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Eastern District #Heavyweight Bout Ends in Stunning #Trademark Technical Knockout http://ow.ly/XDcn30eF4rA
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#World #heavyweight #champion Anthony Joshua is preparing to fight Wladimir Klitschko at #WembleyStadium on #Saturday night.
The two will meet under the arch on 29 #April for the# IBF,# IBO and #WBA #Super #Heavyweight #Championships.
It will be the second time in three years #Matchroom #Boxing have chosen Wembley – bringing boxing to an enormous #audience.
While #Klitschko is aiming to become third-time world heavyweight champion, Joshua hopes to add the WBA heavyweight title to his accolades.
27-year-old Joshua is said to be making a staggering £15m from the #fight – the largest sum made on home soil.
Only Mancunian boxer Ricky Hatton has picked up more after fighting Floyd Mayweather jnr in Las Vegas in 2007.
#AnthonyJoshua #AJ # fight #WladmirKlitschko #Mayweather #saturday
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The two will meet under the arch on 29 #April for the# IBF,# IBO and #WBA #Super #Heavyweight #Championships.
It will be the second time in three years #Matchroom #Boxing have chosen Wembley – bringing boxing to an enormous #audience.
While #Klitschko is aiming to become third-time world heavyweight champion, Joshua hopes to add the WBA heavyweight title to his accolades.
27-year-old Joshua is said to be making a staggering £15m from the #fight – the largest sum made on home soil.
Only Mancunian boxer Ricky Hatton has picked up more after fighting Floyd Mayweather jnr in Las Vegas in 2007.
#AnthonyJoshua #AJ # fight #WladmirKlitschko #Mayweather #saturday
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Kazakh #heavyweight #Dychko signs with #US #promotion company
The Heavyweight Factory promotion company has announced singing a promotional contract with Kazakhstani heavyweight Ivan Dychko, Kazinform has learned from Sports.kz.
#Kazakhstannews #News #Kazakhstan
http://lenta.inform.kz/en/kazakh-heavyweight-dychko-signs-with-u-s-promotion-company_a3040677
The Heavyweight Factory promotion company has announced singing a promotional contract with Kazakhstani heavyweight Ivan Dychko, Kazinform has learned from Sports.kz.
#Kazakhstannews #News #Kazakhstan
http://lenta.inform.kz/en/kazakh-heavyweight-dychko-signs-with-u-s-promotion-company_a3040677
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Joseph Parker Set to defend WBO heavyweight title ##WBO #Duco #heavyweight #HughieFury #JosephParker
Joseph Parker will defend his WBO heavyweight title, promoters Duco have confirmed against Hughie Fury in Manchester on September 23. Hughie Fury is very confident in his chances of stealing the South Aucklander’s belt. The fight was originally set for…
Joseph Parker will defend his WBO heavyweight title, promoters Duco have confirmed against Hughie Fury in Manchester on September 23. Hughie Fury is very confident in his chances of stealing the South Aucklander’s belt. The fight was originally set for…
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Andre Ward hints at bout against Anthony Joshua at heavyweight http://www.skysports.com/boxing/news/12183/10919933/andre-ward-hints-at-bout-against-anthony-joshua #HeavyWeight #Boxing
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Ali Defeats Spinks to Win World Heavyweight Championship on 15 September 1978
On this day in 1978, boxer Muhammad Ali defeats Leon Spinks at the Louisiana Superdome in New Orleans to win the world heavyweight boxing title for the third time in his career, the first fighter ever to do so. Following his victory, Ali retired from boxing, only to make a brief comeback two years later. Ali, who once claimed he could “float like a butterfly, sting like a bee,” left the sport permanently in 1981.
Born Cassius Marcellus Clay Jr. in Louisville, Kentucky, on January 14, 1942, the future world champ changed his name to Muhammad Ali in 1964 after converting to Islam. He earned a gold medal at the 1960 Olympic Games in Rome and made his professional boxing debut against Tunney Husaker in October 1960, winning the bout in six rounds. On February 25, 1964, Ali defeated the heavily favored Sonny Liston in six rounds to become heavyweight champ, after which he famously declared, “I am the greatest!”
During the Vietnam War, Ali refused to be inducted into the U.S. armed forces and in 1967 was convicted of draft evasion and banned from boxing for three years. He stayed out of prison as his case was appealed and returned to the ring in October 1970, knocking out Jerry Quarry in Atlanta in the third round. On March 8, 1971, Ali fought Joe Frazier in the “Fight of the Century” and lost after 15 rounds, the first loss of his professional boxing career. In June 1971, the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Ali’s conviction for evading the draft.
At a January 1974 rematch at New York City’s Madison Square Garden, Ali defeated Frazier in 12 rounds. In October of that same year, an underdog Ali bested George Foreman and reclaimed his heavyweight champion belt at the heavily hyped “Rumble in the Jungle” in Kinshasa, Zaire, with a knockout in the eighth round.
On February 15, 1978, in Las Vegas, an aging Ali lost the title to Leon Spinks in a 15-round split decision. For Spinks, who was born in 1953 and won a gold medal in boxing at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, the fight was just the eighth of his professional career. However, seven months later, on September 15, Ali won the title back, in a unanimous 15-round decision.
