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Junior Middleweight Contender Xander Zayas to Receive Sports Star Honor at 2024 Puerto Rican Day Parade
Zayas to kick off parade weekend against Patrick Teixeira on Saturday, June 8, at The Theater at Madison Square Garden LIVE on ESPN NEW YORK (May 21, 2024) – The Puerto Rican…
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Five King’s Gambit Online Chess School Bets Qualify for Palarong Pambansa
Manila---King’s Gambit Online Chess School of Coach Richard Villaseran showed why it is one of the leading chess academy in the country as five of its players, namely National Masters Keith Ilar…
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The Past Week in Action 20 May 2024: Big Day for Ukraine: Usyk Defeats Fury for Undisputed Heavyweight Title; Berinchyk Wins WBO Lightweight Title Over Navarrete; Papin, Chukhadzhian Victorious
Highlights: -Oleksandr Usyk floors and wins a split decision over Tyson Fury to unify the IBF, IBO, WBA, WBC and WBO titles to become undisputed heavyweight champion -Australian Jai Opetaia scores a…
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Espere Defends PBF Title Against Bravo on June 23 in Cagwait
Kier Espere. DAVAO CITY -- Kier Clenton Espere of Surigao City will defend his Interim PBF bantamweight title against dangerous Michael “The Chieftain” Bravo of Kidapawan City on June 23 at the…
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ALI AKHMEDOV TO FACE ENCARNACION DIAZ IN WORLD-CLASS SUPER MIDDLEWEIGHT DUAL ON THIS THURSDAY’S “BIG TIME BOXING USA,” EVENT, PRESENTED BY SALITA PROMOTIONS
Detroit’s Bad Boys in Action Thursday, May 23 LIVE ON DAZN * WAYNE STATE FIELDHOUSE * DETROIT Jermaine Franklin Returns Against Devin Vargas in Main Event; Battle of Undefeated Super Lightweights Joshua…
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Marc Kevin Labog emerges as champion in the 9th leg of the PCAP Champions League Open chess tilt
Manila---Seasoned woodpusher Marc Kevin Labog of Solano, Nueva Vizcaya emerged as the champion in the 9th leg of the Professional Chess Association of the Philippines (PCAP) Champions League Open Chess Tournament (face…
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Biofile Fred Sternburg Interview
Status: Long time boxing publicist will be inducted into the International Boxing Hall of Fame in June. First memory of boxing: Watching the Floyd Patterson vs. Jimmy Ellis fight on TV with…
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Boxers await qualifying draw
L-R: Ladon, Paalam, Laurente and Bacyadan. Four intrepid boxers hoping to represent the Philippines in the coming Paris Olympics are awaiting the draw for the final world qualifiers set in Bangkok on…
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Boston Holds Edge in East Finals, NBA Championship Series
As the remaining familiar ballclub, in fact the lone constant fixture at this stage of the competition over the last three seasons now, the Boston Celtics should hold the advantage in the…
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TWO TITLE SHOWDOWNS ROUND OUT STACKED DAVIS VS. MARTIN & BENAVIDEZ VS. GVOZDYK TOPPED PBC PAY-PER-VIEW EVENT ON PRIME VIDEO SATURDAY, JUNE 15
MGM GRAND GARDEN ARENA IN LAS VEGAS SATURDAY, JUNE 15 FROM THE DAVIS VS. MARTIN & BENAVIDEZ VS. GVOZDYK TOPPED PBC PAY-PER-VIEW EVENT ON PRIME VIDEO TWO TITLE SHOWDOWNS ROUND OUT STACKED…
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The Heat Is On: Miami Fight Night Headlined by Teofimo Lopez-Steve Claggett Junior Welterweight World Title Showdown June 29 at James L. Knight Center LIVE on ESPN
Robeisy Ramirez-Brandon Leon Benitez & Nico Ali Walsh-Sona Akale II round out the televised tripleheader Sky Sports will broadcast the event in the UK & Ireland Tickets on sale Wednesday, May 22…
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Undefeated Faizan Anwar fighting for his future this Saturday in Abu Dhabi on a loaded “Rising Stars Arabia 4” pro boxing card
ABU DHABI (May 20, 2024) – One of pro boxing’s most promising prospects, Indian welterweight Faizan Anwar (17-0, 9 KOs), will be showcased once again this Saturday in the fourth edition of…
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‘Proud and happy’: Ukrainians embrace Oleksandr Usyk’s boxing victory
From the capital, Kyiv, to the heavily attacked region of Kharkiv, news of Oleksandr Usyk’s win over Tyson Fury brought war-weary Ukrainians a rare and very welcome moment of victory and celebration.…
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It’s Boston Versus Indiana in the East; Minnesota Against Dallas in the West
For the first time in years at least, three of last season's also-rans have made it to the NBA Final Four as Minnesota and Indiana advanced to the East and West Conference…
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SPORTS FACTS AND FIGURES 69: OLEKSANDR USYK BECOMES THIRD MALE TWO-DIVISION UNDISPUTED CHAMPION
Oleksandr Usyk is only the third male boxer in history to become the undisputed champion in two weight classes in the four-belt era. The other two were Terence Crawford and Naoya Inoue.…
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Wunderkid Arca Earns 2nd International Master Norm In Vietnam Tourney; pockets chess title
Final Standings: 6.0 points---FM Christian Gian Karlo Arca ( Philippines) 5.5 points---CM Dinh Nho Kiet (Vietnam) 5.0 points---IM Michael Concio Jr. (Philippines), GM Nguyen Anh Dung (Vietnam) 4.5 points---GM John Paul Gomez…
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UFC commentator Joe Rogan calls for Tyson Fury to immediately rematch Oleksandr Usyk… ‘The heart of a champion’
Veteran UFC commentator Joe Rogan wants to see a rematch after last night’s historic world heavyweight championship boxing match. Oleksandr Usyk became the first ever undisputed heavyweight champion in the four-belt era…
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The 30 seconds that shook Fury and took Usyk to the summit of boxing
In the final shake-up it was those 30 seconds at the end of the ninth round that determined Oleksandr Usyk would finish the night holding all four heavyweight belts, the first man…
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Revealed: What Oleksandr Usyk did in his corner after the seventh round before going on to defeat Tyson Fury and claim the undisputed heavyweight crown
Oleksandr Usyk was reduced to tears after winning his titanic fight against Tyson Fury, while his blood and sweat were on full display from the early exchanges. And as for guts required…
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Oleksandr Usyk’s legacy-defining win over Tyson Fury cements him as an all-time great
Oleksandr Usyk’s greatness extended into new territory after he became a two-weight undisputed world champion on Saturday night. Usyk inflicted the first defeat of Tyson Fury’s professional career with a split-decision victory…
