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Thailand’s first Olympic champion accused of sexually assaulting teen–police
Somluck Kamsing (L) of Thailand unleashes a hard right against Benoit Gaudet (R) of Canada during their Olympic Games preliminary Featherweight (57 kg) match at the Peristeri Boxing Hall 16 August 2004 in Athens. Gaudet won on a 32-17 points decision. AFP PHOTO / JOE KLAMAR Thailand’s first Olympic gold medal winner has been accused…
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Devin Haney becomes two-weight world champion after unanimous decision against Regis Prograis | Boxing News
Devin Haney remained undefeated as he beat Regis Prograis by unanimous decision to become two-weight world champion in San Francisco. Haney is now the WBC super lightweight world champion, having previously been undisputed lightweight champion, and took a dominant points win with all three judges scoring the bout 120-107 to the 25-year-old. Prograis suffered his…
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Evan Nelle gets his vindication as he leaves La Salle a champion
Graduating La Salle guard Evan Nelle in the UAAP men’s basketball finals. –MARLO CUETO/INQUIRER.net MANILA, Philippines — After heartbreaks in his first two years with the La Salle Green Archers, Evan Nelle’s UAAP career ended in vindication. Nelle got the exit he had envisioned as the Green Archers showed they could win it all, beating…
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Chris Billam-Smith and the making of British boxing’s most unlikely world champion | ‘I’d KO Okolie in rematch’ | Boxing News
This was never meant to be. Some fighters seem almost pre-ordained to be champion. Perhaps it’s the confidence, the style of their boxing, as well as an amateur track record. For Chris Billam-Smith, though, that was never the case. When Billam-Smith first joined Shane McGuigan’s gym, he was, as he put it, “very much the…
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Katie Taylor secures stunning revenge win over Chantelle Cameron to become two-weight undisputed champion | Boxing News
Katie Taylor secured a stunning revenge win over Chantelle Cameron to become a two-weight undisputed world champion in Dublin. It was a brilliant display and an astonishing result, all under remarkable pressure. Taylor remained the undisputed champion down at lightweight but she suffered a first professional defeat when Cameron outpointed her in May. Cameron had…
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Chantelle Cameron vs Katie Taylor: Irish star seeks revenge in rematch with undisputed champion LIVE | Boxing News
Katie Taylor faces conqueror Chantelle Cameron in Dublin once again; Cameron, the undisputed super-lightweight champion, handed Irish star Taylor a first professional defeat in May; Taylor goes straight into a rematch with the English woman in a bid to settle the score
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Johnny Nelson: Adam Azim has ‘stardust’ to become world champion | Boxing News
Adam Azim’s “stardust” can take him all the way to the top in boxing, with his performances reminiscent of Prince Naseem Hamed, according to Johnny Nelson. Azim won the European super-lightweight title on Saturday in just his 10th professional fight, dominating Franck Petitjean in fantastic style at The Halls in Wolverhampton. The 21-year-old’s speed and…
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Shakur Stevenson becomes three-weight world champion as Emanuel Navarrete battles to majority-decision draw | Boxing News
Shakur Stevenson won the vacant WBC lightweight title to become a three-division world champion when he unanimously outpointed Edwin De Los Santos in Las Vegas. But it was a hesitant, slow-paced performance at the T-Mobile Arena that contrasted with Emanuel Navarrete’s action-packed majority draw with Robson Conceicao on the undercard. Stevenson made his ringwalk flanked…
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ATP Finals: Reigning champion Novak Djokovic drawn to face home favourite Jannik Sinner in Turin showpiece | Tennis News
Defending champion Novak Djokovic has been placed in a group with home favourite Jannik Sinner for the ATP Finals in Turin. The draw for the season-ending, eight-player finals was made Thursday and saw Djokovic pitted against Sinner, Stefanos Tsitsipas and Holger Rune in the Green Group for the round-robin stage. Second-seeded Carlos Alcaraz headlines the…
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Las Vegas GP: F1 world champion Max Verstappen reveals struggles on virtual version of all-new circuit
Formula 1 drivers will be taking on the Las Vegas Strip Circuit for the first time next weekend; world champion Max Verstappen says he has lots of learning to do before the event; watch the inaugural Las Vegas GP on November 17-19, with every session live on Sky Sports F1 Last Updated: 09/11/23 6:11am Please…
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