19 Jun 2015

Weights from Broner vs. Porter

  Adrien Broner 143.5 vs. Shawn Porter 144 Errol Spence 149 vs. Phil Lo Greco 152 Terrell Gausha vs. Luis Grajeda Robert Easter 135 vs. Miguel Mendoza 136.5 Michael Hunter 201 vs. Deon Elam 197 Kevin Newman 164 vs. Bobby McIntyre 163 Sanjarbek Rakhmanov 143 vs. Brett Simmons 146  

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17 Jun 2015

Roberto Garcia out of bout with Errol Spence Jr.

Robert Garcia out of NBC fight vs @ErrolSpenceJr Sat. Not close to weight. I'm told Spence will get a new opponent, possibly Phil LoGreco. — Dan Rafael (@danrafaelespn) June 18, 2015 As reported tonight by Dan Rafael of ESPN.com, Roberto Garcia, who listed above in the tweet as Robert Garcia,

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15 Jun 2015

Danny Garcia vs. Paulie Malignaggi official for August 1st

It is now official as Danny “Swift” Garcia (30-0, 17 KOs) will face Paulie “The Magic Man” Malignaggi (33-6, 7 KOs) at Barclays Center in Brooklyn, NY in the second venture of Premier Boxing Champions on ESPN on Saturday, August 1st. The undercard is rumored to feature middleweight Danny Jacobs versus either

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04 Jun 2015

Keith Thurman-Luis Collazo to take place at USF Sun Dome in Tampa

Per a press release, Keith “One Time” Thurman (25-0, 21 KOs) will debut in his home state of Florida on the debut of Premier Boxing Champions on ESPN against Luis Collazo (36-6, 19 KOs). The fight will take place Saturday, July 11th at the USF Sun Dome in Tampa, Fl. The co-main

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29 May 2015

Danny Garcia to return August 1st on ESPN

Al Haymon’s Premier Boxing Champions brainchild is taking no prisoners as it moves to ESPN as the second bout under PBC on ESPN format will feature Danny Garcia vs. a yet to be named opponent on August 1st. This marks the second high profile fighter on the ESPN platform as

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29 May 2015

Robert Guerrero Media Day highlights

Robert Guerrero fights Aron Martinez on NBC, June 6th at 12:00pm PST/3:00PM EST, as part of the Premier Boxing Champions installment of their series. Below is a highlight of Guerrero’s complete workout

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27 May 2015

Khan-Algieri press conference quotes

  venue: Barclays Center   Amir Khan: “I really believe that I have the movement, the skills and the technique to beat Chris Algieri and look spectacular doing it. Algieri has been in the ring with big names before so we know that’s not going to scare him and he

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26 May 2015

PBC: Dirrell-DeGale nets 0.85 overnight rating

Saturday afternoon PBC Boxing on NBC draws 0.85 overnight rating http://t.co/9wbLSORlxt — Sports TV Ratings (@SportsTVRatings) May 26, 2015 As reported by Sports TV Ratings and Showbuzz Daily, the Saturday afternoon rendition of Premier Boxing Champions, PBC on NBC, Andre Dirrell vs. James DeGale netted an overnight rating of 0.85 which

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24 May 2015

Fighters (and fans) reacts to Dirrell-DeGale on Twitter

DeGale defeats Dirrell First British Boxer to be Gold Medalist and become World Champion. We got one of those too named Andre Ward. Ward vs DeGale anyone? — Sergio Mora (@TheLatinSnake_) May 23, 2015 Degale just nicked it for me — Kell Brook (@SpecialKBrook) May 23, 2015 Good to see

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23 May 2015

Football player Frank Gore signs Willie Nelson to managerial pact

Per Brian Schwartz’s Facebook page, trainer of junior middleweight Willie Nelson, Nelson has signed a deal with Indianapolis Colts RB Frank Gore’s newly established boxing management company, Groves Finest. Gore who use to train in the offseason with Schwartz when he played for the San Francisco 49ers is now looking

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