Undefeated two-time super middleweight champion David Benavidez and older brother Jose Benavidez Jr., a former 140-pound titlist, join The PBC Podcast in separate interviews this episode. The Benavidez brothers return to the ring Saturday, August 21, in their hometown of Phoenix live on SHOWTIME. Plus, hosts Kenneth Bouhairie and Michael Rosenthal recap last weekend’s fights,
Joe Joyce picks up the biggest win of his career against Carlos Takam, with the referee stepping in midway through the sixth round of their heavyweight contest at Wembley Arena. #JoyceTakam Subscribe to BT Sport Boxing on YouTube ➡️ http://www.youtube.com/c/btsportboxing Follow BT Sport Boxing on Twitter ➡️ http://twitter.com/btsportboxing Join our BT Sport Boxing Facebook Group
8:14 AM ET Mike CoppingerESPN Andy Cruz Gomez glided around the ring in jubilation, then proceeded to perform the “floss,” motioning his hands to the front and back of his body rapidly in expression as Keyshawn Davis solemnly exited the ring through the ropes. The brilliant boxer from Cuba had just defeated Davis via unanimous
The president of the World Boxing Association, Gilberto Mendoza, is putting together a plan to reduce the number of belts that his organization holds in each respective weight class. Certain divisions have as many as four WBA champions – with super, regular, interim and gold belts being occupied. Mendoza may eliminate the “regular” and interim
Posted on 08/06/2021 By: Hans Themistode Michael Conlan had a point to prove. In order to do so, the 29-year-old Irishman officially shed the “prospect” tag and instead, replaced it with the word champion. In an all Ireland showdown against his fellow countrymen and former titleholder TJ Doheny, Conlan dominated his man. With the WBA
Michael Conlan stayed unbeaten with another win today in front of a spirited Belfast crowd, out-pointing TJ Doheny over 12 rounds of mostly one-sided boxing. Conlan (16-0, 8 KO) took the W on scores of 116-111, 116-111, and 119-108. Bad Left Hook had it 118-109 on our unofficial card, with Doheny (22-3, 16 KO) dropped
Jul 30, 2019 Mark KriegelESPN Editor’s note: This story was originally published in March 2019 ahead of Conlan’s fight against Ruben Garcia. BELFAST, Northern Ireland — Everybody wants to be Irish on St. Patrick’s Day. Unless you’re a fighter. Then you always want to be Irish. It’s good business, after all. Freddie Roach — who’s,
Despite several changes leading to this point, the show is finally ready to go on this weekend. Eimantnas Stanionis and Luis Collazo both made weight for their scheduled 10-round bout just above the welterweight limit, which headlines a Premier Boxing Champions (PBC) on Fox tripleheader Saturday evening, live from The Armory in Minneapolis. The bout
Posted on 08/05/2021 By: Hans Themistode Freddie Roach watches carefully from his ringside seat in his nearly empty Wild Card gym. The Hall of Fame trainer leans across the ropes and observes as Manny Pacquiao continues to put his body through a grueling workout in preparation for his August 21st showdown against unified welterweight champion
In an interview with Fight Hub TV, Mayweather Promotions CEO Leonard Ellerbe gives his breakdown on what he thinks of Canelo Alvarez, saying that he believes him to be a great fighter but would rather see him in some more competitive fights, which he thinks are potentially available to Alvarez on the PBC side of
3:23 AM ET Associated Press TOKYO — Heavyweight Julio Cesar La Cruz won Cuba’s third gold medal in boxing at the Tokyo Olympics, putting on a defensive masterclass in his final 5:0 victory over Russian athlete Muslim Gadzhimagomedov on Friday. Gadzhimagomedov pressed forward throughout the bout, but La Cruz showed off his spectacular footwork and
Devon Alexander (27-6-1) can’t wait to step in the ring on Saturday night. Standing across the ring from him will be the upset minded Lucas Santamaria (11-2-1). The fight will be part of a Premier Boxing Champions on FOX tripleheader. The 34-year-old Alexander has been out of the ring over 2 years but says that
Posted on 08/05/2021 By: Sean Crose “It’s an all-Irish fight, the biggest all-Irish fight in the last 40 years or so,” Michael Conlon says of his upcoming hometown bout against TJ Doheny. The battle will go down at Belfast’s Falls Park in Ireland, is scheduled for 12 rounds, and is for one of the WBA’s
Julio la Cruz of Cuba has gone back-to-back with gold medals at the Olympics, winning men’s heavyweight (201 lbs) gold today with a dominant showing against the Russian Olympic Committee’s Muslim Gadzhimagomedov. la Cruz, who also won at Rio 2016 as a light heavyweight, saved his best for last in Tokyo. As good as he
Luis Collazo showed why he is a fan favorite in his MD win over Bryant Perrella in 2018. He fights with heart, guts, and tenacity, leaving it all in the ring every-time he fights. Watch Luis Collazo fight Eimantas Stanionis Saturday, August 7th, on @PBC ON FOX 👊💥. 📰: https://pbcham.ps/2U9gLPi #LuisCollazo #BryantPerrella #CollazoPerrella Visit PremierBoxingChampions.com
British heavyweight Joe Joyce stopped Carlos Takam at Wembley Arena to move a step closer to a world title shot. #JoyceTakam Subscribe to BT Sport Boxing on YouTube ➡️ http://www.youtube.com/c/btsportboxing Follow BT Sport Boxing on Twitter ➡️ http://twitter.com/btsportboxing Join our BT Sport Boxing Facebook Group ➡️ https://www.facebook.com/groups/BTSportBoxing/ Follow us on Instagram ➡️ http://instagram.com/btsportboxing Read more
6:57 PM ET Mike CoppingerESPN Audie Attar’s attempt to stop Manny Pacquiao from fighting Errol Spence Jr. has been tentatively denied. Judge Walter Schwarm, in a tentative ruling on Thursday obtained by ESPN through a court records search, denied Paradigm Sports Management’s effort to obtain a preliminary injunction against Pacquiao that would have halted the
Former world champion Luis Collazo is looking to close out his career with a bang. The 40-year-old veteran is returning to the ring on Saturday night, when he faces undefeated rising welterweight contender Eimantas Stanionis. Their bout will headline a PBC on FOX card from The Armory in Minneapolis. Collazo is coming off technical decision loss