Month: July 2024

THE most important venue in London during the chaotic era of the 1880s, when boxing was very much a ‘wild west affair’, was The Pelican Club. This was the first of the influential sporting clubs, and one had to be well-connected to obtain membership. The club committee included the Marquis of Queensberry, and the chairman
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Mike Coppinger, ESPN Boxing InsiderJul 25, 2024, 06:44 PM ET Close Mike Coppinger has covered boxing since 2010 with roles at USA Today, Ring Magazine and The Athletic before he joined ESPN in 2021. You can follow him on Twitter: @MikeCoppinger Open Extended Reactions Erislandy Lara will defend his WBA middleweight title against Danny Garcia
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8 Rounds — Heavyweights OTTO WALLIN (26-2, 14 KO’s), vs.  ONORIODE EHWARIEME (20-4, 19 KO’s) 6 Rounds — MiddleweightsJUSTIN FIGUEROA (9-0, 7 KO’s), Atlantic City (159 lbs.)vs.FREDDY ESPINOZA (10-5, 7 KO’s), Nicaragua (159 lbs.) 4 Rounds — Super MiddleweightsMARCO ROMERO (1-0, 1 KO), Olathe, Kansas (168 lbs.)vs.VICTOR PRADIS (2-0), Covington, LA (168 lbs.) 4 Rounds
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Associated Press Jul 28, 2024, 12:17 PM ET Open Extended Reactions VILLEPINTE, France — Two-time Olympic gold medal-winning boxer Julio César La Cruz of Cuba lost his opening bout at the Paris Games on Sunday by split decision to Loren Alfonso of Azerbaijan. La Cruz won the first round of the heavyweight bout but lost
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45-year-old Manny Pacquiao didn’t make a great case for challenging WBC welterweight champion Mario Barrios in his exhibition match with K-1 veteran Rukiya Anpo on last night’s Super RIZIN 3 show. Pacquiao (62-8-2, 39 KO) was originally slated to face fast-rising knockout artist Chihiro Suzuki, who was forced out after suffering an injury against MMA
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The WBA featherweight champion Nick Ball is enjoying life. “Yeah – world champ, innit?” he cheerfully told BoxingScene. “I’m feeling good – staying focused and just looking forward to the next one.” Within the space of seven months Ball dominated the respected former super-bantamweight champion Isaac Dogboe, appeared extremely unfortunate to have to settle for a
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Associated Press Jul 28, 2024, 12:10 AM ET Open Extended Reactions DETROIT — Claressa Shields knocked out WBC heavyweight champion Vanessa Lepage-Joanisse early in the second round Saturday night, earning titles in a fourth and fifth division. Shields, a two-time Olympic gold medalist, moved up two weight classes to fight at 175 pounds as a
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By Jack Walsh CLARESSA Shields walked over Vanessa Lepage-Joanisse last night in just two short rounds, winning the vacant WBO light-heavyweight title, and stripping Lepage-Joanisse of her WBC heavyweight strap. The two headlined a 10-fight card at Little Caesars Arena in Detroit, Michigan. Shields, 29, showcased her unforeseen frightening power at heavyweight, seeming relatively unfazed
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