Quillin to challenge Lee for 160-pound title on April 11
Calling it “a dream come true," Peter Quillin is heading back to Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York, where he will challenge southpaw 160-pound titleholder Andy Lee on April 11 in a Premier Boxing Champions bout on NBC.
Scott Hanson to announce monthly PBC fights on Spike TV
Editor’s note: Spike TV announced today that Scott Hanson will be the blow-by-blow announcer for the network’s monthly Premier Boxing Champions Friday night telecasts. Check back tomorrow for a lively Q&A with Hanson as he discusses his involvement with PBC.
Broner showing maturity in preparing for Molina
Perspective, maturity and humility. Not exactly the three words that usually come to mind when describing three-time world champion Adrien Broner.
Celebrating Black History Month: Joe Frazier
Fearless and relentless, Joe Frazier was a Philadelphia-born pugilistic machine who embodied every hard-nosed, blue-collar trait that defined the city of his birth. Running on the streets of the city and punching sides of beef to prepare for a fight? Long before there was Rocky Balboa, there was Frazier.
Peterson: Non-title fight with Garcia worth the weight
Lamont Peterson has a simple answer for anyone questioning the importance of his April 11 non-title clash against fellow 140-pound champion Danny Garcia.
Celebrating Black History Month: Evander Holyfield
From the time he won bronze in the 1984 Olympics, Evander “The Real Deal” Holyfield was poised to become one of the dominant figures in boxing for nearly two decades.
Thurman, Guerrero pumped to perform on NBC’s prime-time stage
When he was a kid, Keith Thurman enjoyed perusing a boxing history book and daydreamed that he would one day grace its pages.
Celebrating Black History Month: Thomas Hearns
To be the best you’ve got to beat the best, and beat them Thomas "The Hitman” Hearns did across an astonishing five weight classes in one of the deepest eras in boxing history. And if he didn’t beat them, he at least gave his opponent the fight of his life.
