Fundora vs. Mendoza will see undefeated super welterweight sensation Sebastián “The Towering Inferno” Fundora defend his Interim WBC Super Welterweight Title against rising contender Brian Mendoza on Saturday, April 8 live on SHOWTIME from Dignity Health Sports Park in Carson, Calif., headlining a Premier Boxing Champions event. (photos by Esther Lin) The SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING telecast begins at 10 p.m. ...
Sebastian Fundora never weighs more than 160 pounds, not even when he isn’t training for a fight. The 6-foot-6 southpaw’s discipline paid dividends at the scale again Friday, when Fundora easily met his division’s limit for a 12-round, 154-pound title defense against Brian Mendoza. Fundora weighed in at 153.3 pounds, slightly lighter than Mendoza, when he stepped on the California ...
Top Rank will be live this Saturday, April 8, at 10 p.m. ET / 7 p.m. PT on ESPN, ESPN Deportes, and ESPN+. The tripleheader features a WBC lightweight title eliminator, a heavyweight clash, and a lightweight battle. The event takes place at Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey. In the 12-round main event, undefeated former two-weight world champion Shakur ...
The official weigh-ins went off almost without a hitch as the key protagonists at UFC 287 took to the scale ahead of fight night in Miami, Florida. Headlining the event is a middleweight title rematch between Alex Pereira and former champion Israel Adesanya, while the co-main event features a pivotal clash in the welterweight division, as Florida-based rivals Gilbert Burns ...
Biaggio Ali Walsh will return to action on April 7th against Isaiah Pacheco. The PFL card takes place at The Theater at Virgin Hotels in Las Vegas, Nevada. The 24-year-old still competes as an amateur, with first fight taking place last year. “We have a guy from Flagstaff Arizona. He is 1-1 and I am 2-1 about to be 3-1 ...
Pick It: TBRB #2 (115) Jesse Rodrguez vs. Cristian Gonzalez (Saturday, DAZN, 8:00 PM EST) 23-year old Jesse Rodriguez (17-0, 11 KO) had a breakout 2022, jumping from 108 to 115 pounds and knocking off two of the biggest names in the class in Carlos Cuadras and Srisaket Sor Rungvisai. The Cuadras win gave him a version of the WBC ...
Jermall Charlo has thoroughly enjoyed his time as a dominant champion. However, due to both personal reasons and a nagging back injury, the WBC middleweight belt holder was forced to watch his contemporaries from the sidelines. As the 32-year-old begins gearing up for his return, he’s made his feelings well-known that a showdown against Canelo Alvarez is still incredibly important ...
Ramiro Cesena and his team asked for—and received—the stiffest challenge that could be secured for his U.S. debut. The unbeaten junior lightweight prospect from Baja California, Mexico has a real test in front of him as he faces Cleveland’s Thomas ‘Gunna Man’ Mattice this Saturday from Boeing Center at Tech Port in San Antonio, Texas. Their bout opens a four-fight ...
Amir Khan has offered claims regarding his positive drug test that appear to be at odds with what United Kingdom Anti-Doping has presented to the public. Khan, the now retired former 140-pound titlist and one of the most recognizable names in British boxing, sparked headlines this week when it was announced that he had been served a backdated two-year ban ...
NEWARK, New Jersey – The last time Shakur Stevenson walked to the ring at Prudential Center felt far different than the first time he headlined in his hometown as a professional prizefighter. The size of the crowd – announced at 10,107 – and the atmosphere it produced September 23 showed Stevenson that he had arrived as the type of attraction ...