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Tag: Premier Boxing Champions

  • Wilder and Mbilli Prevail in their Friday Features

    Deontay Wilder and Christian Mbilli headlined two different Friday night main events with contrasting story lines. Wilder, the 39 year-old former WBC heavyweight titlist once headlined cards at The Kingdom Arena, T-Mobile Arena, MGM Grand, Barclay Center and the Staples Center. Last night he fought the unknown Tyrrell Herndon at the obscure Charles Koch Arena…

  • Bait and Switch: Charlo (Jermell) vs Canelo Alvarez RETRACTION POST

    This poster floated around on social media yesterday and led to a lot of confusion. This also will lead to my first retraction post. In the effort to not be fake news or Russian disinformation I am setting the record straight and reporting what I am calling the “Charlo Bait and Switch”. I reported recently…

  • Canelo Alvarez Signs with PBC: What to Expect?

    After weeks of posturing and negotiating, Canelo Alvarez has signed a three fight deal with Premier Boxing Champions to fight on Showtime PPV. Negotiations with Dmitry Bivol and Badou Jack have fallen apart and Alvarez has since moved on. Bivol would not budge on the weight class as he wanted to come down and attempt…

  • Reaction: Thurman’s call out & Canelo-Bivol II

    Based on recent news from the boxing world, I will share my opinion on two recent headlines. Recently, welterweight Keith Thurman has called out the winner of Terrence Crawford and Errol Spence. Saul Alvarez and Dmitry Bivol have seen their negotiations fall apart for a rematch. Thurman’s call out: I flat out do not think…

  • Crawford vs Spence is Official

    Set your calendars for July 29th, one of the most anticipated fights in boxing is finally signed. Terrence Crawford and Errol Spence are set to meet in a welterweight unification clash at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. They have also signed a rematch clause that mandates a second fight to happen before the end…

  • Rolando Romero claims WBA Title via TKO

    Rolando Romero captured his first world title last night with a controversial ninth round technical knockout of Ismael Barroso. This fight was altogether unsatisfying as a last minute replacement was brought in following title holder Alberto Puello’s positive test for performance enhancing drugs. Despite the vast criticism of Barroso for looking sixty-five years old in…

  • Two Big Upsets Highlight Easter Weekend

    Undefeated unified champion Murodjon Akhmadaliev and undefeated contender Sebastian Fundora left the weekend with their first losses in massive upsets. MJ as he is known entered the ring in San Antonio, Texas this weekend on DAZN for his fourth title defense of the junior featherweight titles he picked up in 2020 when he defeated the…

  • Tim Tszyu Dominates Harrison: Charlo Fight Boosted

    Showtime unofficial judge and commentator Steve Farhood to paraphrase it said that the fans already wanted the Charlo versus Tszyu fight prior to this victory. But now that fight looks a whole lot better. Tim Tszyu put on a great performance in front of his hometown crowd in Australia to defeat former champion Tony Harrison…

  • Rumor: Deontay Wilder to face Robert Helenius in Comeback

    Stories are circulating throughout the boxing media about Deontay Wilder’s comeback opponent and it is believed to be Finnish heavyweight Robert Helenius. The target date is October 15th at the Barclay’s Center in Brooklyn, New York on PBC PPV. For the thirty-six year old Wilder this will be his first fight since losing the trilogy…

  • Danny Garcia Fights on in the Face of Obscurity

    Danny Garcia enters the ropes for the fortieth time in his professional career that began back in 2007. This marks his first appearance since 2020 when he dropped a unanimous decision to Errol Spence in a welterweight title bout. At thirty four years of age the decorated pro from Philly is fighting in his third…