BOXING

Another Elorde boxing great?

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5 years ago

September 20, 2019

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Manila Standard Digital

posted September 12, 2019 at 06:26 pm

https://manilastandard.net/sports/sports-headlines/304915/-another-elorde-boxing-great-.html

LAS VEGAS, Nevada — Could we see another Elorde on top of the boxing world?

For those unfamiliar, Gabriel \”Flash\” Elorde was one of the greatest Filipino professional boxers. The boxing Hall of Famer won the lineal super featherweight title in 1960.

In 1963, he won the inaugural WBC and WBA super featherweight titles. He holds the record at super featherweight division for longest title reign, spanning seven years.

Now, one of his kin fights to make a name for himself, continuing the legacy of the Elorde name inside the squared circle.

Juan Miguel Elorde, certainly is taking the necessary steps towards that destiny.

The 32-year-old grandson of the Flash, is going up against one of his tougest foes yet, and under the bright lights of Vegas where one victory could spell the difference on his journey towards boxing superstardom.

The up-and-coming boxer will goe toe-to-toe with reigning World Boxing Organization (WBO) super-bantamweight champion Emanuel Navarrete of Mexico at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada.

The bout is a 12-round undercard of the much-anticipated Tyson Fury-Otto Wallin heavyweight collision.Elorde, coming off a unanimous decision win in Manila over Shohei Kawashima earlier this year, holds a 28-1 win-loss record with 15 wins coming by way of knockout.

On the other hand, his Mexican foe impresses with a similar record, albeit with a better KO percentage with 28 wins, 1 loss and a total of 24 KOs.

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BOXING

Naoya Inoue is ‘overrated’ – Luis Nery

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7 days ago

April 19, 2024

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Two-weight world Mexican champ Luis Nery (35 wins – 1 loss – 0) mocked the undefeated “Japanese monster” Naoya Inoue (26 wins – 0 loss) as ordinary and overrated hyping their fight at Tokyo Dome in Japan May 6, 2024.

31-year old Inoue will defend his undisputed super bantamweight title against Nery.

29-year-old challenger Nery has the WBC and Ring magazine bantamweight titles plus the WBC super bantamweight title from 2020 to May 2021.

On the other hand, the undisputed Inoue who holds WBA and IBF titles plus WBC and WBO belts has never lost except a decision with Filipino ‘flash’ Nonito Donaire last 2011.

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Francis Ngannou cries ‘deception’ vs Anthony Joshua camp

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3 weeks ago

April 3, 2024

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Francis Ngannou cries ‘deception’ vs Anthony Joshua camp

Former UFC fighter Francis Ngannou accused AJ camp of ‘trickery’ when he suffered devastating knockdowns in the first and second round last March 8, 2024 in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

The MMA fighter and former UFC heavyweight champion said that AJ camp sabotaged him by letting him go early in the arena.

“We both fought at 3am. What I think, something that’s happened is that they get me to the arena very early. Like my pickup time was 10.30pm to go to the arena. And then when we get to the arena, they tell us that we are scheduled around 1.45am. right?” Ngannou blurted.

He believed that he came exhausted, which resulted in his humiliating defeat.

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Texas Department urges Mike Tyson to pass EEG, EKG tests

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3 weeks ago

April 3, 2024

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Texas Department urges Mike Tyson to pass EEG, EKG tests

The 57-year old legend Mike Tyson (50 wins – 6 loss) vs 27-year old YouTuber Jake Paul (9 wins – 1 loss) must undergo major tests before the fight to materialize at AT&T Stadium in Texas Arlington on July 20, 2024.

The Texas Department of Licensing and Regulations (TDLR) urged Tyson to undergo or pass a brain test Electroencephalography (EEG) and Electrocardiogram (EKG) for the heart.

“A person aged 36 or older applying for a contestant’s license must submit a report of favourable physical testing conducted within the previous 12 months, including but not limited to an EEG and an EKG.” TDLR elaborated.

Meanwhile, the American youtuber explained that he picked Tyson because he wants to change the history of boxing. He already fought Floyd Mayweather Jr but he lost.

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