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Dmitry Bivol vs. Artur Beterbiev — Round 1: Both fighters came right to the center of the ring

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where Bivol started popping his dominant jab in the face of Beterbiev. Bivol continued with the jab, dipping to the chest with it a few times. Beterbiev looked like he was trying to focus on figuring out his timing and range while Bivol just kept working solidly behind his jab. Toward the final minute, Beterbiev seemed as though he

Artur Beterbiev vs. Dmitry Bivol live: Round-by-round updates | DAZN News GB

was trying to walk Bivol down but Bivol continued to use simple footwork and the jab to be in control of the range of the fight. Beterbiev landed a hard right late in the round, his best punch of the frame

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Keyshawn Davis Brands Gervonta Davis 5′5″ Midget in Fiery Statement

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Keyshawn Davis is climbing the ranks of the boxing world rapidly and just needs one statement: victory to establish himself as the top star in the lightweight division. A few weeks ago, Davis set his sights on the WBA lightweight champion Gervonta Davis and issued an informal challenge against the latter.

In his own words, the 2020 Olympic silver medalist called Tank a “target practice,” and stated that “I feel like I’ll beat Tank.” Well, two weeks have passed since the Norfolk native put Tank on notice and there has been no reply from the latter’s side. Keyshawn Davis was not fond of the disrespect and issued another challenge to the 30-0 boxer and put him on notice once again.

In an interview with Sean Zittel, the Businessman answered the reason behind his confidence and why he thinks that Gervonta Davis would be useless against him. The 25-year-old was vocal about his adaptability and how he tried different things against other opponents. “Because I do everything. I do different sh*t with different opponents,” stated Davis in a snarky tone. Even last time, Keyshawn Davis called the WBA lightweight champion one-dimensional in his approach.

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Davis once again highlighted his height advantage against Tank and stated, “He’s a 5’5 midget. I got IQ, I’ve been all around the world. I’ve seen it all. ” Just like last time, he mentioned his superior defensive ability and the reach advantage he has over Gervonta Davis. He further recalled the times that both of them had sparred with each other.

“I’ve seen him. I’ve been in the ring with him (sparring) a couple of times,” revealed the Norfolk native, implying the fact that he has studied Tank completely and knows how to tackle him.

Even though Keyshawn Davis is oozing confidence, many in the boxing community feel that the 25-year-old still has to prove himself to challenge for the title. On the other hand, Gervonta Davis is completely focused on his December bout against Lamont Roach Jr. 

Gervonta Davis’ December showdown

Gervonta Davis is set to defend his WBA lightweight title against Lamont Roach Jr. on December 14, 2024. The fight will take place at the Toyota Center in Houston, Texas. With an undefeated record of 30-0 (28 KOs), Davis remains one of boxing’s biggest stars. Lamont Roach Jr., currently the WBA junior lightweight champion, is moving up in weight to challenge Davis.

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Floyd Mayweather Dancing His Way Into $50M Private Jet Sets Boxing World Ablaze

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Floyd Mayweather Jr. is one of the richest athletes in the world and is not shy to show it off to the world. He has an elite collection of cars, jewelry, and clothes, and a few months ago, he added a second private jet to his collection. Mayweather unveiled ‘Air Mayweather 2’ earlier this year in July and since then, ‘Money’ has constantly flexed the $50 million luxury on his stories and posts.

On Tuesday, he once again posted a story with his private jet and broke the internet. The fans were impressed by how far Mayweather has come from his humble beginnings.

Floyd Mayweather showing his moves

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The former lightweight champion uploaded a story on his Instagram profile from a runway, which featured his private jet in the background. Mayweather shouted, “Time to go,” as he strolled towards his private jet. Living life to the fullest, Floyd Mayweather loves to have a good time in life.

Before boarding the jet, he broke out the famous ‘Tarmac 2’ dance steps on the runway itself before confronting the camera again. He shouted, “Time to go. Let’s go,” once again in an excited tone as he was ready to get into his $50 million luxurious ride.

