Despite losing two title fights in his last three appearances, Joet Gonzalez still has his eyes on the prize. Top Rank announced today that they’d signed Gonzalez to a “multi-year promotional contract” that kicks off on the February 5th Jose Ramirez vs. Jose Pedraza show. The card will also see Tokyo 2020 silver medalist Richard
Month: January 2022
Frank Sanchez dominated Christian Hammer through 10RDs in his UD victory as the co-main event on the Ortiz vs MArtin PBC on FOX PPV. Visit PremierBoxingChampions.com for more info. SIGN UP FOR FIGHT ALERTS: https://pbcham.ps/FightAlerts FOLLOW US: Tweets by premierboxing https://instagram.com/premierboxing https://www.facebook.com/premierboxingchampions
Kalle Sauerland, promoter for undefeated Olympic bronze medal winner Filip Hrgovic, cautions that Luis Ortiz will have to face his fighter in order to force a mandatory IBF title shot. Hrgovic was ordered to take part in an IBF final eliminator, but he’s had a lot of trouble securing an opponent. Ortiz, 42-years-old, took part
Posted on 01/03/2022 By: Sean Crose Yordenis Ugas has certainly been keeping himself busy. After becoming the toast of the sport by smartly outboxing the legendary Manny Pacquiao last fall, the WBA welterweight titlist is now aiming to fight the WBC and IBF welterweight titlist Errol Spence in April. That fight – unless it were
9:00 AM ET Nick Parkinson Close •Reports on boxing for ESPN.co.uk, as well as several national newspapers•Has been reporting on British boxing for over 15 years•Appears on BoxNation’s Boxing Matters show 2021 was another momentous year for British boxing — but what does 2022 hold? After Tyson Fury defended his WBC heavyweight title against Deontay
As we kick off a new year in the sport of boxing it’s time to look ahead with a dash of blind optimism that we’ll get to see some of the best match-ups the sport has to offer. We all know boxing isn’t quite other major professional sports leagues where the best inevitably face off
Undisputed lightweight champion Katie Taylor would like to see unified middleweight champion Claressa Shields walk away from mixed martial arts and focus all of her energy on boxing. Last year, the two-time Olympic gold medal winner made her MMA debut for PFL. Shields, 26-years-old, looked vulnerable in her first MMA bout, but she managed to
Posted on 01/02/2022 By: Sean Crose According to the Daily Star: “Floyd Mayweather earned so much from Logan Paul fight he could buy Jeff Bezos’ jet.” Paul, who fought Mayweather last year in what could only be considered a novelty fight extravaganza, responded thusly on social media Sunday: “Yeah because the dirty little rat hasn’t
Boxing officials in the United Kingdom announced today that all boxing events in January will be suspended on the advice of their Medical Panel. The announcement comes amid a spike in COVID cases that led to temporary “surge hub” hospital expansions in at least eight hospitals in England. The suspension announcement only covers January, but
Luis Ortiz refuses to throw in the towel. On Saturday night in Florida, King Kong defeated the dangerous Charles Martin, a former IBF world champion, by knockout in their International Boxing Federation heavyweight eliminator. At the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Hollywood, Ortiz had to overcome two knockdowns before he cracked Martin with
Posted on 01/02/2022 By: Hans Themistode Becoming successful in Mixed Martial Arts takes a wide array of skills. Yet, for UFC heavyweight champion Francis Ngannou, he’s worked his way to the top of the division using his striking ability and pure power. Of his 16 wins, 12 of those victories have come well within the
Luis Ortiz comes back from two knockdowns to drop Charles Martin twice in RD6 to win by TKO. #OritzMartin #LuisOrtiz #CharlesMartin Visit PremierBoxingChampions.com for more info. SIGN UP FOR FIGHT ALERTS: https://pbcham.ps/FightAlerts FOLLOW US: Tweets by premierboxing https://instagram.com/premierboxing https://www.facebook.com/premierboxingchampions
Jake Paul and Dana White will not be letting their obnoxious social media fight go any time soon. After Dana White threw out an ultimately meaningless jab at Paul about doing steroids and challenging him to take random tests, Jake Paul fired back with a bunch of stuff about UFC fighter pay, health care, and
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Hollywood, Florida – In a wild heavyweight clash, Viktor Faust (9-0, 7 KOs) overcame two knockdowns and scored three knockdowns of his own to put away Iago Kiladze (27-6-1, 19 KOs) in the second. (photos by Ryan Hafey) In the first, Faust came out pawing with the jab
Posted on 01/02/2022 By: Hans Themistode After putting together his best year as a pro, Frank Sanchez desperately wanted to kick off 2022 on the right foot. The highly ranked heavyweight contender couldn’t have asked for a better start as he had an easy night at the office against late replacement Christian Hammer. The two
Find out why professionals are using BoxBandz Luis Ortiz has started to look his age, but “King Kong” remains dangerous, as he got off the canvas twice tonight and rallied to stop Charles Martin in the sixth round of a heavyweight slugfest main event on FOX pay-per-view. The 42-year-old Ortiz (33-2, 28 KO) hadn’t fought at
MMA veteran and combat sports analyst Chael Sonnen believes a lot of boxers are jealous of Jake Paul’s ongoing success in their sport. Paul, who possesses a massive following on social media, has headlined several high-profile boxing pay-per-views – with only a record of 5-0 with four knockouts. One of the biggest criticisms that Paul
Posted on 01/02/2022 By: Sean Crose Luis Ortiz returned to the ring on Saturday night, facing off against Charles Martin in a scheduled 12 round heavyweight affair. The 32-2 Ortiz looked to be in very good shape, and was performing well against the 28-2-1 Martin, when he was briefly sent to the mat in the