Tag: Monster
June Mar Fajardo unleashes monster game to subdue Converge
San Miguel Beermen’s June Mar Fajardo against Converge defenders during the PBA Governors’ Cup quarterfinals. –PBA IMAGES There was a very good reason for June Mar Fajardo and coach Jorge Gallent to be in a very lighthearted mood after San Miguel Beer survived an underdog Converge squad that made good on its promise to fight…
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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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'That is a whopper!' | McIlroy hits monster 380-yard drive
Rory McIlroy hit a 380-yard drive on the second hole at Augusta National during the third round of The Masters. He would go on to birdie the hole.
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Despite bravado, Tapales faces ‘monster’ odds vs Inoue
Naoya Inoue (left) is a massive favorite against Filipino Marlon Tapales in their title bout on Tuesday in Tokyo. —CONTRIBUTED PHOTO/WENDELL ALINEA All the prefight statements crafted to create a semblance of dauntlessness have had little effect on the odds Marlon Tapales has to overcome on Tuesday. “You should be worried about the one that…
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Naoya Inoue: Could ‘The Monster’ become world’s best fighter against Marlon Tapales on Boxing Day? | Boxing News
Naoya Inoue could be the best fighter in the world. On Boxing Day appropriately, December 26, live on Sky Sports, ‘The Monster’ Inoue fights Marlon Tapales at the Ariake Arena in Japan. Inoue brilliantly won the WBC and WBO super-bantamweight titles in his last fight, his first at 122lbs, when he knocked out excellent American…
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Tapales wants to slay ‘monster’ no one has yet conquered
Marlon Tapales faces tall odds against Naoya Inoue, none of which, however, faze him. —DENISON REY A. DALUPANG Marlon Tapales will be shooting for boxing immortality next week, and he doesn’t merely want to be a game challenger. He wants to be a monster slayer. “I want to [battle] Naoya Inoue (for) 12 rounds because…
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Naoya Inoue vs Stephen Fulton: He hurts you and you stay hurt – what it’s like to face the ‘Monster’
Facing Naoya Inoue in Japan is one of the most formidable tasks in boxing today. Unified WBO and WBC champion Stephen Fulton takes on that challenge, live on Sky Sports on Tuesday morning. “He’s coming, lad. He’s coming.” Paul Butler had boxed 10 rounds with Naoya Inoue, fighting for the undisputed bantamweight world title in…
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