‘Air Mayweather 2’ is a tree sign of luxury, as it includes 12 premium luxury leather seats, gold-plated cup holders, and custom tweaks that feature the Nevada resident’s name alongside the fuselage. The die-hard Mayweather fans know how much he has worked for all this luxury and are proud of everything he achieved. They ensured the 50-0 undefeated boxer with love on his latest story.

Fans loved the little shimmy and reacted online to voice their opinions.

An inspirational journey

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One fan thanked god for all the things he has awarded Mayweather for his hard work and wrote, “🔥🔥🔥 God is good, all the TIME!!! Continued Blessings 🙏🏽,” implying the fact that if you work hard enough, god will bless you sooner rather than later. And very few people have worked harder than the 5’8″ feet boxer.

Another fan, knowing the story behind ‘Money’, wrote, “An inspirational brother,” witnessing Mayweather’s journey from a poverty-ridden childhood to becoming ‘Money.’ His father was incarcerated for d**g trafficking and he had to live with his grandmother in a small apartment in Grand Rapids, Michigan. But ‘Pretty Boy’ dedicated his life to boxing and, in the end, became an inspiration for everyone.

Another fan wrote, “A cool dude❤,” after looking at Mayweather’s Tarmac 2 dance steps as he walked towards his jet. The retired boxer was nonchalantly pulling off what seemed like his ‘Jacob and Co. Rainbow Tourbillon’ watch, which includes an 18K white gold case set with 416 diamonds. The watch was exclusively made for ‘Money’ and is the only piece in the entire world.

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A rather jealous fan wrote, “WHO CARES.. I DONT.. he’s not being me no money FOH another puppet,” implying he does not care what Mayweather is doing or not. Because in the end ‘Money’ only earns for himself and does not give back to the world at all. However, that statement is incorrect, as Mayweather has consistently supported those in need through numerous charitable organizations. Back in 2021, he donated almost $1 million to several charities. Since then, he has been constantly helping small businesses and the homeless.

Another fan who felt the retired boxer’s aura through video wrote, “🖤🖤🖤 Mayweather,” as he witnessed something that no other boxer can pull no matter how hard they try. What do you think about Floyd Mayweather Jr.’s $50 million ride? Share your thoughts in the comments down below.

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Canelo and Gervonta Davis Blasted as Tim Tszyu “Acting Like They Gotta Get In Diddy’s Pool” Splits Fans Over Beef With HE Turki Alalshikh

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Tim Tszyu and HE Turki Alalshikh‘s relations are turning sour with every exchange and public comment. It seems their relationship is irreparable now, as the Australian champion has decided to engage in a verbal conflict with him. But, boxing fans are divided over the development.

Notably, Tszyu, 29, had to face Vergil Ortiz Jr., when Terence Crawford endeavored against Israil Madrimov and attempted to clinch the welterweight championship. However, he had to drop out of the coveted card, first by the Saudi Arabia manager, on American soil. As expected, the latter didn’t take it lightly, and he has since decided to cut ties with the former world champion. He had even declared, “I will not work with Tim Tszyu. Let him do his way, he doesn’t understand.” It didn’t take long for Tszyu to respond with an apt jab.

Tim Tszyu goes off on HE Turki Alalshikh!

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The 24-1 record holder appeared in a conversation with Mo’Boxing, No Problem. In the video, the fans could hear the interviewer drawing a parallel between him, Gervonta Davis, and Canelo Alvarez. Referencing ‘Tank’s comments, they said, “It’s you, Gervonta Davis and Canelo. Gervonta said something interesting. He said, ‘You know, guys like me and Canelo, we kind of don’t have to kiss the ring, ’cause we can sell’.”

Following this, the host pointed out how the American boxer sold fights in America, whereas Alvarez sold tickets in Mexico and Tszyu did the same in Australia. When asked about Davis’ comment, Tszyu answered in an affirmative tone and continued, “Yeah, to a certain extent, yeah, there is. We don’t have to, again, sell our soul, as they say, for money.”

These comments compelled the fans to turn to the comment section and share what they thought of this statement.

