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Dillian Whyte Vs Jermaine Franklin
Dillian Whyte vs. Jermaine Franklin, billed as ''Maximum Violence'' was a professional heavyweight boxing match contested between former WBC interim heavyweight champion Dillian Whyte and Jermaine Franklin. The bout was held at the Wembley Arena, London, England on the 26 November 2022. Background After his world title shot against Tyson Fury in April ended in a stoppage defeat, on 30 September 2022, Whyte appointed Hall of Famer Buddy McGirt as his head trainer replacing Xavier Miller and Harold Knight. McGirt, a well known trainer, previously had trained the likes of Arturo Gatti, Vernon Forrest, Antonio Tarver and Sergey Kovalev. In 2002, Boxing Writers Association of America named McGirt trainer of the year. According to Whyte, McGirt doesn't change a boxers style, rather adds to the style, to make it stronger. On 19 October, multiple reports confirmed Whyte (28-3, 19 KOs) would make his ring return in a scheduled 12 round bout against American contender Franklin (21-0, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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Dillian is a given name. Notable people with the name include: *Dillian Gordon (), British art historian and National Gallery curator *Dillian Whyte (born 1988), British boxer See also * Dillion (other) * Dillon (other) Dillon may refer to: People *Dillon (surname) *Dillon (given name) *Dillon (singer) (born 1988), Brazilian singer *J. J. Dillon, primary ring name of American professional wrestler James Morrison (born 1942) Places Canada *Dillon, Saskatchewan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tyson Fury
Tyson Luke Fury (born 12 August 1988) is a British former professional boxer who competed from 2008 to 2024. He held multiple world heavyweight championships, including unified titles from 2015 to 2016, the '' Ring'' magazine title twice between 2015 and 2022, and the World Boxing Council (WBC) title from 2020 to 2024. He also held the International Boxing Organization (IBO) title during his first reign as champion. At regional level, he held multiple heavyweight championships, including the British title twice between 2011 and 2015; the European title from 2014 to 2015; and the Commonwealth title from 2011 to 2012. As an amateur, he won a bronze medal at the 2006 World Junior Championships; gold at the 2007 EU Junior Championships; silver at the 2007 European Junior Championships; and won the ABA super-heavyweight title in 2008. In 2015, his victorious fight against Wladimir Klitschko was named Upset of the Year and earned him Fighter of the Year by ''The Ring'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Majority Decision
A majority decision (MD) is a winning criterion in several full-contact combat sports, such as boxing, kickboxing, Muay Thai, mixed martial arts Mixed martial arts (MMA) is a full-contact fighting combat sport, sport based on strike (attack), striking and grappling; incorporating techniques from various combat sports from around the world. In the early 20th century, various inter-s ... and other sports involving striking. In a majority decision, two of the three judges agree on which fighter won the match, while the third judge indicates that neither fighter won (i.e., a " draw"). In boxing, each of the three judges allocates a score (round by round) for each fighter. If all scheduled rounds are completed (i.e., no knockout (technical included)), each judge totals the points for all rounds. If the same fighter scores more points than the other on two of the judges' scorecards, but the third judge scored equally for both fighters (a draw), the official victory is award ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Heavyweight
Heavyweight is a weight class in combat sports and professional wrestling. Boxing Professional Male boxers who weigh over are considered heavyweights by 2 of the 4 major professional boxing organizations: the International Boxing Federation and the World Boxing Organization. In 2020, the World Boxing Council increased their heavyweight classification to 224 pounds (102 kg; 16 st) to allow for their creation of the bridgerweight division. The World Boxing Association (WBA) did the same in 2023. Female boxers who weigh over are considered heavyweights by 2 of the 4 major boxing organizations: the IBF and the WBC. The WBA and WBO do not have a female heavyweight world title. Historical development Because this division has no upper weight limit, it has historically been vaguely defined. In the 19th century, for example, many List of heavyweight boxing champions, heavyweight champions weighed or less (although others weighed 200 pounds). In 1920, the light heavyweight divi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
CompuBox
CompuBox is a computerized punch-tracking system widely used in professional boxing to provide statistical analysis of matches. Established in 1985, it has become an integral tool for broadcasters and analysts, offering viewers quantitative data on a boxer's performance. History The origins of CompuBox trace back to the early 1980s when Jon Gibbs developed ''TenniSTAT'', a computer-generated statistics program for tennis utilized by major tournaments such as the US Open and Wimbledon.Jones, Robert ''Mike Marley's FightNightNews.com'', accessed February 12, 2008. In 1984–85, while collaborating with Logan Hobson and Robert Canobbio at Sports Information Data Base (SIDB) in Hasbrouck Heights, New Jersey, Gibbs adapted his technology to boxing, resulting in the creation of ''FightStat'' (also known as ''PunchStat'').Perry, Kevin"Fight Report Exclusive-Compubox Interview" ''Fight Report'', accessed February 12, 2008. This system debuted during the 1985 HBO Boxing telecast of the r ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anthony Joshua Vs
Anthony, also spelled Antony, is a masculine given name derived from the ''Antonii'', a ''gens'' ( Roman family name) to which Mark Antony (''Marcus Antonius'') belonged. According to Plutarch, the Antonii gens were Heracleidae, being descendants of Anton, a son of Heracles. Anthony is an English name that is in use in many countries. It has been among the top 100 most popular male baby names in the United States since the late 19th century and has been among the top 100 male baby names between 1998 and 2018 in many countries including Canada, Australia, England, Ireland and Scotland. Equivalents include '' Antonio'' in Italian, Spanish, Portuguese and Maltese; ''Αντώνιος'' in Greek; ''António'' or ''Antônio'' in Portuguese; ''Antoni'' in Catalan, Polish, and Slovene; '' Anton'' in Dutch, Galician, German, Icelandic, Romanian, Russian, and Scandinavian languages; ''Antoine'' in French; '' Antal'' in Hungarian; and '' Antun'' or '' Ante'' in Croatian. The usual abbreviat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anthony Joshua
