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Snips and Snipes 2 February 2021: The WBA's Farcical Manipulation of its Titles and Rankings
Wed, 03 Feb 2021
Last year “Canelo” Alvarez was the “Flavour of the Month”. It seemed that almost every week there were stories about who he would be fighting and in the case on Avni Yildirim-who he would not be fighting. Names and l
The Past Week in Action 30 January 2021: Plant Blanks Truax in IBF Title Defence
Mon, 01 Feb 2021
Highlights:
-Caleb Plant wins every round against Caleb Truax in IBF super middleweight title defence
-Trevor Bryan stops Bermane Stiverne for the vacant secondary WBA/Don King Chicanery heavyweight t
Cortina de Hierro –Castro’s Iron Curtain
Thu, 28 Jan 2021
The late Cuban strongman Fidel Castro.
In 1946 after the end of the Second World War what Winston Churchill described as an Iron Curtain stretched across Europe separating East and West with all professional sport banned
Boxing and the Iron Curtain
Thu, 28 Jan 2021
Three time Olympic gold medal winner László Papp of Hungary.
Back in March 1946 Winston Churchill made his famous speech in Fulton, Missouri in which he coined the phrase Iron Curtain to describe the hegemony of Eastern E
The Past Week in Action: Fulton, Aleem Win Belts
Mon, 25 Jan 2021
Highlights:
-Stephen Fulton wins the WBO super bantamweight title with unanimous points victory over champion Angelo Leo
-Raeese Aleem scores four knockdowns and stops Vic Pasillas in the eleventh round to collect the v
To Those Who Dared To Be Different: The History of Southpaw Boxers
Tue, 05 Jan 2021
The need to conform can be a strong driver in people. Those that do not conform are often perceived as different- a threat- and have faced prejudice and pressure to change their ways to “fit in.” If they don’t fit in then
Quirino Garcia - A Loser Who Broke the Mould
Sun, 03 Jan 2021
Quirino Garcia.
Boxing needs many things. It need promoters, managers, trainers and of course boxers. Big names, big winners, big earners. Boxers whose ring walks are accompanied by flashing lights and a cacophony of ear
The Past Week in Action 21 December 2020: Canelo, Golovkin, Ramirez Register Wins in Busy Yearend Fights (Part I)
Tue, 22 Dec 2020
Highlights:
- Saul Alvarez becomes a four-division champion with wide unanimous decision over Callum Smith to unify the WBA and WBC titles
- Gennady Golovkin returns to action and retains the IBF and IBO middleweight
The Past Week in Action 21 December 2020: Canelo, Golovkin, Ramirez Register Wins in Busy Yearend Fights (Part II)
Tue, 22 Dec 2020
Marcial (L) wins pro debut against Whitfield.
16 December (continued)
Los Angeles, CA, USA: Welter: Eimantas Stanionis (12-0) W TKO 9 Janer Gonzalez (19-4-1). Middle: Eumir Marcial (1-0) W PTS 4 Andre
The Past Week in Action 14 December 2020: Joshua Stops Pulev Paving the Way for Fury Fight
Tue, 15 Dec 2020
Highlights:
-Anthony Joshua retains the IBF/WBA/WBO/IBO titles with ninth round kayo of Kubrat Pulev
-Chris Colbert retains the WBA interim super featherweight title with stoppage of Jaime Arboleda
-Shakur Stevenson
