|
Caleb Plant
Caleb Hunter Plant (born July 8, 1992) is an American professional boxer who held the IBF super middleweight title from 2019 to 2021. As of November 2021, he is ranked as the world's third-best active super middleweight by the Transnational Boxing Rankings Board, ESPN, and '' The Ring'', and sixth by BoxRec. Personal life Plant's daughter, Alia Plant, suffered an unknown medical condition that caused seizures. Alia died in January 2015, at the age of 19 months after she caught a respiratory infection which developed to pneumonia. In March 2019, his mother, Beth Plant, was shot by police after pulling a knife on an officer. She later died in a hospital. Plant is married to Jordan Plant, a Fox Sports reporter. They met in 2016 and were married in November 2019. Amateur career Caleb Plant took up boxing at age 8. He won the 2011 Golden Gloves in the light heavyweight division. Plant was an alternate for the 2012 Summer Olympics. As an amateur Caleb won numerous tournament titles ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Super Middleweight
Super middleweight, or light cruiserweight, is a weight class in combat sports. Boxing In professional boxing, super middleweight is contested between the middleweight and light heavyweight divisions, in which boxers can weigh between 160 pounds (73 kg) and . The class first appeared in 1967. History 1960s–1983 There was interest in a division between middleweight and light heavyweight in the late 1960s, the mid-1970s, and the early 1980s. A few states briefly recognized a "Junior Light Heavyweight" division at and the fringe World Athletic Association (WAA) later inaugurated a "super middleweight" division at . On April 3, 1967, in Salt Lake City, Utah, Don Fullmer, a brother of former world middleweight champion Gene Fullmer, won the first version by stopping previously unbeaten Joe Hopkins in six rounds. He never defended it. On November 25, 1974, in Columbus, Ohio, Billy Douglas, the father of future world heavyweight champion James "Buster" Douglas, halted Danny ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Showtime Championship Boxing
''Showtime Championship Boxing'' is a television boxing program airing on Showtime. Debuting in March 1986, it is broadcast live on the first Saturday of every month. ''Showtime Championship Boxing'', which is very similar to ''HBO World Championship Boxing'', features Mauro Ranallo on play-by-play, Al Bernstein as the color analyst, Jimmy Lennon (Sr. and Jr.) as ring announcers, and Jim Gray as reporter. A sister program, ''ShoBox: The New Generation'', occasionally airs on Friday nights; these broadcasts feature fights between boxing prospects. On limited occasions, Showtime has aired cards on the CBS broadcast network, with the telecasts being billed as a special edition of ''Showtime Championship Boxing'' rather than being billed as a CBS Sports broadcast. Notable fights * "Marvelous" Marvin Hagler defeated John "The Beast" Mugabi in an 11th-round knockout on the debut broadcast of ''Showtime Championship Boxing'' on March 10, 1986. On the same undercard, Gaby Canizale ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
World Boxing Council
The World Boxing Council (WBC) is an international professional boxing organization. It is among the four major organizations which sanction professional boxing bouts, alongside the World Boxing Association (WBA), International Boxing Federation (IBF) and World Boxing Organization (WBO). Many historically high-profile bouts have been sanctioned by the organization with various notable fighters having been recognised as WBC world champions. All four organizations recognise the legitimacy of each other and each have interwoven histories dating back several decades. History The WBC was initially established by 11 countries: the United States, Argentina, United Kingdom, France, Mexico, the Philippines, Panama, Chile, Peru, Venezuela and Brazil. Representatives met in Mexico City on 14 February 1963, upon invitation of Adolfo López Mateos, then President of Mexico, to form an international organization to unify all commissions of the world to control the expansion of boxing. The g ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
WBA (Super)
