We sat down with former welterweight champion and boxing commentator Paulie Malignaggi to get his expert analysis of the upcoming 147-pound throwdown between Keith “One Time” Thurman and “Showtime” Shawn Porter. Paulie also explains what this fight means for each fighter in the ongoing “fight to the top” of the welterweight division.
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Follow the final days of preparation before fight week as undefeated champion Keith Thurman and once-beaten former titlist Shawn Porter square off in a welterweight world title fight on June 25th – the first primetime boxing event on CBS since Ali vs. Spinks I in 1978. Watch the four-part short feature series exclusively on SHOWTIME digital platforms.
This week was a big week in boxing with numerous fights on both HBO & Showtime.
Highlights from John Molina Jr.’s upset victory over brawler Ruslan Provodnikov, as well as Demetrius Andrade defeating Willie Nelson and Dejan Zlaticanin winning the WBC Lightweight World Championship.
Highlights from Vasyl Lomachenko’s fifth-round knockout victory over Roman Martinez in his Madison Square Garden debut on June 11, 2016 and Felix Verdejo’s fifth-round TKO victory over Juan Jose Martinez.
Francisco Vargas and Orlando Salido battle to a majority draw.
After a year away from the ring while recovering from shoulder surgery, 175-pound contender Artur Beterbiev looked to pick up right where he left off as one of the light heavyweight division’s biggest wrecking machine
Rances Barthelemy puts his IBF world title lightweight belt on the line against Mickey Bey on PBC on Spike June 3rd.
Caleb Plant and Carlos Galvan enter the ring June 3rd on PBC on Spike for an 6 round super middleweight bout.
In round 1 Plant and Galvan are feeling each other out and trying to find their distance. Plant uses his slick movement in round 2 to duck and dodge punches by Galvan.
Galvan and Plant antagonize one another in round 3. One minute into round 4 Plant lands a booming left hand to the liver of Galvan ending the fight. Plant remains undefeated with a record of 13-0 (10 KO’s).
Let’s take a look back at the top 5 PBC Greatest Hits for May 2016!
#5: Miguel Cruz and Samuel Figueroa battle it out in the final round of their 8-round bout on May 8, 2016. Cruz went on to win the fight by split decision.
#4: Joey Abell dominates John Wesley Nofire in a scheduled 8-round heavyweight bout on May 17, 2016, on PBC on FS1. Abell goes on to win the bout by TKO in the 3rd round. This was Nofire’s first professional loss.
#3: On May 21, 2016 on Showtime, Jermell Charlo defeated John Jackson by KO in the 8th round to become the WBC World Super Welterweight Champion.
#2: Jermell and Jermall Charlo make history by becoming the first twins to hold world titles in the same weight class. Both brothers fought on May 21, 2016, on Showtime. Jermell defeated John Jackson to become the WBC World Super Welterweight Champion while Jermall successfully defended his title against Austin Trout to remain the IBF World Super Welterweight Champion.
#1: Murat Gassiev delivers a devastating left hook which immediately sends Jordan Shimmell to the canvas ending the fight. The knockout, which was broadcast on PBC on FS1 on May 17, 2016, even showed up as the #1 moment on the Sports Center Top 10!