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Leigh Wood (boxer)
Leigh Wood is an English professional boxer who has held the World Boxing Association (WBA) featherweight title in 2023, and previously held the Regular versions from 2021 to 2022. Professional career Early career Wood fought Gavin McDonnell for the British super bantamweight title on 22 February 2014 but lost after the fight was stopped in the 6th round due to Wood being stunned and unable to defend himself. Wood put on an impressive performance and was in control of the fight after winning the first 5 rounds, but prior to the fight Wood had to lose weight for himself to make the weight limit for the fight and after a few rounds Wood was becoming tired. After the loss to McDonnell, Wood had a comeback fight against Martin Mubiru and put in good performance and earned a 3rd-round TKO. Then after 3 more fights and 3 more wins at featherweight, he stepped up in class to box the man who took his former foe to a draw Josh Wale in a British title eliminator. Wood outboxed Josh Wal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Gedling
Gedling is a village and former civil parish which gives its name to the larger Borough of Gedling in Nottinghamshire, England. It lies north-east of Nottingham city centre. The parish was abolished in 1935 and absorbed into the urban district of Carlton, which in turn was abolished in 1974 on the creation of borough of Gedling. The population of the Gedling ward at the 2011 census was 6,817 and 111,787 for the district. Gedling was recorded in the Domesday Book of 1086, and is still a distinct settlement, although residential, commercial and industrial growth in the wider borough of Gedling and the neighbouring city of Nottingham, boroughs of Broxtowe and Rushcliffe and district of Ashfield (as well as the Derbyshire boroughs of Amber Valley and Erewash, which have become increasingly urban around Nottingham) means it can be difficult to distinguish the village of Gedling from the nearby town of Carlton, with which it has become contiguous. History Gedling was first set ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
The Golden Contract
The Golden Contract is a professional boxing tournament created by boxing management and promotions company MTK Global. The tournament is held across three weight-classes with eight fighters in each class, competing in 10 x 3 minute rounds. The winners of each tournament secure a two-year, five-fight contract with MTK Global that guarantees a six-figure purse for each fight. The tournament is televised live on Sky Sports in the United Kingdom and streamed through ESPN+ in the United States. 2019/2020 The Golden Contract's inaugural tournament is being contested across the featherweight, super-lightweight and light-heavyweight divisions. Featherweight Competitors in the featherweight edition are; Britain's Ryan Walsh, Leigh Wood, Jazza Dickens and Tyrone McCullagh; Ireland's David Oliver Joyce; Mexico's Carlos Araujo; Spain's Carlos Ramos; and Hairon Socarras of Cuba. With Britain's Razaq Najib and Jacob Robinson in reserve. The quarter-final bouts took place on 4 October 201 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Motorpoint Arena Nottingham
Nottingham Arena (known for sponsorship reasons as the Motorpoint Arena Nottingham) is a multi-use indoor arena, part of the National Ice Centre in the Lace Market district of Nottingham, England. The National Ice Centre and Nottingham Arena were opened by Olympic gold medalist Jayne Torvill on 1 April 2000. The arena is the biggest live entertainment venue in the East Midlands. History Background The arena is part of the National Ice Centre which was constructed on the site of the former Nottingham Ice Stadium. The ice stadium opened in 1939 and was showing its age, so, in September 1995, plans were announced to replace the Ice Stadium. Plans for the new ice rink, supported by the British Olympic Association, were unveiled in October 1996. Construction Several buildings were demolished to make way for the new ice centre; this included an Art Deco warehouse and "The Old Cricket Players" pub, which was initially spared but closed a few years later and replaced with apartments. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
