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Famous athletes who had a successful career in boxing

September 19, 2018 by Administrator Leave a Comment

Famous athletes who had a successful career in boxing

Combat sports are like drugs, they are addictive. Whether you are a Boxer, Spectator, or even if you are in just for the risky business (betting), once you get the taste of it, it’s really hard to shake it off. No wonder why many athletes over the years have switched to boxing. Let us take a look at four famous athletes who had a successful career in boxing: Anthony … [Read more...]

Farias Back on Top: Women’s Boxing – The Weekly Wrap Up

November 18, 2014 by Jim McGrady Leave a Comment

Farias Back on Top: Women’s Boxing – The Weekly Wrap Up

Former WBC world lightweight champion Erica Anabella Farias (21-1, 10 KO’s) won her second world title this past weekend, defeating Alejandra Marina Oliveras (31-2-2, 16 KO’s) by split decision to take home the WBC light welterweight crown in Cancun, Mexico. There was some odd scoring in the contest, as two judges saw the new champ edging it with scores of 97-94 and 97-93, … [Read more...]

Holly Holm Joins UFC: Women’s Boxing – The Weekly Wrap Up

October 15, 2014 by Jim McGrady Leave a Comment

Holly Holm Joins UFC: Women’s Boxing – The Weekly Wrap Up

It looks like Dana White has had a change of heart when it comes to Holly Holm. It was reported in March that the MMA kingpin had no interest in the 32 year old multiple world title holder but now, the former world boxing champion (boxing record 33-2-3, 9 KO’s) has joined White’s UFC. The Albuquerque fighter, who held titles both the junior welterweight and welterweight … [Read more...]

Braekhus Remains Undefeated, Taylor Wins Sixth EUBC Gold: Women’s Boxing – The Weekly Wrap Up

June 10, 2014 by Jim McGrady 1 Comment

Braekhus Remains Undefeated, Taylor Wins Sixth EUBC Gold: Women’s Boxing – The Weekly Wrap Up

Boxing’s “First Lady” Cecilia Braekhus (25-0, 7 KO’s) remained undefeated and retained the WBO, WBC, and WBA welterweight championships with a unanimous 10 round decision over Jessica Balogun (24-4, 12 KO’s) in a repeat performance of their 2012 contest in Schwerin, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany. Though she was a game opponent, the challenger was one step behind Braekhus … [Read more...]

A Winning Weekend for Katie Taylor: Women’s Boxing – The Weekly Wrap Up

May 6, 2014 by Jim McGrady Leave a Comment

A Winning Weekend for Katie Taylor: Women’s Boxing – The Weekly Wrap Up

The bright spot in what was an otherwise uneventful weekend for women’s boxing was Olympic gold medalist Katie Taylor, who spent the past three days picking up three victories on her way to the European Women’s Elite Championships later this month. The three day winning streak started Friday night in Cork, when Taylor scored a decision over Croatia’s Marija Petric at Cork’s … [Read more...]

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