The World Boxing Association (WBA), formerly known as the National Boxing Association (NBA), is the oldest and one of four major organizations which sanction professional boxing bouts, alongside the World Boxing Council (WBC), International Boxing Federation (IBF) and World Boxing Organization (WBO). The WBA awards its world championship title at the professional level. Founded in the United States in 1921 by 13 state representatives as the NBA, in 1962 it changed its name in recognition of boxing's growing popularity worldwide and began to gain other nations as members. By 1975, a majority of votes were held by Latin American nations and the organization headquarters had moved to Panama. After being located during the 1990s and early 2000s in Venezuela, the organization offices returned to Panama in 2007. It is the oldest of the four major organizations recognized by the International Boxing Hall of Fame (IBHOF), which sanction world championship boxing bouts, alongside the WBC ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Canelo Álvarez
Santos Saúl "Canelo" Álvarez Barragán (; born 18 July 1990) is a Mexican professional boxer. He has won multiple world championships in four weight classes from light middleweight to light heavyweight, including unified titles in three of those weight classes and lineal titles in two. Álvarez is the first and only boxer in history to become undisputed champion at super middleweight, having held the WBA (Super), WBC and '' Ring'' magazine titles since 2020, and the IBF and WBO titles since 2021. Álvarez is known as an excellent counterpuncher, being able to exploit openings in his opponents' guards while avoiding punches with head and body movement. He is also known as a formidable body puncher. As of May 2022, Álvarez is ranked as the world's best active boxer, pound for pound, by BoxRec and the Boxing Writers Association of America; fourth by ESPN; fifth by the TBRB; and sixth by '' The Ring''. He is also ranked as the world's best active super middleweight by Box ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Caleb Truax
Caleb Truax (born September 14, 1983) is an American professional boxer. He held the IBF super middleweight title from 2017 to 2018 and challenged once for the WBA (Regular) middleweight title in 2015. Personal life Truax is a native of Osseo, Minnesota. He has a twin sister, Erin Truax, and a younger brother, Seth Martinez. Truax is a 2002 graduate of Osseo Senior High School. While attending high school, he was an all-conference member of the Osseo Orioles football and baseball teams. Truax then played football at Virginia State University for one year before a knee injury ended his gridiron career. He returned home in 2003 to attend the University of Minnesota, and it was there at the age of 19 that Truax entered a local Toughman contest. He lost his first fight, but soon became consumed by boxing—altering his diet and training as he pursued an amateur career. Truax graduated from the University of Minnesota majoring in Sociology, minoring in both African American stu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Athletic
''The Athletic'' is a subscription-based sports website that provides national and local coverage in 47 North American cities as well as the United Kingdom. ''The Athletic'' also covers national stories from top professional and college sports (National Football League, National Basketball Association, Major League Baseball, NASCAR, NCAA football, NCAA basketball (U.S. only), National Hockey League, mixed martial arts, Major League Soccer (U.S. and Canada only) and association football (U.K. edition only). ''The Athletic''s coverage focuses on a mix of long-form journalism, original reporting, and in-depth analysis. Its business model is predicated on dis-aggregating the sports section of local newspapers and reaching non-local fans not reached by a local newspaper. History ''The Athletic'' was founded by Alex Mather and Adam Hansmann, former coworkers at subscription-based fitness company Strava, with the mission of producing "smarter coverage for die-hard fans." The compa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nashville
Nashville is the capital city of the U.S. state of Tennessee and the seat of Davidson County. With a population of 689,447 at the 2020 U.S. census, Nashville is the most populous city in the state, 21st most-populous city in the U.S., and the fourth most populous city in the southeastern U.S. Located on the Cumberland River, the city is the center of the Nashville metropolitan area, which is one of the fastest growing in the nation. Named for Francis Nash, a general of the Continental Army during the American Revolutionary War, the city was founded in 1779. The city grew quickly due to its strategic location as a port on the Cumberland River and, in the 19th century, a railroad center. Nashville seceded with Tennessee during the American Civil War; in 1862 it was the first state capital in the Confederacy to be taken by Union forces. After the war, the city reclaimed its position and developed a manufacturing base. Since 1963, Nashville has had a consolidated city-county gov ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Premier Boxing Champions
