August 2024 – Page 75 – Sugar Bert Boxing

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…

BoxingNews24 August 14, 2024

Shakur Stevenson: Tank Davis Fight Must Happen, We’re The Best

Shakur Stevenson says a lightweight unification fight between him and Gervonta ‘Tank’ Davis must happen because they’re the best fighters. Unfortunately, for WBC 135-lb champion Shakur (22-0, 10 KOs), a fight between them is not happening next because His Excellency wants to match him against…

BoxingScene August 13, 2024

After just four pro fights, Alex Winwood believes his time is now

You might think the idea of Alex Winwood challenging for a world title at 27 years old and with just four pro fights under his belt makes him a young man in a hurry, but the native of Bunbury, Australia, doesn’t see it that way.…

EastSideBoxing August 13, 2024

Berlanga’s Power Punch Claim: The Biggest Canelo Has Faced?

Edgar Berlanga believes he’s the biggest puncher Canelo Alvarez will have ever fought when they meet on September 14th. Berlanga (22-0, 17 KOs) rates his power above past Canelo opponents, Gennadiy Golovkin, Miguel Cotto, Sergey Kovalev, and Dmitry Bivol. If Berlanga is a better puncher…

BoxingNews24 August 13, 2024

Crawford Won’t Be King At 154 Without Fighting Tszyu, Says Promoter

Tim Tszyu’s promoter, George Rose, says Terence Crawford will “never be” the king of the 154-lb division if he doesn’t fight former WBO Junior middleweight champion Tszyu. Tszyu’s Focus On IBF Title First Rose states that while they’re interested in fighting WBA champion Crawford in…

BoxingScene August 13, 2024

Are frontrunners for KO and Fight of Year in line for Naoya Inoue and Terence Crawford?

Within minutes, the frontrunners for Knockout of the Year and Fight of the Year transpired inside a 575-mile radius of the southwestern U.S. as Angelo Leo and Vergil Ortiz Jr. prevailed on an unexpected and fine night for boxing. Reflecting on those events on…

BoxingNews24 August 13, 2024

USA Men’s & Women’s Olympic Teams Results

At the Paris 2024 Olympics, the USA sent four men and four women, and the results were one Bronze Medal. Leading the Men’s team, Orlando, Florida’s Omari Jones at welterweight #156 was the lone medal winner. He posted a pair of wins before losing a…

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