Former Showtime executive Stephen Espinoza took some time to discuss PBC’s upcoming debut on Amazon Prime under their new deal, and how he’s been helping to facilitate the change as PBC must not build out their infrastructure to produce all of their own shows. Here’s some of what he had to say below. Stephen Espinoza
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Joshua Buatsi won a 12-round decision over Dan Azeez in their WBA light heavyweight eliminator today in London. The victory also nets Buatsi the British and Commonwealth titles, which Azeez was defending in the main event fight. Judges officially saw the fight on scores of 116-110, 117-109, and 117-109 for Buatsi. The win also puts
Highlights! Teofimo Lopez returns to face Jamaine Ortiz in a THURSDAY BOXING THURSDAY main event, on Thursday! Otherwise, kind of a short week, but there are two UK cards on Saturday! Hamzah Sheeraz faces Liam Williams, and Matchroom returns with Liam Dillon vs Reece Bellotti! There are other things I wouldn’t really call “highlights.” Tuesday,
Kenshiro Teraji and Carlos Canizales lived up to all the hype, with Teraji escaping by majority decision to retain his WBC and WBA 108 lb titles today in Osaka, Japan. Teraji won two cards of 114-112, with the third even, 113-113. Bad Left Hook unofficially scored the fight 114-112 for Teraji. This was a fantastic
Tuesday day! Podcast day! What a day! First Half: Jaime Munguia takes on John Ryder this Saturday and it looks like a pretty good card from Golden Boy overall! PLUS: Stop trying to make everyone well-rounded, it’s boring! Matchroom has a show on Saturday with a possible sleeper main event! Intermission: Neighbors! What’s their problem,
Matchroom has unveiled a quartet of shows for this coming spring, including world title fights, a final eliminator, a clash of two top super featherweights, and a rematch of one of last year’s biggest upsets. Things kick off on March 23rd when British/Commonwealth super lightweight champion Dalton Smith (15-0, 11 KO) steps onto the world
A solid UK domestic tussle is on the horizon, as Florian Marku and Chris Kongo have signed on for a grudge match “expected to take place in March.” The pair’s longstanding animosity boiled over last August when Kongo (14-2, 7 KO) crashed an interview with Marku (13-0-1, 8 KO) ahead of “The Albanian King’s” 54-second
Find out why professionals are using BoxBandz What would the world of boxing be without all the pettiness that comes along with it, right? 140 lb titleholder Rolando Romero recently made headlines by blasting Golden Boy promoter Oscar De La Hoya and his prized fighter Ryan Garcia (who are often at odds with one another). Then
Trainer Jose Benavidez Sr recently took some time to answer questions about the return plans for his son, 168 lb champion David Benavidez. During the conversation Benavidez Sr says the particulars of David’s next fight are still being worked out, but that he doesn’t expect to land a fight against Canelo this year since Canelo
Joseph “JoJo” Diaz will headline a Golden Boy Fight Night card on Thursday, Feb. 15, facing Jesus “Ricky” Perez in a 10-round fight in Commerce, Calif. The fight is advertised for 140 lbs, but being non-title it could allow some wiggle room a bit north of that number on the scales. Diaz, 31, has gone
If everything goes to plan, Naoya Inoue’s first undisputed super bantamweight title defense will be the biggest spectacle of his career. MyNavi reports and Jake Donovan confirms that plans are in place to stage his grudge match with Luis Nery on May 6th at the Tokyo Dome. That’s a Monday in the west, for the
Mykquan Williams put on perhaps the best performance of his career in a three-knockdown finish in the first ProBox main event of the year. Williams (20-0-2, 9 KO) did exceptional work with the right hand all night, using it to knock down Luis Feliciano early in the 2nd round. Feliciano (17-1, 8 KO) was so
Frank Warren’s decades-long love affair with the “Magnificent Seven” brand shows no sign of slowing down, as Queensberry will stage the latest installment on March 16th in Birmingham. This includes the previously revealed clash between Joe Joyce (15-2, 14 KO) and Kash Ali (21-2, 12 KO), though it appears that Solomon Dacres (8-0, 2 KO)
Ra’eese Aleem hasn’t fought since a split decision loss to Sam Goodman last June in Australia, but the 33-year-old junior featherweight contender is hoping for a rematch in 2024. “I’m hearing Goodman wants to come to the States to secure a fight with a top name, and I’m ready for a rematch,” said Aleem. “I
Ryan Garcia is once again having trouble finding an opponent, and he and promoter Oscar De La Hoya just might be kicking up their on-again, only slightly off-again feud with one another. De La Hoya said on January 16 that “all these fighters (are) pricing themselves out!!” with one of those cry-laughing emojis that he,
Teofimo Lopez spent some time talking with Marcos Villegas of Fight Hub TV about his recent run in with Arnold Barboza who confronted him with his team and tried to instigate a showdown. Lopez, however, says he’s more mature about how he handles his business and wouldn’t take the bait before he talks about his
Boxxer’s Ben Shalom tells Sky Sports that WBO cruiserweight champion Chris Billam-Smith and longtime rival Richard Riakporhe have agreed to and signed off on a rematch. The date and location remain up in the air, with Shalom “looking at dates at both Selhurst Park and the Vitality [S]tadium.” Billam-Smith (19-1, 13 KO) and Riakporhe (17-0,
Amanda Serrano is set to return on March 2, defending her three featherweight titles in a main event from Puerto Rico against Nina Meinke, with her promoter Jake Paul fighting in the chief support bout on the undercard. It’s been seen, and rightly so, as a gracious and smart move on the part of Paul
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