Two former world champions are out to prove they are still elite as they discuss their respective returns and more! Former welterweight world champion Yordenis Ugas and former unified super welterweight world champion Jarrett Hurd are this week’s guests on The PBC Podcast. Ugas updates fans on a timetable for a ring return, reflects on…
Jersey City, New Jersey (January 23, 2023) –  On Saturday, March 4th, Joe DeGuardia’s Star Boxing begins its 2023 journey with the first professional boxing card at White Eagle Hall in Jersey City, New Jersey.  White Eagle Hall is a venue in the restored historic building in the quaint neighborhood of Downtown Jersey City, a vintage village.  Originally built…
By Frank Warren ANTHONY YARDE HAS used the word himself in recent weeks and I do suspect there is a sense of destiny about his moment of truth at Wembley on Saturday night. Defeating the undefeated powerhouse Artur Beterbiev is clearly a big ask, but I firmly believe Anthony will come up with the answers…
The World Boxing Association (WBA) closed its annual awards with the ratification of Dmitry Bivol as Boxer of the Year. The Russian was named as the best of 2022 during the Centennial convention in Orlando, in December thanks to his great performance in this calendar. Bivol kicked off his year with the defense of his…
YOUTUBE THEATER HOSTS EXCLUSIVE ROUNDTABLE WITH OSCAR DE LA HOYA AND ALEXIS “LEX’ ROCHA AHEAD OF FIRST BOXING EVENT Mandatory Credit: Golden Boy Promotions / Cris Esqueda LOS ANGELES, CA (January 18, 2023) YouTube Theater in Inglewood, Calif. hosted an exclusive media roundtable with Santa Ana’s Alexis Rocha (21-1, 13 KOs) ahead of his NABO Welterweight title…
The American Claressa Shields was elected Best Female Fighter of the Year by the World Boxing Association (WBA) and the Honorable Mention went to Katie Taylor. In a year in which women’s boxing experienced great moments, Shields was one of the protagonists and managed to close the 2022 as undisputed middleweight champion. The 27-year-old fighter…
The World Boxing Association (WBA) chose the fight between Irish Katie Taylor and Puerto Rican Amanda Serrano as the Fight of the Year, in its 2022 Best of the Year awards series. This time, the nomination for the best fight of the season was not divided by gender, but the specialized committee decided to choose…
TOMMY FLETCHER COMPLETED a KO-hatrick at The O2 in November with a howitzer of an uppercut and with it he believes he delivered a message that the rhetoric is real. The strapping cruiserweight, who goes by the name of the ‘Norfolk Nightmare’ took just 139 to poleaxe Jiri Krejci with a devastating left hand manoeuvre…
The World Boxing Association (WBA) Women’s Minimumweight champion, Yesica Nery Plata, is looking forward to new challenges for her professional career and one of them would be to fight Seniesa Estada, the WBA Women’s Minimumweight champio. After her victory last Friday against Kim Clave, from whom she snatched the WBC belt, La “Panteraâ€, as the…
Leigh Wood is ready for the second defense of his World Boxing Association (WBA) featherweight title. The challenge will not be easy against Mexican Mauricio Lara next February 18 but the champion is fully confident that he will get the victory and, moreover, it will be by knockout. Wood has been champion since July 2021,…
ARTUR BETERBIEV OFFERED up a nonchalant response when questioned over his former amateur rival providing some words of advice to his forthcoming opponent Anthony Yarde ahead of the world light heavyweight title clash at the OVO Arena, Wembley on January 28. British challenger Yarde was perched next to the unified heavyweight champion Usyk at the…
Leigh Wood’s stunning knockout of Michael Conlan on March 12, in Nottingham, earned the World Boxing Association (WBA) best of the year award. One of the most prominent awards on the 2022 list of accolades went to the Englishman thanks to his victory over the Irishman in one of the most dramatic fights of the…