Sugar Ray Seales still carries his 1972 Olympic gold medal everywhere he goes

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Stricken by blindness, Sugar Ray Seales was recently discovered living in a homeless shelter. Here, Eric Armit delves into the story of a proud boxer with a gold-standard Olympic pedigree who fought Hagler, Palomino, Minter and more. Born: 9 April 1952 (other sources suggest 4 September 1952) Saint Croix, U.S. Virgin Isles Record: 68 fights, …

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David Benavidez earns unanimous decision win in light heavyweight debut against Oleksandr Gvozdyk

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THE RESULT: The debut of David Benavidez at light-heavyweight is a successful one, beating former WBC world champion Oleksandr Gvozdyk by unanimous decision. Benavidez controlled proceedings and earned three winning scorecards of 119-109, 117-111 and 116-112. KEY MOMENTS: The entire three minutes of the opening round set the tone for the fight. Benavidez typically put …

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Gervonta Davis vs Frank Martin: Live updates & results

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9.11 p.m. PT / 5.11 a.m UK TANK’S EXORCISES THE GHOST WITH EIGHTH-ROUND KNOCKOUT Gervonta Davis never fails to elicit a thunderous response from the crowd whenever he secures a knockout victory. The intensity of the violence is both shocking and awe-inspiring. In the recent fight, Tank delivered a devastating one-shot, left hook knockout to Martin, …

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Ferocious and flawed – Cuba’s Angel Robinson Garcia never refused a fight

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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 …

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Imperious Loma, Price the Queen and Bentley back on the beat

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By Eric Armit Highlights from the past week of action Vasyl Lomachenko stopped George Kambosos to win the vacant IBF lightweight title and took the IBO title from champion Kambosos. Pedro Guevara won the WBC interim super-flyweight title with a split decision over Andrew Moloney. Mixed night in Pasay City for Filipinos as former IBF …

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Liam Paro beats Subriel Matias in his backyard to become world champion

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LIAM Paro is the new IBF super-lightweight champion after dethroning Subriel Matias over 12 rounds. Earlier in the evening, Richard Riakporhe struggled with the weight of home crowd expectations and Matias did the same in the Coliseo Juan Aubin Cruz Abreu, Manati. That was due to a superb display from Paro, who arrived as the …

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David Benavidez says he’ll only return to super middleweight for Canelo Alvarez

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By Alan Dawson LAS VEGAS — David Benavidez makes his light heavyweight debut Saturday against Oleksandr Gvozdyk at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, and it’s a division he’ll likely stay in unless he secures one specific bout at super middleweight. Speaking exclusively to Boxing News ahead of his 175-pound fight, Benavidez said …

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Abass Baraou retains European super-welterweight title against stubborn challenger Macauley McGowan

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THE RESULT: Abass Baraou makes a successful first defence of his European super-welterweight title against a spirited effort from Macauley McGowan. After 12 rounds, Baraou was awarded a unanimous decision verdict (117-111, 119-110, 118-110). KEY MOMENTS: The body shots from Baraou were a constant thorn in the side of McGowan. Baraou’s quality shone through and had …

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Approach ‘World Boxing League’ with caution, says Joe Hughes

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BN weekly columnist Joe Hughes calls for a ‘Tank’ step-up and warns that all that glitters in boxing is not necessarily gold. There has been news this week of a potential takeover of the world’s biggest boxing promotional companies by representatives of Saudi Arabia. This could drastically change the sport, hopefully for the better.  Creating …

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