Al Haymon

PBC spokesman on Saudi entry into boxing, PBC’s fighters appearing on Riyadh Season shows

A handful of boxers affiliated with Premier Boxing Champions will be appearing on this Saturday’s pay-per-view card from Los Angeles, which is bankrolled by Riyadh Season, the Saudi Arabian entity whose entry into boxing is changing the sport.

Who, if anyone, will secure the future services of Shakur Stevenson?

Entering his prime at 27 and with a plethora of potential big fights likely in his future, there will be no shortage of promotional companies and platforms eager to join forces with Shakur Stevenson. The question is: who has the best shot at securing...

Family Guy Deontay Wilder on the Brink of Another Championship Run or Retirement

Life seemed simpler for Deontay Wilder 16 years ago. He was an unexpected bronze medallist at the Beijing Olympics and turned pro as the “Bronze Bomber” to give his daughter a better life.

L.A. Story: Oscar De La Hoya Pushes Back on Eddie Hearn’s Aug. 3 Card

Whether or not Oscar De La Hoya’s building up for a U.S. version of the “5 vs. 5” tournament that Eddie Hearn has lined up for June 1 in Saudi Arabia with rival British promoter Frank Warren, the gloves are off because of Hearn taking the lead role i...

Arum on PBC-Amazon Deal: If Haymon Disproportionally Does PPVs, That's A Disaster For The Sport

Al Haymon introduced a powerful new player in boxing when Premier Boxing Champions announced a multiyear deal with Amazon in December. PBC’s deal to stream its shows on Amazon Prime arrived on the heels of Showtime’s exit from the sport. The first PB...

Ryan Garcia Father on De La Hoya: He Needs To Go To Church; You’re a Promoter; We’re Making Money For You

Henry Garcia hasn’t been pleased with the conduct of Oscar De La Hoya. The father of junior welterweight contender Ryan Garcia took aim at the founder of Golden Boy Promotions, which has been embroiled in a legal dispute with their star client for th...

Canelo Opens Up About Contract, Relationship With Al Haymon: 'I Think PBC Is One Of The Best'

Canelo Alvarez has controlled his own career ever since severing ties with Golden Boy Promotions in 2020. Six out of Alvarez’s last seven fights were promoted by Matchroom Boxing, with the other presented by Premier Boxing Champions in 2021 when Alva...

Terence Crawford: PBC, Al Haymon Are Partners, But I’m In Control Of My Career

Three-division champion Terence Crawford will finally fight Errol Spence Jr. on Saturday night for the undisputed welterweight title in a bout that is more than five years in the making.

Spence Recalls Being In Hospital After Accident and Telling Al Haymon He Wanted Crawford Fight

Errol Spence Jr. apparently couldn’t let go of the idea of fighting Terence Crawford—even when he was in the throes of a painful recovery process.

Benavidez: I Told Al I Wanted To Go Straight Into Fight With Plant; He Respected That And Made It Happen

The softer touch was always there for David Benavidez. Fights with Caleb Plant, David Morrell and Jermall Charlo were long in the sights of the former two-time WBC super middleweight titlist. In fact, he called out all three following his previous fi...

De La Hoya Optimistic To Make Cross-Promotional Fights With Haymon Moving Forward

LOS ANGELES – Golden Boy Promotions chairman Oscar De La Hoya and Premier Boxing Champions head Al Haymon have had an icy relationship for better parts of the last decade. De La Hoya once sued Haymon in 2015 seeking $300 million alleging Haymon repea...

Wilder: I'm Still Part of PBC, No Bad Blood, But I'm Willing To Work With Anyone

According to former WBC heavyweight champion Deontay Wilder, he is still aligned with Premier Boxing Champions and powerful adviser Al Haymon.

Gerald Washington Appoints Malik Scott As New Trainer, No Longer Tied With PBC

NORTH HOLLYWOOD, Calif. – At the age of 40, Gerald Washington is looking to resurrect his career for one last run.  The 11-year veteran heavyweight contender has appointed Deontay Wilder coach Malik Scott as his new head trainer.  Washington was last...

Fulton: Al Haymon Gave Me The Blessing To Take Inoue Fight; I Need Some Excitement

Stephen Fulton Jr. embraced a rematch with Brandon Figueroa late last year because he wanted to silence skeptics who’ve questioned his victory in their 122-pound title unification fight.

Edgar Berlanga To Decide Soon Between Offers From De La Hoya, Haymon, Hearn

NEW YORK – Edgar Berlanga has been presented with three appealing options a couple weeks after he parted ways with longtime promoter Top Rank Inc. Berlanga and his manager, Keith Connolly, informed krikya360.com that Oscar De La Hoya’s Golden Boy P...