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.
Undefeated 147-pound prospect Jamal James returns to the ring against former Olympian Javier Molina on January 19
Minnesota’s Jamal “Shango” James takes his nickname from the African god of thunder, lightning and fire, brandishing his fists in place of flames.
Changing the narrative: With three TKO wins, Daniel Jacobs earns PBC Fighter of the Year
Daniel Jacobs used to call himself the “Golden Child,” a nod to his potential as a young fighter whose future sparkled like something you’d find encased in glass at Zales. But then, due to circumstances in and out of the ring, that luster faded and the glimmer dimmed. And so for Jacobs, it was all about finding that shine once more. In 2015, he not only shined, he was electrifying.
Presenting the 12 Rounds of Christmas: Round 12 (Danny Garcia vs Lamont Peterson)
The month after his April 11 clash with Danny Garcia in Brooklyn, New York, Lamont Peterson pulled out his cellphone following a workout at the Washington, D.C., gym where he trains and read us a list that he had written prior to the fight.
Marco Huck vs Krzysztof Glowacki stands above all as PBC Fight of the Year
Johnny Nelson reigned over the 200-pound division for six years and 13 title defenses from 1999 to 2005. Marco Huck had matched him on both counts, with 13 defenses of his own and a six-year run from 2009-15. But he was looking to take those records all for himself August 14 with a win over Polish southpaw Krzysztof Glowacki.
Presenting the 12 Rounds of Christmas: Round 11 (Omar Figueroa Jr. vs Ricky Burns)
It was a night when Omar Figueroa Jr. and Ricky Burns would combine to throw 1,685 punches—1,442 of which were power shots, with 517 of those landing. The early pace of the 12-round slugfest, it’s safe to say, was not sustainable the longer the fight went on.
