A look back at the history of Puerto Rican boxing in the Big Apple as the great Danny Garcia faces Jose Benavidez Jr. Saturday night in a PBC event on SHOWTIME live from (where else?) the Barclays Center. This Saturday, July 30, two-division world champion and undisputed King of Brooklyn Boxing, Danny “Swift†Garcia, faces…
The undefeated super lightweight takes on the toughest challenge of his pro career when he faces two-time champ Rances Barthelemy Saturday night on PBC on SHOWTIME and he does so without his father and trainer, Gary Russell Sr. Gary Antuanne Russell finds it cathartic to laugh. It relieves tension. It eases pain. The 26-year-old super…
The World Boxing Association minimum female champion, Seniesa Estrada, who celebrated her 30th birthday a month ago, has signed a new contract with a real enthusiasm as she has shared on her social networks. In addition to announcing that she will not be fighting this coming August 6 in Texas, United States, Estrada shared with…
World Boxing Association (WBA) middleweight champion Claressa Shields held a public workout in Detroit as part of the promotion for her fight against Savannah Marshall on September 10. The American also holds the WBC and IBF belts, while her British opponent is WBO champion, so the winner of the bout to be held at the…
Teofimo Lopez is getting ready to fight again on August 13. It will be the first fight since his defeat against George Kambosos in November last year and he intends to embark on a new stage of success. He will face Mexican Pedro Campa, in Las Vegas, with the novelty that he will move up…
World Boxing Association (WBA) Super Heavyweight Super Champion Oleksandr Usyk will return to the ring next August 20 in Saudi Arabia to defend his belts against Anthony Joshua in a very particular fight for him. The Ukrainian received a permission from his country to be absent from the defense of the territory in the current…
Marlen Esparza will step into the ring at Dickies Arena in Fort Worth, Texas, to defend her World Boxing Association (WBA) flyweight title against Eva Guzman on the undercard of an event that will feature Vergil Ortiz Jr. facing Michael McKinson in the main event. The Houston native of Mexican descent will be making the…
The president of the World Boxing Association (WBA) gave an interview to journalist Bernardo Pilatti in which he spoke extensively about the current affairs of the pioneer organization and the challenges of boxing today. In a detailed exchange, Pilatti touched on different topics of interest, among which he highlighted the WBA’s plan to reduce the…
Jul 27, 2022 By PBC Editor An in-depth look at Saturday’s entire televised Premier Boxing Champions card, headlined by two-division champ Danny Garcia making his 154-pound debut against the hungry Jose Benavidez, live on SHOWTIME. Danny Garcia vs Jose Benavidez Jr. PREVIEW: July 30, 2022 | PBC on SHOWTIME It’s fight week on The PBC…
Colombian Yuberjen Martinez will make his first professional fight this Friday at the Elias Chegwin Coliseum, in the city of Barranquilla, in Colombia, against Venezuelan Yeison Hernandez. The silver medalist of the Rio 2016 Olympic Games will debut in professional boxing with high expectations due to the style he has shown in his amateur career….
France’s Yurik Mamedov and Argentina’s Jose Javier Clavero will fight for the World Boxing Association (WBA) Continental lightweight title on August 15 at the Palais des Festivals in Cannes, France. For Mamedov it will be a special occasion as it will be his first appearance in his native country. The 31-year-old fighter has made his…
Undefeated Nicaraguan Santos Reyes and Bryan Jimenez will face each other next Saturday for the World Boxing Association (WBA) Fedecentro super lightweight title at the Nuevo Gimnasio Nicarao, in Managua, Nicaragua. It will be an important fight for both fighters, who are looking for international projection and know that a victory will put them in…