Month: March 2022

Top super welterweight contender Erickson “Hammer” Lubin will look to “rewrite history” and move one step closer to becoming a world champion when he faces undefeated Sebastian “The Towering Inferno” Fundora in their eagerly-anticipated showdown for the WBC Super Welterweight Interim Title on Saturday, April 9 live on SHOWTIME in a Premier Boxing Champions event from the Theater at Virgin ...

Spain’s Sandor Martin and Mexico’s Jose Felix met the scales in Barcelona, Spain and are ready to fight for the vacant World Boxing Association (WBA) super lightweight international title this Friday at the Palau Olímpic Vall d’Hebron. (photos by Mark Robinson) Both fighters weighed in at 139.3 pounds, below the 140-pound limit required by the division and were qualified to ...

Regis Prograis gained everything he needed out of his most recent victory. The former WBA junior welterweight titlist extended his current three fight win streak following a sixth-round stoppage of Belfast’s Tyrone McKenna. Prograis (27-1, 21KOs) has yet to go the distance since losing his title to Josh Taylor (19-0, 13KOs) via majority decision in their terrific October 2019 title ...

Brian Mendoza (20-2) returned to the winner’s column after his 5th round knockout of Benjamin Whitaker (15-8) at the Armory in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The fight took place last Saturday night on the Tim Tyzsu-Terrell Gausha undercard.  The 28-year-old super welterweight was dominant and stopped Benjamin with a picture perfect right uppercut.  After his September unanimous decision loss to Jesus Ramos, ...

During his professional career, Jayson "La Maravilla" Vélez has tasted hard punches from a lot of big hitters - like Juan Manuel Lopez, Ryan Garcia and Oscar Valdez. And now he's tasted the power of seven division champion Amanda “The Real Deal” Serrano. Vélez – who in his last fight in December beat prospect Jean Carlos Quintana by decision – had ...

WBA Welterweight World Champion Yordenis Ugás showed off his skills at a media workout in Las Vegas on Wednesday, as he nears his 147-pound title unification clash against WBC and IBF champion Errol “The Truth” Spence Jr. taking place Saturday, April 16 live on SHOWTIME PPV in a Premier Boxing Champions event from AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas. (photos by ...

Rising boxing contender Ryan Garcia is bullish about his union with Joe Goossen. In February, Garcia called it quits training alongside Canelo Alvarez and his touted coach, Eddy Reynoso. The move ended a five-fight, 3 ½ run for Garcia under the guidance of the 2019 trainer of the year.  The 23-year-old Garcia (21-0, 18 KOs) has since maintained that he ...

Fulham’s Zak Chelli will face the undefeated Brazilian Diego ‘Dynamite’ Costa in an exciting super-middleweight showdown on the undercard of Savannah Marshall’s WBO World Middleweight Title defence against Femke Hermans this Saturday night at the Utilita Arena in Newcastle, exclusively live on Sky Sports. Fulham’s Chelli, who works as a supply teacher in London, has finished his school week early ...

Unified WBC, WBA and IBF World Champion Jermell Charlo and WBO World Champion Brian Castano will meet in a rematch of one of 2021’s most significant fights as again seek to become the first ever undisputed 154-pound champion in the four-belt era on Saturday, May 14 live on SHOWTIME from Dignity Health Sports Park in Carson headlining a Premier Boxing ...

Shakur Stevenson appreciates what Bob Arum’s promotional company has done for his career in the five years since he signed with Top Rank Inc. The highly skilled 2016 Olympic silver medalist has been showcased on ESPN throughout his professional career, became a multimillionaire and has won world titles in two weight classes. Stevenson still wasn’t about to sit by quietly ...