A day before their IBF heavyweight title clash at London’s cavernous O2 Arena, champion Anthony Joshua and challenger Dominic Breazeale stepped on the scales along with other boxers on the bill. IBF heavyweight championship, 12 rounds Anthony Joshua: 17st, 5lb (243lb) Dominic Breazeale: 18st, 3lb (255lb)
Their peers in the welterweight division – world champions, former champions, contenders and top prospects – can’t pick a definitive winner between defending WBA 147-pound king Keith “One Time” Thurman (26-0, 22 KOs) and former world champion “Showtime” Shawn Porter (26-1-1, 16 KOs). The majority of the fighters polled – some of whom are potential…
The stacked undercard for the highly anticipated Keith Thurman vs. Shawn Porter welterweight showdown is complete and will feature a pair of popular Brooklyn fighters as heavyweight Adam Kownacki (13-0, 10 KOs) battles hard-hitting Jesse Barboza (11-1-1, 7 KOs) in an eight-round bout while crowd-pleasing featherweight Heather “The Heat” Hardy (16-0, 4 KOs) takes on…
Unbeaten local prospect Brandon Figueroa (7-0, 5 KOs) will battle Cuba’s Oldier Landin (4-1-1, 4 KOs) in a six-round super bantamweight showdown that highlights undercard action on Saturday, June 25, from the Scottish Rite Auditorium in San Antonio, TX. The June 25 event features a Premier Boxing Champions on NBCSN tripleheader that is headlined by…
Undefeated welterweight contender Sammy “The Sergeant” Vasquez Jr. (21-0, 15 KOs) is set to battle former world champion Luis Collazo (36-7, 19 KOs) in the 10-round co-main event of Premier Boxing Champions on Fox & Fox Deportes in primetime on Saturday, July 16, from Legacy Arena in Birmingham, Alabama. Televised coverage begins at 8 p.m….
Tickets for Anthony Crolla’s unification blockbuster with Jorge Linares for the WBA and WBC Diamond World and Ring Magazine Lightweight Championships at the Manchester Arena on September 24 will go on sale on Monday June 27.
WBO champion Terence Crawford and WBC champion Postol face off in a junior welterweight world title unification fight on Saturday, July 23 at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas. How will it feel fighting in Vegas for first time? How will it feel to make your Pay-Per-View Debut? Terence Crawford: “It is an…
Hard-hitting light heavyweight contender Joe Smith Jr. (22-1, 18 KOs) delivered a shocking upset with a first round stoppage of crowd favorite Andrzej Fonfara (28-4, 16 KOs) Saturday night in the main event of Premier Boxing Champions on NBC from UIC Pavilion in Chicago. It was a short night for the heavily favored Fonfara, who…
Anthony Crolla will face Jorge Linares in a huge unification blockbuster for the WBA and WBC Diamond World and Ring Magazine Lightweight Championships at the Manchester Arena on September 24, 2016, live on Sky Sports. Crolla will make the second defence of his WBA crown in his hometown fortress following his brilliant knockout victory over…
Undefeated featherweight world champion Leo “El Terremoto” Santa Cruz (32-0-1, 18 KOs) and fellow unbeaten Irish star Carl “The Jackal” Frampton (22-0, 14 KOs) will meet with a world title and two perfect records at stake on Saturday, July 30 in the main event of a Premier Boxing Champions event from Barclays Center in Brooklyn….
Groupe Yvon Michel (GYM) and Gestev are proud to officially announce, “Shootout”, the next fight for power-punching Adonis “Superman” Stevenson, July 29 at Centre Videotron, a presentation of Videotron. This event is presented as part of the prestigious “Premier Boxing Champions” (PBC) series, to be broadcast live in the United States, and on Canal Indigo…
Undefeated heavyweight world champion Deontay “The Bronze Bomber” Wilder (36-0, 35 KOs) will defend his title in his home state when he battles two-time world title challenger Chris “The Nightmare” Arreola (36-4-1, 31 KOs) in the main event of Premier Boxing Champions (PBC) on Fox and Fox Deportes Saturday, July 16, from Legacy Arena at…