Month: June 2021

Posted on 06/28/2021 By: Kirk Jackson Again, he displayed star power. Another exciting, back and forth fight, another exhilarating finish and a wonderful display from both Gervonta “Tank” Davis (25-0, 24 KOs) and Mario “El Azteca” Barrios (26-1, 17 KOs). While we await pay-per-view results and other pecuniary numbers from the event this past weekend,
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7:42 PM ET Associated Press The International Boxing Association’s new president is confident his beleaguered organization will be welcomed back into the Olympic family after the Tokyo Games. Umar Kremlev said at a news conference Monday in Switzerland that AIBA is implementing the changes necessary to get back in the good graces of the International
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6:56 PM ET Brett Okamoto Close ESPN Staff Writer MMA columnist for ESPN.com Analyst for “MMA Live” Covered MMA for Las Vegas Sun Michael Rothstein Close ESPN Staff Writer Previously covered University of Michigan for ESPN.com and AnnArbor.com Also covered Notre Dame for Fort Wayne Journal Gazette Former lightweight champion Vasiliy Lomachenko returns to the
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Posted on 06/28/2021 By: Hans Themistode Gervonta Davis did exactly what many were expecting. Despite giving up several inches in height, reach and weight, Davis was still the prohibited favorite against Mario Barrios this past weekend at State Farm Arena, in Atlanta Georgia. Davis dropped Barrios three times before ultimately stopping him in the 11th
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Eight division world champion Manny Pacquiao has fired back at some recent statements that were made by his career rival, Floyd Mayweather. Mayweather, 44-years-old, decisioned Pacquiao over twelve rounds in 2015. He retired from the sport back in 2017, after stopping UFC superstar Conor McGregor. But, the 42-year-old Pacquiao has continued to fight and returns
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Posted on 06/27/2021 By: Hans Themistode Teofimo Lopez Sr. always believed that despite the naysayers, his son, Teofimo Lopez, would get the job done against Vasiliy Lomachenko. The two clashed in mid-October last year in a lightweight unification bout. To the surprise of many, Lopez walked away with the decisive win. Since then, Lopez Sr.
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11:01 PM ET The management firm that represents Conor McGregor is suing boxing legend Manny Pacquiao. Paradigm Sports Management filed a multi-million-dollar lawsuit Friday against Pacquiao in Orange County civil court, claiming breach of contract, among other assertions, per the complaint obtained Saturday by ESPN. Paradigm attorney Judd Burstein told ESPN that his client is
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