Mauricio “Bronco†Lara, new World Boxing Association featherweight champion, arrived in Mexico City at dawn with his promise fulfilled: to bring the black and gold belt he won last Saturday after knocking out Leigh Wood. The current champion was greeted by family and friends, who chanted his name with banners shortly before he crossed the…
Former World Boxing Association (WBA) middleweight champion Ryota Murata of Japan has announced that he intends to retire from professional boxing. Murata is a Japanese boxing legend after being the first to win an Olympic medal and become a world champion, a very difficult feat to achieve and which demonstrates the quality he has had…
Two rising contenders discuss their upcoming bouts slated for Saturday, March 25 on SHOWTIME PPV and much more! Two unbeaten contenders with a lot riding on their respective March 25 SHOWTIME Pay-Per-View bouts join The PBC Podcast as welterweight Cody Crowley and super welter Joey Spencer are this week’s guests. Crowley breaks down his battle…
ZURDO RAMIREZ VS. GABRIEL ROSADO TO TAKE PLACE AT WALTER PYRAMID IN LONG BEACH, CALIFORNIA JOSEPH “JOJO†DIAZ AND MERCITO “NO MERCY†GESTA COLLIDE IN LIGHTWEIGHT MATCHUP AS CO-MAIN EVENT SATURDAY, MARCH 18 – LIVE AND EXCLUSIVE ON DAZN Tickets on Sale Now! LONG BEACH, CA (February 17, 2023): The Walter Pyramid in Long Beach will…
VERGIL ORTIZ, JR. TO CHALLENGE WORLD CHAMPION EIMANTAS STANIONIS FOR THE WBA REGULAR WELTERWEIGHT WORLD TITLE IN HOME STATE OF TEXAS  SATURDAY, APRIL 29 AT COLLEGE PARK CENTER IN ARLINGTON EXCLUSIVELY LIVE ON DAZN ARLINGTON, TX (February 13, 2023): Undefeated knockout sensation Vergil Ortiz, Jr. (19-0, 19 KOs) of Grand Prairie, Texas has kicked opened the door to challenge…
Mikaela Mayer is fighting back in the U.K. for the second time in a row. The former unified super-featherweight belt-holder will make her lightweight debut against former two-time super-lightweight world champion Christina ‘Medusa’ Linardatou on Saturday, 15 April at Copper Box Arena in London, live on BT Sport. Mayer-Linardatou will serve as the co-feature to…
By Frank Warren THE EYES OF the world, it seems, will switch to Saudi Arabia on Sunday for an eight-round fight between two rookies that has captured the imagination of an audience beyond boxing. Jake Paul and our man Tommy Fury have engaged in social media warfare for over two years and, after a couple…
Ireland’s Gary Cully took a big step in his career by defeating Wilfredo Flores this weekend to claim the World Boxing Association (WBA) Intercontinental lightweight belt in Nottingham. Cully had a great opportunity when he appeared at the Matchroom event where Mauricio Lara and Leigh Wood were the featured fight. Cully made a big impression…
Mauricio Lara knew that his challenge against Leigh Wood this weekend in Nottingham would not be easy. The Mexican came to British soil ready to leave everything in the ring and became the new World Boxing Association (WBA) featherweight champion with a technical knockout in seven rounds. A spectacular left hook to Wood’s chin ended…
The clash between World Boxing Association (WBA) Minimum Super Champion Thammanoon Niyomtrong and champion Erick Rosa will define the sole champion of the division on Wednesday, March 1, in Nakhon Sawan, Thailand. The bout is part of the WBA World Title Reduction Plan and will settle the 105 pounds, since the winner will be the…
DAVID ADELEYE IS the new WBO European heavyweight champion following a resounding stoppage victory over Dymtro Bezus at York Hall on Friday night, with both Mark Chamberlain and Henry Turner retaining their IBF and WBC belts respectively. The explosive Adeleye set about the Ukrainian from the first bell, with the previously unbeaten Bezus floored with…
Puerto Rican Jonathan Gonzalez will be going to possibly the most important fight of his career. He will challenge the World Boxing Association (WBA) light flyweight champion Kenshiro Teraji on April 8 at the Ariake Arena in Koto-Ku, Japan. Gonzalez, WBO champion, knows the difficult challenge he faces and how significant a victory could be…