Premier Boxing Champions Archives - uSports.org https://usports.org/tag/premier-boxing-champions/ Sports News & Views Thu, 10 Oct 2019 19:02:58 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 Welterweight Boxing Champ Errol Spence Jr. In ICU After Crashing His Ferrari In Dallas https://usports.org/welterweight-boxing-champ-errol-spence-jr-in-icu-after-crashing-his-ferrari-in-dallas/ https://usports.org/welterweight-boxing-champ-errol-spence-jr-in-icu-after-crashing-his-ferrari-in-dallas/#respond Thu, 10 Oct 2019 18:53:40 +0000 http://usports.org/?p=178059 Boxer Erroll Spence, Jr. in 2014 (Image: Texas A&M University)
Undefeated welterweight boxing champion Errol Spence Jr. is in intensive care after crashing his Ferrari on Thursday morning in Dallas, it was reported. The photos and video taken show the crumpled white Ferrari with major damage throughout the car. Spence was quickly transported to the Methodist Dallas Medical Center’s intensive care unit. WATCH: ERROL SPENCE […]

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Boxer Erroll Spence, Jr. in 2014 (Image: Texas A&M University)

Undefeated welterweight boxing champion Errol Spence Jr. is in intensive care after crashing his Ferrari on Thursday morning in Dallas, it was reported.

The photos and video taken show the crumpled white Ferrari with major damage throughout the car. Spence was quickly transported to the Methodist Dallas Medical Center’s intensive care unit.

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According to several reports, 29-year-old Spence wasn’t wearing a seatbelt and was ejected form the car as he crashed. His last opponent, Shawn Porter, offered thoughts and prayers to the fellow boxer.

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Spence (26-0, 21 KOs) won a split decision against Porter on Sept. 28 to earn the largest victory of his career: two world championships in the 147-pound weight class.

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Premier Boxing Champions spokesman Tim Smith also commented on the accident.

“Errol was in an accident, and his parents are with him at the hospital,” Smith said. “The doctors are monitoring his condition, but his injuries are not life-threatening. We will have further updates as the doctors update his condition.”

News of the crash broke around 3 a.m. local time in Dallas. Reports said a “high-profile person” was involved and Spence was eventually confirmed as the victim.

No other vehicles were involved in the crash, which police blamed partly on high speed. One can only hope that Spence Jr. makes a speedy and safe recovery from this accident.

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Attention, boxing fans: tickets for a major Premier Boxing Champions event this spring in New York are now on sale!

Premier Boxing Champion Tickets April 21

Former Champion Jessie Vargas will face Four-Division Champion Adrien Broner in the main event of a thrilling triple-header that will air live on Showtime Saturday, April 21 at 6 p.m. EST from Barclays Center in Brooklyn.

Also fighting that day will be undefeated former champion Jermall Charlo and Hugo Centeno Jr., who will be fighting for the Interim 160-pound World Championship.

Former champions Gervonta Davis and Jesus Cuellar, meanwhile, will square off in a 130-pound championship bout.

Tickets begin at $57 on ticketmaster.com. There is an overall ten-ticket limit for the event.

WASHINGTON, DC – APRIL 01: Adrien Broner celebrates after defeating Ashley Theophane (not pictured) by TKO in ninth round in their super lightweight championship bout at the DC Armory on April 1, 2016 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Patrick Smith/Getty Images)

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Robert Guerrero, a former world champion boxer, had quite a number of interesting bouts during his 16-year career. Robert Guerrero Talks Career, Nickname, and His… by uSports The 34-year-old Mexican-American fighter — who is a two-time IBF featherweight champion and a one-time junior lightweight champion — retired from boxing on July 17 after losing to Omar Figueroa in […]

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Robert Guerrero, a former world champion boxer, had quite a number of interesting bouts during his 16-year career.


