August 2024 – Page 23 – Sugar Bert Boxing

BoxingScene August 26, 2024

Omari Jones describes the uneasy journey to the Olympic pedestal

Before Omari Jones earned a bronze medal in the welterweight division for Team USA at the Olympics, he was grinding on the USA Boxing national circuit, often overcoming significant obstacles to compete. One such moment came in April 2021, when Jones and his father,…

BoxingNews24 August 26, 2024

Pacheco Prepares For Sulecki, Eyes Future Challenges

Diego Pacheco (21-0, 17 KOs) fights this Saturday, August 31st, in a 12-round super middleweight contest against Maciej Sulecki (32-2, 12 KOs) in a Matchroom-promoted event at the Dignity Health Sports Park in California. The event will be shown live on DAZN. This fight is…

EastSideBoxing August 26, 2024

Remembering Underrated Heavyweight Warrior Tommy Farr

Over the course of a quite amazing 140 pro fights, Welsh warrior Tommy Farr was stopped just 6 times; with guys like Max Baer, Jimmy Braddock, and Lou Nova failing to take Tommy out; with Farr boxing the murderous-punching Baer twice, winning one losing the…

BoxingScene August 26, 2024

Trading a journalism dream for boxing: How Sena Agbeko achieved the unthinkable

To many in Ghana, trading your professional goals for a sporting career can be detrimental, but Sena Agbeko made it pay off. Super middleweight Agbeko, who had to deal with the intensity of combining boxing and school, used five years for a four-year Bachelors…

EastSideBoxing August 26, 2024

Did Julio Cesar Chavez Duck Freddie Pendleton?

Mexican legend, indeed icon, Julio Cesar Chavez cut his teeth by fighting tough guys on the way up, and “J.C Superstar” made himself a true hero, an all-time great, as he reached world title status. Chavez, who won world titles in three weight divisions, endeared…

BoxingScene August 26, 2024

Anthony Taylor hoping for eventual fight with Anderson Silva

Anthony Taylor, known for his diverse combat sports background, prefers to be recognized as a "crossover boxer" rather than an "influencer boxer," reflecting his commitment to carving out a unique niche in the fight game. Fresh off a second-round knockout of Samuel Ericsson on…

EastSideBoxing August 26, 2024

VIDEO: What If George Foreman Fought Larry Holmes? Inbox

George Foreman, the once invincible and terrifying monster from the Golden Age of heavyweights. Larry Holmes, the underappreciated shadow of Muhammad Ali who’s skill and merit stand alone. These two great fighters actually existed simultaneously (they were even born in the same year) but they…

BoxingScene August 26, 2024

Mark DeLuca praises Abdullah Mason’s talent, says he’s special

Mark DeLuca, a seasoned trainer with a blue-collar approach to boxing, understood the harsh realities of the sport when he prepared his fighter, Mike Ohan Jr., for a bout against highly touted lightweight Abdullah Mason. The end result was decisive. Mason stopped Ohan in…

EastSideBoxing August 26, 2024

Crawford’s Performance: More Than Just High Expectations

Trainer Brian ‘BoMac’ McIntyre says that Terence Crawford didn’t receive more praise from fans for his victory over WBA junior middleweight champion Israil Madrimov on August 3rd because they were comparing his performance to how he’d looked against Errol Spence last year. BoMac says the…

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