Month: April 2023

Like boxing, the world of literature is littered with unreliable narrators, from Humbert Humbert in Lolita and Frank Cauldhame in The Wasp Factory to the unnamed narrator in Fight Club. Seemingly readers, like fight fans, are drawn to such characters; drawn to them not only because they can tell a tall tale but also because
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Gervonta Davis’ lifelong trainer understands fans want to see his powerful, skillful southpaw oppose the best lightweights in boxing now that Davis has knocked out Ryan Garcia. Calvin Ford urged them to be patient because business will dictate who Davis fights later this year and in 2024. The Showtime Pay-Per-View event headlined by Davis-Garcia generated
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11:53 AM ET Jake Paul and his promotions team are launching a new boxing series called Most Valuable Prospects that will highlight top up-and-coming fighters. The series will begin with a card on May 26 in Orlando, Florida, and it will be headlined by rising star Ashton Sylve, officials told ESPN on Thursday. There will
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After Teofimo Lopez Jr joined a recent boxing podcast and unloaded on ESPN while making a curious statement about their black fighters, his father comes out to explain his son’s perspective and make it clear that what his son said was not meant as any sleight towards black fighters. Check out some excerpts of what
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11:44 AM ET Nate Diaz turned himself in to the New Orleans Police Department on Thursday morning and was booked into custody on a charge of felony second-degree battery. Diaz, the 38-year-old former UFC star, was issued an arrest warrant Monday stemming from a street brawl last weekend involving multiple people following the Misfits Boxing
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Liam Smith doesn’t think Chris Eubank Jr. truly wanted to take their rematch. Eubank exercised his contractual right to an immediate rematch with Smith on February 14, but more recently re-engaged in negotiations to reschedule his ill-fated fight versus rival Conor Benn. Eubank boxed Smith on January 21 because his high-profile showdown with Benn was
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1 KHAOSAI GALAXY The ‘Thai Tyson’ remains sporting royalty in the Kingdom. A huge-punching southpaw, Khaosai was a massive TV attraction in his 1980s prime, which saw him win the WBA super-flyweight title and retain it 19 times. 2 PONGSAKLEK WONJONGKAM Pongsaklek demonstrated incredible longevity in a 24-year (1994-2018) career that included two lineal title
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Robeisy “El Tren” Ramirez is ready to make the inaugural defense of his WBO featherweight world title against a fellow two-time Olympian.  Ramirez will take on Japanese contender Satoshi “Diamond Left” Shimizu Tuesday, July 25, at Ariake Arena in Tokyo. Ramirez-Shimizu will serve as the co-feature to the world title showdown between Philadelphia’s WBC/WBO junior
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