By Tim Royner: Phil Lo Greco (28-3, 17 KOs) posted Tweet on Sunday showing a boarding pass for a flight from Toronto to London, England for could be a meeting between him Matchroom Sport promoter Eddie Hearn to sign for a fight with Amir Khan on April 21.
Phil Lo Greco
Amir Khan’s opponent for April 21 to be announced Tuesday
By Marcus Richardson: Amir Khan’s comeback opponent for his April 21st fight will be announced this Tuesday in a press conference in Liverpool, UK. This will be Khan’s first fight in 2 years since his knockout loss to Saul Canelo Alvarez in May 2016. Khan (31-4, 19 KOs) probably could have comeback in 2017, but he chose to take it easy last year and do nothing.
Phil Lo Greco offered Amir Khan fight
By Tim Royner: Junior middleweight Phil Lo Greco (28-3, 15 KOs) says he’s been offered the Amir Khan (31-4, 19 KOs) fight for April 21, but they want him to boil down to 147 for him to get it. Lo Greco, 33, says he doesn’t like the idea of him having to go all the way down to 147 to fight Khan, as it’ll be difficult for him to make the weight, and it’ll give a wrong impression of the British fighter.
Joseph Elegele vs. Phil Lo Greco results
LAKELAND, FL. (June 13, 2016) – Exciting super welterweight Joseph Elegele (16-2 11 KOs) showed his strength and power Sunday night in the main event of Premier Boxing Champions: The Next Round on Bounce TV as he went toe-to-toe with Phil Lo Greco (27-3, 15 KOs) for 10 hard-fought rounds from The Lakeland Center in Lakeland, FL. Both combatants left it all in the ring, exchanging punches throughout the bout with close rounds that left the audience wanting more.
Elegele of nearby Winter Haven, FL started the bout coming forward, slightly stunning Toronto’s Lo Greco with several flurries of punches that set the tone for a hard fought back and forth battle. The action picked up in round two as Lo Greco came in on the attack early in the round, pinning Elegele against the ropes and continuing to pepper him with punches to the body and the head.
Errol Spence destroys Lo Greco
(Photo credit: Suzanne Teresa/Premier Boxing Champions) By Jim Dower: Undefeated junior middleweight Terrell Gausha (15-0, 8 KOs) stayed undefeated with a commanding eight round unanimous decision over the tough Luis Grajeda (18-5-2, 14 KOs) on Saturday night at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas, Nevada.
The final judges’ scores were 78-73, 79-72 and 79-72. Gausha knocked Grajeda down with a right hand in the 3rd round, but he was unable to finish him off. Grajeda rallied in the 4th round to land some big shots that had Gausha backing up.
Errol Spence is ready for Keith Thurman, says Mayweather
(Photo credit: Idris Erba/Mayweather Promotions) By Chris Williams: Floyd Mayweather Jr. says he sparred with unbeaten #8 WBA 147 pound contender Errol Spence (16-0, 13 KOs) in the past, and he feels he’s now ready to challenge WBA welterweight champion Keith Thurman in his next fight after Spence gets past junior middleweight Phil Lo Greco (26-1, 14 KOs) this Saturday night in their fight at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas, Nevada.
The Spence-Lo Greco fight will be the co-feature bout on the Adrien Broner vs. Shawn Porter card on Premier Boxing Champions on NBC. Spence, 25, was originally scheduled to fight slugger Roberto Garcia, but he was heavy this week and wasn’t going to be able to make the weight, so he was switched out for Lo Greco.