Month: January 2022

3:55 PM ET Mike CoppingerESPN Welterweight champion Terence Crawford filed a lawsuit Wednesday against his former promoter Top Rank in Nevada, alleging racial bias on the part of the company’s chairman, Bob Arum. The suit alleges that the 90-year-old Arum “continues to make racist and bigoted statements and purposefully damage the reputations of Black boxers.”
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Find out why professionals are using BoxBandz Man, what is it about that date? Just two days after the February 5th clash between Jose Ramirez and Jose Pedraza got pushed back a month due to “Sniper” catching COVID, Eddie Hearn revealed that Jessie Vargas’ has tested positive as well, delaying his own February 5th bout with
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WBC World Featherweight Champion Gary Russell Jr. and undefeated 122-pound contender Carlos Castro join The PBC Podcast this week to break down their upcoming showdowns. Russell discusses his title defense against unbeaten hard-hitter Mark Magsayo Saturday, January 22, in Atlantic City, live on SHOWTIME, and maps out a plan for a mouthwatering 2022. Castro is
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11:23 AM ET Mike CoppingerESPN Edgar Berlanga and Steve Rolls have agreed to terms for a super middleweight fight on March 19 at Hulu Theater at Madison Square Garden, sources told ESPN on Wednesday. The bout will be Berlanga’s first since he tore his left biceps in Round 3 of his victory over Marcelo Esteban
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Former welterweight titleholder Kell Brook says he’s extremely motivated now that he’s finally secured his long sought grudge match with rival Amir Khan, but doesn’t particularly like some of the things Khan has been throwing out in the media about coping with lingering pain and injuries that all top level athletes must persevere through. For
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Japhethlee Llamido (5-0, 2 KOs) looks to continue his undefeated run through the featherweight division. Llamido started his combat sports career at five years old competing in martial arts competitions–everything from karate, jiu jitsu, taekwondo, and more. He then started boxing at eleven years old and hasn’t looked back. Llamido is fighting Jesus Arturo Guzman
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Posted on 01/11/2022 By: Hans Themistode The eye-catching hand speed, underrated punching power, and sublime skills have made Gary Russell Jr. a fan favorite in the ring. It’s also made him completely maddening outside of it. From 2015-2020, Russell Jr. has stepped through the ropes only once annually. In 2021, the current WBC featherweight belt
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3:37 PM ET Mike CoppingerESPN The investigation surrounding sexual assault accusations against lightweight boxer Rolando Romero is now closed without charges being filed, the Henderson (Nevada) Police Department told ESPN on Tuesday. Romero, 26, was scheduled to fight Gervonta Davis on Dec. 5 in Los Angeles, but he was pulled from the bout in late
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Yoelvis Gomez improved to 5-0 (5 KOs) following his first-round dominating stoppage over Clay Collard in their scheduled six-round super welterweight bout, live on FOX from Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey. #GomezCollard Fight Night Recap: https://pbcham.ps/FightNight-122521 #PBConFOX #Highlights Visit PremierBoxingChampions.com for more info. SIGN UP FOR FIGHT ALERTS: https://pbcham.ps/FightAlerts FOLLOW US: Tweets by premierboxing
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It’s good to be the king. Having established himself as the clear A-side in fights to come, undisputed-ish lightweight champion George Kambosos Jr.’s inaugural title defense will be a home game. He tells Fox Sports Australia that he’ll return to action this coming May in “a stadium fight in Sydney or Melbourne.” Though he offers
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