Posted on 08/10/2021 By: Sean Crose “Ugas is a very good fighter,” Errol Spence said last year of Yordenis Ugas, “but nobody knows who he is.” As of Tuesday it looks as if that’s all about to change. For Spence himself is suddenly out of an August 21st mega-bout against the one and only Manny
11:21 AM ET The World Boxing Association, one of the sport’s four major sanctioning bodies, will start enforcing a reduction policy for its number of championships, WBA president Gilberto Mendoza told ESPN Knockout last week. Mendoza, who was in Mexico City to present the junior flyweight division belt to “regular” champion Esteban Bermudez, said the
#PBCTimeOut: Unbeaten featherweight contender Mark Magsayo 22-0 (15 KOs) speaks with Ray Flores to preview his upcoming bout with Julio Ceja on the undercard of Manny Pacquiao vs Yordenis Ugas on August 21, 2021, live on FOX Sports PPV. Order #PacquiaoUgas NOW on PPV: https://pbcham.ps/PacUgasPPV-5 #MagsayoCeja Visit PremierBoxingChampions.com for more info. SIGN UP FOR FIGHT
Nathan Heaney was given a hero’s welcome at Stoke City during their Championship opener against Reading. No Filter Boxing takes you behind the scenes to the heart of the action as Heaney meets Stoke supporters, after selling 1,500 tickets for his next bout in the Midlands on August 28th. Watch him celebrate Stoke scoring, get
WBA welterweight champion Yordenis Ugas has found himself in a lucrative position. On Tuesday it was officially announced that WBC, IBF champion Errol Spence had suffered an eye injury and was forced to withdraw from his scheduled clash with Manny Pacquiao. Ugas, who was set to appear in the co-feature, will now face Pacquiao in
Posted on 08/10/2021 By: Hans Themistode Errol Spence Jr. was just a few weeks away from taking on Manny Pacquiao in what he described as his “dream matchup.” Now, after a recent trip to the doctor, Spence Jr. will be forced to the sidelines. What seemed to be a routine visit to the doctor’s office,
3:15 PM ET Mike CoppingerESPN Manny Pacquiao will still challenge for a welterweight title on Aug. 21 in Las Vegas — it just won’t be against Errol Spence Jr. The Filipino Senator will now face Cuba’s Yordenis Ugas after a retinal tear in Spence’s left eye was discovered during a pre-fight medical exam, PBC announced
WBO light flyweight champion Elwin Soto and mandatory challenger Jonathan Gonzalez successfully avoided a purse bid yesterday, and now ESPN’s Salvador Rodriguez reports that the pair could meet stateside on September 18th. WBC flyweight champion Julio Cesar Martinez could also appear on the still-developing show against a “Filipino challenger.” WBC #7 Jayr Raquinel, #8 Giemel
Andre Rozier is not exactly looking forward to the idea of his charge, Daniel Jacobs, taking on fellow New Yorker and light heavyweight titleholder Joe Smith Jr. Jacobs and Smith are reportedly in talks to face each other in early 2022. Smith, however, has to come out victorious in his slated mandatory bout against Russia’s
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