Month: August 2021

Posted on 08/09/2021 By: Hans Themistode During the final few days before his showdown against Danny Garcia, Errol Spence Jr. regurgitated repeatedly that he was just fine. Having watched the Dallas native being flung from his sports car in October of 2019 during a horrific car wreck, the 31-year-old took his time in the recovery
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2:30 PM ET Mike CoppingerESPN The IBF ruled Monday that Triller must stage the undisputed lightweight championship fight between Teofimo Lopez and George Kambosos in a location that doesn’t require quarantine, according to the decision obtained by ESPN. That means Triller’s plan to reschedule the event on Oct. 17 in Sydney, Australia, is scrapped. The
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Gabriel Maestre improved to 4-0 (3 KOs) and became the Interim WBA World Welterweight Champion following a close—and controversial—unanimous decision victory over Mykal Fox, live on FOX from The Armory in Minneapolis, MN. Fight Night Recap: https://pbcham.ps/FightNight-080721 #MaestreFox #PBConFOX #Highlights Visit PremierBoxingChampions.com for more info. SIGN UP FOR FIGHT ALERTS: https://pbcham.ps/FightAlerts FOLLOW US: Tweets by
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Former welterweight champion Kell Brook is certainly on board with a potential domestic grudge match with Amir Khan. Promoter Eddie Hearn of Matchroom is very interested in staging that fight.  Hearn is currently in discussions with Khan, with the hope of getting everything together to make the contest happen. There have been numerous attempts in
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3:29 PM ET Mike CoppingerESPN Former lightweight titleholder Robert Easter Jr. was charged with misdemeanor assault in connection with an alleged assault Saturday in Toledo, Ohio, according to a Toledo Municipal Court complaint obtained by ESPN. The 30-year-old is accused of punching a woman, rendering her unconscious. The officer observed that the woman had a
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After his thoroughly dominating performance against Masayoshi Nakatani in his last appearance, former pound-for-pound king Vasiliy Lomachenko (15-2, 11 KOs) could find himself back in the ring by the end of the year as ESPN reports he’s in advanced talks to face former IBF titleholder Richard Commey (30-3, 27 KOs) on December 11 at New
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The worst in-ring decision of the year—and perhaps of recent memory—is officially under review. An investigation into the scoring of the August 7 welterweight fight between Venezuela’s Gabriel Maestre (4-0, 3KOs) and Maryland’s Mykal Fox (22-3, 5KOs) has been ordered by the World Boxing Association (WBA), whose title was at stake for the contest. Maestre
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10:25 PM ET Mike CoppingerESPN The IBF is expected to rule that Triller must stage the undisputed lightweight championship fight between Teofimo Lopez and George Kambosos in the United States rather than Australia, multiple sources told ESPN on Sunday. The decision is expected to be handed down as soon as Monday, sources said, while also
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Luke Santamaria improves to 12-2-1 (7 KOs) following a close unanimous decision victory over veteran Devon Alexander in their scheduled 10-round super welterweight bout, live on FOX from The Armory in Minneapolis, MN. Fight Night Recap: https://pbcham.ps/FightNight-080721 #AlexanderSantamaria #PBConFOX #Highlights Visit PremierBoxingChampions.com for more info. SIGN UP FOR FIGHT ALERTS: https://pbcham.ps/FightAlerts FOLLOW US: Tweets by
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Archie Sharp took out his frustrations on Diego Andrade with a rather unorthodox move at the Royal Albert Hall that you’d traditionally find in the WWE rather than in a boxing ring. Subscribe to BT Sport Boxing on YouTube ➡️ http://www.youtube.com/c/btsportboxing Follow BT Sport Boxing on Twitter ➡️ http://twitter.com/btsportboxing Join our BT Sport Boxing Facebook
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Posted on 08/08/2021 By: Sean Crose There has been much shaking of heads since Saturday night’s PBC on Fox card, which saw supposed rising welterweight Gabriel Maestre win a wildly controversial unanimous decision over Mykal Fox. Although most online clearly thought the slick and disciplined Fox deserved the decision win, judges Gloria Martinez Rizzo, John
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8:17 PM ET Mike CoppingerESPN Vasiliy Lomachenko, one of the world’s best pound-for-pound boxers, is in advanced talks for a Dec. 11 lightweight fight with former titleholder Richard Commey, multiple sources told ESPN. And super middleweight prospect Edgar Berlanga is in talks to fight in the chief-support bout, according to sources. No matter whom he
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