Left, right and long: Rances Barthelemy is ready to deploy all his weapons
In the days leading up to his fight against Antonio DeMarco, Rances Barthelemy is training in a makeshift garage gym in a residential neighborhood in Las Vegas. It’s 100 degrees out, and all the doors in the garage are open. Air conditioning? What are you, fancy?
Errol Spence Jr. making potential opponents sit up and take notice
It seemed as if Errol Spence Jr. was auditioning for potential 147-pound opponents, with past titleholders Andre Berto, Adrien Broner and Shawn Porter and current champion Keith Thurman all sitting at ringside.
The Moment: Erislandy Lara vs Delvin Rodriguez
Delvin Rodriguez knew his best chance at dethroning savvy southpaw Erislandy Lara was to dispense with caution in favor of engaging in an all-out brawl.
Danny Garcia and Paulie Malignaggi set to clash in a battle for Barclays Center bragging rights
“Magic” will be in the air—or in the ring, at least—when Premier Boxing Champions returns to ESPN with a showdown between former 140- and 147-pound champ Paulie Malignaggi and reigning 140-pound kingpin Danny Garcia.
Sammy Vasquez Jr. built a huge following in Pittsburgh, now he’s looking to do so nationally
When Sammy Vasquez Jr. first turned pro, his father used to hand-deliver tickets to his son’s fights to the homes of anyone who wanted them.
Go behind the scenes as Adrien Broner and Shawn Porter prepare to battle in the latest edition of “Corner to Corner”
The Battle for Ohio and the Battle for Texas get heated on the same night when Cleveland’s Shawn Porter challenges Cincinnati’s Adrien Broner, and Houston’s Roberto Garcia takes on Dallas’ Errol Spence Jr. on Saturday at Las Vegas’ MGM Grand Garden Arena.
Erislandy Lara puts on a clinic in shutout decision over Delvin Rodriguez
Erislandy Lara hasn’t always had sterling luck with the judges. Losses to Paul Williams and Saul “Canelo” Alvarez can attest to that. The former tough-luck (or outright befuddling) loss made Lara so angry he came out and flattened Ronald Hearns in a minute and a half.
Carl Frampton vs Alejandro Gonzalez heads PBC card in Texas on July 18
Belfast’s own Carl Frampton is following in the footsteps of so many U.K. greats, and taking his show across the pond when he makes his U.S. and Premier Boxing Champions debut July 18 against Alejandro Gonzalez Jr. at the Don Haskins Center in El Paso, Texas, in a bout airing on CBS at 4 p.m. ET/1 p.m. PT.
