Quotes & Notes: Joe Smith Jr. and Maxim Vlasov ready for Saturday showdown
Joe Smith Jr., the small business owner and former union construction worker from Long Island, just wants to fight.
Smith, who operates Team Smith Tree Service with his father, hopes to chop down Maxim Vlasov and win the vacant...
Caesars Palace: Jamel Herring leaves no doubt, stops Carl Frampton
WBO super featherweight world champion Jamel Herring won the biggest fight of his career, knocking out former two-division titleholder Carl Frampton in round six at Caesars Palace in Dubai Saturday night.
The time was 1:40 of round six.
In round one,...
Aussie middleweight starTim Tszyu annihilates Dennis Hogan in five rounds
WBO number one ranked junior middleweight Tim Tszyu 18-0 (14) consolidated his claims to a world title shot with a fifth-round stoppage of former world title challenger Dennis ‘Hurricane’ Hogan 28-4-1 (7) at the Newcastle Entertainment Centre in Newcastle,...
Vergil Ortiz passes first real test with flying colors
Watching Vergil Ortiz dismantle former junior welterweight champion, Maurice Hooker, 10 days ago was a thing of beauty.
Trust me. It wasn’t easy.
Hooker came into the fight with a chip on his shoulder. He’d heard all the pre-fight chatter that...
Sweet Revenge: Dillian Whyte stops Alexander Povetkin in round four
On a balmy night in the back garden of Matchroom Headquarters, Russia’s veteran former WBA heavyweight champion Alexander Povetkin had shocked the world and reignited his career by rising twice from the canvas to knock out Dillian Whyte with...
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Kremlin Cup: Maria Sharapova crushed out in first round
Five-time Grand Slam winner Maria Sharapova has been knocked out in the first round of the Kremlin Cup in front of a home crowd,...
