Former champions Figueroa, Guerrero set for crucial 147-pound showdown
If ever there have been two former world champions arriving at the same point from distinctly different directions, they are Omar Figueroa Jr. and Robert Guerrero.
After time away from the ring, Figueroa returns with renewed fighting spirit
Omar Figueroa Jr. stood there, oversized gloves dangling by his sides, before around 300 strange faces in a converted wrestling arena in his parents’ hometown of Rio Bravo, Mexico. He had every right to be filled with nerves. He was 7 years old, and about to embark on what’s become a life’s journey.
PBC Jabs checks in with Figueroa before Saturday’s smorgasbord of fights
This week in PBC Jabs, host Jordan Hardy sets the table for Saturday’s feast of fights on FOX and FS1, including a chat with former world titleholder Omar Figueroa Jr. before his 147-pound showdown with former two-division champion Robert Guerrero.
12 Rounds With … Robert Guerrero
Former two-division world champion Robert Guerrero knows there are boxing pundits and fans out there questioning why he doesn’t just call it a career and retire.
PBC stars delivering winning efforts outside the ring
Champions in the ring such as Deontay Wilder, Danny Garcia and Abner Mares are also championing causes in their communities.
This Week in Boxing History: July 10-16
This week in boxing history, PBC highlights three world championship thrillers that were named Fight of the Year, a stunning middleweight title upset and the first 1984 U.S. Olympian to win a world championship.
Don’t sleep on injured world champion Keith Thurman during his downtime
It’s easy to envision Keith Thurman cloaked in a scarlet robe, sitting with his eyes closed in a cave somewhere in the Himalaya mountains receiving wisdom from a Tibetan monk. If there is a fiercely independent Renaissance man in boxing today whose narrative is one he has solely designed, it is the fighter known as “One Time.”
The PBC Hot List
Here’s a list of some of PBC's top rising stars. Boxers on this list have been on a hot streak, like a slugger in baseball on a hitting streak or a running back in football who keeps posting 100-yard rushing games. Other than alphabetical, they’re not ranked in any particular order. We’ll leave that to you—the reader.
