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SPORTSCLOPEDIA 12: ERROL SPENCE VERSUS KEITH THURMAN TO HAPPEN AT THE JUNIOR MIDDLEWEIGHT LIMIT
Thu, 12 Jan 2023
Plans are now set for WBA/WBC/IBF welterweight champion Errol Spence (28-0, 22KOs) and former unified titlist Keith Thurman (30-1, 22KOs) to face each other in April. The fight was originally mandated by the WBC as a
SPORTSCLOPEDIA 11: JERWIN ANCAJAS TO TRAIN AND FIGHT IN THE UNITED STATES
Tue, 10 Jan 2023
Former IBF junior bantamweight champion Jerwin Ancajas' comeback fight originally planned to be held in the Philippines has been suspended as MP Promotions President Sean Gibbons is eyeing a fight in the United States in
SPORTSCLOPEDIA 10: GERVONTA DAVIS STOPS HECTOR LUIS GARCIA
Mon, 09 Jan 2023
Gervonta “Tank” Davis connected heavy bombs at the eight round, and injured his foe Hector Luis Garcia. Davis devastated Garcia though he had a solid chin and did not went down.
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SPORTSCLOPEDIA 9: KJ CATARAJA FIGHTS EDWARD HENO FOR THE OPBF SUPERFLYWEIGHT TITLE
Sun, 08 Jan 2023
Undefeated world-ranked contender Kevin Jake Cataraja will fight a similar dangerous opponent in Edward Heno for the vacant Oriental and Pacific Boxing Federation (OPBF) super flyweight title scheduled on February 11, 2023
SPORTSCLOPEDIA 8: MELVIN JERUSALEM WINS WBO MINIMUMWEIGHT TITLE DETHRONING MASATAKA TANIGUCHI BY SHOCKING SECOND ROUND KNOCKOUT
Sat, 07 Jan 2023
Melvin Jerusalem has brought back the glory to Philippine boxing when he fulfilled his vow to seize the title from Japan's Masataka Taniguchi with a stunning second-round knockout. Jerusalem floored Taniguchi with a th
SPORTSCLOPEDIA 7: FLOYD MAYWEATHER JR. HAS AMATEUR LOSSES INCLUDING 1996 OLYMPIC DEFEAT
Fri, 06 Jan 2023
Floyd Mayweather Jr., now aged 45, of Grand Rapids, Michigan, U.S.A., has an immaculate record of 50-0-0 with 27 KO wins as a professional. But he had an amateur record of 84 wins and 8 losses. He won the national Go
SPORTSCLOPEDIA 6: MELVIN JERUSALEM VOWS TO SEIZE WBO MINIMUMWEIGHT TITLE FROM MASATAKA TANIGUCHI
Thu, 05 Jan 2023
Melvin “Gringo” Jerusalem vowed to do his best to wrest the world title when he faces reigning World Boxing Organization (WBO) world minimumweight champion Masataka Taniguchi on January 6, 2023, at the Edion Arena in Osaka,
SPORTSCLOPEDIA 5: NAOYA INOUE AND DMITRY BIVOL ARE TOP CANDIDATES FOR 2022 FIGHTER OF THE YEAR
Sat, 31 Dec 2022
Naoya Inoue, age 29, of Zama, Kanagawa, Japan and Dmitry Bivol, age 31, of Tokmak, Kirghiz SSR, formerly of Soviet Union, are the top candidates for the 2022 Fighter of the Year Awards.
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SPORTSCLOPEDIA 4: MEMORABLE CHRISTMAS DAY MOMENTS IN SPORTS
Sun, 25 Dec 2022
Merry Christmas from me and my wife Chona and children Mallory-Luz, Marton and Marlon! Let's have a sporty Christmas now. Here are the some memorable sports moments which happened on Christmas Day December 25.
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SPORTSCLOPEDIA 3: AND NOW THE UNDISPUTED SHOWDOWN - OLEKSANDR USYK VS. TYSON FURY
Sat, 24 Dec 2022
The camps of Oleksandr Usyk and Tyson Fury have agreed to a much awaited showdown of boxing giants. If realized, it would be the first such undisputed championship of all the major boxing titles in the heavyweight division a
