11:37 PM ET Associated Press LOS ANGELES — Manny Pacquiao and Errol Spence Jr. formally announced Sunday that they will fight Aug. 21 in a bout pitting an eight-division world champion against one of the sport’s most dominant current champions. Pacquiao (62-7-2, 39 KOs) and Spence (27-0, 21 KOs) will fight for Spence’s WBC and
#CharloCastano Fight Details: https://pbcham.ps/FightNight-071721 Unified WBC, WBA and IBF World Champion Jermell Charlo and WBO World Champion Brian Castaño battle for undisputed status at super welterweight as all four 154-pound belts hang in the balance for the first time in history on Saturday, July 17, 2021 live on SHOWTIME from AT&T Center in San Antonio
Memo Heredia has all of the respect in the world for Guillermo Rigondeaux, but the well-known strength and conditioning coach is preparing IBF bantamweight champion John Riel Casimero for the fight of his life – which takes place on August 14th in a Showtime televised main event. Heredia is very familiar with Rigondeaux and is
Posted on 07/10/2021 By: Hans Themistode Heading into his showdown against unified welterweight champion Errol Spence Jr., Manny Pacquiao hoped to be introduced as not only an eight-division world champion but the current WBA belt holder. However, after long discussions behind the scenes between WBA committee members, Pacquiao will now saunter into his matchup against
YouTube and Facebook, 2:00 pm ET, Charlo-Castano final press conference. TyC Sports (ARG), 8:00 pm ET, Micaela Lujan vs Daniela Asenjo. The main event is for Lujan’s IBF 115 lb title YouTube and Facebook, 2:00 pm ET, Charlo-Castano weigh-in. Underpants, scales, the whole nine yards. Bad Left Hook will have live coverage. FITE, 7:30 pm
Archie Sharp returned to the ring with a new training team after several setbacks including a broken arm and fights falling through. He spoke of his relief to be back, as he secured the WBO Super-Featherweight Global belt with victory over Diego Andrade. Dennis McCann briefly thanked his new ‘dad’ and trainer Al Smith had
Once again, Canelo Alvarez shows that he is the fulcrum around which the boxing world rotates. A potential fight between Mikey Garcia and Regis Prograis, two of the top names in the 140-pound division, is currently being negotiated for the fall, and both fighters like the sound of fighting in Texas, particularly in San Antonio.
Posted on 07/11/2021 By: Hans Themistode The boxing future of Conor McGregor will have to wait, at least for now. Heading into his third and, presumed, final showdown against Dustin Poirier, Conor McGregor believed everything was going to go his way. After knocking out Poirier seven years earlier, McGregor saw the series tied at one
Opinion We ask a panel of experts about what for them have been the most significant upsets in boxing history Matthew MacklinFormer middleweight contenderI think people forget Tyson-Holyfield 1. No one thought Holyfield had a chance in that fight. Because Holyfield had lost to Michael Moorer he was probably seen as past it. Tyson out
Showtime is set to end August with a very busy weekend. Dan Rafael reports that their Jake Paul vs. Tyron Woodley PPV, which Paul had previously claimed would take place on August 28th, will instead land a day later on Sunday the 29th. There’s a news conference scheduled for Tuesday in Los Angeles where an
News Yong Teck Lim/Getty Images Gilberto Ramirez demolishes Sullivan Barrera in his first fight with promoters Golden Boy For a while, Gilberto Ramirez seemed to have it all made. At 6’2”, with striking telegenic looks, a 168-pound title strap, and the fight-adoring homeland of Mexico backing him, he was poised to become a superstar in
Eddie Hearn, promoter for unified heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua, says an undisputed fight with Tyson Fury would likely take place in early 2022. Fury was scheduled to defend the WBC heavyweight title against Deontay Wilder ins a trilogy fight on July 24th at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. The fight has now been postponed
Posted on 07/10/2021 By: Hans Themistode His time in the boxing ring was a spectacle but it didn’t go the way he was hoping. It wasn’t the first time that someone was a dominant figure inside the UFC but it just felt different. Once Conor McGregor broke onto the mixed martial arts stage, he became
4:42 PM ET Associated Press LAS VEGAS — Featherweight Yarisel Ramirez was added to the Tokyo Olympics boxing tournament Saturday, becoming the 10th member of the U.S. team to qualify. She had already traveled to Japan in anticipation of gaining a late slot, and news of her addition by USA Boxing set off a celebration
With unified junior middleweight champion Jermell Charlo set to clash with fellow titleholder Brian Castano on July 17, Showtime Sports releases it’s teaser trailer for it’s All Access treatment on the fight, highlighting behind the scenes footage of both fighters leading into this historic bout. “I’m a deep shark,” Charlo says, “I take my opponent
News Queensberry Promotions Lyndon Arthur ups the pace to take out Italian opponent Davide Faraci inside nine rounds at the Royal Albert Hall in London THE first England versus Italy match of the weekend ended in a home victory, as Lyndon Arthur forced a stoppage at 2-50 in the ninth round of his light-heavyweight contest
Charlo vs. Castaño will see unified WBC, WBA and IBF World Champion Jermell Charlo and WBO World Champion Brian Castaño battle for undisputed status at super welterweight as all four 154-pound belts hang in the balance for the first time in history on Saturday, July 17 live on SHOWTIME from AT&T Center in San Antonio
Banc of California Stadium, Los Angeles – In a battle of former world champions, Joseph Diaz (32-1-1, 15 KOs) won a twelve round unanimous decision over Javier Fortuna (36-3-1, 25 KOs) to capture the WBC’s interim-lightweight title. The scores were 117-110, 116-111 and 115-112. (photos by Sye Williams) The contest was fought at a slow