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Idol; a person that is greatly admired, loved, or revered.
Children grow up with idols. Their heroes on a blown up image plastered across bedroom walls around the globe, Diego Maradona, Michael Jordan, Muhammad Ali, the list goes on.
For the reigning English light heavyweight champion, Dan Azeez it was Marvelous Marvin Hagler who gained his adoration.
The most tenacious of the ‘Four Kings’ remembered fondly for his steely front and his showing of blood and guts inside the squared circle.
Azeez reflects back on his childhood and why Hagler stood out to him. “Mainly his mental fortitude and his story, he came up the hard way,” the Lewisham fighter told proboxing-fans.com.
Claressa Shields vs Savannah Marshall could be a super fight according to promoter Dmitry Salita Photo Credit: Stephanie Trapp/SHOWTIME/Dave Thompson/Matchroom Boxing
Claressa Shields’ promoter Dmitry Salita says a potential showdown with Savannah Marshall could be a defining moment in women’s boxing and says the fight has room to get even bigger.
Former amateur rivals Shields (11-0, 2 KOs) and Marshall (10-0, 8 KOs) are on a collision course to meet and the latter said she’d be open to facing the American, who she beat in the amateurs after stopping Maria Lindberg in three rounds to defend her WBO Middleweight title, the belt that three-weight champion, Shields vacated.
Who is next for Conor Benn after knocking out Samuel Vargas?
Benn called for a showdown with Khan after Vargas stoppage
Conor Benn will look forward to a big 2021 after retaining his WBA Continental Welterweight title with a first round stoppage of Samuel Vargas Photo Credit: Dave Thompson/Matchroom Boxing
After an arduous training camp, Conor Benn barely broke a sweat on Saturday night as he blew away Samuel Vargas in 82 seconds at the Copper Box Arena.
Vargas (31-7-2, 14 KOs) was perceived as a step-up for Benn (18-0, 12 KOs) in the build-up having fought the likes of Errol Spence Jr, Danny Garcia and Vergil Ortiz, albeit in defeat.
âThe Black Diamondâ Lolita Muzeya Targets Hannah Rankin for Next Fight
âThe Black Diamondâ Lolita Muzeya Targets Hannah Rankin for Next Fight
âThe Black Diamondâ Lolita Muzeya targets Hannah Rankin for her next fight as she seeks to climb further up the WBC rankings.
Zambiaâs welterweight sensation, â
The Black Diamondâ Lolita Muzeya (16-0, 8 KOs) has been quietly plotting her assault on the elite of female boxing for some time.
The all-action African was last seen in the ring against this past January with an emphatic first round knockout victory against Happy Daudi Mwagike in Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania.
Muzeyaâs most recent victory has seen her move up the WBC welterweight and The Ring Magazine rankings to 5th position, ready to embark on her attack for a world title.