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Fabio Wardley, the white-collar brawler turned world champion: "A ceiling? I don't think I have one'
2+ hour, 2+ min ago (1270+ words) For Fabio Wardley, none of this was in the plan. Not the title belts. Not the ring walks under stadium lights at the home of his beloved Ipswich Town or having rubbed shoulders with music star Ed Sheeran. Certainly not…...
Johnny Manziel to fight Bob Menery in boxing match at UFC Apex
11+ hour, 50+ min ago (300+ words) Johnny Manziel played for the Browns in 2014 and joined the Canadian League in 2018. Marcus Ingram / Getty Images Johnny Football is heading to boxing. Johnny Manziel, the 2012 Heisman Trophy winner and former Cleveland Browns quarterback, will fight social media star Bob…...
Mbilli vs. Martinez " round 3
7+ mon, 3+ week ago (1740+ words) Terence Crawford has beaten undisputed super-middleweight champion Saul "Canelo" "lvarez by unanimous decision in Las Vegas. A captivating fight went the distance as the pair slugged it out " Crawford hurting Canelo through the opening seven rounds, but the Mexican working…...
Heavyweight boxer Lawrence Okolie returns adverse anti-doping test result
2+ week, 2+ day ago (395+ words) Promoter Queensberry confirmed the news on Tuesday morning. Adrian Dennis / AFP via Getty Images British heavyweight boxer Lawrence Okolie has returned an adverse finding in a Voluntary Anti-Doping Association test ahead of a fight with Frenchman Tony Yoka, according to…...
UFC 327 odds, predictions: Jiri Prochazka, Carlos Ulberg battle for light heavyweight title
3+ week, 5+ day ago (1860+ words) Ji" Proch'zka takes on Carlos Ulberg for the light heavyweight championship in UFC 237. Harry How / Getty Images We have an insane, high-action card this weekend for UFC 327 that features Ji" Proch'zka and Carlos Ulberg in the main event. The vacant…...
Rolexes, supercars and dressing-room disputes: The demands that can make or break a big fight
3+ week, 6+ day ago (1908+ words) Anthony Joshua, left, and Tyson Fury might finally meet in the ring in the near future Getty Images The talks are already ongoing. They have been for more than six years, really. They may go on for a while longer…...
The Beast" is here, plus a base-brawl
4+ week, 1+ day ago (1138+ words) Michael De Mocker / Getty Images Good morning! I hope you have a favorite fact about yourself ready. Inside:" I come to you this morning with a confession. I find most pre-draft content, for any sport, exhausting. Not because of the…...
The decline of U. S. heavyweight boxing feels terminal. Can it be saved?
1+ mon, 5+ day ago (1600+ words) John L. Sullivan, Joe Louis, Rocky Marciano, Muhammad Ali, Joe Frazier, George Foreman, Larry Holmes, Mike Tyson, Evander Holyfield. They are some of boxing's most fabled figures, men who captured the imagination not just of their native United States but the…...
Boxer Isis Sio awake, speaking, following medically induced coma after first-round knockout
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (210+ words) Sio was injured after being knocked out in the first round of a fight for the second time in less than two months. Matthieu Delaty / AFP via Getty Images Boxer Isis Sio, 19, is awake and speaking, according to a statement…...
Ricky Hatton, CTE and mental health: Does boxing do enough to look after its retired fighters?
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (1834+ words) Boxers" battles have always extended beyond the ring. From contract disputes with managers and promoters to dealing with personal demons, they don"t just fight with gloves on in the squared circle. It is a hard, gruelling, individual sport, and…...