BOXING

Porter-Spence on as both fighters make 147

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4 years ago

January 31, 2020

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Manila Standard Digital

https://manilastandard.net/sports/sports-headlines/306568/porter-spence-on-as-both-fighters-make-147.html

By Ponciano “John” Melo Jr.

LOS ANGELES — Errol Spence versus Shawn Porter is on in only a matter of hours as both fighters make weight for their unification bout Sunday (Manila time).
This time though, Porter didn’t have to trim his locks to go inside the intended 147-pound catchweight unlike before his title defense against Yordenis Ugas the last time.
The WBC welterweight champ made weight on his very first try at the scales, weighing in at exactly 147 pounds as his IBF counterpart and fellow champion also tipped the scales at 147 during their official weigh-in at the Intercontinental Los Angeles Downtown hotel.
Now, the scheduled 12-rounder is all set in less than 24 hours at the Staples Center here.
Boxers of the much-awaited pre-main event matchup also made weight just before Spence 925-0, 21 KOs) and Porter (30-2-1, 17 KOs).

Photo by John Melo
WBC super-middleweight champion Anthony Dirrell and former WBC champ David Benavidez both made weight fit for their 168-pound title match.

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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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