DAZN
DAZN (; pronounced "da zone") is a British Over-the-top media service, over-the-top sports Sports broadcasting, streaming and entertainment platform. Founded in 2007 as Perform Group via the merger of Premium TV Limited and Inform Group, it is owned by Access Industries, the investment group founded by Len Blavatnik, Sir Len Blavatnik, and is headquartered in London, England. Shay Segev is DAZN's CEO as of January 2021. The non-executive directors are Lincoln Benet, John Gleasure and Guillaume D’Hauteville. The DAZN platform was founded in 2015 and broadcasts live and on-demand sport in over 200 countries worldwide with a strong domestic presence in Italy, Spain, Germany, Japan, France, Portugal, Belgium, Taiwan, the United States and Canada, where it has key domestic broadcast rights. It is considered to be Europe's largest digital sports broadcaster with over 75 programming rights. the service has 20 million paid subscribers globally. Outside of streaming, DAZN has since e ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Mauricio Lara
Mauricio Lara Acosta (born 23 February 1998) is a Mexican professional boxer. He held the WBA featherweight title in 2023. Professional career Lara vs. Warrington In his toughest test to date, Lara faced undefeated former IBF featherweight champion Josh Warrington on 13 February 2021 at the SSE Arena in London. No title was on the line as Warrington had vacated his IBF featherweight title a month prior. Warrington had started off the fight slower than usual, and in the fourth round, Lara hurt him with a left hook before knocking his opponent down. Despite getting up, Warrington never regained his legs, though he was able to land a few effective combinations on Lara in the subsequent rounds. In the ninth round, Lara once again knocked his opponent down with a left hook, and the fight was immediately called off by the referee, handing Warrington his first career loss, breaking Warrington's 30-0 unbeaten streak. Lara's victory was considered a major upset, as he had been rated ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Rey Vargas
Rey Geovani Vargas Roldán (born November 25, 1990) is a Mexican professional boxer. He is a world champion in two weight classes, having held the WBC featherweight title from 2022 to 2024 and the WBC super bantamweight title from 2017 to 2020. Amateur career Vargas won 7 national championships in Mexico as an amateur, as well as a gold medal in the 2009 Panamerican Championships. He competed in the 2009 World Championships but was defeated by Luke Campbell in the first round. Professional career Early career Vargas debuted as a professional in May 2010. He won the IBF Youth title in his 11th fight. Vargas won 15 of his first 16 fights by way of knockout. The first fighter to go the distance with him since his second fight was Yuki Murai. In March 2014, Vargas was knocked down for the first time against Sylvester Lopez. Vargas went down in round 2 but won the bout after Lopez suffered an injury and was unable to continue. The two rematched on November of that same year, Varga ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
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, Tunisia, the Philippines, Panama, USSR, 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 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Leo Santa Cruz
Leo is the Latin word for lion. It most often refers to: * Leo (constellation), a constellation of stars in the night sky * Leo (astrology), an astrological sign of the zodiac * Leo (given name), a given name in several languages, usually masculine The terms Leo or Léo may also refer to: Acronyms * Lateral epitaxial overgrowth – a semiconductor substrate technology * Law enforcement officer * Law enforcement organisation * '' Louisville Eccentric Observer'', a free weekly newspaper in Louisville, Kentucky * Michigan Department of Labor and Economic Opportunity * Legal Ombudsman, often informally abbreviated to LEO or LeO in the UK. Arts and entertainment Music * L.E.O. (band), a band by musician Bleu and collaborators * ''Leo'' (soundtrack), soundtrack album by Anirudh Ravichander for the 2023 Indian film Film * ''Leo'' (2000 film), a Spanish film * ''Leo'' (2002 film), a British-American film * ''Leo'', a 2007 Swedish film by Josef Fares * ''Leo'' (2012 fil ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
