Posted on 08/20/2021 By: Hector Franco We are just one day away from the return of eight-division champion Manny Pacquiao (62-7-2, 39 KOs) to the squared circle, as he will face Cuba’s Yordenis Ugas (26-4, 12 KOs) for the WBA welterweight championship at the T-Mobile Arena, in Las Vegas, Nevada, on FOX Sports PPV. Initially,
6:52 PM ET Mike CoppingerESPN A title fight between Artur Beterbiev, the unified light heavyweight champion, and Marcus Browne has been ordered, WBC president Mauricio Sulaiman told ESPN on Thursday. The deadline to reach a deal and avoid a purse bid is Sept. 17, Sulaiman said. Top Rank promotes Beterbiev, while Browne is aligned with
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With today’s weigh-in over and done with, Saturday night’s PBC pay-per-view is set, with all four fights good to go, including the Manny Pacquiao vs Yordenis Ugas main event. The 42-year-old Pacquiao (62-7-2, 39 KO) weighed in at 146, a pound shy of the 147 lb limit, with WBA titleholder Ugas (26-4, 12 KO) right
Hamzah Sheeraz’s star continues to shine as the 22-year-old picked up his 13th victory from 13 fights, against Ezequiel Gurria. #SheerazGurria Subscribe to BT Sport Boxing on YouTube ➡️ http://www.youtube.com/c/btsportboxing Follow BT Sport Boxing on Twitter ➡️ http://twitter.com/btsportboxing Join our BT Sport Boxing Facebook Group ➡️ https://www.facebook.com/groups/BTSportBoxing/ Follow us on Instagram ➡️ http://instagram.com/btsportboxing Read more
Gervonta Davis is officially on the clock. The unbeaten rising superstar has been ordered by the World Boxing Association (WBA) to provide clarification as to which title he plans to keep moving forward. Baltimore’s Davis (25-0, 24KOs) currently holds the WBA “Super” title at junior lightweight, along with the WBA “World” titles at lightweight and
Posted on 08/20/2021 By: Hans Themistode After spending numerous months prepping to take on Errol Spence Jr., Manny Pacquiao was taken aback when he was given the news. The current unified welterweight champion was forced to pull out of their August 21st, showdown due to a torn/detached retina in his left eye. Immediately taking his
10:54 PM ET Mike CoppingerESPN Jaime Munguia and Gabe Rosado have been on a collision course for a fall fight, but plans could change after a move from the WBC. The Mexico City-based organization ordered a middleweight title eliminator between Munguia and Sergiy Derevyanchenko, WBC president Mauricio Sulaiman told ESPN on Thursday. If no deal
During this video interview with Manny Pacquiao’s trainer Freddie Roach, leading into this tomorrow’s Showtime PPV fight against Yordenis Ugas, Roach fields some questions from Fight Hub TV about the matchup and what could potentially come next for his fighter. Check out some excerpts of what Roach had to say below. Roach on why Pacquiao
Opinion Ed Mulholland/Matchroom By fighting Caleb Plant on November 6 in Las Vegas, Canelo Alvarez is doing exactly what pound-for-pound leaders should do, writes Matt Christie CANELO ALVAREZ is doing exactly what pound-for-pound leaders should do when he aims for inarguable supremacy over his weight class by fighting Caleb Plant on November 6 in Las
LAS VEGAS – Freddie Roach is thankful that a doctor detected the damage done to Errol Spence Jr.’s retina before the unbeaten IBF/WBC welterweight champion stepped into the ring to fight Manny Pacquiao. And not just for Spence’s sake. Roach realizes that the compassionate Pacquiao would’ve been inconsolable had he permanently damaged Spence’s eye during
Posted on 08/19/2021 By: Hans Themistode Everything was going right according to plan, up until it wasn’t. Trainer Derrick James had spent countless hours looking over the game tape. With unified welterweight champion Errol Spence Jr., a fighter James has been training for several years now, preparing to take on future first-ballot Hall of Famer
7:16 AM ET Mark KriegelESPN LOS ANGELES — It feels odd to watch a man who’s earned purses in excess of $200 million wrapping his own hands, but Manny Pacquiao works with a practiced diligence that belies both his fortune and his standing as a presidential hopeful back home in the Philippines. He binds his
Feature Charlie Crowhurst/Getty Images Afghanistan’s first boxer Ajmal Faizy spoke to Declan Warrington THE Taliban torturing his father to death wasn’t enough to force Ajmal Faizy to flee Afghanistan for England. That only came when the light-welterweight and his remaining family were warned he’d be next. Then only 13, Faizy, who by 14 had suffered
Opinion Sean Michael Ham/TGB Promotions We ask a panel of experts who will win when Manny Pacquiao fights Yordenis Ugas on Saturday Bradley SkeeteFormer British championYes. I think Pacquiao will beat Ugas this weekend. I think he’ll want to make a statement and prove he is a [WBA] super champion. Tony JeffriesOlympic medallistUgas is a
It was just over a week ago that Andy Ruiz Jr was reportedly eyeing a potential October bout with Charles Martin, two former ex-heavyweight titlists, however short their reigns. But Ruiz instead is looking at a December return date, following a surgery on his right knee in Guadalajara this past Tuesday. The 31-year-old Ruiz (34-2,
Former two division world champion David Haye has warned Tyson Fury to not underestimate the abilities of Deontay Wilder. Fury will defend his WBC heavyweight title against Wilder on October 9th at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. The contest will be their third meeting in the ring. Back in February of 2020, Fury dominated
Posted on 08/19/2021 By: Hans Themistode It appears as though Artur Beterbiev (16-0, 16 KOs) has his next opponent currently lined up. The unified light heavyweight champion has officially been ordered by Mauricio Sulaiman, President of the WBC sanctioning body, to take on Marcus Browne. The two sides will now have approximately 30 days to