Posted on 08/22/2021 By: Sean Crose Perhaps it was age. Perhaps it was a bigger, stronger opponent. Perhaps it was just that time. Whatever the reason may have been, few would argue that Manny Pacquiao didn’t clearly lose his 12 round bout to Yordenis Ugas on Saturday night in Las Vegas. By the end of
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Posted on 08/21/2021 By: Sean Crose The 32-6-3 Victor Ortiz returned to the ring on Saturday to face the 36-6-1 Robert Guerrero on the undercard of the Manny Pacquiao-Yordenis Ugas fight. These two men were pretty big names in the welterweight division not all that long ago. Indeed, both fighters were in pay per view
Posted on 08/21/2021 By: Sean Crose The broadcast undercard of the Manny Pacquiao-Yordenas Ugas welterweight throwdown is admittedly fascinating. This isn’t because anything ground breaking is going to happen, but because it involves fighters whose pairing sparks interest. Of note here is the Victor Ortiz-Robert Guerrero match. These two men were pretty big names in
Find out why professionals are using BoxBandz Posted on 08/20/2021 By: Hans Themistode With the biggest fight of his life taking place in approximately 24 hours, Yordenis Ugas (26-4, 12 KOs) made sure he tipped the scales in appropriate shape. Despite the Cuban-born native getting the call to face Manny Pacquiao on 11 days’ notice due
Posted on 08/20/2021 By: Hector Franco We are just one day away from the return of eight-division champion Manny Pacquiao (62-7-2, 39 KOs) to the squared circle, as he will face Cuba’s Yordenis Ugas (26-4, 12 KOs) for the WBA welterweight championship at the T-Mobile Arena, in Las Vegas, Nevada, on FOX Sports PPV. Initially,
Posted on 08/20/2021 By: Hans Themistode After spending numerous months prepping to take on Errol Spence Jr., Manny Pacquiao was taken aback when he was given the news. The current unified welterweight champion was forced to pull out of their August 21st, showdown due to a torn/detached retina in his left eye. Immediately taking his
Posted on 08/19/2021 By: Hans Themistode Everything was going right according to plan, up until it wasn’t. Trainer Derrick James had spent countless hours looking over the game tape. With unified welterweight champion Errol Spence Jr., a fighter James has been training for several years now, preparing to take on future first-ballot Hall of Famer
Posted on 08/19/2021 By: Hans Themistode It appears as though Artur Beterbiev (16-0, 16 KOs) has his next opponent currently lined up. The unified light heavyweight champion has officially been ordered by Mauricio Sulaiman, President of the WBC sanctioning body, to take on Marcus Browne. The two sides will now have approximately 30 days to
Posted on 08/19/2021 By: Sean Crose As they say: better late than never. Although it recently looked like a bout between Canelo Alvarez and fellow super middleweight titlist Caleb Plant might not come to fruition, fresh news has arrived. In spite of the fact that plans for their anticipated September bout fell through – leading
Posted on 08/18/2021 By: Hans Themistode The smile on the face of Yordenis Ugas was evident the moment he got the call. The 35-year-old WBA welterweight champion was working diligently in training camp as he prepared to take on Fabian Maidana on the undercard of Errol Spence Jr. vs. Manny Pacquiao. Much to his surprise,
Posted on 08/18/2021 By: Hans Themistode Amir Khan is looking squarely at his boxing mortality. After capturing silver in the 2004 Olympics, Khan went on to accomplish a multitude of things. In 2009, Khan tasted his first world title when he defeated Andriy Kotelnik for the WBA super lightweight title. He would then become a
Posted on 08/18/2021 By: Hans Themistode Plenty are split down the middle in terms of how they view the heavyweight clash between unified champion Anthony Joshua and former undisputed cruiserweight king, Oleksandr Usyk. With Usyk’s ability to outbox and outthink his opponents, rather than outmuscle them, there is a belief that no matter how big
Posted on 08/17/2021 By: Sean Crose “He always works hard,” trainer Freddie Roach says of his most famous fighter, Manny Pacquiao, “his work ethic is the best in the world.” Now in his forties, Pacquiao was training to face young lion Errol Spence in a welterweight megafight on August 21st. A Spence eye injury, however,
Posted on 08/17/2021 By: Hans Themistode Brian Castano is still currently walking around with his fingers crossed. The WBO 154 pound titlist is fresh off a highly disputed split decision draw against unified champion, Jermell Charlo. The two clashed on July 17th, in Charlo’s backyard of San Antonio, Texas. Despite outworking his man, Castano was
Posted on 08/17/2021 By: Hans Themistode Regis Prograis is patiently waiting for news on when he’ll re-enter the boxing ring. The former 140-pound titlist and highly rated contender, isn’t sifting through offers on who his next opponent will be. The now 32-year-old is fully aware that a showdown between himself and former four-division champion, Mikey
Posted on 08/16/2021 By: Hans Themistode Brian Castano still believes that his shoulders should be laced with even more gold. After taking on unified 154-pound champion Jermell Charlo roughly a month ago, Castano couldn’t believe his ears when it was announced that their contest was a split decision draw. The WBO 154 pound titlist ultimately
Posted on 08/16/2021 By: Hans Themistode Joe Smith Jr. appears to be on his way to defending his newly won WBO light heavyweight title against once beaten contender, Umar Salamov. As first reported by Mike Coppinger of ESPN, the pair have placed their signatures on the dotted line for a showdown that is being targeted
Posted on 08/16/2021 By: Hans Themistode Manny Pacquiao sensed deja vu as he sat back in his palatial estate to watch Guillermo Rigondeaux take on his fellow Filipino countrymen, and WBO bantamweight titlist, John Riel Casimero. The two faced off this past Saturday night at Dignity Health Sports Park, in Carson California. Before entering the
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