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Gervonta ‘Tank’ Davis to defend his title against Lamont Roach Jr., at Houston’s Toyota Center

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Gervonta “Tank” Davis will defend his World Boxing Association lightweight title against junior lightweight champion Lamont Roach Jr., on Dec. 14 at Houston’s Toyota Center.

Although there’s been no official announcement from Premier Boxing Champions, the fight is expected to be a pay-per-view event. Even without an official announcement — it’s also not listed on the Toyota Center website yet — Davis let the cat out of the bag, first by posting on Instagram last week that he’d be fighting in Houston in December, and then by following up with another Instagram post on Monday announcing the date and the opponent.

Davis (30-0, 28 KOs), who turns 30 in November, is a boxing superstar. He’s held the title at three different weight classes and been the WBA champion at 135 pounds since 2023.

Gervonta Davis

This will be Davis’ first time fighting in Houston and second in Texas, having brutally knocked out Léo Santa Cruz in 2020 at the Alamodome in San Antonio.

Roach (25-1-1, 10 KOs) was given permission from the WBA to move up in weight to challenge Davis for his belt with an agreement that, if he wins, he’ll be given five days to decide which belt to keep and defend, and if he loses, he’ll be required to fight the 130-pound challenger within 120 days.

This will be Davis’ eighth straight time headlining a pay-per-view card. Each one has generated at least 200,000 buys with his 2023 knockout of Ryan Garcia going over 1 million.

It will be the first big fight at Toyota Center since Ryan Garcia stopped Oscar Duarte in December 2023.

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Gervonta Davis Announces Title Defense Fight Against Lamont Roach Jr.

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Gervonta Davis released a fight poster for his title defense fight against Lamont Roach Jr. This fight is scheduled for December 14th at the Toyota Center in Houston, Texas, which comes with a PPV. But in this case, after announcing the fight, Davis deleted the notice, and fans and pundits pondered over the relevance of the fight. Let’s dive into the story to understand the full picture.

Questions About The Pay-Per-View Popularity

Gervonta Davis stands at thirty wins, twenty-eight of which he has finished with knockouts to his name; he doesn’t have a loss, and though he may not necessarily be popular, he has some true and loyal fans. However, there are emerging fears within his management that the fight will not get the projected pay-per-view sales figures.

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Some critics of the social networks criticized the fight, calling it non-PPV worthy, and stated whether fans would be willing to pay $75.95 for what they perceive as a less-than-stellar matchup. This sentiment could lead to disappointing buy rates for the event, especially if the fight doesn’t create the sort of hype that usually accompanies a Davis title defense.

That set up quite a spark when some pointed out that Gervonta Davis has sparred with Lamont Roach in the past and even fought him in the amateurs, and while many thought the choice was interesting, many were left wondering why. Davis’s trainer, Calvin Ford, thought it was done because he knows Roach well; it was more of community support. However, such reasons will not be appealing to fans who want Davis to pit against much harder competitors.

The Lack of Elite Competition

Davis is already on the threshold of turning 30, with his birthday on November 7. Questions about his career arise. In his professional career that spans 11 years, Davis has not experienced competing with someone of his level. He has had many chances to face other top-ranked lightweights in the division, but for some reason, he has always opted for fights against less famous opponents. This latest decision to fight Lamont Roach Jr. is looked at by many as another bad choice of opponents that he is choosing not to face.

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Gervonta Davis’s indifference to fans is clear in his fight selections, often ignoring their preferences. It seems that he intends to defend whoever he desires the most, whether the people support it or not. Although he agrees that he would wish fan support on this, he does not seem to mind if they do not buy into this matchup.

Final Thoughts

In the days leading to the fight, there has been a split among boxing experts regarding the significance of Gervonta Davis’s fight against Roach. With questions being asked about the entertainment value of the fight and the type of fighter that Davis will be matching himself against, the question that remains is whether Davis can bring back anticipation and the cash of his critics. Instead, fans can only dream of a future fight that would reveal Gervonta Davis at the level of his opponents and abilities.

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Gervonta Davis-Lamont Roach Jr. Tops Dec. 14 PBC on Prime Video PPV In Houston, Texas

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Gervonta ‘Tank’ Davis now has an official date and location for his second fight of the year.

