All posts tagged "olympics"
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NewsUK Fight Recap: Eubank Jr. Gets Revenge Over Smith
Chris Eubank Jr. of Sussex (33-3, 23 KOs) got his revenge in impressive fashion on Saturday in his rematch with Liam Smith of Liverpool (33-4-1, 20...
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News
Yoka vs Takam Fight Results: Takam Takes Yoka Apart
Former Olympians squared off in Paris to determine their respective futures in the ring, one hoping to get back in the win column, the other looking...
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News
Barboza Jr. vs Zorrilla Results: Barboza Batters His Way To Win, Future Title Shot
Junior welterweights Arnold Barboza Jr. of South El Monte, California, and Danielito Zorrilla of Toa Baja, Puerto Rico knew a good performance Friday night at the...
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Worldwide
2021’s Youngest Olympic Boxer Darrelle Valsaint Fights For Kids He Doesn’t Have Yet
By the age of nine, Darrelle Valsaint had been kicked out of every public school in his Orlando, Florida school district. The first generation Haitian-American had...
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Worldwide
Ladies First: Mikaela Mayer Delivers All Action Shutout In the OC Saturday
Unified WBO/IBF/Ring Magazine junior lightweight world champion Mikaela Mayer of Colorado Springs (17-0, 5 KOs) delivered an impressive offensive effort in her successful third title defense...
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New York
Jillian Petroglia Would Die If She Met Claressa Shields, First Wants To Get Better, Win Amateur Titles
Today’s generation of female professional boxers are talented, tough, outspoken, and unapologetic. Fighters like Claressa Shields, Amanda Serrano, Mikaela Mayer, Jessica McCaskill, Alycia Baumgardner and Katie...
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Worldwide
Jamel Herring: The Art Of War
This Saturday night, live on ESPN, Top Rank travels to Atlanta, GA, where they will host a very intriguing Super Featherweight title fight. WBO Champ Jamel...
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Worldwide
The Terror Twins Were Both Diddly Boppers
On the streets of the Red Hook section of Brooklyn, New York, in the 1950s and 1960s, identical twins Petros (Pete) and Nikos (Nick) Spanakos were...
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Canada
Lennox Lewis Deserves More Props: A Retrospective, Part 1
He made his professional debut at a relatively late age for an Olympic gold medalist. He blossomed in the paid ranks at a later age as...
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Worldwide
How Olympics Support Gender Equality in Boxing
Gender equality is one of the biggest issues that modern society has to face. Gender equality is far more than just a human right. It is...
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Worldwide
Adios, Olympics: Keyshawn Davis Looks To Fight For Real Money, Not Mere Medal, As a Pro
Keyshawn Davis is 21 years old, from Norfolk, Virgina, holds a 76-12 amateur record, and might just be a future superstar in the sport. Davis, ladies...
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Announcements
USA Boxing Athletes Move Training Space To Abandoned Department Store in Colorado
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo.(January 21, 2021)- When the boxers of the USA Boxing Olympic Qualification Team arrived in Colorado Springs, Colorado this week they walked into a...
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WorldwideSkeeter McClure: A Hell of a Man
Dr. Wilbert “Skeeter’’ McClure fell in love at 13 and his heart stayed true to that first love until August 7, 2020, the day he passed...
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WorldwideTim VanNewhouse Signs Pact With Hawaiian Hitter Asa Stevens
Asa Stevens is the fighting pugilistic pride of Hawaii, who seemed destined to seek gold at the 2020 Olympics. But the goal and the brand of...
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WorldwideThe Newark Knockout, Shakur Stevenson, Goes To 2-0 with TKO1 Win at MSG
Shakur Stevenson looked to go to 2-0 at MSG, the big room, on Saturday night, on a Top Rank promotion, and things got off to a...
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WorldwideHoward Davis Goes Too Soon, Age 59
He went too damn early, of that there can be no doubt. 59. The older you get, the younger that is… Howard Davis, the 1976 Olympic...
