August 14, 2024 – Page 4 – Sugar Bert Boxing

BoxingScene August 14, 2024

Determined Joshua Buatsi ready to prove the best is yet to come

Far from being unnerved by Willy Hutchinson’s seemingly unwavering self-confidence, Joshua Buatsi is looking forward to testing out just how real it is when he fights the talented but unpredictable light heavyweight at Wembley Stadium on September 21. Buatsi, 18-0 (13 KOs), has sparred…

BoxingNews24 August 14, 2024

Canelo’s Transformation: The Power Of Personality In Boxing

Rolando ‘Rolly’ Romero notes Mexican superstar Canelo Alvarez’s transformation since he learned English. Canelo (61-2-2, 39 KOs) has gone from being a humble, soft-spoken fighter when speaking in Spanish to a trash-talking guy, using expletives and showing more aggression in press conferences. The Need for…

BoxingNews24 August 14, 2024

Devin Haney Hints At Ring Return, Heading To Riyadh

Devin Haney told His Excellency Turki Alalshikh on X that he’s interested in returning to the ring after a short layoff. Turki told the former two-division world champion Haney, “Waiting for you in Riyadh.” If Haney returns to the ring by October, he would be…

EastSideBoxing August 14, 2024

On This Day: George Foreman Takes Out An Amazingly Tough Scott LeDoux

We sometimes forget these days how mean and truly all-powerful “Big” George Foreman really was back in the 1970s. It was on this day in 1976 that Foreman, who was on the comeback trail following his devastating KO defeat at the hands of the incomparable…

BoxingScene August 14, 2024

The welterweight division, post-Terence Crawford: Who rises to the top?

It is only when you look at what is left of the welterweight division Terence Crawford has opted to leave behind that you start to get a better understanding of why he wanted to leave it behind. While not lacking talent exactly, the 147-pound…

BoxingScene August 14, 2024

Andreas Katzourakis finds inspiration in books to write his own story

For most fighters, the grind of training and competition leaves little time for leisure. But for junior middleweight Andreas Katzourakis, books provide a crucial escape and a source of inspiration, after he left his home in Greece in pursuit of a world title. Katzourakis,…

BoxingScene August 14, 2024

Tim Tszyu targeting titles – not approval of Turki Alalshikh

Tim Tszyu is prioritising a fight with the IBF junior-middleweight champion Bakhram Murtazaliev over attempting to win over Turki Alalshikh, according to his promoter. The Australian, 29, hopes to fight Murtazaliev before the end of 2024, and should he do so and succeed he will…

BoxingScene August 14, 2024

Former IBF champ Joseph Agbeko officially retires from boxing

After four years of hibernation, Joseph “King Kong” Agbeko has called it quits from the sport that made him a household name in Ghana. Agbeko, 44, announced his retirement from boxing in an interview with BoxingScene. “Yes, I’m retired. I decided to quit…

BoxingScene August 14, 2024

Beware of Mike ‘Bad Man’ Ohan, Abdullah Mason warned

Former New England welterweight champion Mike “Bad Man” Ohan Jr. (19-2, 9 KOs) has stepped up once again, accepting an offer to fight undefeated, highly-touted prospect Abdullah Mason (14-0, 12 KOs), this Saturday night (Aug. 17) on a Top Rank card at Centre Videotron in…

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