Thurman vs. Collazo for July 11th
Keith “One Time” Thurman is likely out of the Floyd Mayweather sweepstakes for September as ESPN.com is reporting he will be facing veteran tough guy Luis Collazo on July 11th to serve as the first PBC broadcasted card on ESPN. Thurman has been wanting to face Collazo every since Collazo
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Adrien Broner vs. Shawn Porter confirmed for June 20th
As first reported by Michael Woods last week and then confirmed today, a mega-fight between Adrien Broner and Shawn Porter will take place on June 20th on NBC. This will serve as the fourth installment of Premier Boxing Champions as it will be a battle of Ohio as Porter originally
New information on upcoming PBC cards
Last week we reported that Adrien Broner vs. Shawn Porter is likely to happen and this week the rumors have become stronger. The rumored bout per LA Times’ Lance Pugmire explains the fight will be contested at “Danny [Garcia] weight” of super light welterweight, 144 lbs. This card will be
PBC on CBS sees slight dip in ratings
Premier Boxing Champions in it’s second outing on CBS pulled an overnight rating of 0.9 in overnight ratings and 1.4 million total viewers in contrast the April 4th card headlined by Adonis Stevenson pulled in a 1.1 overnight rating and 1.6 million viewers. What does this mean? Well, shows
Deontay Wilder faces Eric Molina in hometown, June 13th
Deontay Wilder’s first WBC world heavyweight title defense will not be the most amazing foe in front of him, but will serve as a victory lap of sorts as Wilder will defend his belt in his home state of Alabama. Wilder is likely to face Eric Molina on June 13
Erislandy Lara vs. Delvin Rodriguez June 12th on Spike TV
Erislandy Lara returns to the ring after facing Ishe Smith last December as he will be in the main even on June 12 from the UIC Pavilion in Chicago against Delvin Rodriguez. The fight will main event a PBC on Spike broad cast. Lara will defend his WBA junior
PBC on CBS weigh in results; Figueroa misses weight
Venue: State Farm Arena, Hidalgo, Texas Promoter: Warriors Boxing TV: CBS Jamie McDonnell 117.8 vs. Tomoki Kameda 117.8 (WBA regular featherweight title) Omar Figueroa Jr 141.5* vs. Ricky Burns 139.2 Austin Trout 157 vs. Luis Galarza 155.6 Porky Medina 169.8 vs. Samuel Miller 169.6 Steve Lovett 177 vs. Eric Watkins
Golden Boy Promotions files 300 million dollar lawsuit against Al Haymon
On Wednesday May 6th, Golden Boy Promotions has filed a 300 million dollar lawsuit against manager/advisor Al Haymon for violating the Muhammad Ali and employing anti-competitive business practices i.e. a monopoly. The suit also includes Haymon’s major backer, Waddell & Reed Financial, Inc., an asset management company (“hedge fund company”) that
Ricky Burns Excited For U.S. Debut On CBS, Saturday
Ricky Burns says that beating Omar Figueroa in Texas on Saturday will put him back on the World title trail. The former two-weight world champion Burns meets the former WBC lightweight king at the State Farm Arena in Hidalgo live on CBS in the US as part of the