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Former World Champ Oleksandr Gvozdyk Retires
Former WBC light heavyweight world champion Oleksandr Gvozdyk called it a career yesterday. The world champion tallied 18 career fights winning an interim WBC light heavyweight title against Mehdi Amar, before stopping lineal light heavyweight champion Adonis Stevenson in the eleventh round, the damages Stevenson would take in this bout
Shakur Stevenson Stops Carballo In Boxing’s Return
Shakur Stevenson (14-0, 8KOs), brought boxing back with a bang as he stopped Felix Caraballo (13-2-2, 9KOs), in the sixth round in front of an empty ballroom at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas, Nevada, broadcast on ESPN, in boxing’s return after COVID-19 pandemic. Stevenson who dropped Carballo in the
Shakur Stevenson vs. Felix Caraballo Full Fight Preview
The words we have waited to hear “boxing is back,” is now upon us. Tonight, on ESPN, at 7 PM EST, Top Rank Inc returns with a boxing card featuring a five-fight card headlined by 2016 Olympic silver medalist Shakur Stevenson. Stevenson, who won his first world title at the
Shakur Stevenson makes weight for boxing’s return on ESPN
ESPN (7 p.m. ET) Shakur Stevenson 130 lbs vs. Felix Caraballo 130 lbs(Super Featherweight— 10 Rounds)Judges/Referee: Tim Cheatham, Dave Moretti and Steve Weisfeld/Russell Mora Jared Anderson 236.5 lbs vs. Johnnie Langston 218.3 lbs(Heavyweight— 6 Rounds)Judges/Referee: Patricia Morse Jarman, Max De Luca and Steve Weisfeld/Jay Nady Guido Vianello 239.25 lbs vs. Don Haynesworth 294.5 lbs(Heavyweight — 6 Rounds)Judges/Referee: Adalaide Byrd, Tim Cheatham and Dave Moretti/Jay Nady Quatavious Cash 160.5 lbs vs.
Mikaela Mayer Out Of Tuesday Night Fight, Positive Result In COVID-19 Test
In a statement made in the past hour on 2016 U.S. Olympian Mikaela Mayer’s Instagram page, the standout fighter has let it be known she had a positive result in her COVID-19 test, prior to her Tuesday, June 9th, ESPN co-main event fight against Helen Joseph. “I am heartbroken to
Boxing Returns on ESPN NEXT TUESDAY, Fight Card for Top Rank fights here
We have waited for a sense of normalcy, but sadly, the world has had other plans. That being said boxing returns one week from today, on June 9th, which is a Tuesday on ESPN, as well as Thursday with two fights card put on by Top Rank Inc. The first
OTHA JONES III, THE SYMBOL OF SOUL CITY BOXING
Every heroic deed starts with a problem, often a problem that most have overlooked, and even worse, don’t seem to care if it gets fixed. Soul City Boxing Gym was started by Otha Jones Jr., and his son, Roshawn Jones, as a way to keep the youth out of the
Understanding Terence Crawford’s Greatness | A Beginner’s Guide to Terence Crawford
Terence Crawford, the three-division world champion from Omaha, Nebraska, who started boxing at the age of seven, might have one of the underrated resumes in boxing, simply because, his career has taken place during a major change in boxing, both in how we watch from TV to streaming and in-terms