I like Saturday night’s PBC pay-per-view card quite a bit. I like its depth, I like the talent on the bill, I like the superstar potential atop the card, and I think all four fights have action upside. Buuuuuuutttt … if you’re in the market for 50/50 matchmaking, you won’t find any of it here.
Chris Billam-Smith and Richard Riakporhe each weighed in at the cruiserweight limit of 200lbs ahead of their rematch on Saturday at Crystal Palace’s Selhurst Park. Billam-Smith, 34 and the WBO champion, seeks to avenge his only career defeat, via split decision in 2019. The rivals – Riakporhe is also 34 – refused to break an
LAS VEGAS – Former welterweight champion Shawn Porter believes Frank Martin could provide Gervonta Davis with an acid test. “The Ghost” is a hefty underdog in Las Vegas, but he is talking a good fight and Porter believes that Martin, 18-0 (12 KOs), could present Davis with some problems in the MGM Grand on Saturday
Chris Billam-Smith is taking the conviction of his victory over Lawrence Okolie into Saturday’s rematch with Richard Riakporhe. The WBO cruiserweight champion makes the second defence of the title he won from Okolie at Crystal Palace’s Selhurst Park, aware that when they fought in 2019, Riakporhe outpointed him to inflict his only defeat. When he
LAS VEGAS – Gervonta “Tank” Davis takes center stage on Saturday night in Las Vegas, headlining the 100th show at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas. In a business destabilized for many by huge investment from the Middle East, there are moving parts aplenty in boxing. Stephen Espinoza has seen plenty during his time in boxing,
By: Sean Crose Ryan Garcia was reportedly arrested by Beverly Hills police for felony vandalism at the Waldorf Astoria hotel in Beverly Hills on Saturday. The story was broken by TMZ, which included video of the fighter presumably being led away by police. TMZ quotes Garcia’s lawyer as saying the fighter known as King Ry
By: Sean Crose Rising junior middleweight Xander Zayas ground out a game win over the gutsy Patrick Teixeira in a ten round battle at New York’s Hulu Theater on Saturday. The fight was the main event of a Top Rank/ESPN card. Zayas started fast while Teixeira worked to maintain range and to keep away from
By: Sean Crose Jaron “Boots” Ennis has a new opponent to defend his IBF welterweight title against July 13th in his hometown of Philadelphia. The 31-0 champion was supposed to face the 22-0 Cody Crowley, but an eye issue subsequently forced Cody to step out of the fact. Taking Crowley’s place will be 30-4-1 former
By: Sean Crose Gervonta “Tank” Davis didn’t show up for the Grand Arrival at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas today as scheduled. Davis was supposed to pretty much be the main attraction of Tuesday’s event, which was meant as a high profile affair in the lead up to Saturday’s pay per view bout against
By: Sean Crose Boxing as we used to know it may well return…at least in a very real sense. Indeed, the best may be the facing best on a regular basis once again. When was the last time boxing fans witnessed that sort of thing happening? Back in the 90s? The 80s? Indeed it’s been
By: Sean Crose Everyone has wanted to see David Benavidez fight Canelo Alvarez. Everyone, that is, except for Canelo. At least for the time being. While it’s a tall order to accuse Canelo of ducking an impressive opponent, there’s little doubt that the future hall of famer has proven himself to be less than eager
Following the news of the postponement of Jake Paul vs Mike Tyson due to a medical issue suffered by Tyson, ESPN now reports that the bout has been officially rescheduled for November 15 at AT&T Stadium. “Although we had to postpone the fight, I will resume training shortly. I am thankful to the medical staff
Top Rank promoter Bob Arum spent a couple minutes chatting with Fight Hype about his reaction to Oscar De La Hoya’s interest in a Top Rank vs Golden Boy card and his prediction for Adrien Broner vs Blair Cobbs which is scheduled for tonight on Triller. Check out some of what he had to say
Results Blair Cobbs UD-10 Adrien Broner (96-93, 96-93, 97-91) Michael Hunter UD-10 Cassius Chaney (100-90, 100-90, 100-90) Ian Green UD-10 Roy Barringer (96-94, 96-94, 97-93) Antonio Perez UD-10 Antonio Williams (99-90, 99-90, 99-90) De Von Williams TKO-4 Travis Floyd (2:33) Adrien Broner and Blair Cobbs meet tonight in a Don King and Heavyweight Factory pay-per-view
Julio Cesar Martinez’s decision to vacate the WBC flyweight title may have been motivated by more than just a desire to fight at 115. Jake Donovan reports that “Rey” tested positive for a banned substance under the “Diuretics and Other Masking Agents” category around his March 30th decision win over Angelino Cordova. As Donovan points
Blair “The Flair” Cobbs picked up the most noteworthy win of his career by beating Adrien Broner tonight in Florida, taking a 10-round unanimous decision victory. Judges scored the fight 96-93, 96-93, and 97-91 for Cobbs, who put Broner on the canvas in the second round but otherwise never came close to finishing the fight
Xander Zayas returns to action tonight to face Patrick Teixeira in an ESPN main event from the Theater at Madison Square Garden. Zayas (18-0, 12 KO) continues to work his way up the 154 lb ladder, as the 21-year-old Puerto Rican rising star fights for the first time in 2024, facing former titleholder Teixeira (34-4,
Manny Pacquiao hasn’t fought professionally since losing to Yordenis Ugas back in 2021, but he’s considering a return to the ring this fall as Mike Coppinger of ESPN reports that he’s being considered for a fall WBC world title fight with interim champion Mario Barrios. “I made history at 40 beating Keith Thurman and I
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