Nonito Donaire: “If Manny Pacquiao can land those big punches that he usually does, there’s a possibility of a knockout!”

Nonito Donaire has been a professional boxer for fifteen years and has won world title belts in five different weight classes. He was once thought of as one of the top three boxers in the world and was creating huge ratings on TV in divisions that had never seen mainstream popularity. After a couple of defeats…

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Floyd Mayweather Sr on his son’s return, a Golovkin fight & Pacquiao’s injury. Abel Sanchez on GGG & Floyd bout. Mike Mollo talks upset win- OTR #248

“On The Ropes” Boxing Radio returns this week with host Jenna J to talk about all the latest news and stories in the sport of boxing. In this episode I will recap Saturday night’s HBO double header card which included a bout between Jessie Vargas and Sadam ‘World Kid’ Ali for the vacant WBO welterweight…

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Former welterweight champ Shawn Porter to meet Lanardo Tyner March 12th in a live streamed exhibition bout

LAS VEGAS (March 7, 2016) – “Showtime” Shawn Porter will hold a special 12-round exhibition match on Saturday, March 12 that will stream live on the Premier Boxing Champions (PBC) Facebook page (www.facebook.com/premierboxingchampions.com) in lieu of his cancelled welterweight title showdown against Keith Thurman. In an effort to stay active and give his fans an…

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Nonito Donaire: “We might fight Frampton, as well as Rigondeaux because he’s the number one in the division”

The ‘Filipino Flash’ Nonito Donaire is in the middle of a career resurgence. After a devastating stoppage loss to Nicholas Walters in October 2014, Donaire has come back to win three straight bouts and picked up the vacant WBO world super bantamweight title in his last ring appearance. Donaire now 33 years old, is looking…

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Chris Byrd: “If Floyd Mayweather comes back, he should take up the challenge to fight Golovkin at middleweight!”

Former two time heavyweight champion, Chris Byrd, fought in one of the best heavyweight eras, having faced Evander Holyfield, Wladimir Klitschko and beating Vitali Klitschko. I recently was afforded the chance to speak to Chris Byrd and I got his thoughts on the changing landscape of the heavyweight division and also got his thoughts on…

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Ricky Hatton: “I was a two-time world champion as a fighter. Lucas Browne would be my first world champion as a promoter!”

San Diego, CA (March 3, 2016) – This Saturday afternoon, March 5th, undefeated and number-two ranked WBA heavyweight contender Lucas “Big Daddy” Browne (23-0-0) will battle defending WBA World Heavyweight champ Ruslan Chagaev (34-2-1) for his belt. The bout will be broadcast LIVE in the United States on AWE – A Wealth of Entertainment. The…

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Marlon Starling on career, fighting Donald Curry, beating Mark Breland and challenging Michael Nunn

‘Magic Man’ Marlon Starling had a very accomplished career, as he compiled a 45-6-1 record and was a two time champion, winning both the WBA & WBC welterweight titles. He fought Mark Breland, Donald Curry, Michael Nunn and also had two wins over Floyd Mayweather in a career that spanned over ten years. I recently had…

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Adrien Broner: “Floyd Mayweather is gone, everyone else is too boring, so I’m taking over the sport!”

WASHINGTON, D.C. (February 29, 2016) – Four-division world champion Adrien “The Problem” Broner and 140-pound Ashley “The Treasure” Theophane hosted a press conference at the W Hotel in Washington, D.C. to announce their world title showdown on Premier Boxing Champions (PBC) on Spike taking place Friday, April 1 at the D.C. Armory. Mayweather Promotions President…

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Steve Farhood: “Pacquiao didn’t threaten Mayweather, but if he can look good against Bradley, it’s a different ballgame”

The boxing schedule in 2016 has gotten off to a slow start, as the first two months of the year have not seen much in memorable fights and has seen large gaps between meaningful TV bouts. The fights this weekend in which HBO and Showtime had competing cards marked the real start of the boxing…

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Steve Farhood: “I see frustration on the part of Amir Khan. To me, Canelo Alvarez seems like a very strange fight for him to take”

Showtime boxing commentator, Steve Farhood has been covering the sport for almost 40 years and is widely regarded as one of the best analysts, working on ShoBox, Premier Boxing Champions and Broadway boxing. Farhood serves as researcher and ringside scorer for PBC and has seen his role expand to many of the networks the series…

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NEW T-MOBILE ARENA IN LAS VEGAS TO HOST EPIC BATTLE BETWEEN CANELO ALVAREZ AND AMIR KHAN FOR THE MIDDLEWEIGHT WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP

LOS ANGELES (Feb. 19, 2016) – T-Mobile Arena, the hottest new sports and entertainment venue located just west of the famed Las Vegas Strip, will host the showdown between two of the biggest stars in boxing – WBC, Ring Magazine and Lineal Middleweight World Champion Canelo Alvarez (46-1-1, 32 KOs) and former two-time world champion…

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Bob Sheridan: “I think that if Pacquiao wins the Senate seat, there’s no reason why he couldn’t come back and fight”

Legendary boxing commentator, ‘The Colonel’ Bob Sheridan is one of the most respected boxing personalities in the sport and he will be inducted into his third boxing Hall of Fame in June, when he joins the 2016 class in Canastota, New York. I recently had the pleasure of interviewing Sheridan to get his thoughts on…

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Freddie Roach: “People told me that we got robbed in the Mayweather fight. In my own mind I didn’t think Pacquiao won”

On April 9th, Manny Pacquiao and Timothy Bradley are set to meet in the ring once again, a third fight in a series tied 1-1. The first bout saw Pacquiao control most of the early and middle rounds, with Bradley coming on late. Bradley was awarded a highly disputed split decision. In the second fight,…

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B.J. Flores: “Timothy Bradley is a great champion, but we’ve already seen a Pacquiao fight twice and neither time it was that close”

B.J. Flores is a former cruiserweight title challenger and a highly respected boxing commentator. Flores, 37, has amassed a career boxing record of 31-2-1 20KO’s and is looking to make one final run at a world title. B.J.’s last ring appearance saw him come up short in a cruiserweight title fight, losing a decision to…

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Freddie Roach: “I think the layoff’s are gonna hurt Andre Ward and I think Kovalev might be too strong for him”

Trainer Freddie Roach had a tough task last Saturday night, as he was in the corner of former light heavyweight champion, Jean Pascal in a rematch against Sergey Kovalev, a fight that was extremely one sided. Roach was forced to stop the fight in the 7th round, as Pascal was taking too many shots and…

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Kenny Porter: “We will punish Keith Thurman and Shawn will take over the welterweight division”

Kenny Porter is the trainer and father to former IBF welterweight champion ‘Showtime’ Shawn Porter. The pair have combined for great success in the professional ranks, scoring notable wins against Devon Alexander, Paulie Malignaggi and Adrien Broner. On March 12th they have their toughest challenge to date, undefeated WBA welterweight champion Keith ‘One Time’ Thurman….

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Johnathon Banks: “Wladimir Klitschko is not old, he didn’t get old in camp or on fight night, he just had a bad night”

Heavyweight contender and trainer, Johnathon Banks is in uncharted territory heading into 2016, as his boxer, former IBO heavyweight champion Wladimir Klitschko is coming off of his first loss since the pair has been working together. Klitschko had reigned as champion for nine years and had not lost in eleven years. The streak came to…

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