CARSON, CALIF. – Featherweight world champions Leo Santa Cruz and Abner Mares were both victorious in their Premier Boxing Champions on FOX and FOX Deportes fights Saturday night from StubHub Center in Carson, Calif. and officially set up a world championship rematch between the two popular southern California champions in early 2018. “I want Abner Mares,” said Santa Cruz. “I said…
BROOKLYN – Heavyweight World Champion Deontay Wilder and Welterweight World Champions Keith Thurman and Errol Spence Jr. met with the media on Saturday at Barclays Center to discuss their upcoming bouts and expected 2018 campaigns. Wilder will defend his WBC belt on Nov. 4 against mandatory challenger Bermane Stiverne live on SHOWTIME from Barclays Center in a Premier…
On his professional debut Eric Israel upset the odds against William Webber tonight. 27-year-old Israel, originally from Nigeria, might have been wild and unorthodox at times but his power was too much for the 18-year-old prospect at York Hall. Webber, trained by Peter Sims, was a decorated amateur and looked the part early on…
BROOKLYN – All three 154lb. champions retained their titles on SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING from Brooklyn’s Barclays Center but it was WBC titlist Jermall Charlo who stole the show. The Premier Boxing Champions event featured three world title fights in the stacked 154-pound division, a lineup including five fighters ranked in the top 10, and…