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It feels like just yesterday, Zhilei Zhang was ripping up the script with a pair of emphatic stoppage victories in the English capital as the divisional landscape dramatically shifted again. Now, he faces another younger, ambitious and unbeaten heavyweight looking to announce himself among the super elite at his expense. So, I spoke to his trainer Shaun George for the inside track. Continue reading “Exclusive: Zhang’s trainer Shaun George talks lessons learned as Kabayel awaits”
Kicking off fight week in his homecoming bout, a crossroads world title eliminator against an uber-dangerous talent in Gustavo Lemos, unbeaten lightweight contender Keyshawn Davis knows he has a job to do. First, the 25-year-old talent will soak up another motivating moment alongside his two brothers celebrating the arduous path en route to this juncture. Continue reading “Keyshawn Davis’ homecoming one filled with jeopardy and much-needed intrigue”
With less than 24 hours until the Tyson Fury vs. Francis Ngannou card gets underway in Riyadh, multiple boxing personnel – from boxers on the card to promoters and invested spectators – spoke with me for exclusive interviews over the course of Friday’s festivities, from the afternoon weigh-in to an evening gala dinner hours later. Click below to see what they said, on multiple topics. Continue reading “Fury-Ngannou: Oleksandr Usyk, Badou Jack among several interviewed the night before Saudi showdown in Riyadh”
Conor Benn needed just 80 seconds to retain his WBA Continental welterweight strap with a devastating TKO win over Samuel Vargas, proving the launchpad for a busy night of boxing across American soil as there were also big wins for two heavyweight prospects before 23-year-old welterweight talent Jaron Ennis earned a R6 KO vs. Sergey Lipinets in his main event debut.
Continue reading “Conor Benn’s brilliant R1 finish kickstarts busy night of boxing for prospects”
WBO featherweight champion Shakur Stevenson was again victorious, this time with a nasty body shot vs. Felix Caraballo, during the main event of boxing’s first US-based event since the coronavirus pandemic halted sports worldwide in March. Continue reading “Shakur Stevenson cruises to R6 TKO against Felix Caraballo as boxing returns”
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