Madrimov vs. Walker: Inviting Tragedy
By Caryn A. Tate on August 18, 2020
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Fighters are hard-pressed to admit that they’re hurt. (photo: Ed Mulholland/Matchroom)
Even when proper precautions are taken, sometimes there can still be a negative outcome. But what about when there are clear warning signs that go unheeded, such as in Walker’s case? It’s inviting a tragic outcome… READ MORE
Herring retains title via DQ over Oquendo
By Robert Ecksel on September 5, 2020
The champ intended to box, while the challenger came to brawl. (Mikey Williams/Top Rank)
“I wasn’t too satisfied with my performance, to be honest with you,” said Herring after the fight. “I didn’t want it to end like that. I’m disappointed with the outcome. But my team felt it was too much. So we just had to stop it or whatever…” READ MORE
Naoya Inoue vs. Nonito Donaire
November 7, 2019 (Super Arena, Chūō-ku, Saitama City, Japan)
The Fight of the Year for 2019 was scheduled for 12 rounds. (Toru Hanai/Getty Images)
On November 7, 2019, at Saitama Super Arena in Chūō-ku, Saitama City, Saitama, Saitama, Japan, IBF bantamweight champion Naoya Inoue, the “Monster” from Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan, fought a unification bout with Nonito “The Filipino Flash” Donaire, the WBA bantamweight champion from Las Vegas by way of Talibon, Bohol, Philippines. Twenty-six-year-old Inoue was undefeated at 18-0 coming in. Thirty-seven-year-old Donaire was 40-5. What many regard as the Fight of the Year for 2019 was scheduled for 12 rounds...