Posted on 12/26/2020 By: Hans Themistode Heavyweight contender Luis Ortiz was minding his business. The Cuban native just finished unwrapping presents with his children for Christmas and enjoyed watching their faces light up with excitement. Then, seemingly out of nowhere, Ortiz received a present of his own as fellow contender Dillian Whyte brought up the
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This evening beginning at 6 pm ET with prelims on FS1 and continuing at 8 pm ET with the main card on FOX, Premier Boxing Champions wrap up their 2020 and the major U.S. boxing schedule of 2020 with fights from Los Angeles, headlined by David O. Morrell Jr against Mike Gavronski in the main
Heavyweight contender Luis “King Kong” Ortiz is ready for all the top heavyweights. So when he heard his name mentioned by former title challenger Dillian Whyte, he was very excited. In an interview last week, Whyte made it clear that he was very willing to face Ortiz on a date in February. Whyte has been
A main event which never had any business carrying a title at stake, is now officially a non-title fight. Confusion lingered on Christmas Day following the weigh-in results for Saturday’s Premier Boxing Champions (PBC) on Fox. In the headlining act, unbeaten David Morrell (3-0, 2KOs) faces Mike Gavronski in what is now officially a 10-round
PBC On Fox Preview: David Morrell Jr-Mike Gavronski, James Kirkland-Juan Macias Montiel-Jesus Ramos vs Naim Nelson. Posted on 12/25/2020 By: Sean Crose He may only be 3-0, but 22 year old David Morell has already won the WBA super middleweight interim title. Now he’ll be fighting the 26-3-1 Mike Gavronski for the WBA’s Super Middleweight
Eumir Marcial, the Philippine Olympian and one of Manny Pacquiao’s newest MP Promotions fighter, shined in his professional debut as he outboxed Andrew Whitfiled by way of UD. The highly touted prospect from the Philippines was recruited by the legendary Manny Pacquiao and is trained by the world-renowned Freddie Roach. Marcial, a native of Lunzuran,
Daniel Dubois and Joe Joyce traded shots for 10 hard rounds before The Juggernaut forced DDD to take a knee. #DuboisJoyce 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 Group ➡️ https://www.facebook.com/groups/BTSportBoxing/ Follow us on Instagram ➡️ http://instagram.com/btsportboxing Read more
One of the biggest and most controversial stories in boxing over the last year or so has been the rise of “YouTube boxing,” with the Paul brothers, Logan and Jake, at center stage of what some see as a sideshow, and others see as a harmless money churning venture. Canelo Alvarez recently said the Paul
Two of China’s, and Asia’s top regional cruiserweight pugilists, will clash for the vacant WBC Asian Boxing Council 200 pound championship title on the Zhongji Sports promoted boxing event in Shaoxing, China, on Saturday, December 26. The much-anticipated matchup between Zhaoxin Zhang and Jianzheng Wang is a rematch from their first encounter which took place
Bob Arum: “I Don’t Know What PBC Is Doing, They’ve Done So Many Pay-Per-View Events Which Have Largely Been unsuccessful” Posted on 12/25/2020 By: Hans Themistode Things have changed in the sport of boxing ever since COVID-19 has wrapped its disease-ridden arms around it. Not only are events held with a meager amount of spectators
After one final, unsuccessful bid at a world title earlier this month, 38-year-old veteran Martin Murray has announced his retirement from the sport of boxing. “Now the dust has settled after my fight I’d just like to say a few things. I’d like to start by saying well done to Billy Joe Saunders and his
Michael Hunter didn’t waste any time in seeking out his next target. Having been out of the ring for more than a year, Las Vegas’ Hunter once again climbed through the ropes for his first win in more than 15 months as he scored a 4th round knockout of Shawn Laughery. The heavyweight fight took
Abel Sanchez: “The Only Guy I Think Can Give Canelo Fits Is David Benavidez, Probably The Best Sparring I Ever Had For Golovkin” Posted on 12/23/2020 By: Hans Themistode After fighting at middleweight for several years and outside of making a brief, yet successful cameo at light heavyweight, Canelo Alvarez has officially found a home
During this conversation with Marcos Villegas of Fight Huv TV, former super middleweight titleholder David Benavidez talks about losing his belt on the scales, coming back stronger, and his thoughts on a potential fight against Canelo Alvarez. Check out some excerpts from the interview below. Benavidez on why he didn’t make weight and got stripped
Earlier this month at the SSE Arena at Wembley, there was a battle of heavyweight contenders, with Martin Bakole (16-1, 12 KOs) winning a ten round unanimous decision over Sergey Kuzmin (15-1, 11 KOs). The scores were 98-92, 97-93 and 96-94. Kuzmin’s promoter, Andrei Ryabinsky, felt the contest was very close and could have easily gone to his
Edgar Berlanga Eyes Showdown Against Gabriel Rosado: “We Probably Gonna Make Something Happen” Posted on 12/24/2020 By: Hans Themistode Chances are if you blinked during a contest involving Edgar Berlanga, then you missed the entire event. In short, it doesn’t take long for the 23-year-old super middleweight prospect to take care of business once he
Interim WBA Super Middleweight Champion David O. Morrell Jr. will face Mike Gavronski in the 12-round main event of FOX PBC Fight Night and on FOX Deportes Saturday, December 26 from Shrine Auditorium and Expo Hall in Los Angeles. FIGHT DETAILS: http://pbcham.ps/3qZ5DjG Visit PremierBoxingChampions.com for more info. SIGN UP FOR FIGHT ALERTS: https://pbcham.ps/FightAlerts FOLLOW US:
Joe Joyce and Sam Jones speak immediately after the Juggernaut’s incredible win over Daniel Dubois. 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 Group ➡️ https://www.facebook.com/groups/BTSportBoxing/ Follow us on Instagram ➡️ http://instagram.com/btsportboxing Read more on upcoming fights on BT Sport