Premier Boxing Champions fights airing on CBS beginning April 4
The Premier Boxing Champions series continues to come out swinging, announcing a multiyear partnership with CBS, which will televise up to eight live fights in 2015. The PBC, created for TV by Haymon Boxing, debuts on CBS on April 4 with 175-pound champion Adonis Stevenson, one of boxing’s hardest hitters, battling former 168-pound champ Sakio Bika.
Danny 'Swift' Garcia does NBA All-Star Weekend like a boss
NBA All-Star Weekend in New York City wasn't just about the luminaries of the hardwood. Plenty of celebrities were on hand to witness Russell Westbrook power the Western Conference to a 163-158 win, thanks to his 41 points. The all-star crowd included President Bill Clinton, Beyonce, Jay Z, Rihanna, Diddy, Nicki Minaj, Arianna Grande, Ne-Yo and Premier Boxing Champions 140-pounder Danny "Swift" Garcia.
Fatherhood driving Quillin to seek greater heights
On August 24, the day after Joaquin Enriquez Quillin was born, his father, Peter Quillin, posted a photo of the newborn's left hand clutching his dad's right forefinger.
Celebrating Black History Month: Joe Gans
His nickname was the “Old Master,” but Joe Gans is best known for breaking new ground. In 1902, Gans became boxing’s first African-American world champion when he claimed the 135-pound title, which he defended through 1908.
Lopez ready for some home cookin'
Josesito Lopez calls himself the “Riverside Rocky,” a populist hero of California’s Inland Empire. Now he gets to see just how much the home crowd loves him when he takes on Andre Berto on March 13, in the first Premier Boxing Championship card on Spike TV.
Celebrating Black History Month: George Foreman
With a crushing knockout of Michael Moorer, 19 years his junior, George Foreman became the oldest heavyweight champion in boxing history on November 5, 1994. The win capped a remarkable career in which Foreman regained the title 21 years after first winning it.
Roberto Garcia staying aggressive for fight with Porter
Roberto Garcia is getting his hands wrapped, forearms resting on the back of a metal folding chair, his gaze as steely as the thing he’s sitting on as he contemplates the biggest fight of his career.
Celebrating Black History Month: Sonny Liston
On the occasion of Sonny Liston’s vicious, first-round knockout of popular heavyweight champ Floyd Patterson in 1962, Larry Merchant, then editor of the Philadelphia Daily News wrote, “In a fair fight between good and evil, evil must win.”
