1:49 PM ET Showtime and Al Haymon’s Premier Boxing Champions have worked together since PBC launched in 2015, but on Thursday they formalized their relationship, announcing a three-year deal that will extend their partnership through 2021. They said the deal “calls for a monthly series of events presented by Premier Boxing Champions to air live
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3:22 AM ET Although the fight between secondary middleweight world titlist Ryota Murata and mandatory challenger Rob Brant was left for dead two weeks ago, guess what? This is boxing. The fight roared back to life in recent days, and it’s on. The 160-pounders will meet on Oct. 20 in the main event of a
9:33 PM ET Former middleweight boxing champion Jermain Taylor was arrested Wednesday in Little Rock, Arkansas, after another alleged domestic violence incident in which he is said to have threatened to kill a woman. According to a police report, Taylor, 40, allegedly punched a woman and held a knife to her throat. He was arrested
Mar 31, 2018 Former three-division world titleholder Jorge Linares will eye a return to the win column when he faces Abner Cotto on Sept. 29 at the Fantasy Springs Resort Casino in Indio, California, Golden Boy Promotions announced Wednesday. Linares will face Cotto, a nephew of former four-division world champion Miguel Cotto, in the 12-round
11:49 AM ET Strawweight world titlist Wanheng Menayothin moved to 51-0 — surpassing the 50-0 mark Floyd Mayweather retired with last August — as he won a unanimous decision against Pedro Taduran on Wednesday. Fighting at home in Nakhon Sawan, Thailand, Menayothin (51-0, 18 KOs), 32, retained his 105-pound world title for the 10th time,
10:25 AM ET Former heavyweight world title challengers Kubrat Pulev and Hughie Fury will meet in a world title eliminator for the right to earn another crack at a belt. They will fight on Oct. 27 at Arena Armeec in Pulev’s hometown of Sofia, Bulgaria, promoters Epic Sports and Entertainment and Hennessey Sports announced on
6:59 PM ET Undisputed cruiserweight world champion Oleksandr Usyk is closing in on a deal for his next fight while Murat Gassiev, the man he vanquished to unify all four major titles last month, will be out of action for several months recovering from multiple surgeries following that bout. Usyk’s team has been negotiating a
2:30 AM ET A different venue, a different opponent. International Boxing Federation (IBF) super flyweight champion Jerwin Ancajas will defend his title for the sixth time against Mexican fighter Alejandro Santiago, Top Rank announced on Monday (Tuesday in Manila). The fight will take place at the Oracle Arena — home of the Golden State Warriors
12:48 PM ET Super middleweight world titlist Jose Uzcategui is due to face mandatory challenger Caleb Plant, but with Plant sidelined with a hand injury that forced the fight to be postponed, Uzcategui is set for a non-title bout. Uzcategui will face Ezequiel Maderna in a scheduled 10-round fight that will headline the Top Rank
12:07 PM ET Opening Bell: Busy is best All too often a boxer will win — or lose — a big fight and then, poof, they disappear for who knows how long. It is far too common to see a guy out of action for eight months, a year, even longer. Top fighters, even ones