The Ring’s No. 8 pound-for-pound fighter will defend his WBA lightweight title versus Lamont Roach Jr., who moves up in weight. Their scheduled 12-round bout will headline a Dec. 14 PBC on Prime Video Pay-Per-View event from Toyota Center in Houston, Texas.

The event was confirmed by PBC on Sunday evening.

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Davis (30-0, 28 knockouts) will attempt the second defense of the full version of the WBA lightweight title. The unbeaten Baltimore native previously held the ‘Regular’ version of the belt before he was upgraded upon the divisional departure of Devin Haney (31-0, 15 KOs; 1 No-Contest) last year.

Prior to securing this fight, Davis and his team sought a unification bout versus reigning IBF lightweight titlist Vasiliy Lomachenko. Such a fight was targeted for November, but Lomachenko (18-3, 12 KOs), who declined and instead opted to sit out the balance of the year.

A path was eventually created for Roach (25-1-1, 10 knockouts) to enter the equation. The WBA 130-pound titlist was previously summoned to next face interim titlist Albert Batyrgaziev earlier this summer. However, a one-time exception was granted to instead challenge Davis at the higher weight.

With a win, Roach will then have to determine whether he will remain at lightweight or will return to 130. A loss will leave him on the hook to next face Batyrgaziev (12-0, 8 KOs) within 120-days of his fight versus Davis.

Davis and Roach both scored eighth-round knockout wins two weeks apart versus unbeaten challengers.

Gervonta Davis 

Davis’ moment came versus Frank Martin atop a June 15 PBC on Prime PPV in Las Vegas. The bout was competitive until it wasn’t. Davis eventually caught up to Martin and put him away for his fourth consecutive knockout.

Roach, stopped unbeaten Feargal McCrory (16-1, 8 KOs) in the eighth on June 28 in Washington, D.C. The night marked the first home game in nearly seven years for Roach, The Ring’s No. 4-rated junior lightweight from Upper Marlboro, Maryland.

Prior to that came his first title win. Roach scored a dramatic 12th round knockdown to outpoint and unseat WBA 130-pound titlist Hector Luis Garcia (16-2, 10 KOs). Overall, Roach has won six in a row. His lone defeat came in a Nov. 2019 decision to then-WBO junior lightweight beltholder Jamel Herring in Fresno, California.

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Simone Biles Reveals Secret to Her Gymnastics Success During Brooklyn Stop of Gold Over America Tour

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By now, Simone Biles‘ ease at executing even the most difficult gymnastics skills is beyond any debate. With 7 Olympic gold medals under her belt, Biles has sealed her status among the gymnastics fraternity. Not just that, but the fact that she has five moves named after herself goes on to prove just how incredible she is at what she does. But that doesn’t mean the Texan can just turn up and shock the world with her prowess. Instead, even she needs time to perfect her skills.

Simone Biles

The revered gymnast took to Instagram to share rapper Gerald Gillum’s post taken at the latest stop of the Gold Over America Tour. At the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York on October 5, Biles was lauded for her incredible impact on gymnastics along with for having so many skills named after her. When the host of the show asks Simone what is the process behind learning a new skill, the GOAT reveals it’s not an instantaneous one, like many would like to believe. “Most of the time before I compete a new skill, I train it in the gym for a year,” Biles tells the full house who fill the arena with loud applause.

The answer would only make Gillum admire Biles even more, and his emotions were captured in the IG story’s caption as well. “Forever inspired by ur greatness sis!” the music producer exclaimed, as he underscored that there should be no debate about Biles’ G.O.A.T. status. Gillum got to make his day even brighter when he got to meet Biles backstage after the incredible show.

Considering how well the GOAT tour is going, Gillum’s excitement was not misplaced either. Biles & Co. has been spreading its magic all over the country and there’s more to come.

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Simone Biles spreading golden joy across America

The pop-styled gymnastics show made its return after a three-year break, and fans of the sport couldn’t wait to see what the GOAT had in store for them this time around. While Olympic medalists Stephen Nedoroscik and Suni Lee opted to sit this one out to pursue their own passion for the time being, the show still had enough talent in its roster to ensure the fans were given the experience to remember. Hitting some of the most iconic venues in the USA, the Gold Over America Tour has been enticing, not only to gymnastics fans but to stars from other sports as well.

