By Aragon Garcia: Four division world champion Mikey Garcia (39-0, 30 KOs) reveals that he … read more
Unbeaten welterweight world champion Errol Spence Jr. and undefeated four-division champion Mikey Garcia previewed their … read more
By Dan Ambrose: It’s official that former WBC super middleweight champion David Benavidez (20-0, 17 … read more
By Allan Fox: Former three-time heavyweight world title challenger Chris Arreola (36-5-1, 31 KOs) will … read more
By Jim Dower: Former 2-time heavyweight world title challenger Chris Arreola raves about the punching power of IBF/WBA cruiserweight champion Murat ‘Iron’ Gassiev (26-0, 19 KOs), saying that he’s the hardest puncher he’s been inside the ring with in sparring.
Eric Baldwin: WBC heavyweight champion Deontay “Bronze Bomber” Wilder (37-0, 36 KOs) and Chris “The Nightmare” Arreola (36-6-1, 31 KOs) passed their drug tests from their July 16 fight at the Legacy Arena in Birmingham, Alabama. Both fighters’ urine tests came up negative in VADA’s pre and post-fight tests for drugs, according to Dan Rafael.
Wilder, 6’7”, scored an 8th round stoppage after Arreola failed to come out for the 9th round. Arreola’s left eye was nearly closed and he’d suffered a cut over his right eye. His left was the bigger problem because he couldn’t see out of it to track Wilder’s powerful jab.
By Dan Ambrose: Last Saturday night’s fight between WBC heavyweight champion Deontay “Bronze Bomber” Wilder (37-0, 36 KOs) and #9 WBC Chris Arreola (36-5-1, 31 KOs) averaged 1.8 million viewers on Premier Boxing Champions on Fox, according to ESPN.
A mostly one-armed Wilder battered Arreola for eight rounds until the fight was stopped by Arreola’s corner after round eight at the Legacy Arena in Birmingham, Alabama.
By Dan Ambrose: Chris Arreola (36-5-1, 31 KOs) met with defeat last Saturday night in getting stopped by WBC heavyweight champion Deontay Wilder (37-0, 36 KOs) in a failed world title shot on Premier Boxing Champions on Fox. Arreola was halted in the 8th round after his corner had the fight stopped after the round had ended. It was the type of performance where you can argue that the 35-year-old Arreola should retire rather than continue his career.
However, Arreola says he won’t be retiring. He wants a rematch with #12 WBC Eric Molina (25-3, 19 KOs), who he stopped in the 1st round four years ago in 2012. Arreola says that Molina has been talking trash about him, and gave him some grief about his loss to Wilder by calling him a quitter.
By Jeff Aranow: WBC heavyweight champion Deontay Wilder’s eighth round stoppage win over Chris Arreola last Saturday was a costly one for the Bronze Bomber, as he suffered a torn right biceps and a broken hand in the fight. Both injuries will require surgeries to repair the problems.
Wilder will need two surgeries after the victory. According to Wilder’s co-manager Jay Deas, he’ll have surgery on his broken right hand first. This is the same hand that Wilder had surgery on last year after breaking it in his 12 round decision win over Bermane Stiverne in January 2015.
By Scott Gilfoid: WBC heavyweight champion Deontay “Bronze Bomber” Wilder (37-0, 36 KOs) suffered two injuries to his right arm last night in registering his impressive 36th knockout in his pro career in stopping Chris Arreola (36-5-1, 31 KOs) in the 8th round. Wilder’s right hand is said to be broken, and he has a biceps injury to the same arm.
The injuries could keep the talented 6’7” Wilder out of the ring for some time. It’s going to be up to the World Boxing Council to decide whether they want to change Wilder’s status as the WBC champion to the old “Champion in Recess’ label so that it can free up the WBC belt so that other contenders can fight for the belt while Wilder slowly heals from his various injuries.