12:59 AM ET ATLANTA — Gervonta Davis climbed to the top rope, jumped back and backflipped toward the center of the ring. The sellout crowd inside the State Farm Arena, cellphones up to record the occasion, roared. It had been more intermittent cheers throughout the 10 rounds prior, when Davis was in a much more
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We’ve got some moderately rare Sunday night action for you tonight, as Premier Boxing Champions bring another blockbuster, superstar event to prime time network TV on FOX, featuring David Morrell facing Mario Cazares in the 12-round super middleweight main event. We’ll have updates and highlights for the full three-fight card, plus round-by-round for the main
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Former three division world champion Vasiliy Lomachenko is looking for payback. Returning for the first time since last October’s twelve round decision loss to Teofimo Lopez, Lomachenko beat down and stopped Nakatani in the ninth round of a lightweight main event Saturday at The Theater at Virgin Hotels Las Vegas. “In case there was any doubt,
Posted on 06/26/2021 By: Sean Crose On Saturday night, the 14-2 Vasyl Lomachenko returned to the ring for the first time since his decision loss to Teofimo Lopez in a high profile lightweight title bout last year. This time, the fighter known as Loma took on Japan’s 19-1 Masayoshi Nakatani. The bout was broadcast live
12:00 AM ET LAS VEGAS — Vasiliy Lomachenko didn’t officially return to any lightweight throne on Saturday, but he sure looked like a lightweight king. Lomachenko (15-2, 11 KOs) delivered a masterful performance in a ninth-round TKO of Masayoshi Nakatani (19-2, 13 KOs) on Saturday, inside The Theater at Virgin Hotel. In his first appearance
News Amanda Westcott/Showtime Gervonta Davis breaks through the taller and rangier Mario Barrios in an exciting battle GERVONTA DAVIS did the business on his super-lightweight debut, stopping the previously unbeaten Mario Barrios in the 11th round of an entertaining encounter in Atlanta, Georgia. Rangy Texan Barrios used his height and reach advantages to good effect
It was an eventful Saturday night for boxing, with Vasiliy Lomachenko and Gervonta Davis both scoring big wins. Lomachenko destroyed Masayoshi Nakatani in his return on ESPN+, while Davis had a tough fight and a good stoppage win over Mario Barrios in a 140 lb debut on Showtime PPV. So what’s next for the two
Premium • Reports Top Rank Impressive Vasiliy Lomachenko sends a warning to Teofimo Lopez by pummeling Masayoshi Nakatani IF a dose of humility and a healthy right shoulder were all that was needed to help Vasiliy Lomachenko produce his latest masterwork inside the brightly lit plateau of the boxing ring, his goal of reclaiming his
Eddie Hearn, who works with Saul “Canelo” Alvarez, is not ruling out the possibility of the Mexican superstar making a future return to the light heavyweight division. Canelo made a two weight jump to 175-pounds in 2019, when he knocked out Sergey Kovalev for the WBO world title. Afterwards, he vacated the belt and moved
Posted on 06/27/2021 By: Hans Themistode It was an expected call initially but one Mario Barrios was more than willing to take. Barrios looked down on Gervonta Davis as the two stepped into the middle of the ring at the State Farm Arena in Atlanta Georgia earlier tonight. Yet, after 11 rounds of a back
12:50 AM ET In the immediate aftermath of Vasiliy Lomachenko’s sensational knockout of Masayoshi Nakatani on Saturday in Las Vegas, Teofimo Lopez’s father made a beeline for the ring. It wasn’t clear exactly why the elder Lopez wanted to reach Lomachenko, and security stopped him well before he made it. But if you think about
Manny Pacquiao is set to fight Errol Spence Jr on Aug. 21 in a PBC/FOX pay-per-view main event from Las Vegas, but maybe not if Paradigm Sports have anything to say about it. The Athletic’s Lance Pugmire reports that Paradigm are suing Pacquiao for damages including a $3.3 million advance, alleging he breached an agreement
ATLANTA – Leonard Ellerbe accepts that most of Gervonta Davis’ doubters will never be satisfied with what he does in a boxing ring. The CEO for Mayweather Promotions still couldn’t help but remind them during an open workout Wednesday night at the College Football Hall of Fame that the undefeated Davis will attempt something highly
Posted on 06/26/2021 By: Sean Crose A journalist’s job is to report the news. To be more specific, a boxing journalist’s job is to report the news in and around the sport of boxing. Hence, the endless articles, videos and podcasts dedicated to the Paul brothers, particularly younger brother Jake Paul. Like it or not,
6:56 PM ET Brett Okamoto Close ESPN Staff Writer MMA columnist for ESPN.com Analyst for “MMA Live” Covered MMA for Las Vegas Sun Michael Rothstein Close ESPN Staff Writer Previously covered University of Michigan for ESPN.com and AnnArbor.com Also covered Notre Dame for Fort Wayne Journal Gazette Former lightweight champion Vasiliy Lomachenko returns to the
Order #DavisBarrios on SHOWTIME PPV:https://pbcham.ps/DavisBarrios-PPV #PBCTimeOut: Top Super Welterweight Contender Erickson “Hammer” Lubin believes fans will see his best performance yet when he battles former unified 154-pound world champion Jeison Rosario Saturday, June 26, 2021, on Showtime PPV. #LubinRosario Visit PremierBoxingChampions.com for more info. SIGN UP FOR FIGHT ALERTS: https://pbcham.ps/FightAlerts FOLLOW US: Tweets by premierboxing