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Ole Klemetsen
Ole "Lukkøye" Klemetsen (born 30 August 1971 in Stavanger, Norway) is a retired Norwegian boxer in the Light Heavyweight division. He was nicknamed "Mister Sandman" and the "Golden Viking". Amateur career He medaled twice at international events and represented Norway at the 1992 Summer Olympics. Professional career As a pro he fought in Denmark as a light-heavyweight where he was a feared puncher with a vulnerable chin. He was European EBU Light Heavyweight champion. His professional record is 45 victories and 6 losses. He won the (lightly regarded) titles, IBC Light Heavyweight and IBA Light Heavyweight. His most notable bout was a 1998 IBF title challenge, where he was outpointed by Reggie Johnson. Klemetsen retired after a bout which resulted in a loss against Thomas Hansvoll on 16 June 2001. He featured in a documentary «Blod & Ære» that won an award at Grimstad Kortfilmfestival 2008. He is currently a coach at the Martial Arts Institute in Stavanger. In 2005 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Boxing
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 (strike), knee strikes, and headbutts, depending on the rules. Some of the forms of the modern sport are western boxing, Bare-knuckle boxing, bare knuckle boxing, kickboxing, Muay Thai, muay-thai, lethwei, savate, and Sanda (sport), sanda. Boxing techniques have been incorporated into many martial ar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
London
London is the capital and largest city of England and the United Kingdom, with a population of just under 9 million. It stands on the River Thames in south-east England at the head of a estuary down to the North Sea, and has been a major settlement for two millennia. The City of London, its ancient core and financial centre, was founded by the Romans as '' Londinium'' and retains its medieval boundaries.See also: Independent city § National capitals The City of Westminster, to the west of the City of London, has for centuries hosted the national government and parliament. Since the 19th century, the name "London" has also referred to the metropolis around this core, historically split between the counties of Middlesex, Essex, Surrey, Kent, and Hertfordshire, which largely comprises Greater London, governed by the Greater London Authority.The Greater London Authority consists of the Mayor of London and the London Assembly. The London Mayor is distinguished fr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wembley
Wembley () is a large suburbIn British English, "suburb" often refers to the secondary urban centres of a city. Wembley is not a suburb in the American sense, i.e. a single-family residential area outside of the city itself. in north-west London, England, northwest of Charing Cross. It includes the neighbourhoods of Alperton, North Wembley, Preston, London, Preston, Sudbury, London, Sudbury, Tokyngton and Wembley Park. The population was 102,856 in 2011. Wembley was for over 800 years part of the Civil parish, parish of Harrow on the Hill#History, Harrow on the Hill in Middlesex. Its heart, Wembley Green, was surrounded by agricultural manorialism, manors and their hamlets. The small, narrow, Wembley High Street is a conservation area (United Kingdom), conservation area. The railways of the London & Birmingham Railway reached Wembley in the mid-19th century, when the place gained its first church. Slightly south-west of the old core, the main station was originally called Sudbu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wembley Arena
Wembley Arena (originally the Empire Pool, now known as OVO Arena Wembley for sponsorship reasons) is an indoor arena next to Wembley Stadium in Wembley, London, England, used for music, comedy, family entertainment and sport. The 12,500-seat facility is London's second-largest indoor arena after The O2 Arena, and the List of indoor arenas in the United Kingdom, ninth-largest in the United Kingdom. History The Empire Pool (also known as Empire Pool and Sports Arena) was built for the 1934 British Empire Games at Wembley, by Arthur Elvin, and originally housed a swimming pool, as reflected by its name. The pool itself was last used for the 1948 Summer Olympics. Today, the building is used for music, comedy, family entertainment and sport. It was designed by the engineer Sir Owen Williams (engineer), Owen Williams, without the employment of an architect. Williams built a unique structure, with cantilevers meeting in the middle, thus avoiding the need for internal pillars. He ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Clinton Woods
