Amir Mansour: record, next fight and profile →
Amir Mansour was winning against Dominic Breazeale when he decided to remain on his stool before the sixth round began. The broadcasters afterward said that the heavyweight had suffered a fully fractured jaw, but the 43-year-old soon took to social media to say that there was another injury that led to his decision.
Staples Center, Carson, California - For the vacant WBC Continental Americas heavyweight title, Dominic Breazeale (17-0, 15KOs) had to survive some tough moments and his first career knockdown to stop Amir Mansour (22-2-1, 16KOs) in five action-packed rounds.
LOS ANGELES - FOX Sports expands its existing media rights agreement for Premier Boxing Champions (PBC) with multiple primetime Saturday evening bouts on the FOX broadcast network and FOX Deportes in 2016.
By Thomas Gerbasi - For the first time in a long time, the heavyweight championship has owned the headlines in the boxing world. Whether it's Tyson Fury’s upset of Wladimir Klitschko, Charles Martin entering the race as the new IBF champion, or Deontay Wilder’s power putting a spirited effort from Artur Szpilka to rest, the sport’s glamour division isn’t back where it used to be, but it’s getting there. Yet the one man..
LOS ANGELES - "Fight Week on FOX in L.A." heated up Thursday afternoon as fighters hosted a final press conference before Saturday's Premier Boxing Champions (PBC) on FOX and FOX Deportes showdowns taking place at STAPLES Center in downtown Los Angeles.
LOS ANGELES - 2012 U.S. Olympian and undefeated heavyweight Dominic "Trouble" Breazeale is nearing a world title shot and took time recently to discuss his upcoming showdown with Amir "Hardcore" Mansour and weigh-in on the heavyweight action this weekend before he enters the ring Saturday, January 23 from STAPLES Center in Los Angeles.
PHILADELPHIA - Before they travel across the country for their Saturday, January 23 showdowns, Danny "Swift" Garcia and Amir "Hardcore" Mansour held a Philadelphia media workout Wednesday to discuss their Premier Boxing Champions (PBC) on FOX and FOX Deportes bouts taking place at STAPLES Center in Los Angeles.
It appears as if the on-again, off-again clash between Dominic Breazeale and Amir Mansour finally has a home. Barring yet another postponement, the pair of heavyweights are due to collide January 23 at Staples Center in Los Angeles, California. The bout will serve as part of the series debut of Premier Boxing Champions (PBC) on Fox, airing on the free-to-air network in primetime. Headlining the show, unbeaten Danny Garcia takes on Robert Guerrero in a matchup of former champs, while undefeated prospect Sammy Vasquez Jr. meets resurgent Aron Martinez in a welterweight crossroads bout.
A few days ago heavyweight contender Amir Mansour advised BoxingScene.com that he had signed a contract to fight 2012 US Olympian Dominic Breazeale on January 16 in New York’s Barclays Center.
Not many in the industry predicted that Tyson Fury would beat Wladimir Klitschko last month, but one man who did detailed to BoxingScene.com why he always knew Fury had the upper hand over his Ukrainian rival. "I watched ringside Klitschko's last fight and I said if he came in against Fury the way he did against Bryant Jennings he was going to lose, and Fury would beat him easily," heavyweight contender Amir Mansour explained.