Benavidez goes deep before scoring TKO against Douglin
David Benavidez gained some invaluable experience against a tough opponent Friday night. The teenager also picked up another knockout, too.
PBC fighters reflect on their Olympic experiences
Competing for one’s country at the Olympics is one of the greatest honors an athlete can achieve. With the Rio Summer Games getting underway this weekend, some of PBC’s Olympic veterans shared their own memories and offered advice to this year’s athletes.
Benavidez ready to showcase his skills in 168-pound battle against Douglin
David Benavidez’s nickname—“El Bandera Roja,” or “The Red Flag”—is an homage to the red cape bullfighters use to lure their beasts. It’s an appropriate moniker, because Benavidez is on a bullish assault to take over the 168-pound division.
Jacobs, Mora set for 160-pound title rematch on September 9
Last summer, Daniel Jacobs and Sergio Mora gave fight fans two thrilling rounds of action, but the bout really didn't come to a natural resolution. Both men intend to settle that score in about a month.
Plant to risk perfect record against De Angel in August 23 clash of knockout artists
Caleb Plant’s last two opponents—and three of the past four—entered the ring with four losses on their record. They each departed the ring with another thing in common: loss No. 5.
Still just a teenager, Benavidez powering his way up 168-pound ranks
David Benavidez was sparring with world champions by the time he was old enough to drive.
Wilder on the mend following surgeries on his arm, hand
Heavyweight champion Deontay Wilder is recovering in the wake of separate surgeries Thursday to repair a broken right hand and torn biceps in the same arm.
Frampton outlasts Santa Cruz to win 126-pound world title
Carl Frampton insisted that a rise in weight would greatly increase his punching power and stability against 126-pound champion Leo Santa Cruz. Santa Cruz figured his aggression and volume punching would overcome whatever the ex-122-pound champ offered.