Clinton Woods (born 1 May 1972) is a British former professional boxer who competed from 1994 to 2009, and held the IBF light-heavyweight title from 2005 to 2008. At regional level he held the Commonwealth super-middleweight title from 1997 to 1998, the British light-heavyweight title from 1999 to 2000, and the European and Commonwealth light-heavyweight titles from 1999 to 2001. Early life Woods was born in Sheffield, England. Career Woods started his professional career with a points win over Dave Proctor in his home town of Sheffield. After compiling a record of 13–0 he stepped in with Craig Joseph and beat him over 10 rounds to win the Central Area super middleweight title. After a series of victories, Woods, with a record of 18–0, fought for the vacant Commonwealth belt against Mark Baker, who had a record of 20–1. Woods won the fight and claimed the belt with a 12-round points decision. In his next fight the unbeaten Woods found himself opposite former British cha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Derrick James
Derrick James (born January 23, 1972) is an American boxing trainer and former professional boxer. Boxing Career James’ boxing record was 21-7-1 (12 TKOs). He is a two-time winner of Texas State Golden Gloves and won a Bronze Medal at the U.S. Olympic Festival. Training Career James is currently the trainer for Anthony Joshua, Errol Spence, Jermell Charlo, Ryan Garcia Ryan Garcia (born August 8, 1998) is an American professional boxer. He held the WBC interim lightweight title in 2021. As of May 2023, he is ranked as the world's fourth-best active lightweight by '' The Ring'' magazine, seventh-best by BoxRe ..., and Burley Brooks. Professional Boxing Record Honors * 2020 Sports Illustrated Trainer of the Year * 2020 WBA Trainer of the Year * 2020 WBC Trainer of the Year * 2019 & 2020 Trill Trainer of the Year * 2017 The Ring Magazine Trainer of the Year External links The Ring Trainer of the year 2017* * ''How Derrick James became the best boxing trainer - ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Odense
Odense ( , , ) is the third largest city in Denmark (behind Copenhagen and Aarhus) and the largest city on the island of Funen. As of 1 January 2022, the city proper had a population of 180,863 while Odense Municipality had a population of 205,978, making it the fourth largest municipality in Denmark (behind Copenhagen, Aarhus and Aalborg municipalities). Eurostat and OECD have used a definition for the Metropolitan area of Odense (referred to as a ''Functional urban area''), which includes all municipalities in the Province (Danish: Provinces of Denmark, ''landsdel'') of Funen (Danish: ''Fyn''), with a total population of 504,066 as of 1 July 2022https://appsso.eurostat.ec.europa.eu/nui/show.do?dataset=urb_lpop1&lang=en&fbclid=IwAR2SFTy1xGM8VcLHijhmSDQWd9Fr3TYx7JlKxg81_09e-KzEtmEgjL5L2UU By road, Odense is located north of Svendborg, to the south of Aarhus and to the southwest of Copenhagen. The city was the seat of Odense County until 1970, and Funen County from 1970 unt ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sports Palace
Palace of Sports or Sports Palace (russian: Дворец спорта) is a generic name of comprehensive indoors sports venues introduced in the Soviet Union (compare with Palace of Culture) of big size that includes various sports halls and auxiliary space. Primarily designated to host sports events in front of spectators. As a name it is still used in a number of post-Soviet states. Many of them had standard architectural design. Some of them were renamed, e.g., into Palace of Concerts and Sports. The term is also used in other countries. For example, the term is Palacio de los Deportes in Hispanophone countries or Palais des Sports in Francophone countries. Notable Palaces of Sports Other former Soviet states * Kyiv Palace of Sports (built in 1960), Kyiv, Ukraine * Meteor Palace of Sports (1980), Dnipro, Ukraine * Tbilisi Sports Palace (built in 1961), Tbilisi, Georgia (country), Georgia * Vilnius Palace of Concerts and Sports (1971), Vilnius, Lithuania was included in the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aalborg
Aalborg (, , ) is Denmark's fourth largest town (behind Copenhagen, Aarhus, and Odense) with a population of 119,862 (1 July 2022) in the town proper and an urban population of 143,598 (1 July 2022). As of 1 July 2022, the Municipality of Aalborg had a population of 221,082, making it the third most populous in the country after the municipalities of Copenhagen and Aarhus. Eurostat and OECD have used a definition for the Metropolitan area of Aalborg (referred to as a ''Functional urban area''), which includes all municipalities in the Province (Danish: ''landsdel'') of North Jutland (Danish: ''Nordjylland''), with a total population of 594,323 as of 1 July 2022. By road Aalborg is southwest of Frederikshavn, and north of Aarhus. The distance to Copenhagen is if travelling by road and not using ferries. The earliest settlements date to around AD 700. Aalborg's position at the narrowest point on the Limfjord made it an important harbour during the Middle Ages, and l ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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