LONG ISLAND, NY (June 29, 2017) – Once-beaten welterweight Jamal James (20-1, 9 KO’s) will meet former title challenger Jo Jo Dan (36-4, 19 KO’s) in a 10-round showdown featured on Premier Boxing Champions on FS1 and FOX Deportes Saturday, July 15 at the newly-renovated NYCB LIVE, home of the Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum. …
Namibia’s Julius Indongo has raised the bar for Africa boxing, but with his next opponent, he’ll reach for the stars. MTC Promotions and Top Rank Promotions are finalizing a 140lb. unification bout between WBA & IBF world titlist Indongo (22-0, 11 KO’s) and WBC & WBO world champion Terence Crawford (31-0, 22 KO’s). Crawford…
Yetunde Odunuga, a Nigerian female amateur boxer, took home the gold medal in the women’s lightweight category at the Africa Confederation Boxing Championship in Brazzaville, Congo. Odunuga (pictured right) is an army officer in her native Nigeria. She is the only boxer from her country to win a medal at this AIBA qualifying tourney. With…
TOLEDO, OH. (June 28, 2017) – Unbeaten lightweight world champion Robert Easter and top contender Denis Shafikov discussed their world title showdown with media Wednesday in advance of their bout that headlines Premier Boxing Champions on Bounce this Friday, June 30 from the Huntington Center in Toledo, Ohio. Televised coverage on Bounce begins at…
BAKERSFIELD, CALIF. (June 28, 2017) – Exciting former world champion Victor Ortiz (31-6-2, 24 KOs) will meet Mexico’s Saul Corral (24-9, 15 KOs) in a 10-round welterweight matchup on Sunday, July 30 that headlines Premier Boxing Champions on FS1 and FOX Deportes live from Rabobank Theater in Bakersfield, California. Televised coverage begins at 7…
ALEXANDRIA, LA. (June 28, 2017) – Featherweight prospect Miguel Flores (21-1, 9 KOs) will return to the ring to face former title challenger Chris Avalos (26-5, 19 KOs) in a 10-round showdown that headlines Premier Boxing Champions TOE-TO-TOE TUESDAYS on FS1 and BOXEO DE CAMPEONES on FOX Deportes July 18 from Rapides Parish Coliseum in…
BETHLEHEM, PA. (June 28, 2017) – Miguel Cruz (16-0, 11 KOs) earned a unanimous decision to defeat Alex Martin (13-2, 5 KOs) and remained unbeaten in a welterweight rematch that headlined Premier Boxing Champions TOE-TO-TOE TUESDAYS on FS1 and BOXEO DE CAMPEONES on FOX Deportes Tuesday night from Sands Bethlehem Events Center in Bethlehem, Pa.…
The World Boxing Super Series is delighted to announce that two more undefeated fighters have signed up for the Muhammad Ali Trophy, The Greatest Prize in Boxing. Erik Skoglund (26-0, 12 KOs) and Jamie Cox (22-0, 12 KOs) have joined a star-studded tournament line-up that already features four reigning world champions and two former world…
BROOKLYN (June 27, 2017) – Unbeaten former world champion Jermall Charlo returns to face Argentina’s Jorge Sebastian Heiland in a middleweight world title eliminator featured on SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING, Saturday, July 29 live on SHOWTIME at 9 p.m. ET/6 p.m. PT. Charlo vs. Heiland is presented by Premier Boxing Champions live from Barclays Center, the…
Namibia’s Jonas Junias is on the road to redemption and it began in Congo-Brazzaville on Sunday. Junias defeated Eslam Ahmed Aly Mohamed of Egypt at the 2017 Africa Confederation Boxing Championship (AFBC) to win a gold medal in the light welterweight division. Jonas (pictured right) is joined by teammate Mathias Hamunyela, who beat Cameroon’s…