Public weigh-in for blockbuster rematch tomorrow at 1pm at the O2 Carl Froch has issued a war cry to his fans to create a carnival atmosphere at the public weigh-in for the his blockbuster rematch with Mikkel Kessler on Saturday night at the O2 Arena live on Sky Sports Box Office in ‘Warriors’ Call’ in [...]

By Albert Alvarez Paulie Malignaggi vs. Adrien Broner is for the WBA welterweight championship, set for June 22nd at Barclays Center on Showtime. AA- Alright, let’s start this off by talking about your next opponent, Adrien Broner. You have mentioned that he has looked good mostly due to the fighters that have been hand picked [...]

Bomber promises improved output in final eliminator rematch with Isaac Chilemba Tony Bellew has vowed to overcome Isaac Chilemba’s spoiling tactics and land himself a shot at the WBC title when the pair rematch as chief support to Carl Froch’s blockbuster bout with Mikkel Kessler at the O2 Arena in London on Saturday, live on [...]

All of us at Pro Boxing Insider would like to congratulate our very own Ashley Ferrara for graduating law school from the University of Oklahoma last week! Ashley serves as co-host of the Jeff Mayweather Show which airs Tuesday nights on PBI radio.  A graduate of Yale, Ashley then went on to the University of [...]

This week undefeated prospect Lanell Bellows was the guest on Sunday Night Spotlight. Bellows discusses going from a kid not involved in boxing as a sport, to now being a part of The Money Team. In his last fight, he got things started impressively for his team as he scored a fourth round knockout over [...]

The Mayweather Boxing Club has become somewhat of a Mecca for boxing fans. Tourists from all over the world who visit Las Vegas, often make the short trip from The Strip into Chinatown to catch a glimpse of the gym where Floyd Mayweather prepares for his fights, along with dozens of other fighters at various stages in their [...]

By Nick Bellafatto If there were any doubts as to whether or not Argentinian knockout artist Lucas Martin Matthysse (34-2, 32) is the real deal, you can throw those doubts out the window. For he would in emphatic fashion this past Saturday night stop Washington, D.C.’s IBF junior welterweight champion Lamont “Havoc” Peterson (31-2-1, 16 [...]

By Ian S Palmer Devon Alexander vs Lee Purdy Preview May 18 IBF Welterweight Champion Devon Alexander of the U.S. will be attempting to hold onto his title when he meets Britain’s Lee Purdy at the Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City on Saturday May 18. Alexander will climb through the ring ropes with a record [...]

By Ian S Palmer Lamont Peterson vs. Lucas Matthysse Preview May 18 The Lamont Peterson vs Lucas Matthysse bout At the Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City on May 18 should be quite a battle even though neither of the boxers are putting their titles on the line. The American Peterson is the IBF Junior Welterweight [...]

By Nick Bellafatto In what first appears as slight of hand by the IBF in wanting to allow its current 140-pound champion Lamont “Havoc” Peterson (31-1-1, 16 KO’s) to retain his belt, this by way of not coming to terms with Argentinian opponent Lucas Martin Matthysse (33-2, 31 KO’s), rather this weekends much anticipated showdown [...]

Brit vows to pour the pressure on ‘boring’ champion Lee Purdy has warned Devon Alexander that he will put on an explosive show in Atlantic City as he bids to rip the IBF welterweight title from his grasp on Saturday night live on Sky Sports HD1. Purdy tackles the St. Louis man at the famous [...]

By Michele Emrick In a sport that is largely lacking in stars, and losing the few they have to other endeavors such as MMA, Maricela Cornejo thinks she has what it takes to make it to the top of her profession.  And so far, so good.  Her 2-0 record certainly doesn’t give a lot to [...]

Despite a fantastic career as a boxer, in which she has won multiple world titles and beaten some of the sport’s biggest names, Jessica Rakoczy remains almost completely unknown.  Other than the few who follow the women closely, her talents as a fighter have gone unrecognized.  So, like many female fighters who have gone under [...]

This week on the Jeff Mayweather Show, former heavyweight champion James “Bonecrusher” Smith stopped by to talk about his amazing career, as well as his post-fight endeavors. During his lengthy career, Smith had more than his share of ups and downs.  The first heavyweight champion to have a college degree, he was also the first [...]

The strange trip of former boxing star, Ricardo Mayorga, into the world of MMA took yet another strange twist when his May 3 win over Wesley Tiffer was changed to a no-contest by the Nicaraguan MMA commission. Prior to the contest, Mayorga tipped the scales at 175.9 pounds, well over the lightweight limit, for the [...]

Cuban superstar Yuriorkis Gamboa (22-0, 16 KO’s) will face Darley Perez, himself unbeaten (28-0, 19 KO’s), on June 8 in the co-feature of an HBO event headlined by Chad Dawson and Adonis Stevenson.  That fight will be for the light heavyweight title, and will take place in Montreal, Canada at the Bell Centre. Although Darley [...]

After losing a lopsided decision in the ring to Floyd Mayweather, Robert Guerrero hopes that a potential fight with the justice system goes a little more in his favor. During his time in New York to promote the fight with Mayweather, he was stopped in JFK airport when he tried to check in his firearm. [...]

By Andy Clark Pro Boxing Insider was ringside at the Emirates Arena in Glasgow, Scotland, to witness Ricky Burns successfully defend his WBO Lightweight title for the third time. However, the perceived unknown quantity from Puerto Rico, Jose ‘Chelo’ Gonzalez, came close to causing the upset, before quitting on his stool at the end of [...]

This week on The Jeff Mayweather Show, Jeff, Alexz and Ashley were joined by heavyweight Bermane Stiverne who just beat Chris Arreola in a title eliminator bout.  The win will give him a shot at Vitali Klitschko’s title. Also stopping by the show were four of The Money Team members who won fights as part [...]

Lightweight rivals scale the same ahead of tomorrow’s battle Ricky Burns and José González both tipped the scales at 9st 8lbs ½oz ahead of their clash for Burns’ WBO lightweight title in Betfair’s ‘Fighting Pride of Scotland’ from the Emirates Arena in Glasgow live on Sky Sports HD1 from 7pm. Burns’ third title defence sees [...]

In this special edition of 10 Random Questions, we got all three of the Mayweather brothers together! Find out who each of them would have liked to train, what they think of Ruben Guerrero’s wardrobe, and their answers to a variety of other questions.