Irish boxers have gone further in 2023. Whether away from home, against all odds or under unimaginable pressure, the boxers of this island have risen to the occasion on numerous occasions. We recognize FIVE of these performances in the Performance of the Year category. (Please note: Action Wars will be recognized in the Fight of […]
Terence Crawford may be the best fighter in the world, but the welterweight champion still feels the need to defend his name against his detractors. In a series of recent posts on his Crawford, of Omaha, Nebraska, is coming off the biggest win of his career, a dominant beatdown of Errol Spence Jr. for the
Photo: Oliver Dütschler By Oliver Duetschler Undefeated super featherweight Angelo Peña (8-0, 6 KOs) secured the vacant IBO continental title on Boxing Day 2023 at the Kursaal Arena in Bern, Switzerland. In an impressive fight, Pena stopped her French opponent Sofiane Takoucht (37-6-1, 13 KOs) by knockout in the fifth round. Peña dominated the action
Pena stops Takoucht in five » December 27, 2023 Read More »
On Sunday, WBA junior bantamweight Kazuto Ioka will return for his traditional New Year’s Eve date when he takes on former world title challenger Josber Perez at the Ota-City General Gymnasium, Tokyo, Japan. Ioka, The Ring’s number one ranked junior bantamweight, was hoping to face Ring champion and WBC titleholder Juan Francisco Estrada. It’s frustrating
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By Joe KoizumiPhotos by Naoki Fukuda Unbeaten Japanese WBA#15 prospect, light flyweight Kanamu Sakama (9-0, 8 KOs), 108.75, withstood the initial attacks of Filipino puncher John Paul Gabunilas (10-3, 7 KOs), 107.25, and finally stopped him with the referee’s decision. Intervention at 2:35 of the fifth round in a scheduled eighth under the Inoue-Tapales undisputed
WBA #15 Sakama halts Gabunilas » December 27, 2023 Read More »
By Elliot Worsell INSIDE a boxing glove you will find a hand, a left or a right, wrapped in bandage, covered in tape and curled into a fist. Inside the word glove, meanwhile, you will find the word love, byproducts of which include safety, security and protection. Protection: a boxing glove is designed to protect
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By Joe KoizumiPhotos by Naoki Fukuda Undefeated KO artist, former OPBF 122-pound champion, WBA No. 10 bantamweight Yoshiki Takei (8-0, 8 KO), 120.25, sank Mexican Mario Diaz (21-7, 9 KO), 120, with only one left-hander ahead. belly at 2:23 of the second round in a scheduled eighth under the Inoue-Tapales show on Tuesday in Tokyo,
Takei sinks M. Diaz » December 28, 2023 Read More »
By Joe KoizumiPhotos by Naoki Fukuda Unbeaten Ghanaian-Japanese IBF junior welterweight #8 Andy Hiraoka (23-0, 18 KOs), 142, dropped Mexican Sebastián Díaz (18-7-1, 13 KOs), 141, with a left-handed right in the first round, hit him crookedly from all angles and stopped him at 1:07 of the fifth round of a scheduled eighth on Tuesday
IBF #8 Andy Hiraoka stops S. Diaz » December 28, 2023 Read More »
Of the 15 Liverpool players who participated (either as a starter or as a substitute) in the 2-0 victory over Burnley on Boxing Day, Alisson Becker was perhaps the one who escaped public attention the most. The 31-year-old has often been his team’s savior during his five-and-a-half years with the Reds, but had a relatively
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By Joe KoizumiPhotos by Naoki Fukuda Undefeated WBA#3 puncher Seiya Tsutsumi (10-0-2, 7 KOs), 117.75, barely kept his Japanese national bantamweight belt by knocking down previously undefeated JBC#3 sprinter Kazuki Anaguchi (6-1, 2 KOs) , 117.75, but had difficulty dealing with his fast combinations, beating him by a close but unanimous decision (94-92 twice, 95-91)
Tsutsumi barely keeps Japanese 118lb belt » December 28, 2023 Read More »
