On 2 May 1969, a newborn child’s cries rang out in Santa Cruz, Trinidad and Tobago. Not an unusual event in itself but if the parents of the child, christened Brian Lara, could see what was in the future for their son their pride at his birth would have been doubled. He grew up to be one of the most celebrated cricketers of all time, topping the Test batting rankings a number of times and seizing and holding several records, …
We take a look at the 3 biggest fights that can be made in female boxing including Taylor vs Serrano, Claressa Shields and the much-anticipated rematch between Jessica McCaskill and Cecilia Braekhus. These are the 3 biggest fights in female boxing that can be made at the moment and will be the most influential in elevating Female Boxing as well as crowning a definite P4P Queen (Taylor vs Serrano) Taylor vs Serrano: P4P #1 vs P4P #2 After Katie Taylor …
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Dustin Poirier is undoubtedly next in line for a shot at the Lightweight title, after he defeated Conor McGregor via TKO in the second round at UFC 257. Poirier is now 11-2 as a UFC Lightweight, adding another huge name to his impressive resume whilst McGregor is without victory in the division since his title win over Eddie Alvarez back in 2016. After a couple of early exchanges on the feet, Poirier began the opening round with a takedown to …
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The 2020-21 NBA Season continues to heat up and with Brooklyn’s big three being the focal point of the league as of late, there are many teams that are looking to stake their claim into handing out defeats against them. There was also a trade that took place over the week between the Cleveland Cavaliers and the Houston Rockets. All this and more in this week’s edition of NBA Roundup. The NBA observed Martin Luther King Jr. Day with nine …
Take it back to 2014 and UFC 178 when Conor McGregor was gearing up for his first-ever fight in Las Vegas against Dustin Poirier who had the most wins and finishes in the UFC Featherweight division. Two young and exciting fighters who were getting on each other’s nerves in the build-up, which resulted in a TKO victory for the Irishman in just less than two minutes. Since then, both fighters have moved up in weight and have emerged as elite …
Eddie Hearn and Matchroom Boxing have today announced two amazing, huge additions to the Estrada vs Chocolatito undercard. The Estrada Chocolatito Card on March 13 on DAZN is now a world title tripleheader with these two world championship editions. On the Estrada vs Chocolatito undercard, we will see the rematch of the undisputed female welterweight title fight between Jessica McCaskill and Cecilia Braekhus as chief support. Additionally, we see new Matchroom signing Hiroto Kyoguchi defend his WBA Light-Flyweight Title against …
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Linus Udofia is the Third instalment of Prospects to Watch. Prospects to Watch is a series where I will analyse the best prospects in world boxing and review their potential as well as future fights. Linus Udofia is (16-0) in his professional boxing career and is the reigning English Middleweight Champion. Originally from Nigeria, the 27-year old now resides in and fights out of Luton, Bedfordshire. He is managed by Steve Goodwin and Goodwin Boxing who are one of the …
CHARR VS BRYAN? TITLE FIGHT? WHAT IS THE WBA THINKING? Look, I’ll be the first to admit that I’m an old-timer. I liked it when boxing only had 8 divisions. I didn’t mind the addition of the Cruiserweight division as I didn’t really think of a boxer weighing in at 176 as a “heavyweight,” not by any means. I liked it when there was only one world champion per division. After all, we only have one world, right? Things sure …
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A product of the Army and amateur ranks, Rocky Marciano was born on September 1, 1923. He takes his place alongside Jack Dempsey and Joe Louis as one of the great heavyweights. Rocky Marciano was born and raised in Brockton, Massachusetts, to parents who were immigrants from Italy: when he was about eighteen months old, Rocky Marciano got pneumonia, from which he almost died. When Rocky Marciano grew up he worked as a chute man on delivery trucks for the …
Five games to look back on this week in the Premier League, and one FA Cup match too which was leftover from last weekend, let’s see how those went… Tuesday, January 19 West Ham United 2 West Bromwich Albion 1 Leicester City 2 Chelsea 0 The Hammers looked to back up their victory over Burnley last time out and take them a point off a European spot in the division, whilst West Brom was looking to make it back-to-back wins …
