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Rigondeaux burns corneas in cooking accident

Guillermo Rigondeaux lost roughly 80% of his vision following an accident involving a pressure cooker late Thursday afternoon at his Miami home, the former champion’s manager, Alex Boronte, told ESPN. The 41-year-old was cooking Cuban black beans when something went awry, causing the pressure cooker to explode. The boiling water splashed into his eyes, his manager said, leaving him with […]

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Dmitry Bivol sends message to Usyk and Lomachenko after duo join Ukraine fight

Russian boxer Dmitry Bivol wishes ‘only for peace’ following Russia’s invasion of the Ukraine and believes the likes of Oleksandr Usyk and Vasiliy Lomachenko must do ‘what they have to do’ in the fight. WBA light-heavyweight champion Bivol, undefeated in 19 professional fights, will take on pound-for-pound king Saul ‘Canelo’ Alvarez in May with the Mexican moving up in weight […]

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Vitali Klitschko vows "not to surrender" as boxing legend speaks out in Ukraine

Kyiv mayor and former world heavyweight boxing champion Vitali Klitschko declared Ukrainian citizens cannot retreat and will defend their homeland from the Russian invasion. Klitschko spoke with reporters via Skype as the Russian invasion of Ukraine began its second week following Vladimir Putin ’s decision to launch the conflict last Thursday. Russia have been shelling several Ukrainian cities with its […]

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Joshua’s rematch with Ukraine’s Usyk put on hold

Oleksandr Usyk was preparing for a rematch vs. Anthony Joshua, but with his country at war with Russia, the heavyweight boxing champion from Ukraine is focused on far more important matters. So, for now, the much anticipated bout is delayed. “We don’t want the obligation of a rematch to go away,” Matchroom Boxing’s Eddie Hearn, who promoted Usyk’s past four […]

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The biggest robberies in boxing history after Taylor beats Catterall

The night Floyd Mayweather ‘lost’, Lennox Lewis’ undisputed farce against Evander Holyfield and Julio Cesar Chavez getting away with one… the biggest robberies in boxing history after Josh Taylor’s controversial win over Jack Catterall Josh Taylor picked up a controversial win over Jack Catterall at the weekend Many felt Catterall deserved to dethrone the undisputed light-welterweight king But Taylor edged […]

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