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.
12 Rounds With ... Josesito Lopez
Josesito Lopez loves to box about as much as he loves to breathe, so the fact he’s been out of the ring for nearly 21 months has been maddening. Making the long layoff even more intolerable is the way Lopez’s last fight ended.
Josesito Lopez on the mend after hand surgery, eyeing November comeback
While Premier Boxing Champions returns to Southern California on June 6 when Robert Guerrero takes on Aron Martinez at Carson’s StubHub Center, one of SoCal’s own fighters will be working on the comeback trail.
Andre Berto shows he's all the way back
Josesito Lopez had it all set up just so. Fighting in front of an adoring crowd at Citizens Business Bank Arena in Ontario, California—just about a half-hour drive from his hometown of Riverside—Lopez looked to pay those local fans back for all their love with a win on Premier Boxing Champions' first Spike TV broadcast.
The Moment: Andre Berto vs. Josesito Lopez
The Moment for Andre Berto came in the sixth round Friday night, when his sustained jab set up a crunching right hand that culminated a four-punch sequence and drove Josesito Lopez to the canvas for the first of two knockdowns at Citizens Business Bank Arena in Ontario, California.
Andre Berto takes down Josesito Lopez with sixth-round KO
If there was any doubt about Andre Berto’s injured right shoulder, it was erased Friday night with an impressive performance against hometown hero Josesito Lopez in the debut of Spike TV’s coverage of the Premier Boxing Champions series.
Shawn Porter moves on with new opponent for Spike TV card
The weigh-in for tonight’s boxing card at Citizens Business Bank Arena in Ontario, California, was not without surprise Thursday as Roberto Garcia was hospitalized for an illness and scratched from his fight against Shawn Porter.
Fighting as B-side opponents is familiar role for Josesito Lopez, Roberto Garcia
Josesito Lopez and Roberto Garcia thought it was no coincidence that they were seated together during Wednesday's media session in Ontario, California, while their 147-pound opponents, Andre Berto and Shawn Porter, were paired at another table.
