Tag: rematch
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…
Read More
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
Read More
Natasha Jonas wants to box the winner of the Chantelle Cameron vs Katie Taylor rematch to become three-weight champ | Boxing News
Natasha Jonas won a world title in a second weight class this year, but she hopes to become a three-division champion in 2024. Jonas has a high-profile IBF welterweight title bout with Mikaela Mayer on January 20, live on Sky Sports. Afterwards she would welcome a showdown with the winner of the Chantelle Cameron vs…
Read More
ONE: Jeremy Miado aims to climb strawweight ladder with Lito Adiwang rematch
Jeremy Miado after a ONE Championship match. –HANDOUT PHOTO MANILA, Philippines—Jeremy Miado wants to climb up the ONE Championships’ strawweight ladder and he has a golden opportunity to do so on Friday at Lumpinee Boxing Stadium in Bangkok, Thailand. In ONE Fight Night 16: Haggerty vs. Andrade, Miado will face Lito Adiwang in a rematch…
Read More
UAAP: UP fends off Ateneo in rematch
UP guard Gerry Abadiano during a game against Ateneo in the second round of the UAAP Season 86 men’s basketball tournament.–MARLO CUETO/INQUIRER.net MANILA, Philippines — Gerry Abadiano provided stability late as University of the Philippines staved off a late scare by defending champion Ateneo, 65-60, to tighten its grip on the lead in the UAAP…
Read More
ONE: Joshua Pacio’s recent win boosts rematch bid against Jarred Brooks
Joshua Pacio, left, and Jarred Brooks face off during the pre-fight press conference at Solaire Resort and Casino. The two headline ONE 164 on Saturday at Mall of Asia Arena. Photo from ONE Championship MANILA, Philippines—If anyone has a strong bid to fight for the ONE Strawweight Championship at the moment, it’s none other than…
Read More
Joe Joyce rules out retirement as he remains determined to challenge at ‘top level’ after rematch loss to Zhilei Zhang | Boxing News
Joe Joyce has dismissed any talk of retirement as he remains determined to “challenge at the top level” after his rematch loss to Zhilei Zhang. The British contender was unable to regain the WBO interim heavyweight belt as he suffered a third-round knockout loss to Zhang at The AO Arena in Wembley on Saturday night.…
Read More
Joe Joyce knocked out by China’s Zhilei Zhang in third round as he loses heavyweight rematch | Boxing News
Joe Joyce lost his rematch with Zhilei Zhang to make it back-to-back defeats to the Chinese heavyweight, who will now look to a clash with Tyson Fury. Zhang shattered Joyce’s unbeaten record with a sixth-round stoppage in April, with the British fighter coming into Saturday’s Wembley Arena bout at his career-heaviest as he sought revenge.…
Read More
Eduard Folayang preparing ‘best version’ of himself for Amir Khan rematch
Eduard Folayang. –ONE CHAMPIONSHIP PHOTO MANILA, Philippines—Five years ago, Eduard Folayang defeated Amir Khan for the ONE lightweight strap. Now Khan is looking for revenge and Folayang knows not to take the rematch lightly. In an online media scrum on Friday, Filipino MMA legend Folayang said he will be putting his best foot forward against Khan…
Read More
Smith vs Eubank Jr 2: Book the repeats of Liam Smith’s rematch against Chris Eubank Jr in Manchester
Liam Smith reignited his British rivalry with Chris Eubank Jr in their rematch in Manchester on Saturday night – and you can book the repeats now! The Liverpudlian shared the ring again with Eubank Jr, who was attempting to avenge his stunning defeat in their first fight in January. On an exciting undercard, Adam…
Read More