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The 34-year-old Mexican-American fighter — who is a two-time IBF featherweight champion and a one-time junior lightweight champion — retired from boxing on July 17 after losing to Omar Figueroa in the main card of a Premier Boxing Champions event at Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum on July 15.

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Marcus Browne on Role Models, Being an Olympian… by uSports Light heavyweight boxer Marcus “Sir” Browne may be undefeated after 20 career fights and boast 15 knockouts, but he is still looking to improve his performance everyday. The 26-year-old southpaw and Staten Island native discussed who inspires him the most, his experience as a U.S. Olympian in 2012, […]

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Light heavyweight boxer Marcus “Sir” Browne may be undefeated after 20 career fights and boast 15 knockouts, but he is still looking to improve his performance everyday.

The 26-year-old southpaw and Staten Island native discussed who inspires him the most, his experience as a U.S. Olympian in 2012, and his goals among other things in an exclusive interview with uSports.org ahead of his July 15 light heavyweight fight against Sean Monaghan (28-1, 17 KOs), at the Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum in Uniondale, New York.

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uSports Diet: Brandon Figueroa Diet Advice by uSports Brandon Figueroa may just have two years of boxing experience, but he already seems to have a good idea of what foods are the best for him to eat in order to gain just the right amount of weight. “With weight, I honestly don’t struggle all that much, […]

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SAN ANTONIO,TX - DECEMBER 12: Francisco Muro(R) takes a right from Brandon Figueroa in a Bantamweight fight at AT&T Center on December 12, 2015 in San Antonio,Texas. (Photo by Ronald Cortes/Getty Images)


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Brandon Figueroa may just have two years of boxing experience, but he already seems to have a good idea of what foods are the best for him to eat in order to gain just the right amount of weight.

“With weight, I honestly don’t struggle all that much, so I just have chicken, vegetables, rice… You know, just the regular boxer diet,” the 20-year-old fighter told uSports. “Weight for me is really easy.”

The 5-foot-8, 122-pound Figueroa is the younger brother of 2014 WBC lightweight champion Omar Figueroa Jr., who defeated Robert Guerrero in the main card of a Premier Boxing Champions event on July 15 at Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum.

The undefeated Brandon Figueroa (13-0-0, 9 KOs), a Weslaco, Texas, native nicknamed “Heartbreaker,” last beat Fatiou Fassinou via unanimous decision in an eight-round bout on July 15 at Nassau Coliseum. Over 57 rounds he has boxed in total, Figueroa boasts a 62 percent knockout rate.

SAN ANTONIO,TX – DECEMBER 12: Francisco Muro(R) takes a right from Brandon Figueroa in a Bantamweight fight at AT&T Center on December 12, 2015 in San Antonio,Texas.  (Photo by Ronald Cortes/Getty Images)

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uSports Body: Robert Guerrero’s Daily Workout… by uSports Robert Guerrero is both a two-time IBF featherweight and a one-time junior lightweight champion, but winning those three titles did not come easy for the Mexican-American fighter. Guerrero, 34, boasts a straightforward yet rigorous daily training routine. In an exclusive interview with uSports.org ahead of his July 15 fight […]

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Robert Guerrero is both a two-time IBF featherweight and a one-time junior lightweight champion, but winning those three titles did not come easy for the Mexican-American fighter.

Guerrero, 34, boasts a straightforward yet rigorous daily training routine. In an exclusive interview with uSports.org ahead of his July 15 fight against undefeated former WBC lightweight champion Omar Figueroa Jr. at the Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum — the main card of a Premier Boxing Champions event at the recently-renovated arena in Long Island — the 5-foot-9, 147-pound boxer revealed what a typical workout day looks like for him.

“Typical training day for Robert Guerrero is get up at 5 in the morning, go for a nice run of at least 45 minute to an hour and then breakfast,” the southpaw told uSports. “After that, hit the cross-fit gym about ten o’clock to do my strength and conditioning workout, eat again, then relax a bit. Then I hit the boxing gym about 4-4:30 and just finish out my day there.”

