Jermall Charlo acknowledged Thursday that Juan Macias Montiel has a lot of power. The unbeaten WBC middleweight champion clarified, though, that Montiel will encounter an opponent unlike anyone he has previously fought when they square off Saturday night in Houston, Charlo’s hometown. Each of Montiel’s 22 professional wins have come by knockout, including a first-round
Month: June 2021
Posted on 06/18/2021 By: Hans Themistode Regis Prograis thoroughly enjoyed his most recent trip to the squared circle. The former 140 pound world champion picked up an easy win against Ivan Redkach at the Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta Georgia on April 17th. Although his ring appearance was just a few months ago, the New Orleans
Today at 3:30 pm ET, Jaime Munguia headlines in El Paso against Kamil Szeremeta in a middleweight main event, streaming live on DAZN. BLH will be here with full coverage for the four-fight main card, including round-by-round for the main event. We’ll have full updates throughout the card in this stream: Munguia was originally supposed
It takes a lot for the humble yet confident Naoya Inoue to break character. The level of trash talk that has come from fellow three-division and reigning bantamweight titlist John Riel Casimero has yet to do the trick. Instead, Inoue focuses on the stuff that matters which for this week means the next defense of
Posted on 06/18/2021 By: Sean Crose “The people have been great,” says Hector Camacho Jr of Mexican fans, many of whom will likely be tuning into his Saturday exhibition bout against all-time great Julio Cesar Chavez Sr. “(There’s) a lot of love.” Although the fight is said to be the main event of a pay
10:40 AM ET Aramide Oladipo Lightweight undisputed champion Katie Taylor is in discussions with Estelle Yoka-Mossely over a potential fight, sources have told ESPN. Taylor, who is No. 1 in ESPN’s pound-for-pound rankings, has not fought since coming away with an unanimous decision victory over Natasha Jonas on May 1. Taylor (18-0, 6 KOs) appears
Fight Hub’s Marcos Villegas reports that despite enjoying the largest weight allowance of his professional career, Julio Cesar Chavez came in at 184 pounds for his 182-pound match with former UFC champion Anderson Silva tomorrow night. He must now surrender $100,000 to “The Spider,” who fights below 185 for the first time in over 15
Legendary trainer Ronnie Shields joins The PBC Podcast this week to discuss the evolution of his fighter, unbeaten WBC World Middleweight Champion Jermall Charlo, and breaks down the two-division champ’s title defense against hard-hitting Juan Macias Montiel Saturday night on PBC on SHOWTIME. Plus, we analyze Tuesday’s Fury-Wilder 3 press conference and more. For show
Joe Joyce’s manager Sam Jones believes his charge deserves a world title shot, as Joyce prepares to take on Carlos Takam, on July 24th, live on BT Sport. Jones insists that Joyce is a top five heavyweight, after his impressive win over Daniel Dubois, in November 2020. He expects Joyce to show the British public,
Unbeaten WBC Middleweight World Champion Jermall Charlo went face-to-face with the hard-hitting Juan Macias Montiel Friday during the official weigh-in before they meet live on SHOWTIME this Saturday, June 19 from Toyota Center in Houston headlining a Premier Boxing Champions event. (photos by Esther Lin) Friday’s weigh-in also featured rising lightweight contender Isaac Cruz and
Posted on 06/18/2021 By: Sean Crose WBC middleweight champion Jermall Charlo gets to showcase his impressive skill set in front of a hometown audience on Saturday when he defends his belt against Juan Macias Montiel at the Toyota Center in Houston. The bout, which will be aired live on Showtime, is seen as essentially being
2:57 PM ET Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. has missed weight once again. The son of the legendary Mexican boxer weighed in at 184 pounds Friday, two pounds over the contracted weight for his scheduled fight with UFC all-time great Anderson Silva, promotion officials confirmed with ESPN. The bout will go on Saturday in Guadalajara, Mexico,
Former junior middleweight champion Jeison Rosario got a chance to speak his piece during yesterday’s virtual press conference ahead of his June 26 match-up against Erickson Lubin. And speaking to the media, Rosario makes it clear that he believes his stoppage loss to Jermell Charlo was only a fluke and he plans on showing exactly
Alongside Freddie Roach and Buboy Fernandez, Justin Fortune has been one of the key coaches guiding the evolution of all-time great fighter Manny Pacquiao over the last two decades in the United States. The former fighter-turned-trainer Fortune believes the 42-year-old Pacquiao (62-7-2, 39 KOs) will turn back the clock and beat the heavily-favored Errol Spence
Posted on 06/17/2021 By: Sean Crose He was last seen making quick work of a past his prime James Kirkland late last year. Now that he has the opportunity to shock the world, however, the question becomes what chance does Juan Macias Montiel actually have when he steps before Showtime cameras to face WBC middleweight
7:45 AM ET When Naoya Inoue first started boxing as a first grader in Japan, he had no aspiration of fighting professionally, let alone making beating people up a career or becoming a world champion. He just did it. It was only years later, after training at the same gym as future three-division world champion
Scott Christ (36-10-2) Some people like the concept of mandatory challengers, and I agree the concept is OK. There are plenty of fighters out there who would be (and are) avoided for fights they really have earned, at least as much as boxing makes anyone earn title fights ever. But boxing has a lot of
The news surrounding Oscar De La Hoya’s exhibition-style ring return has created a Las Vegas logjam. Media reports have swirled of the Hall of Fame former six-division champion moving forward with a planned boxing exhibition versus UFC light heavyweight champion Vitor Belfort. The matchup will headline a Triller Fight Club Pay-Per-View show targeted for September
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