The FOX PBC Fight Night main event on FOX and FOX Deportes saw IBF Super Middleweight World Champion Caleb “Sweethands” Plant (19-0, 11 KOs) retain his title with a dominant third-round knockout over previously unbeaten Mike Lee (21-1, 11 KOs).
Undefeated Super Middleweight World Champion Caleb “Sweethands” Plant and unbeaten Mike Lee had a tense face-off and exchanged words Thursday at the final press conference before their showdown that headlines FOX PBC Fight Night on FOX & FOX Deportes this Saturday night from the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas.
Undefeated Super Middleweight World Champion Caleb Plant Talks Preparation for his First Title Defense as he Faces Unbeaten Mike Lee in the FOX PBC Fight Night Main Event on FOX & FOX Deportes on Saturday, July 20 from the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas.
Last night, on the Shawn Porter/Yordenis Ugas card, unbeaten heavyweight prospect/contender Efe Ajagba tackled the most notable name of his now 9-0(8) pro career in veteran southpaw Amir Mansour.
WBC Welterweight World Champion Shawn Porter retained his title with a close split-decision victory over Yordenis Ugas Saturday night in the main event of Premier Boxing Champions on FOX and FOX Deportes from Dignity Health Sports Park in Carson, California.
Unbeaten heavyweight prospect Efe Ajagba, 8-0(7) is one of the hottest and most promising young fighters on the current scene. Trained by Ronnie Shields, the physically gifted and athletic Nigerian who is based in Texas will face what on paper could be his toughest test to date on March 9, as Ajagba will get in there with veteran Amir Mansour on the under-card of the Shawn Porter/Yordenis Ugas welterweight title fight in Carson.
Deontay Wilder, Tyson Fury and Anthony Joshua are the main men of the heavyweight division right now, while Dillian Whyte, Joseph Parker, Jarrell Miller, Kubrat Pulev and one or two other guys make up the next tier.
Fans are always on the lookout for the next big thing at heavyweight (quite literally sometimes). The division is pretty exciting right now, with the top names taking good fights and the rival champions hopefully looking at fighting each other next year some time.
In a marathon night of fights, Southern California fans were treated to performances in a variety of weight classes headlined by Brandon Figueroa (17-0-0, 12 KOs) of Weslaco, TX against Columbian Oscar Escandon (25-5-0, 17 KOs) in an action-packed 10-round super bantamweight bout that ended with a knockout by the young prospect Figueroa in the final round live on FS1 and FOX Deportes from Citizens Business Bank Arena.
Bizarre is the only word fans could use to describe the “action” between heavyweights Efe Ajagba and Curtis Harper. Fighting last night in Minneapolis, unbeaten Nigerian Ajagba figured to get a test from the 12-6(9) Harper.