Last month, we shared the teaser for “Catch the Fair One”, an upcoming thriller starring WBA super lightweight champion Kali “KO” Reis.
It’s the first major acting role for Reis, and the second film from director and writer Josef Kubota Wladyka. They sat down for a discussion with Bad Left Hook in advance of the film’s world premiere. A transcript of our conversation, lightly edited for length and clarity, follows.
I had a chance to watch your film… It’s very good, very well done. But, given the weight and the subject matter, it feels a little inappropriate to say “I really enjoyed it!” So, I wanted to start by asking both of you: What sort of response are you hoping for from the audience?
Nonito Donaire Turns Back The Clock, Wins World Boxing Title At 38
Nonito Donaire Turns Back The Clock, Wins World Boxing Title At 38
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CARSON, Calif. Nonito Donaire made boxing history with a fourth-round KO win over defending titleholder Nordine Oubaali on May 29, making him the oldest WBC bantamweight champion and one of a very few fighters to win a world title over three different decades.
“The king is back!” Donaire said to the crowd after becoming a world champion for the ninth time. He broke his own record in the 118-pound division, when, at age 35, he defeated Ryan Burnett in 2018. Burnett was forced to leave the fight in the fourth round due to a back injury.
Published June 3, 2021, 2:50 PM
Manny Pacquiao (left) and Ricky Hatton (Photo from HBO Boxing)
He’s been there and done that and if Ricky Hatton says something about boxing, you better believe it.
Now a boxing columnist for British tabloid METRO, Hatton commented about unbeaten welterweight champion Errol Spence and what the American should expect once he brawls with Filipino boxing icon Manny Pacquiao a few months from now.
A one-time Pacquiao victim, Hatton cautioned Spence about taking Pacquiao lightly who still fights at 42 years old, typically an old age in the sport of boxing.
“Traditionally boxers don’t know when to call it a day. They don’t know when to pick the right time to hang their gloves up but you would like to think he is clever enough to do that and the fact that he is accepting this fight only means he must feel he is still capable of mixing it up at that level,” wrote Hatton as he described his former tormentor.