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  • 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…

  • August Boxing: They Fell in 2021 and Look to Rebound in 2022

    Anthony Joshua was defeated in an exciting heavyweight contest that saw the breakthrough and coronation of Oleksandr Usyk. The skilled Ukrainian with an endless gas tank was able to outmaneuver and out punch the larger Joshua in a twelve round decision that stunned Joshua’s home crowd. The smaller man had Joshua pinned on the ropes…

  • 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…

  • Fight of the Day: Corrie Sanders Stuns Wladimir Klitschko

    An interesting flashback to 2003 for what was a massive heavyweight upset that is still discussed amongst hardcore boxing heads today. Most remember Wladimir Klitschko as the dominant heavyweight from 2006 to 2015 but in 2003 he was the WBO titleholder seeking a fight with then champion Lennox Lewis. At 40-1 Wladimir held the WBO…

  • Fight of the Day: Andy Ruiz vs Chris Arreola

    Premier Boxing Champions’ YouTube page recently posted the PPV main event from May 2021 between Arreola and Ruiz from Carson, California. This was an interesting crossroads fight between Ruiz who briefly held unified titles at heavyweight when he scored a massive upset over Anthony Joshua at the Garden and long time contender Arreola. Joshua returned…

  • Boxing in Media: Devin Haney joined Steven A Smith on Steven A’s World

    Steven A Smith is one of the most popular sportscasters in the US and has the biggest sports platform in the US, ESPN, giving him air time. His show Steven A’s World on ESPN+ features commentary on top sports moments, celebrity guests, athlete interviews, and fan Q/A type of stuff. While it is not on…

  • Training Post: Routine Soldiers On

    I post my training here once in a while to go over what I am working on for those interested in boxing and those maybe looking to train. Also, as someone covering the sport I feel good participating in it to get a feel of what the fighters go through. I have recommended Fran Sands’…

  • Three Year Anniversary of Deontay Wilder’s KO of Dominic Breazeale

    From the Barclay’s Center in Brooklyn, NY May of 2019 I share this as a personal memory as a boxing fan who attended this fight three years ago. This KO win is probably Deontay Wilder’s high water mark as he was coming off the awesome first fight with Tyson Fury where he nearly knocked him…

  • Boxing Headlines: Alvarez, Joshua & Women’s Boxing

    There are some interesting stories in the boxing world with fights coming together for 2022. While boxing had a very weak start to the year the second quarter has been picking up and news is circulating of even more interesting fights and updates surrounding existing fights: Canelo Alvarez to face Golovkin in Third fight After…

  • Recommendation: Kelly Pavlik Tutorials and Social Media Presence

    I have been seeing a lot more posts from Kelly Pavlik on my newsfeed and am happy to see him doing well. The former middleweight champion can be seen passing on his knowledge to future fighters and hobbyists alike. He does very good quick but insightful boxing lessons on various techniques and strategies. I will…