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On Saturday, a sports world great left us way too soon. Longtime, middleweight boxing champion “Marvelous” Marvin Hagler passed away at the age of 66.
As CBS News reported:
“Marvelous” Marvin Hagler, one of the greatest middleweight fighters of all time and part of the legendary “Four Kings” of the 1980s, died Saturday. Hagler’s death sent shockwaves through the boxing world, but also brought out a slew of tributes from fans who watched him dominate the middleweight ranks as undisputed champion from 1980 to 1987, an incredible feat given the depth of the division at the time.
The report added that only a much-contested, ’87 loss to the great Sugar Ray Leonard “ended his reign as champion and snapped a 37-fight unbeaten streak.”
Footy fans and players will rejoice as senior rugby league finally makes its return to Coast fields following an 18-month wait on the sidelines. Despite best efforts, Rugby League Sunshine Coast was forced to cancel last year s senior competitions as the COVID-19 pandemic took hold. While Beerwah managed to slip into a Brisbane competition and still hit the field, the rest of the clubs were left to call it a year. Having not played since August 2019, clubs will lace up to get their 2021 campaigns underway this weekend. The
DRAW The draw is out with the first round to be played solely on Saturday this week out of respect for the Maroochydore Swans, who will gather to farewell player Dale Best.
It s tremendous for them, they deserve their shot, Hinson said. I d love to have them play for us, but it will be a week to week thing. Club stalwarts Tom Hearn, Joel Fitzgerald and Travis and Devlin Long are all confirmed as starters for 2021 as is gun outside back Dakota Tolhurst. The season kicks off in early March meaning the club will have one month of pre-season to go before games. Some of those guys are Kawana through and through, it s great to have them back, he said. The Long boys and Joel (Fitzgerald), they ve been here forever and a day and are the backbone of the club.