Former four-time heavyweight champion Evander Holyfield, 58-years-old, is in ongoing discussions to face career rival Mike Tyson for a third time. The two boxers collided twice in the 90’s. Holyfield, who was a massive underdog at the time, shocked the world when he stopped Tyson in ten rounds in 1996. Their 1997 rematch ended in three rounds, after Tyson
Posted on 01/10/2021 By: Sean Crose We live in an era where branding is absolutely everything. A fighter who can’t market himself or herself effectively is going to have a hard time career-wise, no matter how good he or she is. That’s why fighters such as Ryan Garcia are held at such a premium, because
Chris Eubank Jr has signed a “long-term” promotional deal with Team Sauerland, as the 31-year-old says he’s ready to face any of the titleholders in the middleweight division. Eubank (29-2, 22 KO) hasn’t fought since a Dec. 2019 win over Matt Korobov, which came as a result of Korobov suffering a left shoulder injury in
On December 12th, Felix Verdejo (27-2) and Masayoshi Nakatani (18-1) engaged in a fantastic battle inside of the “The Bubble” at the MGM Grand Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas. The fight served as the ESPN co-feature underneath the Shakur Stevenson-Toka Khan Clary main event. Verdejo started off strong, dropping Nakatani in the 1st and
Another fighter has linked up with MTK Global and Rick Mirigian, as 140-pound contender Arnold Barboza Jr is the latest in a long line of fighters to sign with the team. MTK Global will advise Barboza and Mirigian will be his manager. Barboza is still promoted by Top Rank. He follows Joseph Diaz Jr, Vergil
IBF, WBC Franchise, WBO, WBA lightweight champion Teofimo Lopez is guaranteeing that a showdown with Devin Haney, who holds the WBC’s full title at 135-pounds, will go down in the near future. There is growing tension between the two boxers, because the World Boxing Council is refusing to end the debate over which of them is
Posted on 01/09/2021 By: Sean Crose One thing Luke Campbell has to be given credit for over the past week is the fact he’s gracious in defeat. Ever since losing to Ryan Garcia via body shot last weekend, the British fighter has given Garcia credit for a fine performance and has made no excuses for
While the rest of the lightweight young guns argue amongst themselves over who’ll fight who next time out, kinda-sorta-maybe undisputed champion Teofimo Lopez has a clear opponent ahead of him. The IBF have officially ordered him to face mandatory challenger George Kambosos Jr., giving the pair until February 6th to come to terms and avoid
On December 12, 2020, Richardson Hitchins improved to 12-0 (5 KOs) following a split decision victory over Argenis Mendez in their scheduled super lightweight contest, live on SHOWTIME from Mohegan Sun Arena, Uncasville, Connecticut. FIGHT NIGHT RECAP: https://pbcham.ps/ColbertArboledaRecap #HitchinsMendez #PBConSHOWTIME Visit PremierBoxingChampions.com for more info. SIGN UP FOR FIGHT ALERTS: https://pbcham.ps/FightAlerts FOLLOW US: Tweets by
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Golden Boy Promotions CEO Oscar De La Hoya, 47-years-old, admits he was heavily inspired to return to the ring after watching Mike Tyson’s performance in November. Tyson, 54-years-old and a former undisputed heavyweight champion, retired from the sport in 2005, and returned battled to an eight round draw with Roy Jones Jr. He plans to fight
Mikey Garcia On Errol Spence Jr. Wanting To Face Canelo: “I Think Canelo Stops Him” Posted on 01/09/2021 By: Hans Themistode Former four-division world champion Mikey Garcia knows good and well just how skilled Errol Spence Jr. is. After all, the 33-year-old was handed his first defeat at the hands of Spence Jr. in March
Well, it’s no secret that this is one of the slowest times of the year in boxing, so for the sake of content let’s check out the latest social media feud, this one between Buddy McGirt and Shakur Stevenson. McGirt was asked during an interview about his thoughts on Stevenson potentially going up against some
Joseph Parker (27-2) was understandably frustrated when his December 11th showdown against domestic rival Junior Fa (19-0) was postponed due to Fa needing to have a medical procedure performed. The highly anticipated clash of New Zealand heavyweights was scheduled to take place at the Spark Arena in Auckland. However, he was able to use the
Golden Boy promoter Oscar De La Hoya took some time to chat with Marcos Villegas of Fight Hub TV and answers questions about his supposed comeback attempt and what big fights he’d like to make a promoter. In particular De La Hoya says Mike Tyson has inspired him to inspire the next generation of fighters
Back in November, Youtube star Jake Paul (2-0, 2 KOs) scored a brutal second round knockout of NBA veteran Nate Robinson. In the last few months, Paul has been calling for a fight with several MMA fighters - especially Conor McGregor – to a boxing match. But veteran Ben Askren has accepted Paul’s challenge and he’s willing
Posted on 01/08/2021 By: Sean Crose Adrien Broner is coming back to the ring. On February 13th, the man known as “The Problem” will face the little known Pedro Campo on Showtime. The location of the battle has yet to be provided. This will be the 33-4-1 Broner’s first fight in over two years. His
Unified welterweight world champion Errol “The Truth” Spence Jr. defeated two-division champion Danny “Swift” Garcia by unanimous decision Saturday night in the main event of a FOX Sports PBC Pay-Per-View from AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas. “The moment is surreal,” said Spence. “Coming back from the accident, I feel like I looked pretty good tonight.