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Here’s how amateur and professional boxing are different from each other

0 Submitted by OTR on Wed, 02 August 2017, 11:12

Many famous boxers we know of today, started their careers with Olympic boxing. Oscar De La Hoya, Sugar Ray Leonard and Muhammad Ali, all competed in the Olympics before they went on to become household names in the professional boxing world. People new to the sport may not know that there’s plenty of difference in how professional boxing and Olympic Continue Reading...

Some fascinating facts about the fighters in the upcoming Mayweather vs McGregor battle!

0 Submitted by OTR on Wed, 12 July 2017, 16:30

Coming up soon is one of the biggest MMA events, if not one of the biggest sporting events of 2017. Of course, I am talking about the Mayweather Vs McGregor fight which will pit one of UFC’s most well-known names, with one of the best up and coming fighters on the scene. At this stage, it is difficult to tell Continue Reading...

What You Do Not Know About Tyson Fury and Anthony Joshua

1 Submitted by OTR on Thu, 25 May 2017, 17:59

There is an African adage which says that success has a lot of relatives while failure actually is an orphan. This could be seen in almost all spheres of human endeavor, especially when it comes to careers. One of the names that have been on the lips of people across the world in the past month is Anthony Joshua, the Continue Reading...

Gennady Golovkin drops Daniel Jacobs, but goes to distance to retain his IBO middleweight title. Sor Rungvisai controversially defeats Chocolatito

4 Submitted by OTR on Mon, 20 March 2017, 00:24

New York City (March 19, 2017) On Saturday night at The Mecca of Boxing, Madison Square Garden before 19,939 fans, Unified Middleweight World Champion GENNADY “GGG” GOLOVKIN, (37-0, 33 KO’s) defended his titles in an epic 12-round battle against Mandatory Challenger, DANIEL “THE MIRACLE MAN” JACOBS, (32-2, 29 KO’s) of Brooklyn, New York. Scores for the unanimous decision victory were Continue Reading...

Famous Boxers and Their Addictions

1 Submitted by OTR on Mon, 20 February 2017, 20:50

Boxing can be a hugely rewarding sport for the highly talented players. The likes of Floyd Mayweather are signs that doing well and boxing can reap rewards in several hundreds of millions. Now regarded as one of the greatest boxers in the world, Mayweather is now worth around $400 million. He is one of the examples of a boxer managing Continue Reading...