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Joshua to fight Klitschko in April after easy defense (Reuters)
By Alan Baldwin LONDON (Reuters) – Britain’s Anthony Joshua set up an April showdown with veteran heavyweight Wladimir Klitschko on Saturday after retaining his IBF world title with a clinical third round stoppage of outclassed American Eric Molina in Manchester. After two probing opening rounds, 2012 Olympic super-heavyweight champion Joshua sent his opponent crashing to […]
Anthony Joshua to make 2nd defense of IBF title in November (The Associated Press)
British fighter Anthony Joshua says he will make the second defense of his IBF heavyweight title in November in the northern English city of Manchester. Joshua’s challenger at the Manchester Arena on Nov. 26 will be announced at the end of September. In a statement, Joshua says ”it has taken a bit of time to […]
Anthony Joshua to make 2nd defense of IBF title in November (The Associated Press)
British fighter Anthony Joshua says he will make the second defense of his IBF heavyweight title in November in the northern English city of Manchester. Joshua’s challenger at the Manchester Arena on Nov. 26 will be announced at the end of September. In a statement, Joshua says ”it has taken a bit of time to […]
Haskins beats Morales with confident title defense (The Associated Press)
Britain’s Lee Haskins successfully defended his IBF world bantamweight title with a unanimous points victory over Mexico’s Ivan Morales on Saturday. Haskins’ superiority at Cardiff Ice Arena in the Welsh capital was reflected on the cards of the three judges, who scored it 119-108, 118-110, 118-110 In Haskins’ favor. Morales, eight years Haskins’ junior at […]
Defense lawyer: White officer targeted black NBA player (Yahoo Sports)
A white police officer singled out a black professional basketball player as he filed out of a trendy nightclub this year, sparking a confrontation that resulted in the player’s arrest and a season-ending leg fracture, a defense lawyer told jurors Tuesday. ”I don’t know what he saw,” attorney Alex Spiro said of the officer, JohnPaul […]