This Week in Boxing History: March 13-19
This week in boxing history, PBC recalls the final chapter of a thrilling heavyweight trilogy, our second-ever fight card and three Fights of the Year, including one deemed the best bout of the 1990s.
Former champions Berto, Porter to meet in 147-pound title eliminator on April 22
Andre Berto and Shawn Porter have both known the exhilaration of winning a world title. Now the former champions are going to have to go through one another to get another shot at the top.
This Week in Boxing History: January 16-22
This week in boxing history, PBC celebrates two of our own champions, remembers a pair of heavyweight title fights featuring a Hall of Fame foursome and looks back at the last lightweight title defense by a multi-division legend.
PBC Jabs runs down Porter, checks in with Selby and shows how Berto is making a difference
This week in PBC Jabs, learn what it’s like to train like a champion as host Jordan Hardy hits the track in Las Vegas with “Showtime” Shawn Porter. Also, find out what 126-pound champion Lee Selby has been up to and how former champ Andre Berto is lending a helping hand in hurricane-ravaged Haiti.
Lem’s Corner: Already possessing similarities, Molina and Provodnikov finally to share a ring
John Molina Jr. and Ruslan Provodnikov were born just 53 weeks apart, made their professional debuts seven months apart in 2006 and they live about 25 miles from each other in Southern California.
Five years later, Andre Berto gets his revenge against Victor Ortiz with fourth-round KO
It took him five years to avenge a loss that temporarily derailed his career. But after scoring a knockout win against bitter rival Victor Ortiz on Saturday night, Andre Berto simply described the victory as soul-soothing.
Victor Ortiz and Andre Berto ready for another bombs-away brawl
The first time Victor Ortiz and Andre Berto got together, the stakes were sky high, as both were slugging it out for Berto’s 147-pound title and a spot in the upper echelon of the division.
Still irked by loss to Victor Ortiz, Andre Berto is dead set on getting revenge
Leading into his April 2011 clash with Victor Ortiz, Andre Berto’s career couldn’t have possibly been in a better position.