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Pound-for-pound King Canelo Alvarez will return to the ring just 3 months after his last fight against his WBC Mandatory Challenger Avni Yildirim. Canelo vs Yildirim will take Place February 27 at the Hard Rock Stadium in Miami, Florida where a socially distanced crowd of 14,000 will be available. Texas was initially explored as the venue due to it allowing fans since October but Texas have banned fans for February. The Hard Rock Stadium is the home of the Miami …
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The Currie Cup returns once more, as South Africa’s most elite rugby players battle it out to see who is the best domestic side this season. What has been a prolonged and unpredictable World Rugby season, will see the in-form rugby sides in South Africa compete for the prestigious Currie Cup trophy this weekend. Currie Cup History: The Currie Cup had its inaugural tournament back in 1892 and is the oldest rugby competition in South African Rugby history. The overall …
Michael Chiesa headlined the second Fight Island event of the year as he defeated Neil Magny via unanimous decision (49-46×3) in a Welterweight bout. Both men were on a three-fight winning streak coming into the contest, but it was number eight ranked Chiesa who came out on top convincingly with a terrific display of grappling. The first few minutes of round one was all about controlling distance whilst Chiesa pressed with a good front kick to the body and left …
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Sebastian Vettel and Aston Martin would start their journey in 2021. Fernando Alonso on his part would make a return to Formula One with Alpine GP. In a rather highly unexpected turn of events, after a long time, we would see Vettel and Alonso go up against each other in similarly paced cars. Last year’s Racing Point arguably had the fastest car in the midfield while the Renault of Last year too was able to string together three podiums. With …
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Claressa Shields vs Marie Eve Dicaire is going to be billed as ‘SUPERWOMEN’ as it features an all-female Pay-Per-View boxing card to celebrate women’s sport and is dedicated to Women’s Day 2021. Claressa Shields vs Marie Eve Dicaire will take place Friday, March 5 in Flint, Michigan presented by Salita Promotions in association with Groupe Yvon Michel. The PPV telecast will be streamed by Fite.TV but will be available on all major cable and satellite television. The fight takes place …
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The era of the Brown Bomber, Joe Louis was one of the greatest and most colorful boxers to grace the sport. Only Jack Dempsey since the gloves era got underway compared to him in popularity and ability. This Alabama born boxer who first saw the light of day on May 13th, 1914 and whose father, “Mun” Barrow, was a cotton picker, was a pugilistic symphony with a tempo geared to bring him across the ring with all the grace of …
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In every sport star, there emerges one person who stands out so prominently that he is referred to as “The Idol.” Such as a man was Jack Dempsey in boxing. While in there tossing punches, he was one of the most spectacular heavyweights since John L Sullivan. Jack Dempsey was one of the toughest heavyweights in the world. He was born William Harrison Dempsey, in Manassa, Colorado, on 24th June 1895. He grew up in Colorado, West Virginia, and Utah, …
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Another weekend and another round of Premier League fixtures, Villa Vs Everton was postponed due to the outbreak of Covid in the Villa camp but there were still nine games that took place, let’s see how those went… Saturday January 16 Wolverhampton Wanderers 2 West Bromwich Albion 3 Leeds United 0 Brighton & Hove Albion 1 West Ham United 1 Burnley 0 Fulham 0 Chelsea 1 Leicester City 2 Southampton 0 The weekend began with the Black County derby at …
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Joe Frazier was born in Laurel Bay, South Carolina, on January 12, 1944. “Smoking Joe” Frazier never set out to set the boxing world alight. He began going to the gym to get himself into shape. However, one thing led to another, and he began competing. He was the youngest of thirteen children. He started his boxing career at age nine when he rigged up a homemade punching bag of moss and leaves. Twelve years later, after having married at …
In this article, we will take a look at 5 boxing matchups that we must see in 2021 including Joshua vs Fury: An All-British Mega Undisputed heavyweight clash between Unified World Champion Anthony Joshua and #1 heavyweight Tyson Fury. Additionally, we will look at the much anticipated American Welterweight clash between Errol Spence and Terence Crawford and much more Anthony Joshua vs Tyson Fury British Fight Fans have been waiting a long time for Joshua vs Fury. Ever since Fury Dethroned Klitschko …
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