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SPORTSCLOPEDIA 40: NONITO DONAIRE ATTEMPTS TO DEFY FATHER TIME AGAIN VERSUS ALEJANDRO SANTIAGO
Tue, 21 Feb 2023
On May 29, 2021, Nonito Donaire became the oldest boxer to win a bantamweight world championship at age 38 and Donaire made history when he defeated French-Moroccan Nordine Oubaali via fourth-round knockout to cap
SPORTSCLOPEDIA 38: NBA ALL-STAR GAME FACTS AND FIGURES
Mon, 20 Feb 2023
Jayson Tatum dominated the NBA All-Star Game 2023, setting the record for the most points scored in the annual extravaganza with 55 as Team Giannis beat Team LeBron 184-175 on Sunday night at Vivint Arena, Salt Lake City. H
SPORTSCLOPEDIA 37: KENNY DEMECILLO LOSES IN JAPAN
Sun, 19 Feb 2023
Kenny “Big Heart” Demecillo failed to seize the vacant World Boxing Organization (WBO) Asia Pacific super bantamweight title as he was defeated in an eighth-round technical knockout by Kazuki Nakajima on Thursday
SPORTSCLOPEDIA 36: KJ CATARAJA, THE NEW OPBF SUPERFLYWEIGHT CHAMPION
Thu, 16 Feb 2023
Kevin Jake Cataraja maintains his immaculate record by scoring a unanimous decision win over fellow Filipino Edward Heno to gain the vacant Oriental and Pacific Boxing Federation (OPBF) super flyweight title on Saturday,
SPORTSCLOPEDIA 35: LEON SPINKS SCORED A GREAT UPSET OVER MUHAMMAD ALI ON FEBRUARY 15, 1978
Thu, 16 Feb 2023
Muhammad Ali fought Leon Spinks on February 15, 1978, that's 45 years ago, in Hilton Hotel, Las Vegas, Nevada, United States, for the WBA, WBC, and The Ring heavyweight championship.
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Ali was from Louisville, Ken
SPORTSCLOPEDIA 34: EUMIR MARCIAL WILL CONCENTRATE ON HIS PROFESSIONAL CAREER
Wed, 15 Feb 2023
Eumir Marcial, bronze medalist at the Tokyo Olympics for the Philippines, says he will now concentrate on his professional boxing career that surged when he won by a spectacular second round TKO against Argentine Ricar
SPORTSCLOPEDIA 33: MARLON TAPALES IN GREAT SHAPE AGAINST MURODJON AKHMADALIEV ON APRIL 8
Sun, 12 Feb 2023
Former WBO world bantamweight champion Marlon Tapales is scheduled to challenge Murodjon Akhmadaliev of Uzbekistan on April 8 at the Boeing Center at Tech Port in San Antonio, Texas, USA. Akhmadaliev will be sta
SPORTSCLOPEDIA 32: LEBRON JAMES BREAKS KAREEM ABDUL JABBAR'S ALL-TIME NBA SCORING RECORD
Thu, 09 Feb 2023
LeBron James shot a historic 14-foot fadeaway jumper and it placed him at the top of NBA's all-time scoring list before thousands of cheering fans at the Los Angeles Lakers' homecourt at Crypto.com Arena on Tuesday.
SPORTSCLOPEDIA 31: MIKE TYSON, THE YOUNGEST WORLD HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPION
Thu, 09 Feb 2023
Michael Gerard Tyson, known as "Iron Mike" and "Kid Dynamite" and later dubbed as "The Baddest Man on the Planet", is regarded by several experts as one of the greatest heavyweight boxers of all time.
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Tyson was bo
SPORTSCLOPEDIA 30: EUMIR MARCIAL BATTLES RICARDO RUBEN VILLALBA IN AN EIGHT ROUNDER
Tue, 07 Feb 2023
Tokyo Olympic bronze medalist Eumir Felix Marcial will be making his first fight as an eight-rounder this Saturday, February 11, at the Alamodome, San Antonio, Texas, USA. The 27-year-old Marcial fights on the undercard