The Ring Magazine Knockout Of The Year
'' The Ring'' magazine was established in 1922 and has named a Knockout of the Year since 1989, based on the magazine's writers' criteria. Knockouts of the Year by decade 1980s * 1989: Michael Nunn ''KO 1'' Sumbu Kalambay see Michael Nunn vs. Sumbu Kalambay 1990s * 1990: Terry Norris ''KO 1'' John Mugabisee John Mugabi vs. Terry Norris * 1991: ''no award given'' * 1992: Morris East ''KO 11'' Akinobu Hiranaka... tie: Kennedy McKinney ''KO 11'' Welcome Ncita * 1993: Gerald McClellan ''TKO 5'' Julian Jackson see Julian Jackson vs. Gerald McClellan * 1994: George Foreman ''KO 10'' Michael Moorersee Michael Moorer vs. George Foreman * 1995: Julio César Vásquez ''KO 11'' Carl Daniels see Carl Daniels vs. Julio César Vásquez * 1996: Wilfredo Vázquez ''KO 11'' Eloy Rojas * 1997: Arturo Gatti ''KO 5'' Gabriel Ruelas * 1998: Roy Jones Jr. ''KO 4'' Virgil Hill see Roy Jones Jr. vs. Virgil Hill * 1999: Derrick Jefferson ''KO 6'' Maurice Harri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
The Ring Magazine Fight Of The Year
'' The Ring'' magazine was established in 1922 and has named a Fight of the Year since 1945. Fights of the Year by decade 1940s *1945 Rocky Graziano KO 10 Red Cochrane I *1946 Tony Zale KO 6 Rocky Graziano I *1947 Rocky Graziano KO 6 Tony Zale II *1948 Marcel Cerdan KO 12 Tony Zale *1949 Willie Pep W 15 Sandy Saddler II 1950s *1950 Jake LaMotta KO 15 Laurent Dauthuille II *1951 Jersey Joe Walcott KO 7 Ezzard Charles III *1952 Rocky Marciano KO 13 Jersey Joe Walcott I *1953 Rocky Marciano KO 11 Roland La Starza II *1954 Rocky Marciano KO 8 Ezzard Charles II *1955 Carmen Basilio TKO 12 Tony DeMarco II *1956 Carmen Basilio TKO 9 Johnny Saxton II *1957 Carmen Basilio W 15 Sugar Ray Robinson I *1958 Sugar Ray Robinson W 15 Carmen Basilio II *1959 Gene Fullmer KO 14 Carmen Basilio I 1960s *1960 Floyd Patterson KO 5 Ingemar Johansson II *1961 Joe Brown W 15 Dave Charnley II *1962 Joey Giardello W 10 Henry Hank II *1963 Cassius Clay (Muhamma ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Michael Conlan (boxer)
Michael John Conlan (born 19 November 1991) is an Irish professional boxer from Belfast. A world, European and Commonwealth champion and Olympic bronze medallist. Conlon turned professional in 2016 after the 2016 Olympic Games after controversy over his loss. He was RTÉ Sports Person of the Year in 2015. Early life Conlan was born in Belfast, Northern Ireland. His father and coach, John, hails from Drimnagh, Dublin. His elder brother, Jamie, was also a professional boxer. Amateur career Domestic Conlan won his first Ulster novice title at the age of 11, and is a three-time Irish national flyweight champion. International competition In his debut match at the 2012 Olympics, he defeated Ghanaian boxer Duke Micah, having received a bye in the first round. In the quarter final, he defeated French boxer Nordine Oubaali by 22–18, guaranteeing himself a bronze medal. Conlan lost his semi-final bout against Cuba's eventual gold medallist Robeisy Ramírez. Conlan won a silv ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Matchroom Sport
Matchroom Sport is a UK-based sporting event promotions company founded by Barry Hearn and run by him and his son Eddie Hearn. It first came to attention in the sports of snooker and boxing and is also involved in pool (cue sports), pool, bowling, golf, fishing, darts, table tennis, poker and gymnastics. The company is based in Brentwood, Essex. Matchroom has had broadcasting agreements in the United Kingdom with DAZN, Sky Sports, ITV (TV network), ITV, and the BBC. History Matchroom formed in 1982 concentrating on snooker management with the likes of Steve Davis, Dennis Taylor, and Jimmy White under contract. It sponsored two non-List of snooker ranking tournaments, ranking tournaments, the Matchroom Professional Championship (1986–1988, restricted to its contracted players) and Matchroom League (1987–1994). A novelty song called "Snooker Loopy" by "Chas & Dave and The Matchroom Mob" reached number 6 in the UK Singles Chart in 1986, with five Matchroom players featured ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
