Newsletter subscribe
Tag: boxer

Time to admit Jake Paul is no joke as a boxer?

Posted: August 27, 2021 at 10:22 am   /   Sports

Is Jake Paul a great fighter? No, but he's developed his skills enough to be the deserved favorite against former UFC welterweight champion Tyron Woodley on Sunday. Boxing on Yahoo! Sports – News, Scores, Standings, Rumors, Fantasy Games

No Comments read more

Olympics-Japanese boxer nurse revives Olympic dreams after opening show

Posted: July 27, 2021 at 10:22 am   /   Sports

Once thwarted by the pandemic, Japanese nurse Arisa Tsubata is reviving her dreams to compete in boxing at the Olympics. Tsubata emerged from a gritty gym on the outskirts of Tokyo onto the global stage on Friday, when she performed a solitary run on a treadmill at the opening ceremony, representing how athletes had to […]

No Comments read more

Champion of tomorrow – Nigerian teen boxer sees glorious future

Posted: July 2, 2021 at 10:22 pm   /   Sports

Skipping from one foot to the other in the tropical heat of Lagos, teenage boxer Tijani Abdulazeez dreams of greatness as he trains in the open air on a patch of dusty ground. Known to family, friends and fans as TJ, the 15-year-old's trophies already adorn the living room of his modest home in Alagbado, […]

No Comments read more

What makes this boxer so entertaining?

Posted: April 9, 2021 at 10:22 am   /   Sports

Joe Smith Jr. is never going to win an award as the sport’s slickest boxer. But if you like your fighters to be fearless and go for the knockout, Smith is your guy. Boxing on Yahoo! Sports – News, Scores, Standings, Rumors, Fantasy Games

No Comments read more

Title bout called off after Russian boxer gets Covid-19

Posted: February 12, 2021 at 9:22 am   /   Sports

Saturday's scheduled title bout for the vacant World Boxing Organization light-heavyweight crown was postponed Thursday after Russian fighter Maxim Vlasov tested positive for Covid-19. Boxing on Yahoo! Sports – News, Scores, Standings, Rumors, Fantasy Games

No Comments read more

Hangman Albert Pierrepoint’s unlikely friendship with Princess Margaret’s boxer bodyguard

Posted: February 1, 2021 at 9:23 am   /   Books

HANGMAN Albert Pierrepoint, one of British’s last executioners, had an unlikely friendship with Princess Margaret’s boxer bodyguard Chick ‘Cocky’ Knight, according to a new book. Daily Express :: Books Feed

No Comments read more

Princess Margaret’s 20 stone boxer bodyguard who took down thugs outside Kensington Palace

Posted: January 26, 2021 at 9:23 am   /   Books

PRINCESS MARGARET had a boxer bodyguard who saved a policeman from a beating by thugs outside Kensington Palace. Daily Express :: Books Feed

No Comments read more

Champion boxer Shields switching to MMA

Posted: December 1, 2020 at 9:22 am   /   Sports

Claressa Shields, one of the best female boxers alive, has reportedly signed a contract with Professional Fighters League to become a mixed martial artist. Boxing on Yahoo! Sports – News, Scores, Standings, Rumors, Fantasy Games

No Comments read more

Boxer does CPR on man during weigh-ins

Posted: September 5, 2020 at 10:22 pm   /   Sports

Boxer DeAndre Ware, who is also a firefighter and EMT, helped save the life of a Top Rank official who collapsed on Friday as fighters were weighing in. Boxing on Yahoo! Sports – News, Scores, Standings, Rumors, Fantasy Games

No Comments read more

Sport-On this day: Born May 17, 1956: Sugar Ray Leonard, American boxer

Posted: May 31, 2020 at 10:22 am   /   Sports

Boxers are often remembered for epic one-off fights or career-defining rivalries but few faced as many truly brilliant rivals as Sugar Ray Leonard or beat them with enough regularity to be considered peerless in a time of greats. Leonard, who turns 64 on Sunday, won six world titles in five weight divisions but his career […]

No Comments read more