HALL OF FAME PROMOTER Frank Warren today hosted the final head-to-head press conference between British Middleweight champion Denzel Bentley (14-0-1, 12 KOs) and Commonwealth title holder Felix Cash (13-0, 9 KOs). Both titles will be on the line when the bitter rivals meet on Saturday (April 24) live on BT Sport. Also on the bill,
Posted on 04/20/2021 By: Sean Crose The PBC returned to Fox Sports 1 on Tuesday with an under the radar card at the Shrine Exhibition Center in LA. First up, Ezequiel Flores impressed in his pro debut with a UD win over Juan Miro, who was also making his pro debut. The fight went the
Feature But Lennox Lewis discusses the principles that helped him navigate his long, distinguished career with Matt Christie IT’S apparent when watching the excellent new documentary, Lennox: The Untold Story, that Lennox Lewis’ steely mindset was his greatest friend. He learned from an early age to believe in himself, to trust himself, and in turn
Tyson Fury’s father John Fury isn’t known for a lot of empty praise, and he doesn’t see much out there worth praising in the heavyweight division past his son. John doesn’t see Anthony Joshua as a real threat to Tyson, saying, “It will take a lot better than AJ to beat Tyson.” But as for
Eddie Hearn couldn’t even remember the name of Jermall Charlo’s upcoming opponent. And after Demetrius Andrade showed some vulnerability Saturday night, Hearn can’t see any reason why the WBC middleweight champion shouldn’t pursue a title unification fight against the unbeaten southpaw he promotes. Hearn said following Andrade’s points victory over Liam Williams that an Andrade-Charlo
Posted on 04/20/2021 By: Sean Crose “Why don’t you go fight a fucking boxer?” That’s the question UFC honcho Dana White has for the Jake Paul’s of the world after Paul knocked out former UFC notable Ben Askren in the first round of their cruiserweight battle last Saturday. The fight appears to have been a
7:49 AM ET Jeff Wagenheim “There’s no overtime in boxing.” That is an axiom that Andre Rozier has drilled into the boxers under his charge, from world champions to youngsters just learning the ropes. The Brooklyn-based trainer wants his fighters to get the job done inside the ring, smartly and efficiently, and get out of
Amateur • Issue • Premium James Chance/Getty Images Charley Davison on home-schooling and preparing for the Olympic Games, while Matthew McHale speaks to John Dennen about boxing for Scotland in Ukraine IF you thought training for the Olympic Games was hard, try home-schooling three children. Charley Davison has had to juggle that over these lockdowns
Feature • Issue • Premium Andrew Maynard was a baby when it came to boxing experience but he won gold at the 1988 Olympics nonetheless. Today, in conversation with Thomas Gerbasi, he explains why he regrets having Sugar Ray Leonard as his mentor during an eventful but difficult professional career MINUTES before the biggest fight
Frank Martin scored an impressive seventh-round knockout victory over Jerry Perez in their scheduled 10-round WBA Intercontinental Lightweight Championship bout, live on FS1. He improves to 13-0 (10 KOs). Click here for a fight night recap: http://pbcham.ps/FightNight-042021 #MartinPerez #PBConFS1 Visit PremierBoxingChampions.com for more info. SIGN UP FOR FIGHT ALERTS: https://pbcham.ps/FightAlerts FOLLOW US: Tweets by premierboxing
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Terri Harper’s quest for super featherweight unification officially kicks off on May 15th, when she’ll put her WBC title on the line against WBA champ Hyun Mi Choi atop a fairly stacked DAZN card in Manchester. Harper (11-0-1, 6 KO) dominantly dethroned Eva Wahlstrom for the belt in February 2020, battled pending Katie Taylor foe
Older brother Logan Paul is not surprised with last Saturday’s performance by his younger brother, Jake Paul. Jake Paul, who was taking part in his third pro boxing match, stopped MMA veteran Ben Askren in the first round at the Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta, Georgia. It only took one big right hand to send Askren crashing
Posted on 04/20/2021 By: Hans Themistode At the age of 28, unified super lightweight world champion Jose Ramirez already has plenty of big fights under his belt. In roughly one month, he’ll add another when he takes on fellow unified titlist Josh Taylor in an undisputed contest. Like all of his fights, Ramirez is placing
Angel ‘Tito’ Acosta watched the last WBO flyweight title fight take place with the understanding that he would have the next shot at the crown. That day will soon arrive for the former junior flyweight titlist. Puerto Rico’s Acosta (22-2, 21KOs) will hit the road in a bid to become a two-division titlist, as he
Posted on 04/19/2021 By: Sean Crose There’s no doubt that the public wanted this one. George Foreman had been the terror of the heavyweight division until Muhammad Ali first outsmarted, then took his heavyweight championship from him in Zaire in 1974. After that it was all downhill for Foreman – at least for a time.
4:38 PM ET Regis Prograis will get the knockout finish he believed he deserved this past weekend. Prograis’ technical decision win over Ivan Redkach on Saturday in Atlanta was overturned to a sixth-round TKO on Monday, Georgia Athletic and Entertainment Commission executive director Matt Woodruff told ESPN on Monday. The bout originally was ruled a
As expected, the IBF heavyweight final eliminator between top prospect Filip Hrgovic and dangerous contender Michael Hunter went to a purse bid today, and Eddie Hearn’s Matchroom Boxing emerged victorious. Neither a date nor a location has yet been revealed. DAZN already has a few summer dates set aside for fights like Jaime Munguia vs.