Year: 2020

9:44 PM ET Claressa Shields, arguably the No. 1 pound-for-pound female boxer in the world, has signed an exclusive, multi-year contract with PFL that will see her transition to professional mixed martial arts, sources confirmed to ESPN. A two-time Olympic gold medalist in boxing, Shields, 25, will not compete in PFL’s traditional “season format” in
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History Greg Page takes WBA heavyweight title from Gerrie Coetzee in controversial circumstances GREG PAGE w ko 8 GERRIE COETZEEDec 1, 1984; Superbowl, Sun City, South AfricaAFTER wresting the WBA heavyweight belt from Michael Dokes the previous year in America, Coetzee returned to his native South Africa for his first defence. In the opposite corner
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YouTube star Jake Paul (2-0, 2 KOs) has vowed to continue his boxing career. The 23-year-old certainly stole the show on Saturday night, when he brutally knocked out NBA veteran Nate Robinson in the second round of their cruiserweight bout. Paul’s bout, which took place at Staples Center in Los Angeles, was the pay-per-view co-feature to the
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Mike Tyson: “Boxing Owes YouTube Boxers Respect, They Should Give Them Some Belts Because These Guys Make Boxing Alive” Posted on 11/30/2020 By: Hans Themistode Former undisputed heavyweight champion Mike Tyson remembers the good ole days. The times of yesteryear where boxing was amongst the most talked about sports in the world. Nearly 30-40 years
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12:40 PM ET Nick Parkinson Close •Reports on boxing for ESPN.co.uk, as well as several national newspapers•Has been reporting on British boxing for over 15 years•Appears on BoxNation’s Boxing Matters show Daniel Dubois’ promoter Frank Warren has hit back at critics who accused the English heavyweight of quitting in Saturday’s knockout loss to Joe Joyce.
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Carl Frampton and David Haye think that Joe Joyce is ready to face World Champions after shocking Daniel Dubois. #DuboisJoyce Subscribe to BT Sport Boxing on YouTube ➡️ http://www.youtube.com/c/btsportboxing Follow BT Sport Boxing on Twitter ➡️ http://twitter.com/btsportboxing Join our BT Sport Boxing Facebook Group ➡️ https://www.facebook.com/groups/BTSportBoxing/ Follow us on Instagram ➡️ http://instagram.com/btsportboxing Read more on
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News • Premium Lewis Storey/Getty Images Martin Murray reflect on how all the disappointments of his hard career have led him to Friday’s with Billy Joe Saunders TIME and again it would have been easy for Martin Murray to turn back. He has progressed through a long career of professional fighting, always pursuing his goal
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Former four division world champion Roy Jones Jr. was very impressed with the in-ring performance of Mike Tyson. (Photo by Joe Scarnici/Getty Images for Triller) Tyson, 54-years-old and retired from the sport since 2005, returned to the ring on Saturday night at Staples Center in Los Angeles, California. The former undisputed heavyweight champion fought Jones
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12:43 AM ET Eric WoodyardESPN Making his much-anticipated boxing return, former heavyweight champion Mike Tyson’s exhibition fight against fellow legend Roy Jones Jr. on Saturday night was unofficially ruled a draw. After the eight-round bout at Staples Center in Los Angeles, Tyson, who last fought in 2005, said he will “absolutely” do another exhibition. Both
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