Best-selling sporting events of 2018: Boxing tops international list; Super Bowl LII leads in U.S. CBSSports.com Here’s a look at StubHub’s top 10 best-selling sporting events around the world and in the U.S. for 2018. More: continued here
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Tyson Fury has risen from knockdowns in boxing ring and in life – ESPN
Tyson Fury has risen from knockdowns in boxing ring and in life ESPN Tyson Fury fought to a draw with Deontay Wilder on Saturday in an entertaining and dramatic heavyweight showdown. He got up off the canvas from two … More: continued here
Read More »Heavyweight boxing is being brought back to life thanks to exciting triumvirate of stars – ABC News
ABC News Heavyweight boxing is being brought back to life thanks to exciting triumvirate of starsABC NewsThere seems to be little doubt that we are emerging back into a golden age of heavyweight boxing. The 90kg and over division has long regarded itself the marquee of the sport, but after nearly two decades of stagnation — during which challengers of …
Read More »Boxing: Doctors call for boxing ban, Adonis Stevenson, stable condition, induced coma, Oleksandr Gvozdyk – NEWS.com.au
Boxing: Doctors call for boxing ban, Adonis Stevenson, stable condition, induced coma, Oleksandr Gvozdyk NEWS.com.au Medical professionals have called for boxing to be banned after former world light heavyweight champion Adonis Stevenson was placed in an induced coma … More: continued here
Read More »Charleston Boxing Club on King Street is shut down, needs $400K in renovations – Charleston Post Courier
Charleston Boxing Club on King Street is shut down, needs $400K in renovations Charleston Post Courier The Charleston Boxing Club has closed and needs needs up to $400000 in renovations, according to city of Charleston officials. More: continued here
Read More »Showtime CEO David Nevins commits to boxing, saying “There’s a great opportunity for us to own – Awful Announcing
Showtime CEO David Nevins commits to boxing, saying “There’s a great opportunity for us to own Awful Announcing After HBO exited boxing, some asked if Showtime would follow suit, with Bob Arum saying they would. But Showtime CEO David Nevins has commited to the … More: continued here
Read More »New film profiles boxer Pardeep Singh Nagra and his fight for religious freedom – Religion News Service
New film profiles boxer Pardeep Singh Nagra and his fight for religious freedom Religion News Service (RNS) — Two decades ago, Pardeep Singh Nagra was headed for the top. An up-and-coming Canadian boxer, Nagra had captured the Ontario light flyweight … More: continued here
Read More »Vasiliy Lomachenko: ‘I want to put my name in boxing history’ – Bad Left Hook
Vasiliy Lomachenko: ‘I want to put my name in boxing history’ Bad Left Hook Over at ESPN, famed trainer and analyst Teddy Atlas sat down with Vasiliy Lomachenko to discuss Saturday night’s main event on the network, which will see … More: continued here
Read More »Showtime CEO David Nevins commits to boxing, saying “There’s a great opportunity for us to own the high end” – Awful Announcing
Awful Announcing Showtime CEO David Nevins commits to boxing, saying “There's a great opportunity for us to own the high end”Awful AnnouncingAfter HBO announced their departure from showing live boxing matches in September, there was some talk that fellow premium cable channel Showtime might follow suit, with promoter Bob Arum even saying in October he expected a Showtime exit in …
Read More »What you can learn about work and business success from boxing. – Fast Company
What you can learn about work and business success from boxing. Fast Company Non-contact boxing can help leaders to manage emotions and relationships at work. More: continued here
Read More »Boxing: Deontay Wilder reveals arm injury suffered in lead up to Tyson Fury bout – New Zealand Herald
New Zealand Herald Boxing: Deontay Wilder reveals arm injury suffered in lead up to Tyson Fury boutNew Zealand HeraldThis event brought more pressure than I expected, I just wanted the best for Boxing Here in America and Boxing in General In which lead me to get overly anxious to knock his head off so I abandoned the game plan. Did …
Read More »Al ‘Hollywood’ Meggett’s Charleston Boxing Club is shut down, needs $400K in renovations – Charleston Post Courier
Charleston Post Courier Al 'Hollywood' Meggett's Charleston Boxing Club is shut down, needs $400K in renovationsCharleston Post CourierThe simple, two-story brick structure has been around since 1933. The man who started a boxing club there 35 years ago is older than the building itself, and hopes both will be around for years to come. Local boxing legend Al “Hollywood” Meggett …
Read More »Katie Taylor to fight on Canelo Alvarez undercard – ESPN
ESPN Katie Taylor to fight on Canelo Alvarez undercardESPNUnified women's lightweight world titleholder Katie Taylor is headed stateside to defend her belts against Eva Wahlstrom, Matchroom Boxing promoter Eddie Hearn announced on Tuesday. The fight has been added to the undercard of unified middleweight …and more » More: continued here
Read More »What non-contact boxing can teach you about career and business – Fast Company
Fast Company What non-contact boxing can teach you about career and businessFast CompanyLately, I've been likening work life to non-contact boxing. The sport trains us to confront conflict and complexity with maximum impact and minimal harm–a more apt metaphor for what it takes to be a great colleague or leader today. Here are the reasons … More: continued here
Read More »Taylor added to Canelo-Fielding bill
Katie Taylor will defend her world titles against Eva Wahlstrom at Madison Square Garden on the Saul ‘Canelo’ Alvarez-Rocky Fielding card. More: continued here
Read More »Markus Beyer dies aged 47
Former WBC super-middleweight world champion Markus Beyer has died at the age of 47. More: continued here
Read More »‘Brook will easily make 147lbs’
Kell Brook will easily make the welterweight limit for a fight in early 2019 if need be but has to firstly show his class against “banana skin” Michael Zerafa, says John Fewkes. More: continued here
Read More »Boxing schedule for 2018 features Canelo Alvarez, Vasiliy Lomachenko, Charlo brothers – CBSSports.com
CBSSports.com Boxing schedule for 2018 features Canelo Alvarez, Vasiliy Lomachenko, Charlo brothersCBSSports.comBusiness is booming for boxing so far this year. After a trio of greats fights to kick off 2018 — including Deontay Wilder's thunderous knockout of Luis Ortiz — Anthony Joshua put on a less-than-stellar performance against Joseph Parker in Cardiff … More: continued here
Read More »Deontay Wilder reveals shock injury news after Tyson Fury fight
Wilder retained his world heavyweight title after his fight with Fury ended in a draw More: continued here
Read More »Boxing: Ex-WBA middleweight champ Murata to continue fighting – Kyodo News Plus
Kyodo News Plus Boxing: Ex-WBA middleweight champ Murata to continue fightingKyodo News PlusJapanese boxer Ryota Murata, who lost his WBA middleweight title in October, announced Tuesday that he will continue his career. Following his defeat by unanimous decision to American Rob Brant in his second defense of the world title, the 32-year-old …and more » More: continued here
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