''Premier Boxing Champions'' (PBC) is an ongoing series of televised boxing events connected to manager Al Haymon. PBC was initially promoted as an effort to return boxing to mainstream broadcast and cable television, as opposed to premium channels and pay-per-view. The first ''Premier Boxing Champions'' card was broadcast by NBC on March 7, 2015, and the promotion reached deals with an array of other broadcasters, with brokered cards scheduled across all four of the major television networks in the United States (ABC, CBS, Fox, NBC) and their affiliated sports-oriented cable networks (ESPN, CBS Sports Network, FS1, and NBCSN, respectively), as well as on outlets such as Spike and Bounce TV. In parallel with the focus on major cards on broadcast television, the events initially featured a more elaborate in-arena staging than other boxing events, featuring an entrance stage, and a circular marquee and jumbotron suspended above the ring. The telecasts also employed various techno ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vincent Feigenbutz
Vincent Feigenbutz (born 11 September 1995) is a German professional boxer. He held the WBA (Regular) super-middleweight title in 2016 and challenged for the IBF super-middleweight title in 2020. Professional career Feigenbutz turned pro at the age of 16, with no amateur background. After winning his first fight by knockout, Feigenbutz was stopped by way of TKO in his second bout. Feigenbutz was able to continue building his career, eventually winning the WBA interim super middleweight title against Peruvian veteran Mauricio Reynoso in July 2015. Feigenbutz vs. De Carolis Later that year, Feigenbutz defended his title against Giovanni De Carolis, winning a controversial decision (115-113, 115-113, 114-113) that was widely reviled. Feigenbutz was knocked down in the first round of that bout. An immediate rematch was agreed to, for the WBA's regular championship. Feigenbutz vs. De Carolis The second fight was won by De Carolis with an 11th-round TKO. In 2017, Feigenbutz was ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Manny Pacquiao Vs
Manny is a common nickname for people with the given name Manuel, Emanuele, Immanuel, Emmanuel, Herman, or Manfred. People * Manny Acosta (born 1981), Panamanian pitcher in the Mexican Baseball League * Manny Acta (born 1969), Dominican Major League Baseball player, manager and coach * Manny Alexander (born 1971), Dominican former Major League Baseball player * Manny Aparicio (born 1995), Canadian soccer player * Manny Aragon (born 1947), former New Mexico State Senator, later convicted of conspiracy to defraud * Manny Banuelos (born 1991), Mexican pitcher in Major League Baseball * Emmanuel Burriss (born 1985), American Major League Baseball player * Manny Charlton (born 1941), founding member and lead guitarist of the Scottish hard rock band Nazareth * Manny Corpas (born 1982), Panamanian pitcher in Major League Baseball and the Mexican Baseball League * Manny Coto (), Cuban-American film and television writer, director and producer * Manny Curtis (1911–1984), American song ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mike Lee (boxer)
Michael Gene Lee (born June 17, 1987) is an American professional boxer. He turned pro in February 2010. Background Lee is a 2005 graduate of Benet Academy in Lisle, Illinois where he was all conference linebacker in the Catholic League. Lee spent his freshman year at the University of Missouri and then transferred to the University of Notre Dame in 2006 and graduated with a 3.8 GPA in 2009 with a degree in finance from Notre Dame's Mendoza College of Business. He was offered jobs on Wall Street. Lee says, "I relax by watching CNBC, and I like to read the ''Wall Street Journal''." Amateur career Lee was introduced to the sport at age 16, when his cousin, who is an amateur boxer, took him to the Windy City Gym. Notre Dame does not have an intercollegiate boxing team. However, Lee won the Bengal Bouts, an all campus intramural boxing tournament each of the three years that he attended the school. During Lee's sophomore year, he won the 175-pound crown in a techn ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
