Jose Ramirez is from a small farming community in Central California, where he cultivated the work ethic that has propelled him to boxing superstardom.
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Saturday’s fight against Jose Ramirez will only be Taylor’s third junior welterweight title defense, just two years after he beat Ivan Baranchyk to win the IBF version of the title.
WBC heavyweight champion Tyson Fury and former champion Deontay Wilder have agreed to conclude their trilogy with a bout in Las Vegas, a person with knowledge of the situation confirmed Thursday.
This particular boxing card on Saturday will the first in Las Vegas to include paying spectators since the pandemic enveloped the city last March, and Top Rank is expecting a crowd of about 1,000 at Virgin Hotels Las Vegas.
The all-British fight between Anthony Joshua and Tyson Fury for the undisputed world heavyweight title will take place in Saudi Arabia, promoter Eddie Hearn said on Tuesday.
“God made me very very unique, and no one’s ever come close, “said the WBC heavyweight champ. “The closest person to ever come to me was Muhammad Ali.”
Virgin Hotels Las Vegas plans to host between 750 and 800 fans for the junior welterweight title fight between Jose Ramirez and Josh Taylor on May 22.
Opening May 19, “27” is a rock musical based on members of “The 27 Club.”
Floyd Mayweather, 44, has not fought since he defeated kickboxer Tenshin Nasukawa in an exhibition in December 2018.
The fight headlined a bizarre pay-per-view card that included several musical acts and a star-studded commentary team having a good time.
UFC president Dana White has repeatedly said he would bet $1 million on former MMA champion Ben Askren to beat YouTuber Jake Paul in their boxing match.
Former MMA champion Ben Askren will make his pro boxing debut against YouTube star Jake Paul in what figures to be the biggest boxing pay per view of the first half of 2021.
Oscar De La Hoya, a world titleholder in six weight classes, has not fought since losing to Manny Pacquiao in 2008.
Marvelous Marvin Hagler, a former middleweight champion who fought two of boxing’s most memorable bouts, against Thomas Hearns and Sugar Ray Leonard, died Saturday at age 66.
Ali-Frazier I, which ignited and further divided a nation during the Vietnam War, was fought March 8, 1971, at a frenzied Madison Square Garden. Frank Sinatra took photos for Life magazine.
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