Standing at 532 meters tall, Mount Parker casts a shadow over the district of Quarry Bay on Hong Kong Island’s north-eastern corner. Connected to its peak by a series of trails woven into lush greenery is the Tai Tam Reservoir, where a set of dams, aqueducts and bridges conspire to paint images of picturesque landscapes
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For as long as prize fights have been made, the sport of boxing has been chock full of stories. The sport’s individuality and its ‘do or die’ nature mean the words spoken by combatants, participants, and pundits take on a life of their own, entering a form of pugilistic folklore. Some stories need to be
Just one glance at the in-ring presence of 31-year-old Bruno Tarimo (29-5-2, 8 KOs) is enough for any onlooker to conclude that the former world-ranked 122- and 130-pounder is a hard-working fighter. In fact, it would be hard to believe that he could possibly have any capacity to give any more to the other facets
Robson Conceicao (21-3-1, 10 KOs) isn’t a fighter who can be accused of shying away from the biggest challenges boxing has to offer. In an age defined by selective match-making and detailed career planning, the former WBC super featherweight kingpin made it his mission to give hell to the four fellow champions he faced in
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Jason Moloney‘s quest to become a two-time titlist at 118 lbs has gathered further momentum, with the former WBO champion besting unheralded American Andre Donovan over 10 rounds at Brisbane’s Fortitude Music Hall on Thursday. The victory was not without hardship for the 35-year-old Moloney (29-4, 20 KOs), who not only suffered a cut over
By his own admission, Andre Donovan (12-2, 8 KOs) isn’t a violent person and, for the most part, has no real need to be. The 29-year-old spends his working days in a foundry, breaking aluminum castings out of sand molds. Come clock-off time, he’s spurred on by the three children waiting for him at home.
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Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship (BKFC) will make its Australian debut this Saturday, April 18, when the burgeoning promotion brings its roadshow of blood and brutality to the Townsville Convention Centre, headlined by a heavyweight rematch between Haze Hepi and Krzysztof Wisniewski. Fighting in the co-main event, two-time WBA world cruiserweight title challenger Mark ‘Bam Bam’
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The thudding counter right that closed the show for Thanongsak Simsri (40-1, 35 KOs) in the first defence of his IBF light flyweight title at Tokyo’s Korakuen Hall on Monday night didn’t just send highly fancied challenger Sergio Mendoza (27-1, 23 KOs) crashing to the canvas; it also delivered a message to the boxing world
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The comeback tour for Tim Tszyu (26-3, 18 KOs) continues ‘Down Under’ this weekend, with the former WBO super welterweight champion set to meet Denis Nurja (20-0, 9 KOs) at the WIN Entertainment Centre in Wollongong on Sunday (Australian Eastern Standard Time). Gunning for a second win since his definitive loss to rival Sebastian Fundora
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By and large, Saturday night’s pay-per-view headliner at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, NV, between reigning WBC super welterweight champion Sebastian Fundroa (23-1-1, 15 KOs) and former unified welterweight title holder Keith “One Time” Thurman (31-1, 23 KOs) is as much a clash of PBC’s eras as it is a world title
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