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WBA Permits Leo Santa Cruz, Leigh Wood To Enter Separate Featherweight Title Fights

Leo Santa Cruz and Leigh Wood are set to fight this fall. Just not against each other. The two claimants to the WBA featherweight title were instead granted permission to enter separate fights, with each of their belts at stake. As announced by Match...

Anthony Dirrell vs. Kyrone Davis Early Results From Los Angeles

Anthony Cuba was thrown in tough for his second pro fight and was fortunate to have not suffered his first defeat in the process. Diego Elizondo provided a stiff challenge for the 18-year old rookie lightweight and was unfortunate to have to settle f...

Spike's TV Deal With Premier Boxing Champions Has Ended

Premier Boxing Champions’ partnership with Spike has ended. According to a report by ESPN.com on Wednesday, decision-makers for the basic-cable channel have decided against continuing to televise fights featuring PBC boxers on a regular basis. Spike...

Black Hitler - Boxing And The Anti-PBC Effect

By Jake Donovan - As is supposed to be the case with anything related to the Premier Boxing Champions (PBC) movement, the big news that came out of Brooklyn, New York on Wednesday, January 18 was supposed to be all about the boxers involved in said a...

PBC Fighter of The Year - Carl Frampton

Carl Frampton already was a world champion at the start of this year, but his accomplishments in 2016 placed him at the top of the entire boxing universe. The 29-year-old native of Belfast, Northern Ireland, reached a level of success this year that...

Wilder vs. Wawrzyk Set For February 25 In Birmingham

Undefeated heavyweight world champion Deontay "The Bronze Bomber" Wilder (37-0, 36 KOs) will defend his title in his home state for the fourth time, as he faces once-beaten challenger Andrzej Wawrzyk (33-1, 19 KOs) in the main event of Premier Boxing...

Berto: No More Cakewalks in PBC; Everybody Is Fighting Everybody

If there was any question as to whether 2017 will be a make-or-break year for Al Haymon’s Premier Boxing Champions, Andre Berto affirmatively answered it.

Holy Toledo! Robert Easter Jr. Heads Home For First Title Defense

As Robert Easter Jr. has become something of a one-man pro sports franchise in his hometown, it's only fitting that the recently crowned lightweight champ keeps it local for his first title defense, which will take place January 27 in Toledo, Ohio.

Heavyweight Izuagbe Ugonoh Inks Pact With Al Haymon

In gearing up for its strong 2017 season, the Premier Boxing Champions (PBC) circuit is back in the business of recruiting new talent. The latest to join the fold is Izuagbe Ugonoh, a Poland-based heavyweight of Nigerian descent who entered an adv...

Premier Boxing Champions Reveal Season 3 Schedule

LAS VEGAS - The Premier Boxing Champions (PBC) TV series will roll into its third season in 2017 with a spectacular slate of boxing shows featuring an array of the most talented boxers in the world.

Premier Boxing Champions is Far From Over, Says Promoter

Last March, powerful manager/adviser Al Haymon launched his anticipated boxing series, Premier Boxing Champions. Within a few months, Haymon and the PBC team locked up television agreements - mostly time-buys - with NBC/NBC Sports, Spike TV, ESPN/AB...

Here's Why Lampley's Attack on PBC Amounts To HBO Hypocrisy

By Keith Idec - Jim Lampley’s scathing soliloquy that closed the most recent episode of HBO’s 'The Fight Game' amounted to a misleading temper tantrum. That’s not to say some of Lampley’s criticism of Premier Boxing Champions wasn’t fair. Al Haymon h...

PBC on Bounce Card - Break Down of Ratings For Recent Show

ATLANTA - The first-ever Premier Boxing Champions - The Next Round on Bounce TV to take place in Las Vegas hit the jackpot. Bounce TV premiered Premier Boxing Champions - The Next Round on Fri. Sept. 16 at 9:00 p.m. ET live from The Chelsea inside Th...

Al Haymon in Talks To Bring PBC Cards To The UK Audience

BRITISH boxing is fighting fit at the moment and it could be set for a further boost. A new promoter and – more importantly – added boxing on terrestrial television in this country is on its way.

Arum: Haymon is Clever, But Pissed Most of The PBC Money Away

Top Rank's CEO Bob Arum had a long-running feud with manager/adviser Al Haymon. Earlier this year, the two of them settled their differences and their legal battle. Arum has sued Haymon over his Premier Boxing Champions business model, claiming the p...