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Premier Boxing Champions opened its third season with an explosive collision between newly-crowned WBC 126-pound champion Leo Santa Cruz and Ireland’s Carl Frampton, and a devastatingly impressive performance by Mikey Garcia, who scored a devastating third round knockout against Dejan Zlaticanin to win the WBC 135-pound world title this past Saturday night in Las Vegas. […]

By Scott Gilfoid: Matchroom Sport promoter Eddie Hearn wants the unification fight between his fighter IBF heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua (18-0, 18 KOs) and American WBC champion Deontay “Bronze Bomber” Wilder (37-0, 36 KOs) to be on pay-per-view not only in the UK, but also in the U.S. Right now, if the Joshua-Wilder fight were […]

By Scott Gilfoid: Promoter Lou Dibella has found a very good fighter in #10 WBC Gerald Washington (18-0-1, 12 KOs_ to step in and replace Andrzej Wawrzyk as the opponent for WBC heavyweight champion Deontay “Bronze Bomber” Wilder (37-0, 36 KOs) for their fight on February 25 on Premier Boxing Champions on Fox and Fox […]

By Jeff Aranow: WBC heavyweight champion Deontay Wilder (37-0, 36 KOs) has his replacement opponent with unbeaten #10 WBC Gerald Washington (18-0-1, 12 KOs) stepping forward to face the 6’7” Wilder on February 25 on Premier Boxing Champions on Fox at the Legacy Arena in Birmingham, Alabama. Considering how little time there was for the […]

Undefeated heavyweight world champion Deontay “The Bronze Bomber” Wilder (37-0, 36 KOs) will now defend his title against unbeaten contender Gerald “El Gallo Negro” Washington (18-0-1, 12 KOs) in the main event of Premier Boxing Champions on FOX and FOX Deportes Saturday, February 25, from Legacy Arena at the BJCC in Birmingham, Alabama. The opponent […]

By Jeff Aranow: Unbeaten #10 WBC Gerald Washington (18-0-1, 12 KOs) is a possible opponent for WBC heavyweight champion Deontay “Bronze Bomber” Wilder (37-0, 36 KOs) for his next title defense on February 25 at the Legacy Arena in Birmingham, Alabama. RingTV.com is reporting that the 34-year-old Washington is one of three names that are […]

By Scott Gilfoid: Tyson Fury (25-0, 18 KOs) tweeted today saying that if WBC heavyweight champion Deontay Wilder (37-0, 36 KOs) can’t get a replacement opponent for his next title defense on February 25, then he’ll agree to fight him on that date. Fury likes to flap his gums about fighting Deontay, but he never […]

By Adam Godfrey: Anthony Joshua yesterday revealed the existence of a ‘hit list’ containing potential opponents against which he plans to do battle in the short to medium term future. These are the marquee names that Joshua hopes will someday soon elevate his status, should he maintain his unbeaten record, to that of Boxing Superstar […]

By Jeff Aranow: WBC heavyweight champion Deontay “Bronze Bomber” Wilder got some bad news on Wednesday with his scheduled opponent Andrzej Wawrzyk testing positive for a banned drug. Wilder and Wawrzyk were supposed to be facing each other on February 25 on Premier Boxing Champions on Fox at the Legacy Arena in Birmingham, Alabama. Wilder, […]

By Scott Gilfoid: If British fight promoter Eddie Hearn gets his way, WBC heavyweight champion Deontay “Bronze Bomber” Wilder (37-0, 36 KOs) will be facing his fighter #9 WBC Dillian Whyte (20-1, 15 KOs) in his next fight after his title defense against fringe level heavyweight Andrzej Wawrzyk (33-1, 19 KOs) on February 25 at […]