Posted on 08/07/2021 By: Sean Crose Veteran welterweight and former world champion Devon Alexander returned to the ring on Saturday as the opening attraction of PBC on Fox’ primetime broadcast. Alexander’s opponent in the scheduled 10 rounder was the younger Lucas Santamaria. Alexander, who had shown up overweight, still managed to look sharp in the
8:34 AM ET Canelo Alvarez is still looking for an opponent to fight later this year, but the rest of the 2021 boxing schedule is quickly filling up with title fights. Shakur Stevenson will face a test in WBO junior lightweight champion Jamel Herring, Andrew Maloney and Joshua Franco will complete their trilogy, Josh Taylor
Triller’s hopes to hold the Teofimo Lopez vs George Kambosos Jr fight in Australia are off the table, as the IBF have ruled that the bout must take place in a location that does not require quarantine. Contracts are due by Aug. 24, with the fight to take place no later than Oct. 17. Triller
Bridgerweights Big Joe Tambwe Djeko (17-3-1) and Devin Vargas (22-7) clash for the vacant WBC International Silver title in what is now the main event for Only O1ne Boxing Managements second All Eyez on Brussels show. The show goes ahead August 29 but will be without Swedish light heavyweight Oscar Ahlin, who had to pull
Posted on 08/09/2021 By: Hans Themistode During the final few days before his showdown against Danny Garcia, Errol Spence Jr. regurgitated repeatedly that he was just fine. Having watched the Dallas native being flung from his sports car in October of 2019 during a horrific car wreck, the 31-year-old took his time in the recovery
2:30 PM ET Mike CoppingerESPN The IBF ruled Monday that Triller must stage the undisputed lightweight championship fight between Teofimo Lopez and George Kambosos in a location that doesn’t require quarantine, according to the decision obtained by ESPN. That means Triller’s plan to reschedule the event on Oct. 17 in Sydney, Australia, is scrapped. The
Gabriel Maestre improved to 4-0 (3 KOs) and became the Interim WBA World Welterweight Champion following a close—and controversial—unanimous decision victory over Mykal Fox, live on FOX from The Armory in Minneapolis, MN. Fight Night Recap: https://pbcham.ps/FightNight-080721 #MaestreFox #PBConFOX #Highlights Visit PremierBoxingChampions.com for more info. SIGN UP FOR FIGHT ALERTS: https://pbcham.ps/FightAlerts FOLLOW US: Tweets by
Join the new look Anthony Yarde camp that has added former European champion, James Cook, to its number! The former middleweight champion joins Tunde Ajayi in Yarde’s corner and they’re putting in the work!
Even in a year chock-full of garbage judging, Gabriel Maestre’s unanimous decision “victory” over Mykal Fox last Saturday stands out, and it looks like the situation’s only going to get uglier from here. Members of the boxing media soon discovered that Gloria Martinez Rizzo, who turned the most egregious scorecard (117-110 for Maestre), has a
Former welterweight champion Kell Brook is certainly on board with a potential domestic grudge match with Amir Khan. Promoter Eddie Hearn of Matchroom is very interested in staging that fight. Hearn is currently in discussions with Khan, with the hope of getting everything together to make the contest happen. There have been numerous attempts in
Posted on 08/09/2021 By: Hans Themistode For much of Terence Crawford’s career, the former three-division world champion has been praised for his ability in the ring and castigated for his lack of star power outside of it. With two pay-per-view appearances to his name, Crawford has failed to draw big-time crowds and in terms of
3:29 PM ET Mike CoppingerESPN Former lightweight titleholder Robert Easter Jr. was charged with misdemeanor assault in connection with an alleged assault Saturday in Toledo, Ohio, according to a Toledo Municipal Court complaint obtained by ESPN. The 30-year-old is accused of punching a woman, rendering her unconscious. The officer observed that the woman had a
After his thoroughly dominating performance against Masayoshi Nakatani in his last appearance, former pound-for-pound king Vasiliy Lomachenko (15-2, 11 KOs) could find himself back in the ring by the end of the year as ESPN reports he’s in advanced talks to face former IBF titleholder Richard Commey (30-3, 27 KOs) on December 11 at New
The worst in-ring decision of the year—and perhaps of recent memory—is officially under review. An investigation into the scoring of the August 7 welterweight fight between Venezuela’s Gabriel Maestre (4-0, 3KOs) and Maryland’s Mykal Fox (22-3, 5KOs) has been ordered by the World Boxing Association (WBA), whose title was at stake for the contest. Maestre
Posted on 08/07/2021 By: Sean Crose The 3-0 welterweight Gabriel Maestre appeared on Saturday’s PBC on Fox card from the Minnesota Armory, battling the 22-2 Mykal Fox for one of the WBA’s numerous belts. The first round was a close affair. In a surprise – Fox dropped his man in the second, though Maestre was
10:25 PM ET Mike CoppingerESPN The IBF is expected to rule that Triller must stage the undisputed lightweight championship fight between Teofimo Lopez and George Kambosos in the United States rather than Australia, multiple sources told ESPN on Sunday. The decision is expected to be handed down as soon as Monday, sources said, while also
During this video interview with Freddie Roach, the trainer talks about the fast-approaching welterweight showdown between Manny Pacquiao and Errol Spence and he’s feeling good about their chances heading into the fight. Roach questions whether or not Spence is truly 100% after his car accident and says he’ll be looking for Pacquiao to push the
Luke Santamaria improves to 12-2-1 (7 KOs) following a close unanimous decision victory over veteran Devon Alexander in their scheduled 10-round super welterweight bout, live on FOX from The Armory in Minneapolis, MN. Fight Night Recap: https://pbcham.ps/FightNight-080721 #AlexanderSantamaria #PBConFOX #Highlights Visit PremierBoxingChampions.com for more info. SIGN UP FOR FIGHT ALERTS: https://pbcham.ps/FightAlerts FOLLOW US: Tweets by