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Dave McKenna

Gervonta Davis takes a knee in the middle of round nine due to the grease in his braids dripped into his eyes against Lamont Roach Jr. during their bout for Davis' WBA lightweight title at Barclays Center on March 01, 2025 in New York City. (

Gervonta Davis v Lamont Roach

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Gervonta Davis Escapes With A Draw After Hair Care Debacle

Japan’s Naoya Inoue poses during the official weigh-in in Tokyo on May 5, 2024 ahead of his super-bantamweight title boxing match against Mexico’s Luis Nery.

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The Fights

The Big Stage Calls For Naoya Inoue

French boxer Laurent Dauthuille trains on October 27, 1946 at the Palais sed Sports in Paris before his match against Robert Charron.

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Everlast Love: The Tale Of Me And The Heavy Bag

Owen Lewis is a former Defector intern and co-founded the website <a href="http://popcorntennis.com" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=http://popcorntennis.com&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1726234676777000&amp;usg=AOvVaw0PFWw6PL-FUqaCMME5TLqP">popcorntennis.com</a>. He wrote 63,000 words about the Novak Djokovic-Rafael Nadal rivalry that can be accessed for free at <a href="https://thegoldenrivalry.substack.com" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://thegoldenrivalry.substack.com&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1726234676777000&amp;usg=AOvVaw2OjAHpo4PVIhkx8Xd21lRJ">thegoldenrivalry.substack.com</a>.

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Owen Lewis

David Benavidez waits for the start of a fight for an interim WBC light heavyweight title against Oleksandr Gvozdyk at MGM Grand Garden Arena on June 15, 2024 in Las Vegas, Nevada.

David Benavidez v Oleksandr Gvozdyk

David Benavidez Underwhelmed In Victory

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Lauren Theisen

Naoya Inoue (L) of Japan and Stephen Fulton (C) of the US fight

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Naoya Inoue Is Heavier And Scarier

Charlie Edwards Media Workout

Life Lessons

Requiem For An Overweight

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Israel Daramola

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‘Creed III’ Fails To Land Its Biggest Punch

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Patrick Redford

during the Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship 2: A New Era at Mississippi Coast Coliseum on August 25, 2018 in Biloxi, Mississippi.

Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship 2: A New Era

Do We Really Need Bare Knuckle Boxing?

Mykal Fox is shocked at the outcome as the unanimous decision is read out.

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This Boxing Judge Robbery Is As Blatant As It Gets

Charles Farrell has spent his professional life moving between music and boxing, with occasional detours. He has managed five world champions, and has played and recorded with many of the musicians he most admires&#8211;Evan Parker and Ornette Coleman among them. Farrell currently resides in the Boston, Massachusetts area.



His new book, <a href="https://hamilcarpubs.com/books/lowlife-a-memoir-of-jazz-fight-fixing-and-the-mob/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">(Low)life: A Memoir of Jazz, Fight-Fixing, and The Mob</a>, will be published June 29.

Charles Farrell

on October 14, 2015 in Las Vegas, Nevada.

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Book Excerpts That Don't Suck

“My Friend Is Here To See The Girls”

Visual Editor. Runs <a href="http://defectorstore.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">defectorstore.com</a>. Philadelphia-based, if you couldn’t tell.

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Dan McQuade

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This Boxing Match In The Rain Was The Perfect Undercard Bout For Paul/Mayweather

Luke Campbell kneels on the canvas after a body shot by Ryan Garcia

Ryan Garcia v Luke Campbell

I Hope To God I Never Understand How This Ryan García Knockout Really Feels

Teofimo Lopez and Vasiliy Lomachenko

Vasiliy Lomachenko Vs. Teófimo López Is The Perfect Clash Of Boxing Personalities

Ivan Baranchyk on the canvas after being knocked out by Jose Zepeda

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Jose Zepeda And Ivan Baranchyk Fought An Absurd, Brutal, And Terrifying Fight

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