Undefeated welterweight contender Cody Crowley will look to further cement his place in the star-studded welterweight division when he takes on veteran Abel Ramos in the SHOWTIME PPV telecast opener on Saturday, March 25 in a Premier Boxing Champions event from the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas. The pay-per-view telecast begins at 9 p.m. ET/6 p.m. PT and ...
Jean Pascal isn’t concerned about the perception that he is over the hill. The former light heavyweight champion from Haiti and longtime divisional fixture is set to take on Michael Eifert of Germany tonight in a 12-round IBF eliminator at Place Bell in Laval, Quebec, Pascal’s adopted hometown. The IBF champion is fellow Quebec transplant Artur Beterbiev of Russia, who ...
The official weigh-ins for Cage Warriors 150 took place in London ahead of the promotion’s latest event at the Indigo at The O2, but the session wasn’t without a little drama as no fewer than five fighters initially missed their mark before eventually returning to make their matchups official. The event will be headlined by a matchup between former Cage ...
Matchroom’s first NXTGEN card of the year at the Utilita Arena Newcastle on Saturday March 18 features some of the very best prospects in the North East and beyond looking to take the next steps in their promising careers, live worldwide on DAZN. (photos by Mark Robinson) Former Team GB standout Cyrus Pattinson faces his toughest test so far in ...
Halll of Fame promoter Don King has announced that he signed four division world champion Adrien Broner to a promotional agreement. Last year, Broner had parted ways with Al Haymon's Premier Boxing Champions and signed an agreement with streaming service BLK Prime. A planned return last month fell through after several opponents fell out. Broner would later announce that he ...
Bob Arum has high—generationally high—hopes for Shakur Stevenson. In a video segment recently published on the YouTube channel of Top Rank, Arum’s promotional company, the nonagenarian promoter is seen praising Stevenson, heralding him as potentially an even greater fighter than one Marvelous Marvin Hagler, the middleweight champion Arum once promoted. The 25-year-old Stevenson, a former titlist at 126 and 130, ...
The softer touch was always there for David Benavidez. Fights with Caleb Plant, David Morrell and Jermall Charlo were long in the sights of the former two-time WBC super middleweight titlist. In fact, he called out all three following his previous fight, when Benavidez knocked out David Lemieux to claim the interim WBC 168-pound title. The win came in front ...
New Delhi, India – The International Boxing Association (IBA) Women’s World Boxing Championships got underway, with New Delhi giving a warm welcome to participants and spectators at the grand opening ceremony. The show was preceded by the nations' parade where the flag bearers from 65 participating nations were cheered by the public. An icon of women boxing in India and ...
His speed? Noteworthy. His power? Undeniable. His skills? Remarkable. But, even with Ryan Garcia reeling off 23 consecutive victories to start his career, thanks to his celebrity status on social media, countless prognosticators and fans have openly questioned whether or not he’s done enough to earn a shot at one of boxing’s premier stars, Gervonta Davis. On April 22nd, at ...
It’s easy for folks to have their hopes up. Lineal and WBC heavyweight king Tyson Fury and his number one contender, unified WBA/IBF/WBO titlist Oleksandr Usyk, have kept the chatter up with exchanges on social media over the last week. Fury is coming with the insults and expletives. Usyk is responding with “belly.” April 29th is being thrown around and, ...