BOXING

High-stakes showdown: Donaire vs. Santiago added to Spence vs. Crawford mega undercard

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8 months ago

August 28, 2023

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Nonito Donaire’s highly-anticipated bout for the vacant WBC bantamweight title against Alexandro Santiago has been rescheduled and now set to take place on the undercard of Errol Spence Jr. vs. Terence Crawford on July 29 (July 30 in Manila) at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas.

Originally planned as the co-main event for the Frank Martin vs. Artem Harutyunyan fight this weekend, the move to the pay-per-view event provides Donaire with a bigger stage for his title pursuit.

Donaire, who aims to beat his own record as the oldest bantamweight world champion in boxing history at 40 years old, holds an impressive record of 42-7 with 28 knockouts.

His opponent, Santiago, boasts a record of 27-3-5 with 14 knockouts, including a notable draw against former super flyweight champion Jerwin Ancajas in 2018.

The pay-per-view undercard underwent further changes, as two fights were scrapped due to Viktor Faust’s withdrawal from his bout with Gurgen “Big Gug” Hovhannisyan and Jesus Ramos Jr’s withdrawal from a scheduled fight against Sergio Garcia.

Despite the adjustments, Garcia remains on the card and will now face off against prospect Yoenis Tellez, a 23-year-old Cuban junior middleweight trained by Ronnie Shields.

Donaire’s upcoming fight marks his return to the ring after a 13-month hiatus since his second-round knockout loss to Naoya Inoue in Japan.

On the other hand, Santiago has been on a winning streak, securing three victories in 2022 after a majority decision loss to Gary Antonio Russell in 2021.

With both fighters hungry for success, their clash promises to be an intense battle for the coveted WBC bantamweight title.

BOXING

Naoya Inoue is ‘overrated’ – Luis Nery

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1 week 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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