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HBO hands off boxing business
Going forward, boxing enthusiasts will not be identifying boxing with HBO, as the organisation announced Thursday it is going out of the boxing business. HBO however said their last show in the boxing business will be the Daniel Jacobs vs. Sergiy Derevyanchenko title fight on October 27. Both fighters will…
Read More »Molina, Ortiz clash shaky as Ortiz is charged with sexual assault
Sunday fight between former WBC welterweight champion Victor Ortiz and Molina Jr is hanging in the balance, as the ex-champion is charged with sexual assault of multiple counts. The fight is scheduled to hold at the Citizens Business Bank Arena in Ontario, California and promoters of the fight are yet…
Read More »Modric, Matar wins FIFA’s best
Croatia’s Luka Modric who plays for Real Madrid was on Monday night crowned the 2018 FIFA Best Player of the Year. He beat Liverpool’s talisman Mohammad Salah and Ronaldo to clinch the award. Orlando Pride forward Marta won the award for the best female player for the sixth time while…
Read More »Anthony Joshua beats Povetkin, retains heavyweight titles
Anthony Joshua on Saturday night extended his undefeated streak to 22 wins after stopping Alexander Povetkin at the seventh round of their heavyweight title bout at Wembley Stadium, London. Joshua (22-0, 21Kos), though could not live up to his promise of stopping the Russian before the fifth round mark, went…
Read More »Joshua targets early victory against Povetkin
Known for his ability to stop his opponents when they cross the 5 round mark, mandatory challenger, Alexander Povetkin may be hoping to do the same this Saturday night against Anthony Joshua. But, Joshua (21-0, 20 KOs), is wary of the punching power of the much shorter and older 39-year-old…
Read More »Golovkin falls to Alvarez in title bout
Gennady Golovkin suffered the first loss of his professional career from the hands of Saul ‘Canelo’ Alvarez in their epic middleweight world title fight in Las Vegas on Saturday. The fight is the second, after their first encounter, a year ago, ended in a controversial draw. But, this time, Alvarez…
Read More »Chelsea soldier on with Hazard’s hat-trick
A hat-trick from Eden Hazard gave host, Chelsea a comfortable lead in their 4-1 crushing of Cardiff in last Saturday Premiership match. Chelsea made it five wins from as many games under Maurizio Sarri and Saturday encounter showed that The Blues are in a world of their own. Sarri is…
Read More »Mayweather talks rematch against Pacquiao
The long anticipated rematch between former world welterweight champion, Floyd Mayweather and Filipino fighting machine, Manny Pacquiao may be coming up after all, that is if the latest post by the retired American boxer is anything to go by. In a posting on Instagram, Mayweather said he will come out…
Read More »Wilder warns Breazeale ahead WBC battle
Mandatory challenger for the WBC heavyweight belt, Dominic Breazeale (19-1, 17 KOs) has been warned to prepare for battle ahead the championship bout. WBC champion, Deontay Wilder (40-0, 39 KOs) says he’s going to cripple challenger Dominic Breazeale when the time comes for him to defend his WBC heavyweight title…
Read More »Berto rules out Alexander rematch
Boxing fans hoping to see a rematch of the Andre Berto and former 140 and 147 world champion, Devon Alexander may have their hope dashed as Berto has ruled out the possibilities. Andre Berto (32-5, 24 KOs) defeated Alexander by a 12 round split decision last Saturday night in Uniondale,…
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