Showtime unveils series of blockbuster bouts featuring top PBC fighters
Devoted boxing fans have long been clamoring for marquee matchups featuring some of the sport’s most gifted fighters. Those fans are about to get their wish.
Frampton outlasts Santa Cruz to win 126-pound world title
Carl Frampton insisted that a rise in weight would greatly increase his punching power and stability against 126-pound champion Leo Santa Cruz. Santa Cruz figured his aggression and volume punching would overcome whatever the ex-122-pound champ offered.
Santa Cruz, Frampton ready to risk unbeaten records in 126-pound title clash
Carl Frampton’s career was cruising right along until the very first round of his very first fight on U.S. soil.
Santa Cruz updates father’s health, discusses battle with Frampton
If you passed Leo Santa Cruz on the street, the last thing you’d probably think is, “There goes a three-time world champion and one of the best boxers on the planet.”
Frampton bold but not brash heading into scrap with champion Santa Cruz
Carl Frampton holds plenty of admiration for Leo Santa Cruz heading into their 126-pound title fight Saturday night. He also plans on holding the championship belt afterward.
Statistics indicate Santa Cruz-Frampton will be classic clash of styles
Whenever a fighter enters the squared circle, his primary goal is always the same: Hit and don’t get hit. It’s obviously easier said than done—unless you’re Leo Santa Cruz and Carl Frampton.
Santa Cruz respects Frampton’s toughness but sees flaws in his game
Leo Santa Cruz got a glimpse of Carl Frampton’s vulnerability and durability during the latter’s U.S. debut a year ago.
Frampton determined to deliver better showing in second U.S.-based bout
Carl Frampton hopes his remake of “Coming to America” is better received than his original version.