In June 1979, Ali announced he was retiring from boxing. On October 2, 1980, he returned to the ring and fought heavyweight champ Larry Holmes, who knocked him out in the 11th round. After losing to Trevor Berbick on December 11, 1981, Ali left the ring for the last time, with a record of 56 wins, five losses and 37 knockouts. In 1984, he was revealed to have Parkinson’s disease. Spinks retired from boxing in 1995 with a record of 26 wins, 17 losses and 14 knockouts.
#boxing #muhammadali #heavyweight #sports #joefraser #larryholmes #leonspinks #professionalboxing #history
via/ http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/ali-defeats-spinks-to-win-world-heavyweight-championship
https://www.theguardian.com/sport/gallery/2014/oct/30/muhammad-ali-25-best-photographs-cassius-clay-legendary-boxer
Jonny Weeks/The Guardian "This brutal photo of Leon Spinks’ contorted face communicates the power of Ali’s punch. Ali’s expression is also compelling – he looks somewhat savage. Technically the framing is awkward. I would prefer it if Spink’s face weren’t at the very edge of the frame, but it’s hard to grumble with such a visceral shot."
Photograph: Dirck Halstead/Getty Images
On this day in 1978, boxer Muhammad Ali defeats Leon Spinks at the Louisiana Superdome in New Orleans to win the world heavyweight boxing title for the third time in his career, the first fighter ever to do so. Following his victory, Ali retired from boxing, only to make a brief comeback two years later. Ali, who once claimed he could “float like a butterfly, sting like a bee,” left the sport permanently in 1981.
Born Cassius Marcellus Clay Jr. in Louisville, Kentucky, on January 14, 1942, the future world champ changed his name to Muhammad Ali in 1964 after converting to Islam. He earned a gold medal at the 1960 Olympic Games in Rome and made his professional boxing debut against Tunney Husaker in October 1960, winning the bout in six rounds. On February 25, 1964, Ali defeated the heavily favored Sonny Liston in six rounds to become heavyweight champ, after which he famously declared, “I am the greatest!”
During the Vietnam War, Ali refused to be inducted into the U.S. armed forces and in 1967 was convicted of draft evasion and banned from boxing for three years. He stayed out of prison as his case was appealed and returned to the ring in October 1970, knocking out Jerry Quarry in Atlanta in the third round. On March 8, 1971, Ali fought Joe Frazier in the “Fight of the Century” and lost after 15 rounds, the first loss of his professional boxing career. In June 1971, the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Ali’s conviction for evading the draft.
At a January 1974 rematch at New York City’s Madison Square Garden, Ali defeated Frazier in 12 rounds. In October of that same year, an underdog Ali bested George Foreman and reclaimed his heavyweight champion belt at the heavily hyped “Rumble in the Jungle” in Kinshasa, Zaire, with a knockout in the eighth round.
On February 15, 1978, in Las Vegas, an aging Ali lost the title to Leon Spinks in a 15-round split decision. For Spinks, who was born in 1953 and won a gold medal in boxing at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, the fight was just the eighth of his professional career. However, seven months later, on September 15, Ali won the title back, in a unanimous 15-round decision.
In June 1979, Ali announced he was retiring from boxing. On October 2, 1980, he returned to the ring and fought heavyweight champ Larry Holmes, who knocked him out in the 11th round. After losing to Trevor Berbick on December 11, 1981, Ali left the ring for the last time, with a record of 56 wins, five losses and 37 knockouts. In 1984, he was revealed to have Parkinson’s disease. Spinks retired from boxing in 1995 with a record of 26 wins, 17 losses and 14 knockouts.
#boxing #muhammadali #heavyweight #sports #joefraser #larryholmes #leonspinks #professionalboxing #history
via/ http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/ali-defeats-spinks-to-win-world-heavyweight-championship
https://www.theguardian.com/sport/gallery/2014/oct/30/muhammad-ali-25-best-photographs-cassius-clay-legendary-boxer
Jonny Weeks/The Guardian "This brutal photo of Leon Spinks’ contorted face communicates the power of Ali’s punch. Ali’s expression is also compelling – he looks somewhat savage. Technically the framing is awkward. I would prefer it if Spink’s face weren’t at the very edge of the frame, but it’s hard to grumble with such a visceral shot."
Photograph: Dirck Halstead/Getty Images
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The #EmanAhmedcase has turned into a #heavyweight PR nightmare https://goo.gl/lfIJ9h
#ShobhaaDe #MedicalTourism #Egypt
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Top 10 greatest heavyweight boxers of all time in the world #boxing #heavyweight
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The 5 Greatest Heavyweight Title Fights of Last 25 Years
#Boxing #Boxeo #RBRBoxing #RoundByRoundBoxing #BoxingNews #Heavyweight #25Years #List #BestOf
http://roundbyroundboxing.com/the-5-greatest-heavyweight-title-fights-of-last-25-years/
#Boxing #Boxeo #RBRBoxing #RoundByRoundBoxing #BoxingNews #Heavyweight #25Years #List #BestOf
http://roundbyroundboxing.com/the-5-greatest-heavyweight-title-fights-of-last-25-years/
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