Davis looking to continue following footsteps of mentor Mayweather
Gervonta Davis has patterned his career trajectory after that of his idol and mentor, Floyd Mayweather Jr. And given the Hall of Fame-worthy résumé of his hero, Davis isn’t off to a bad start.
On an island: Pedraza determined to remain Puerto Rico’s lone native male champion
Jose Pedraza is well aware of his status in the hierarchy of Puerto Rican pugilism.
Anthony Dirrell eager to punch his way back to the top of 168-pound division
Anthony Dirrell has a date to check out the competition this weekend, but he has some business of his own to attend to first.
Broner heads home to Cincinnati to battle Granados on February 18
Adrien Broner is on a quest to become a five-time world champion. Next month, he’ll continue that mission—and he’ll do so in his own backyard.
Lara plans to shed ‘boring’ label by flexing his muscles against Foreman
As is the case in most sports, defense wins championships in boxing. Unfortunately, defense usually doesn’t win you many style points with fans and media—something Erislandy Lara knows all too well.
Selby to put 126-pound title on the line against Barros on January 28
Turns out Carl Frampton won’t be the only world champion from the United Kingdom defending a 126-pound world title later this month in Las Vegas.
This Week in Boxing History: January 9-15
This week in boxing history, PBC looks back as two world champions defend their titles in devastating fashion, a future champ suffers a disputed defeat, the youngest champ ever conquers a second division and two battle-tested former titleholders go the distance.
DeGale willing to go great lengths in defense of 168-pound crown
James DeGale took no short cuts to reach the top of the 168-pound division. And he’s shown no hesitation to travel even farther to stay there.
