LOS ANGELES — The cheers from the crowd of 200 turned to anxious chatter as the fighter lay motionless, stupefied by a right hook. For two minutes, he didn’t stir. Joshua Brito, who helped organize this fight in a hastily constructed ring in a friend’s backyard, leaned in to get […]
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The best and biggest Boxing Day sales 2020 deals from Currys, Argos, John Lewis and more
It’s the last chance to grab a bargain this year, and there’s plenty of them to snap up (The Independent) The Boxing Day sales are often the best time of the year to bag a bargain. While the event is usually synonymous with queues of people standing in line at […]
Today’s best deals and where to find Boxing Day sales
After Christmas bike sales The after-Christmas bike sales are a great time to grab a deal on your next cycling purchase, so whether you’ve been waiting for your next bike to drop in price, or you’re just looking to spend your gift cards, now really is the most wonderful time […]
15 Best Things To Buy on Boxing Day (the Day After Christmas)
A mid adult dad explains the voting process to his young son as the man prepares to vote online. The holiday shopping season typically begins on Black Friday — the day after Thanksgiving — and builds to a crescendo that ends on Christmas. This year, however, anticipating that many people […]
Ross Barkley poised to make his return for Aston Villa on Boxing Day
Ross Barkley is poised to make his return for Aston Villa on Boxing Day, after an absence of four matches. Barkley has missed all of December’s Premier League programme so far with a hamstring injury but is set to give Villa a huge boost ahead of the packed fixture list. The […]
Flint boxing champion Claressa Shields joins world of MMA
Flint boxing champion Claressa Shields is set to try her hand, or hands, at mixed martial arts. The Professional Fighters League announced Tuesday it has signed Shields, who will make her MMA debut at some point in 2021 and will become a regular in the PFL in 2022. Shields will […]
‘If we don’t fund grass-roots boxing now, there won’t be gyms to come back to’
At this time of year, Repton Boxing Club in east London should be packed with spectators for the peak of the amateur boxing season. Instead, like many other grass-roots hubs across the country, the club remains eerily silent. Sedem Ama, 30, a two-time national and London champion, fears for the […]
Mike Tyson to make boxing return in exhibition against Roy Jones Jr.
For the first time in over a decade, former heavyweight champion Mike Tyson will return to boxing. According to Yahoo Sports’ Kevin Iole, Tyson, 54, will fight another former great Roy Jones Jr. in an eight-round exibition match on Sept. 12. The competition will take place at Dignity Health Sports Park […]
Long Island Boxing Gym Develops Online Special Needs Class
EAST NORTHPORT, NY — Since the coronavirus pandemic shuttered Long Island gyms in March, owners of independent and boutique gyms were left scrambling for ways to keep business going and stay busy. Edwin Rivera owns New York Fitness and Boxing (NYFB) in East Northport and he saw the forced closure […]