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He was a globetrotting stylist, more skilful than a journeyman, who loved getting in the ring and letting hands fly. Here, Eric Armit looks at a charismatic and controversial boxer who idolised Sugar Ray Robinson, led a turbulent personal life and boxed a who’s who of fighting royalty. Born: 9 May 1937 in Havana, Cuba…
BILL HANEY mockingly presented Ryan Garcia with a gift Thursday during the final press conference for Garcia’s 140-pound title fight with his son. Garcia grabbed the copy of “Psychology For Dummies” and immediately tossed it off the stage at Barclays Center. Haney’s father and trainer nonetheless noted that he isn’t buying Garcia’s disturbing behaviour as…
WHILE many fighters admit that they prefer to climb between the ropes and let their fists do the talking, completing media rounds comes as part of the territory. Shunning the mic and tape recorder isn’t a viable option during fight week as hyperbole and excess are required to sell the spectacle and whip up excitement….
THE RESULT: Jack Catterall defeated Josh Taylor by a unanimous 12-round decision in the First Direct Arena, Leeds. Judges Kieran McCann and Mark Bates scored it 117-111 in favour of the Chorley man, while Lee Every had it slightly closer at 116-113. Kevin Parker refereed. KEY MOMENTS: A second-round head clash could’ve been pivotal, but…
In July 2018 Rocky Fielding earned the biggest win of his career by beating Tyron Zeuge in Germany. The fifth round TKO earned the Liverpudlian the WBA “Regular” Super-Middleweight title. Two months later in a hugely anticipated rematch in Las Vegas Canelo Alvarez defeated rival Gennadiy Golovkin to retain his two middleweight world titles. However,…
OSCAR DE LA HOYA predicted Thursday (April 18) that a late surge in ticket sales to the Devin Haney-Ryan Garcia card will result in a sell-out Saturday night at the Barclays Centre in Brooklyn. Fans and media have speculated since tickets went on sale that prices were too high, especially since neither Haney nor Garcia…