3:03 PM ET Mike CoppingerESPN Terence Crawford is inching closer to the biggest fight of his career. After Top Rank and PBC failed to complete a deal for Crawford to defend his title against Shawn Porter by Friday’s deadline, the WBO ordered a purse bid Monday that will be held Sept. 2 where the rights
After more than a year and a half on the shelf, WBA “super” cruiserweight champion Arsen Goulamirian has an opponent and a pair of tentative dates for his next defense. Andrei Ryabinsky’s World of Boxing won yesterday’s purse bid for Goulamirian’s mandated bout with “gold” champ Aleksei Egorov and aim to stage it on either
LAS VEGAS – If Manny Pacquiao decides he wants an opportunity to avenge the eighth defeat of his Hall-of-Fame career, Yordenis Ugas gladly would grant the iconic Filipino fighter a rematch. “Two-hundred percent,” Ugas said in reference to a rematch during their post-fight press conference Saturday night at T-Mobile Arena. “You know, Manny’s a great
Posted on 08/23/2021 By: Sean Crose Many of us thought, or at least suspected, that Manny Pacquiao would fade away from prominence after losing to Floyd Mayweather back in 2015. We were wrong. Very wrong. If anyone had said Pacquiao would remain a power player in the sport a full six plus years after the
8:02 AM ET Manny Pacquiao has likely fought his last fight, and while it wasn’t viewed in this way heading into Saturday in Las Vegas, the bout against Yordenis Ugas may have been the passing-of-the-torch moment the welterweight division has desperately needed. Pacquiao will almost certainly step away from the sport to focus on his
COVID uncertainty is still impacting the fight game, cementing the adage that if you wanna make God laugh, make plans for the future and assume they are immutable. But Bob Arum and Top Rank are proceeding full steam ahead, as fast as is prudent. Top Rank have a show in Tucson, Arizona, topped by WBC
In a career-defining fight, Yordenis Ugas shone bright on the biggest of stages. A boisterous crowd of 17,438 at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas watched the underdog Ugas outbox and out-fight the great Manny Pacquiao to win a 12-round unanimous decision and retain his WBA Welterweight World title in the main event of FOX Sports
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Posted on 08/23/2021 By: Hans Themistode Teofimo Lopez was adamant that he would not be traveling to the backyard of IBF mandatory challenger George Kambosos Jr., to defend his lightweight world titles. Lopez, 24, was so headstrong in his decision in fact, that he threatened to drop the IBF title entirely. Now, after a lengthy
Sports arguments. They’re the topic of a million bar bets and the fodder for just as many afternoon drive-time radio shows. LeBron or Jordan. Brady or Manning. Gretzky or Orr. And so on. Turns out boxing is no different. The internet is chock full of lists espousing their authors as a definitive source for both
Find out why professionals are using BoxBandz 3:48 PM ET Mike CoppingerESPN The Teofimo Lopez-George Kambosos soap opera appears to be reaching its conclusion. Triller’s Ryan Kavanaugh told ESPN he sent contracts on Monday to both Lopez and Kambosos for the undisputed lightweight title fight to take place Oct. 5 at New York’s Hulu Theater at
Rankings go up on Mondays. There will be no update on August 30. Ranked fights for the next two weeks: Junior Welterweight: (7) Ivan Baranchyk vs Montana Love [welterweight], Aug. 29 Featherweight: (4) Mauricio Lara vs (6) Josh Warrington, Sept. 4 Junior Bantamweight: (2) Kazuto Ioka vs (10) Francisco Rodriguez Jr, Sept. 1 Women’s P4P:
Posted on 08/23/2021 By: Hans Themistode Errol Spence Jr. and Terence Crawford have never quite seen eye to eye. The two welterweight belt holders have failed to hammer out a deal that would see them face off in the ring. They also have a hard time believing that anyone, other than themselves, should be considered
Undefeated Gilberto “Zurdo” Ramirez (42-0, 28 KOs) feels he’ll get his first world light heavyweight title shot because he believes in himself, his promoter Golden Boy Promotions, and his Mexican heritage. The former World Boxing Organization (WBO) super middleweight World champion is a leading light heavyweight contender, currently rated No. 2 by the World Boxing
10:35 AM ET Sometimes the best thing for a narrative is a little disruption. On Saturday night in Las Vegas, one could argue Yordenis Ugas didn’t just play a spoiler role. He provided an intervention. Had the odds played out accordingly and Manny Pacquiao beat Ugas to regain the WBA “super” welterweight title, it would
It’s no secret that welterweight champion Errol Spence was disappointed he wasn’t the one who got beat Manny Pacquiao this past weekend. For Spence the Pacquiao fight represented not only what would’ve been the biggest payday of his career, but also a chance to thrust him into true superstardom given the global platform Pacquiao brings
Posted on 08/22/2021 By: Sean Crose The one and only Manny Pacquiao returned to the ring on Saturday night after a two year absence. Now 42, the 62-7-2 Filipino legend squared off against the 26-4 Yordenis Ugas in a scheduled twelve rounder. The fight was for a WBA welterweight title and was aired live on
LAS VEGAS – Freddie Roach is concerned about what he saw from Manny Pacquiao on Saturday night. (photo by Ryan Hafey) Pacquiao ultimately will be the one to decide if he’ll fight again, but his longtime trainer conceded following his loss to Yordenis Ugas that this might mark the end of the Filipino southpaw’s storied