A sold-out crowd will pack the Zenith Paris La Villette for the PFL Europe Playoffs, as the final four fighters in each weight class will pair off, then face off, with a place in the inaugural PFL Europe Finals on the line. The finals for PFL Europe’s light heavyweight, lightweight, bantamweight, and women’s flyweight divisions will all be decided on ...
This whole notion that there are weight classes for a reason apparently doesn’t apply to Terence Crawford. For the 35-year-old Nebraska, native, things have been easy for him in the ring. Maybe too easy. Even in the biggest fight of his life against Errol Spence Jr., there wasn’t a single competitive moment as Crawford dominated from start to ninth-round finish. ...
LAS VEGAS – Jermell Charlo declined during fight week to speak about the first significant physical setback of his career, the hand injury that has kept him out of the ring for 16 months. Charlo has undergone consistent, intense physical therapy on his left hand since he had a cast removed from it earlier this year. The right-handed Charlo broke ...
It is around a year since Jordan Thompson sought out the help of renowned trainer Tony Simms’ after surviving a torrid ending to his unanimous decision victory over Vasil Ducar. The pair have only had one fight together - a sixth round stoppage of Luke Watkins in April - but they have gelled well. Now, they need to put everything ...
Pick It: World Champion (168) Saul Alvarez vs. World Champion (154) Jermell Charlo (Saturday, Showtime PPV, 8:00 PM EST) The term world champion doesn’t always mean what we like to think it used to. With a plethora of belts, sanctioning body shenanigans, and manipulated rankings, how could it? Sure, a lot of those same things always existed, but for the ...
Sulieman “Slim” Albaher ditched the whole YouTube thing once he got a whiff of professional boxing. He immediately picked up a pair of boxing gloves and began working on his craft. Although he was relatively green, Slim managed to pick up six consecutive victories. While everything has been going according to plan, Slim will now take on Salt Papi, a ...
There was a plan in place for Demetrius Andrade. Multiple actually. Eddie Hearn always had difficulty landing his star two-division champ a big-time fight. But, as arduous as it was, he believed he had the platform, DAZN, and the access to certain fighters such as Canelo Alvarez, Gennadiy Golovkin, and Jaime Munguia to get it done. Ultimately, while he tried, ...
Jermell Charlo has always noticed the aura of Canelo Alvarez. It’s easy to spot. For the better part of the past half-decade, the Mexican star has been viewed as the face of boxing. Fans often fill arenas to see him fight. His opponents are normally grateful for the opportunity. Of course, they wanna upset the apple cart but considering the ...
Fighters stepping into the ring on Saturday’s loaded Canelo vs. Charlo Showtime PPV undercard faced off Thursday at the final press conference before they enter the ring at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. (photos by Esther Lin) The press conference included undefeated sensation Jesus “Mono” Ramos Jr. and top contender Erickson “Hammer” Lubin, who meet in the 12-round co-main event, ...
Fighters stepping into the ring on Saturday’s loaded Canelo vs. Charlo Showtime PPV undercard faced off Thursday at the final press conference before they enter the ring at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. (photos by Esther Lin) The press conference included undefeated sensation Jesus “Mono” Ramos Jr. and top contender Erickson “Hammer” Lubin, who meet in the 12-round co-main event, ...