Guerrero, who earned his nickname “The Ghost” because of his elusiveness in the ring, went undefeated in his first 12 professional fights as a rising 126-pound prospect, including an eighth-round stoppage of former world champion Enrique Sanchez in June 2004.

The Gilroy, California native learned how to box at the age of nine from his father. He tries several different types of exercises at the boxing gym.

“I do the whole rounds: shadow-boxing, jumprope, heavy bags, speed bags, double ends,” Guerrero said. “You name it, we do it.”

“I also do mitt work with my father, come home, have dinner, and then do it again the next day,” the boxer concluded with a smile.

Guerrero (33-6-1, 18 KOs) announced his retirement from his 16-year career on July 17 after his loss to Figueroa in Uniondale, New York.

“First, I want to thank God for allowing me to have a wonderful career,” Guerrero, 34, said in a statement. “I’m a kid from a small town in Gilroy, California, who made it to the mountaintop of the boxing world. When I was a young kid growing up, I always believed in myself, but never in my wildest dreams would I have imagined a small-town kid like myself would be fighting in front of millions of fans.”

Figueroa (27-0-1, 18 KOs) — who was coming off a 19-month hiatus from boxing — dropped Guerrero five times in total before the bout was stopped after three rounds, despite Guerrero starting off strong in the first round.


According to Compubox stats, Figueroa landed 88 of his 185 punches thrown (48%), whilst Guerrero landed 78 of 201 thrown (39%). The loss was Guerrero’s third straight defeat and his first by knockout. Guerrero — who also won interim belts at lightweight and welterweight — was coming off 11 months of inactivity.

According to Nielsen Media, the fight received up to 1,039,000 viewers on FOX Sports.

LAS VEGAS, NV – MARCH 07: Robert Guerrero (red trunks) and Keith Thurman (white trunks) fight during a Premier Boxing Champions bout in the MGM Grand Garden Arena on March 7, 2015 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Harry How/Getty Images)

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Omar Figueroa, Jr. made have taken 18 months off from boxing, but he is still as sharp as ever.

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Tickets: Premier Boxing Championship, Robert Guerrero vs. Omar Figueroa July 15 at Nassau Coliseum

Attention, all boxing fans! tickets for the Premier Boxing Champions fight between Omar Figueroa and Roberto Guerrero on Saturday, July 15 are now on sale!

Tickets: Omar Figueroa vs. Roberto Guerrero (July 15) at Nassau Coliseum

The match will be held at the Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum in Uniondale, New York and will see the two former world champions face off in a 147-pound showdown that begins at 8pm EST.

“El Panterita” Figueroa, 27, boasts a 26-0-1 record, while 34-year-old “The Ghost” Guerrero is 33-5-1.

“I’m looking forward to getting back in the ring and showing fans what I’m known for – exciting fights,” said Figueroa. “I’ve been quietly training and preparing in Indo, California with Joel Diaz and now it’s time. I’m looking forward to a great fight with Robert Guerrero on July 15 in front of a New York crowd. I can’t wait to show everyone at the Coliseum and on FOX and FOX Deportes what ‘Panterita’ is all about.”

“Both me and Omar Figueroa like to bang on the inside, which should make for great entertainment, but Omar is going to find out on July 15 that he’s facing a man who has his back against the wall and is going to leave everything in the ring,” said Guerrero. “I’m going to give the millions who’ll be watching on FOX and FOX Deportes a fight to remember. This is going to be a classic Mexican war and I’m coming out on top.”

Tickets begin at $55 on Ticketmaster, and there is an overall eight-ticket limit for the event.

LAS VEGAS, NV – MARCH 07: Robert Guerrero (red trunks) and Keith Thurman (white trunks) fight during a Premier Boxing Champions bout in the MGM Grand Garden Arena on March 7, 2015 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Harry How/Getty Images)

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