao would remain a power player in the sport a full six plus years after the
8:02 AM ET Manny Pacquiao has likely fought his last fight, and while it wasn’t viewed in this way heading into Saturday in Las Vegas, the bout against Yordenis Ugas may have been the passing-of-the-torch moment the welterweight division has desperately needed. Pacquiao will almost certainly step away from the sport to focus on his