By Elliot Worsell A cheerful and energetic Asian woman with a ponytail and a blue headguard gracefully descended the runway. Meanwhile, a group of well-dressed men sat at a table, slightly intoxicated, eagerly anticipating the start of her ring entrance song. When “Don’t Wanna Know” by Di & Shy FX & T Power Feat. Skibadee …
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Jon Pegg stated that it is your responsibility to engage the participants on the course and provoke their thoughts. On Friday night at York Hall, Liz Norris, a graduate of Pegg’s, accomplished the remarkable feat of being the second woman in just two weeks to make history at the iconic East End venue. Amy Pu …
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By Fabio Wardley I always avoid contemplating the extent of my progress, but one thing I am certain of is that my journey has been quite extraordinary. This upcoming Sunday, I will be participating in my seventh fight at the O2 Arena, and it marks my first time as the main event after 18 fights. …
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Websites For many years, boxing has faced significant obstacles in getting the most anticipated fights signed due to the rival promoters and fighters aligning themselves with different broadcasters. It took a long time for Floyd Mayweather and Manny Pacquiao to finally face each other in the ring, and by the time they did, both fighters …
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RATHER than lazily call Joe Gallagher the repair man, or suggest he is boxing’s go-to fixer-upper, it might be better comparing him to someone like Quentin Tarantino, whose favourite thing in the nineties was to revamp the careers of actors and actresses deemed to have faded into obscurity. This Tarantino managed to do with not …
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By Mark Baldwin With less than two weeks remaining until what could be the most significant fight of his life, Frazer Clarke finds himself busier than ever before. The impending heavyweight clash against Fabio Wardley, a major event in the domestic boxing scene, carries the weight of the British title and possibly even Clarke’s entire …
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In order to secure the long-awaited clash with Joshua Buatsi, Frank Warren has urged Anthony Yarde to agree to a 50:50 pay-per-view split. Despite weeks of discussions, an agreement for the highly anticipated summer fight between the two British light-heavyweights is yet to be reached. Warren, who has been Yarde’s promoter throughout his 28-fight career, …
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Gilberto ‘Zurdo’ Ramirez’s potential achievement of winning world titles in two weight classes, despite not being recognized as the best in either, highlights the perplexing nature of boxing’s championship system. On Saturday (March 30), at the YouTube Theater in Ingelwood, a 32-year-old fighter named Ramirez will be challenging Arsen Goulamirian, a Frenchman born in Armenia, …
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By Declan Taylor For over ten years, a barber named Curtis from Utah took a courageous step by relocating to Las Vegas with the intention of shaping his six-year-old son into a global champion. It becomes even more astonishing, given that at the time, a child named Curmel Moton had never stepped foot inside a …
Juan Francisco Estrada will defend his WBC super-flyweight title against Jesse Rodriguez on June 29 in Phoenix, Arizona, as announced this afternoon (March 28), as anticipated. This highly anticipated boxing match between Estrada and Rodriguez, set to take place at Phoenix’s Footprint Center, promises to be an incredible fight. With live coverage on DAZN, many …
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