Errol Spence Jr. has mapped out his three-fight plan for unifying the welterweight division in facing Shawn Porter next followed by the winner of Keith Thurman vs. Manny Pacquiao and then finally Terence Crawford.
Errol Spence Jr. says he doesn’t mind if Terence Crawforddefends against Kell Brook in his next fight, but he thinks that Brook is passed his prime. Crawford’s promoter Bob Arum is said to be interested in making the Crawford-Brook fight next.
(June 24, 2019) — British featherweight champion Ryan Walsh will make the sixth defense of his title in a 12-round showdown against the unbeaten Lewis Paulin on the latest edition of #MTKFightNight Friday, June 28 at York Hall in London.
In the 10-round super lightweight co-feature, loquacious contender Ohara “Two Tanks” Davies will take on former lightweight world champion Miguel Vazquez.
Hughie Fury will be facing former WBC heavyweight champion Samuel Peter in a 10 round fight on the undercard of Amir Khan vs. Neeraj Goyat next month on July 12 at the King Abdullah Sports City, in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. Khan-Goyat will be shown on Channel 5 in the UK.
LOS ANGELES: Not even pelting rains could stop WBA regular welterweight champion Manny Pacquiao from his efforts to be in tip-top shape for his coming fight with “super” belt-owner Keith Thurman.
The 40-year-old Filipino ring icon bucked sporadic rains that struck the city and cold weather that engulfed the mountainous Griffith Observatory Park on Friday as he looked nearing his peak for the sort of WBA 147-pound unification confrontation with his 30-year-old rival set July 20 at the MGM Grand Arena in Las Vegas.
Eddie Hearn is saying that #1 WBC heavyweight contender Dillian Whyte’s resolution with the World Boxing Council is being finalized today, and he says it’s a “major moment for his career,” in speaking to IFL TV.
LOS ANGELES -- The reigning Fighter of the Decade and boxer laureate, Senator Manny "Pacman" Pacquiao (61-7-2, 39 KOs), is preparing to return for the first time since dominating Adrien Broner over twelve rounds back in January.
One week removed from his landing to a throng of fans and media at LAX, Manny has exceeded everyone's expectations in training camp for his challenge of undefeated WBA welterweight super champion Keith "One Time" Thurman -- which may be the only normal thing about his current training camp.
Saul Canelo Alvarez has more deserving opponents than Gennady Golovkin to fight in his next match in September says Golden Boy Promotions president Eric Gomez. It’s not about money for Canelo. Golovkin wants the trilogy fight outside of Las Vegas, but he’s not in position to dictate where the third fight will take place.
(June 20, 2019) — One of Ireland’s premier amateurs, 20-year-old Paddy Donovan, has signed a multi-year professional contract with Top Rank.
Donovan, a southpaw from Limerick, will turn pro later this year and compete as a welterweight.
