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Evander Holyfield Vs. John Ruiz II
Evander Holyfield vs. John Ruiz John Ruiz (born January 4, 1972) is an American former professional boxer who competed from 1992 to 2010, and held the WBA heavyweight title twice between 2001 and 2005. Ruiz is of Puerto Rican descent, and is the first Latino boxer to win a wo ... II, billed as ''The Last Word'', was a professional boxing match contested on March 3, 2001 for the WBA heavyweight championship. Background After his controversial victory over Ruiz the previous August the WBA ordered new Heavyweight Champion Holyfield to make his first defence of his title a rematch against Ruiz. The fight The judges saw Ruiz as the clear winner, with Stanley Christodoulou scoring it 116–110; Chuck Giampa, 115–111; and Patricia Jarman-Manning, 114–111, making him the first Latino boxer to have won a heavyweight world title. In the tenth round following several uneventful ones, Holyfield pressed Ruiz and scored a plethora of good hits; however, he halted his own momentum wh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Holyfield Vs Ruiz 2
Holyfield may refer to: * Holyfield, Essex, a hamlet in Waltham Abbey parish, England * Holyfield (surname), a surname (including a list of people with the name) See also * Hollyfield (other) {{disambiguation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Friday Ahunanya
Friday Chinedu Ahunanya (born 19 November 1971) is a Nigerian professional boxer. He is a journeyman heavyweight, best known for beating several undefeated prospects and for his appearances on ESPN fight cards. Amateur career * 1994: World Cup, Bangkok, Thailand, Heavyweight: ** Lost to Georgi Kandelaki (Georgia) on points * 1994: Commonwealth Games, Victoria, Heavyweight: **Defeated Roland Raforme (Seychelles) on points **Lost to Stephen Gallinger (Canada) on points Professional career Known as Friday "The 13th," Ahunanya began his career in 1998 with a good deal of promise, winning his first 16 fights including a victory over undefeated (16-0-1) Nate Jones. In 2001 he lost a decision to undefeated (15-0) Olympian and future titlist Serguei Lyakhovich. In 2002, he handed French Olympian Josue Blocus his first loss. In 2004, he had his only early loss when hit in the eye in the 4th round by Lance Whitaker. The loss to Whitaker was the beginning of the decline for Ahunanya. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Boxing Matches Involving John Ruiz
Boxing (also known as "Western boxing" or "pugilism") is a combat sport in which two people, usually wearing protective gloves and other protective equipment such as hand wraps and mouthguards, throw punches at each other for a predetermined amount of time in a boxing ring. Although the term "boxing" is commonly attributed to "western boxing", in which only the fists are involved, boxing has developed in various ways in different geographical areas and cultures. In global terms, boxing is a set of combat sports focused on striking, in which two opponents face each other in a fight using at least their fists, and possibly involving other actions such as kicks, elbow strikes, knee strikes, and headbutts, depending on the rules. Some of the forms of the modern sport are western boxing, bare knuckle boxing, kickboxing, muay-thai, lethwei, savate, and sanda. Boxing techniques have been incorporated into many martial arts, military systems, and other combat sports. Whil ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