Simone Biles

Only a couple of days ago, NFL’s Cam Heyward revealed to Biles during an interview that he was waiting to catch the gymnast in action at the PPG Paints Arena in Pittsburgh. Performing alongside Jordan Chiles, Hezly Rivera, Joscelyn Roberson, Yul Moldauer, Brody Malone, and more stars, Biles also noted that the GOAT aims to bring more exposure to male gymnastics in general. Have you watched any of these shows yet? Or are you waiting for your turn? Tell us your most awaited star from the Gold Over America Tour with a comment.

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‘Mike Tyson of MMA’ leaves opponent crumpled against the fence after brutal one-punch knockout win at UFC 307

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Joaquin Buckley scored the biggest win of his MMA career in devastating fashion.

The welterweight contender extended his winning streak to five with a third-round knockout win over divisional great Stephen Thompson at UFC 307 on Saturday night.

Buckley forced Thompson onto his heels from the off as he supplied suffocating pressure.

In the third stanza, with ‘Wonderboy’ backing up, Buckley uncorked a vicious leaping right hook that left his adversary crumpled against the fence.

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It was a shot even the great Mike Tyson would have been proud of – and the comparisons between the pair were rife on social media after the vicious stoppage.

One fan tweeted: “Wow Buckley kos Wonderboy with a leaping hook. Shades of Mike Tyson.”

Another wrote: “I’ve said since he fought Holland – Buckley reminds me of Mike Tyson with his boxing, love his weaving in and out.”

A third posted: “What a ko from Buckley holy s***.

“He’s like the Mike Tyson of MMA especially in this fight.

“Saw the ko maybe coming since buckley started to do better in the striking in rounds 2 and 3.”

Meanwhile, UFC welterweight champion, Belal Muhammad added: “Wow Mike Tyson Buckley.”

In the immediate aftermath of his stunning win, Buckley called out former 170lbs king Kamaru Usman.

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Boxing fans pining for Tyson Fury to fight Anthony Joshua given high hopes by the Gypsy King himself

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AJ’s loss to Daniel Dubois doesn’t appear to have changed much.

Boxing fans want to see the biggest names fight the biggest names. That’s not always possible, but there was a time where that seemed to cease to be the case. In the past few years, though, fans have gotten what they always wanted. Big-time boxers have put aside differences and found a way to negotiate mega fights.

Tyson Fury can proudly throw his name into that category. He’s never been afraid, setting up fights against Wladimir Klitschko, Derek Chisora, Deontay Wilder, and most recently, Oleksandr Usyk. The Usyk fight didn’t go as he planned, with the relentless Ukrainian edging him out in a split decision. Fury will get his chance at revenge in December, but he continues to dream up a fight against Anthony Joshua with seemingly every chance he gets.

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Tyson Fury says he will fight Anthony Joshua no matter what

He did so again while speaking to TNT Sports on Saturday, reiterating that he plans to fight Joshua at some point, and making it clear that Joshua’s loss to Daniel Dubois changes nothing in that regard.

He will never escape the Gypsy King. He will always have to fight me. I don’t care if he never wins another fight for 20 years, we will have to fight for the fans of this country… At the end of the day, it would be a travesty if we didn’t fight. No matter if he loses 20 more fights, if he doesn’t win another fight and he has 10 years away from the game, it doesn’t matter. We have to fight.

Tyson Fury says Anthony Joshua will not fight him for 'any amount of money' and fears Brit blockbuster will NEVER happen | The Sun

Fury also says it doesn’t matter if the two are 50 years old when it happens. That may actually have to be the case if they wait much longer, though. Fury just turned 36, while Joshua will turn 35 in 10 days. AJ, in particular, appears to be on the very tail end of his career.

If the bout does come to fruition, it will be a true spectacle for the British audience. It makes too much sense not to happen, but time isn’t on their side.

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