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On Saturday, December 6th, the Boxing world will focus on the Frost Bank Center in San Antonio, TX for a fight, which in all likelihood will have repercussions in the 140lb. Jr. Welterweight division heading into 2026 and to be specific, with regard to the World Boxing Council ( WBC ) Jr. Welterweight ratings. This observer is referring to the battle between top contenders Isaac Cruz and Lamont Roach , a fight that will headline a pay-per-view card promoted under the Premier Boxing Champions ( PBC ) banner and streamed in the United States by Prime Video . What makes this an intriguing battle beyond an interesting clash of styles, which alone should draw interest amongst Boxing aficionados is the stakes of this encounter have potentially increased since the time the bout was announced. First we have the clash of styles between a come forward pressure fighter in Cruz that tries to break his opponents down gradually in the mold of a Julio Cesar Chavez Sr., in that often from the open...

  The official weigh-in for Saturday’s WBC Featherweight world championship fight between champion Gary Russell and undefeated challenger Mark Magsayo took place yesterday in Atlantic City, NJ. Weights for the televised card, which is being promoted by the Premier Boxing Champions (PBC) and will be televised here in the United States on premium cable network Showtime are as follows.   Main Event: WBC Featherweight world championship – 12Rds.   Gary Russell (Champion) 125 1/2lbs. vs. Mark Magsayo (Challenger) 125 1/2lbs.   *Jr. Welterweight – 12Rds.   Subriel Matias 140 1/2lbs. vs. Petros Ananyan 141lbs.   (*This will be a rematch of a bout from February 2020 in which Ananyan won a ten round unanimous decision.)   Jr. Lightweight – 10Rds.   Tugstsogt Nyambayar 128lbs. vs. Sakaria Lukas 127 1/2lbs.   *The three above bouts will be broadcast on Showtime beginning at 9PM ET/6PM PT.   Weights for the remaining unaired preliminary bouts are ...