PBC Year in Photos: Anatomy of a Fight Night
You can feel the electricity in the air on a fight night, which is filled with action long before the fighters ever step into the ring.
PBC Year in Photos: Ring fashions
“Always dress like you’re going to see your worst enemy,” advises model and designer Kimora Lee Simmons. Sage words, especially when you're about to go 12 rounds in the ring with said enemy.
PBC Year in Photos: Fighting Faces
A fighter can wear a variety of faces from the time he enters the ring until the time he exits it.
PBC Year in Photos: Famous Faces
Ever since Hollywood’s biggest stars started regularly attending the Friday night fights in Los Angeles in the 1920s, boxing has attracted a star-studded crowd.
PBC Year in Photos: Sudden Impact
When a photographer captures a punch landing right at the moment of impact, it highlights both the beauty and the brutality of boxing.
PBC Year in Photos: Premier Portraits
As part of competing in a Premier Boxing Champions event, boxers are photographed in a studio setting just days before entering the ring. These shots not only provide heroic portraits of each boxer, but they also allow a glimpse into the fighters’ respective personalities.
Omar Douglas remains unbeaten with hard-fought victory over tough Frank De Alba
Omar Douglas entered Tuesday night’s 130-pound bout with southpaw Frank De Alba having vanquished three lefties, all by knockout. So it’s easy to understand why the 24-year-old Douglas walked into the ring supremely confident that he could take out De Alba well ahead of the final bell of their 10-round contest.
Heavy-hitting Omar Douglas plans to add Frank De Alba to his string of knockout victims
Omar Douglas was ringside in Valley Forge, Pennsylvania, when Frank De Alba won an eight-round unanimous decision over Jesse Carradine in October 2014. Having similarly dispatched Carradine six months earlier, “Super O” favored himself in a direct comparison.
