Category: ESPN
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Bring on the Farce! Another Disappointing Weekend of Boxing
Robinson Conceicao Loses Controversial Decision in PED Scandal Marred Fight This fight was a tremendous black eye for boxing which as a sport is in a precarious place. Oscar Valdez the reigning WBC 130lb champion tested positive in the lead up to the fight for the banned substance Phentermine. Rather than strip the champion whose…
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Vergil Ortiz Jr Shines in Stoppage Victory: Weekend REcap
Vergil Ortiz Jr extends his record to 18-0 with his 18th career stoppage as he reached the eighth round for the first time in his young career. Egidijus Kavaliauskas proved to be a tough opponent with his cagey counters and hard punching. Mean Machine as he commonly known as rocked Ortiz in the second round…
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Boxing News Round Up Week 4 June 2021: Results, Predictions, & Opinions
Gabriel Rosado scores destructive KO over Bektemir Melikuziev in 3! Bek “The Bully” as he is referred to as entered this fight 7-0 with five knockouts and hungry for a big fight. The Uzbek super middleweight lost out on a big fight against Sergei Kovalev last year when Kovalev tested positive for a banned substance.…
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Shakur Stevenson Dominates Jeremia Nakathila: A Decisive Unanimous Decision Divides Fans
Shakur Stevenson won as dominant a decision as you can see in boxing but still came away disappointed last night in Las Vegas. The Newark, New Jersey born twenty-three year-old Olympic Silver Medalist won the boxing match but may have lost in the court of public opinion. On one hand, Stevenson won the fight 120-107…
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Josh Taylor Unifies All Four Titles at Junior Welterweight! Victorious Over Jose Ramirez In Las Vegas
Last night at the Virgin Hotel in Las Vegas Josh Taylor became the sixth fighter to unify all four sanctioning body titles. This was a fantastic match up on paper and the fight was a highly skilled contest with plenty of grit mixed in. Going in I expected a toe to toe war with each…
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Emmanuel Navarrete Finishes Off Christopher Diaz
I published a recap of the weekend’s action on Boxingnews24.com and have shared it here. Below I will post an excerpt but please check out the full article on Boxingnews24.com and all other content from their team of contributors. Thank you! “Emmanuel Navarrete closed the show with eleven seconds on the clock to secure the…
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Andrade Victorious, International Coverage, and Paul vs Askren
Demetrius Andrade won a clear decision over Liam Williams to retain his WBO Middleweight Title on DAZN. Andrade won the fight by unanimous decision over Welsh challenger Liam Williams in Miami. Andrade won with precision punching and scored damaging blows that dropped the challenger in the second round. Williams attempted to get under Andrade’s skin…
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Controversial Calls Make Up the Headlines April 10th
I am writing this for my vacation in Tampa Florida which explains the gap in recent posts. last night on dazn and ESPN the two main events had marks of controversy as Joe Smith Jr captured the WBO light heavyweight championship from Oklahoma in a controversial majority decision over Maxim Vlasov. This bout had been…
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Keyshawn Davis Makes A Statement in Dubai
Keyshawn Davis of Norfolk, Virginia turned pro in February on the Canelo-Yildirim undercard with a stoppage win. The 22 year-old turned pro while on the verge of going to the Tokyo Olympics and has a amateur World Championship Silver Medal. Today on ESPN from Dubai the young prospect advanced to 2-0 with a stoppage victory…
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Muhammad Ali vs Joe Frazier I: The Fight of the Century turns 50! ABC to Show Remastered Full Fight Sunday 2pm ET
Max Kellerman announced on the most recent episode that Ali vs Frazier I will be shown on ABC this Sunday 3/7/2021 at 2pm ET in a newly remastered version. ABC will show the fight and the trilogy will be featured on ESPN+ and ESPN Deportes as well. This fight is arguably the most important of…
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