In Las Cruces, New Mexico, five-year-old Joscelyn Olayo-Munoz discovered boxing in her living room with stepdad Danny Melendrez, a boxing coach since 2002. Under Melendrez’s guidance, Olayo-Munoz embraced the sport, dedicating herself to becoming a rising star on Team USA. Balancing school and boxing can prove challenging, yet Olayo-Munoz, also a track athlete for Las
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I DON’T have Extra Sensory Perception and I can’t predict the lottery numbers. But when one of our reporters omitted the scores from a six-rounder and a four-rounder on a small hall show last week (and wasn’t contactable before our deadline), I added 60-54 and 40-36 to the report without a tremor of doubt. After
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ADAM Azim reckons fans will witness an improved, more mature performer in the ring against Ohara Davies on Saturday evening. The Slough prospect, 11-0 (8 KOs), is looking to take another steady step towards world-class in the Copper Box Arena headliner. “My personal opinion is, just from looking at the fight back in February, I’ve
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Adam Azim has spent the past few months holed up in the gym working on his game, blissfully distant from boxing politics and repetitive questions about other fighters.  On Saturday night, the unbeaten super lightweight returns from an eight month injury lay-off and fights Ohara Davies at the Copperbox Arena.  The 22-year-old is prepared for
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Despite his impressive amateur resume, welterweight Benjamin Johnson of Springdale, Maryland, steps into the professional ring with a chip on his shoulder. Johnson faces Kevin Pantoja in a four-round bout at Rosecroft Raceway in Fort Washington, Maryland, promoted by his trainer Lamont Roach Snr’s NoXcuses Promotions. The fight will air on ProBox TV on Saturday.
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