Tag: boxing
Caroline Dubois: Beat Maira Moneo and Katie Taylor will have two options, either vacate or fight me! | Boxing News
Caroline Dubois was inspired by Katie Taylor and the first women’s Olympic boxing champions when she was a child. But now Dubois is looking to force a fight with Taylor, and intends to continue calling out the Irish superstar. If Dubois can beat Maira Moneo in their fight on Saturday, live on Sky Sports, she…
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Zak Chelli vows to take down hometown hero Callum Simpson as Stephen McKenna threatens Joe Laws with one-round KO | Boxing News
Callum Simpson revelled in the support of his Barnsley hometown as he weighed in ahead of Saturday’s British and Commonwealth title challenge against Zak Chelli. Simpson will fight Chelli for the belts at super-middleweight with rising lightweight star Caroline Dubois taking on Maira Moneo for the WBC Interim title as chief support live on Sky…
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Stephen McKenna on Joe Laws clash: ‘He’s afraid. I can see it in his eyes’ | Boxing News
Joe Laws confronted Stephen McKenna at the public workouts ahead of their fight this weekend. The two will box on the Zak Chelli vs Callum Simpson undercard at the Oakwell Stadium in Barnsley, live on Sky Sports. At Thursday’s event in the town centre, security had to separate the pair as Laws squared up to…
Read MoreAs gender row engulfs Paris Olympics boxing, what is testosterone
Algeria’s Imane Khelif (C) arrives for her women’s 66kg preliminaries round of 16 boxing match against Italy’s Angela Carini during the Paris Olympics 2024 at the North Paris Arena, in Villepinte on August 1, 2024. (Photo by MOHD RASFAN / AFP) Algerian boxer Imane Khelif’s swift defeat of her Italian opponent at the Paris Olympics…
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Carlo Paalam advances to boxing quarterfinals
Team Philippines’ Carlo Paalam celebrates after defeating Ireland’s Jude Gallagher in their men’s 57 kg preliminary boxing match at the Paris Olympics 2024, Wednesday, July 31, 2024, in Paris, France. (AP Photo/John Locher) SCHEDULE: Team Philippines at Paris Olympics 2024 Carlo Paalam came out smoking and did enough to hammer out a unanimous decision victory…
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Olympics 2024: Delicious Orie ‘gutted’ after latest split-decision defeat for Team GB boxers in Paris | Boxing News
Team GB boxer Delicious Orie feels Olympic gold has been “taken away” from him after losing by split decision to Davit Chaloyan. A cagey start in the men’s super-heavyweight category saw Chaloyan throw some good hooks, but Orie grew into the round and took control with some solid jabs. A closer contest followed in the…
Read MoreOlympics rookie Villegas gives PH boxing team the start it needs, as core led by Petecio starts seeing action
Philippines’ Aira Villegas (in blue) fights against Morocco’s Yasmine Mouttaki in the women’s 50kg preliminaries round of 32 boxing match during the Paris 2024 Olympic Games at the North Paris Arena, in Villepinte on July 28, 2024. (Photo by MOHD RASFAN / AFP) The core of the crack Philippine boxing delegation plunges into action in…
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Saul ‘Canelo’ Alvarez confirms his next fight against Edgar Berlanga in Las Vegas on September 14 | Boxing News
Saul ‘Canelo’ Alvarez has announced his next fight against unbeaten Puerto Rican Edgar Berlanga in Las Vegas on September 14. The Mexican star will defend his WBC, WBA, WBO and IBF super-middleweight titles against Berlanga at the T-Mobile Arena. Canelo successfully preserved his status as the undisputed world champion with a unanimous decision win over…
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Oleksandr Usyk warns Tyson Fury ‘don’t be afraid’ as heavyweight champion laughs off ‘too easy’ claims | Boxing News
Oleksandr Usyk warned Tyson Fury not to be “afraid” ahead of their rematch as he laughed off the Brit’s claims that he lost their fight because he found it “too easy”. Usyk beat Fury in May via a split decision to become the heavyweight division’s first undisputed champion in almost 25 years, ending Fury’s unbeaten…
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Junto Nakatani: Who is boxing’s new ‘Monster’? Will he fight Naoya Inoue and other key questions | Boxing News
Junto Nakatani takes on Vincent Astrolabio in an exciting world title defence, live on Sky Sports, on Saturday morning. We ask the key questions ahead of the fight and bantamweight contender Charlie Edwards gives his expert view. Who is Junto Nakatani? Junto Nakatani, from Kanagawa in Japan, is the WBC bantamweight world champion. He is…
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