FRANK WARREN HAS bolstered the heavyweight contingent at Queensberry with the signing of professional newcomer Boma Brown. The 6ft 6″, 18-stoner from North West London is the most recent recruit to a promotional heavyweight brigade that includes WBC, Ring Magazine and Lineal world champion Tyson Fury, WBA world champion Daniel Dubois, WBC Silver, WBO International…
Gilberto “Zurdo†Ramirez is ready for his fight against champion Dmitry Bivol. The Mexican will seek the World Boxing Association (WBA) light heavyweight title and this Wednesday he offered a press conference to talk about his situation. Different journalists had their turn to talk to the 175-pound official challenger, who spoke about his excitement on…
Teófimo López will return to the ring this Saturday against Pedro Campa, in Las Vegas. An interesting fight for the former lightweight world champion, who will move up to the next category in search of new goals. It will be the first presentation at super lightweight for the American of Honduran descent and he will…
The World Boxing Association (WBA) Championships Committee ratified the mandatory fight between light heavyweight champion Dmitry Bivol and his mandatory challenger Gilberto Ramirez. After receiving a request for special permission to fight Joshua Buatsi from the champion and after an extensive study of the same, the WBA denied such permission, so Bivol and Ramirez will…
Matchroom Boxing confirmed that Conor Benn and Chris Eubank Jr. will meet on Oct. 8 at a weight agreed upon as an iconic battle that harkens back to their fathers’ rivalry. Benn is one of the top welterweight prospects today and Eubank has been fighting between middleweight and super middleweight. Now both will have the…
With 10 days left for the second World Boxing Association (WBA) Heavyweight Super Championship fight between the Ukrainian Oleksandr Usyk and the British Anthony Joshua, it is interesting to remember some rivalries of recent years that needed to face each other more than once. A rematch can take place for different reasons, either because it…
Jeddah, Saudi Arabia (August 10, 2022) — Sometimes a name just sticks. While attending Synergy Alternative High School in East Hartford, Connecticut, a young Richie Rivera was joking around with friends when they called him “Popeyeâ€Â for the first time.  Created in 1929, a corncob pipe and sailor hat remain the trademark of the beloved character, Popeye the Sailor Man, in…
Aug 10, 2022 By PBC Editor The talented super featherweight is as confident as ever as he takes aim at a showdown versus rising undefeated lightweight Frank Martin. Colbert vs Nyambayar – Watch Fight Highlights | July 3, 2021 Talented super featherweight contender Chris “Prime Time” Colbert is this week’s guest on The PBC Podcast….
JOSEPH “JOJO†DIAZ, JR. AND WILLIAM ZEPEDA SET TO BATTLE IN DANGEROUS CROSSROADS FIGHT TO BE AMONGST THE LIGHTWEIGHT DIVISION ELITE SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 5, LIVE WORLDWIDE EXCLUSIVELY ON DAZN LOS ANGELES, CA (August 8, 2022) – Out to prove they are worthy of fighting for a world championship fight in the near future, South El Monte’s Joseph…
Oleksandr Usyk is in the final part of his preparation for another showdown against Anthony Joshua. The Ukrainian will defend his World Boxing Association (WBA) Heavyweight Super Championship and the IBF and WBO belts against the Briton on August 20 in Saudi Arabia in what will be a great battle of strategies. Since before stepping…
Argentine Franco Ezequiel Acosta and Ecuadorian Jean Carlos Mina will dispute the World Boxing Association (WBA) Fedelatin cruiserweight belt this Friday at the Polideportivo Islas Malvinas, in Mar del Plata, Argentina. Two fighters with good records will be looking for the regional belt and to continue the rise in their careers during this bout that…
Venezuelan super featherweight world champion Roger Gutierrez left for the United States to complete the final part of his preparation for his August 20 defense against Dominican Hector Garcia. The 130 lbs. champion has done his camp in his native country and now he only has to make the final adjustments for the fight that…