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Leon Spinks: Ex-heavyweight champion who shocked Muhammad Ali dies aged 67

Ihesiulo Grace 8 February 2021 0

By Ben Alaiya The American achieved a famous upset win over Muhammad Ali in 1978, in just his eighth professional fight. He had suffered with health issues in his later years and was diagnosed with advanced stage prostate cancer in 2019. “His final fight was fought with the same skill,

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Fury annihilates Wilder in heavyweight title rematch

Ihesiulo Grace 23 February 2020 0

Britain’s Tyson Fury delivered a dominant performance in his heavyweight championship bout with Deontay Wilder on Saturday, overwhelming his opponent to earn a seventh round technical knockout (TKO) victory in Las Vegas. In the highly-anticipated super fight rematch between the two titans, Fury took control late in the first round and never relinquished it. Team […]

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Three months of partying affected me – Ruiz

Ihesiulo Grace 9 December 2019 0

Former heavyweight champion, Andy Ruiz has blamed three months of partying for his one-sided world heavyweight championship defeat to Anthony Joshua on Saturday, admitting he had failed to train seriously for his first title defense. READ ALSO: How Anthony Joshua reclaimed world boxing titles from Andy Ruiz Jr The 30-year-old Mexican-American stunned the world in […]

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FG congratulates heavyweight champ Joshua

Ihesiulo Grace 4 May 2017 0

The Federal Government has congratulated British professional boxer of Nigerian descent Anthony Oluwafemi Joshua, who recently defeated Ukranian Wladimir Klitschko to become the unified World Heavyweight Champion. In a statement issued in Lagos on Tuesday, the Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, said Nigeria is proud to be associated with the new