Tag: welterweight
Sandy Ryan vs Mikaela Mayer: Ryan hit with can of paint before WBO welterweight world title defeat to Mayer | Boxing News
Sandy Ryan was hit with a can of red paint before losing her WBO welterweight world title to Mikaela Mayer in New York as she pointed the finger at her rival over the incident. Tensions had been high prior to the fight, with Mayer accusing Ryan of poaching her long-standing coaching team, which Ryan denied.…
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Fundora beats Tszyu for WBO, WBC super welterweight belts
Sebastian Fundora poses his title belts after defeating WBO junior middleweight champion Tim Tszyu at T-Mobile Arena on March 30, 2024 in Las Vegas, Nevada. Fundora won Tszyu’s title and a vacant WBC title by split decision. Steve Marcus/Getty Images/AFP Tall American southpaw Sebastian Fundora stunned previously unbeaten Australian Tim Tszyu on Saturday to unify…
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Terence Crawford stops Errol Spence to become undisputed welterweight champion – rezal404
Terence Crawford celebrates his undisputed welterweight championship boxing match win over Errol Spence Jr., Saturday, July 29, 2023, in Las Vegas. (AP Photo/John Locher) Terence Crawford punished Errol Spence on the way to a ninth-round technical knockout to claim the undisputed welterweight world title in Las Vegas on Saturday. Unbeaten Crawford had knocked down Spence…
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Conor Benn: WBC explain why they have dropped welterweight from their world rankings
Conor Benn has been dropped from the WBC’s world rankings. His reintroduction back into the WBC’s ratings had been contentious as Benn still has not publicly resolved his position with the UK Anti-Doping Agency (UKAD) or had a British boxing license reinstated after failing drug tests last year. Benn had been provisionally suspended from fighting…
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Teofimo Lopez announces retirement after winning light welterweight title – rezal404
FILE – Teofimo Lopez. —Al Bello/Getty Images/AFP MANILA, Philippines—Fight fans may have just seen the last of Teofimo Lopez, who announced his retirement Tuesday not long after becoming a two-division world champion. Lopez had hinted about calling it a career on Sunday following his unanimous decision victory over previously unbeaten Josh Taylor to capture the…
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