Anthony Oluwafemi Olaseni Joshua (born 15 October 1989) is a British professional boxer. He held the unified champion, unified world heavyweight championship twice between 2016 and 2021. At regional level, he held the British Boxing Board of Control, British and Commonwealth Boxing Council, Commonwealth heavyweight titles from 2015 to 2016. As an Amateur boxing, amateur, Joshua represented England at the 2011 AIBA World Boxing Championships, 2011 World Championships, winning the super-heavyweight silver medal. He also represented Great Britain at the 2012 Summer Olympics, Great Britain at the 2012 Olympics, winning gold. In 2014, a year after turning professional, he was named The Ring magazine Prospect of the Year, Prospect of the Year by ''The Ring magazine, The Ring'' magazine. In 2017, his Anthony Joshua vs. Wladimir Klitschko, victorious fight against Wladimir Klitschko was named The Ring magazine Fight of the Year, Fight of the Year by ''The Ring'' and the Ali–Frazie ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
DAZN
DAZN (; pronounced "da zone") is a British Over-the-top media service, over-the-top sports Sports broadcasting, streaming and entertainment platform. Founded in 2007 as Perform Group via the merger of Premium TV Limited and Inform Group, it is owned by Access Industries, the investment group founded by Len Blavatnik, Sir Len Blavatnik, and is headquartered in London, England. Shay Segev is DAZN's CEO as of January 2021. The non-executive directors are Lincoln Benet, John Gleasure and Guillaume D’Hauteville. The DAZN platform was founded in 2015 and broadcasts live and on-demand sport in over 200 countries worldwide with a strong domestic presence in Italy, Spain, Germany, Japan, France, Portugal, Belgium, Taiwan, the United States and Canada, where it has key domestic broadcast rights. It is considered to be Europe's largest digital sports broadcaster with over 75 programming rights. the service has 20 million paid subscribers globally. Outside of streaming, DAZN has since e ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Futch–Condon Award
The Eddie Futch-John F.X. Condon Award, commonly referred to as the Futch–Condon Award and known alternatively as the Boxing Writers Association of America Trainer of the Year Award, has been conferred annually since 1989 by the Boxing Writers Association of America on the trainer, irrespective of nationality or gender, adjudged by the membership of the Association to have been the best in boxing in a given year. Named for Eddie Futch, a Detroit, Michigan-based trainer who helped Don Jordan to the world welterweight championship in 1958 and also trained or co-trained world champions Ken Norton, Joe Frazier, Larry Holmes, Michael Spinks, and Riddick Bowe, and for John F.X. Condon, for 42 years the public address announcer at Madison Square Garden and the winner of the 1984 Sam Taub Award, given by the International Boxing Hall of Fame for career "excellence in broadcasting journalism", the award is presented with other honors given by the BWAA at an annual awards dinner he ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Boxing Writers Association Of America
Boxing is a combat sport and martial art. Taking place in a boxing ring, it involves two people – usually wearing protective equipment, such as protective gloves, hand wraps, and mouthguards – throwing punches at each other for a predetermined amount of time. Although the term "boxing" is commonly attributed to western boxing, in which only fists are involved, it has developed in different ways in different geographical areas and cultures of the World. In global terms, "boxing" today is also a set of combat sports focused on striking, in which two opponents face each other in a fight using at least their fists, and possibly involving other actions, such as kicks, elbow strikes, knee strikes, and headbutts, depending on the rules. Some of these variants are the bare-knuckle boxing, kickboxing, Muay Thai, Lethwei, savate, and sanda. Boxing techniques have been incorporated into many martial arts, military systems, and other combat sports. Humans have enga ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sergey Kovalev
Sergey Alexandrovich Kovalev (Kovalyov) (; born 2 April 1983) is a Russian former professional boxer who competed from 2009 to 2025. He held multiple light-heavyweight world championships, including the WBA (Undisputed) and IBF titles from 2014 to 2016, and the WBO title three times between 2013 and 2019. Nicknamed the "Krusher", Kovalev is particularly known for his exceptional punching power, although he describes himself as "just a regular boxer". In November 2019, Kovalev was ranked as the world's second-best light-heavyweight by ''The Ring (magazine), The Ring'' magazine, third by BoxRec, and fourth by the Transnational Boxing Rankings Board. In 2014, ''The Ring'' named him its The Ring magazine Fighter of the Year, Fighter of the Year. Early life Kovalev was initially interested in ice hockey, but stopped playing after his equipment was stolen from a dressing room. Because his parents could not afford to purchase replacement equipment, he tried other sports. Several month ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Antonio Tarver
Antonio Deon Tarver (born November 21, 1968) is an American former professional boxer and boxing commentator. In boxing he competed from 1997 to 2015, and held multiple light heavyweight world championships, including the WBA (Unified), WBC, IBF and '' Ring'' magazine titles, as well as the IBO light heavyweight and cruiserweight titles. As an amateur, Tarver represented the United States at the 1996 Olympics, winning a bronze medal in the light heavyweight division; he eventually lost to Vassiliy Jirov from Kazakhstan, whom he had previously defeated at the 1995 World Championships to win gold. Tarver also triumphed at the 1995 Pan American Games and 1995 U.S. National Championships, winning gold in both. He remains the only boxer in history to have won gold at the Pan Am Games, World Championships and U.S. Nationals all in the same year. Outside of boxing, Tarver starred as Mason "The Line" Dixon, the heavyweight champion in the 2006 film ''Rocky Balboa''. Amateur c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
