Corrales was twice floored in Round 10 by Castillo during the lightweight title unification fight. Castillo, the Mexican two-time WBC champion, looked set to have his hand raised in victory. Corrales could hardly see Castillo throwing punches in front of him due to his badly swollen eyes, and he intelligently spat his mouthguard out to buy a few seconds to help him recover after the second knockdown. And then Corrales launched a big overhand right that hurt Castillo and sealed the victory.
Hrgović was the man credited for the cancellation of the David Haye vs Tyson Fury fight in 2013, after he cut Haye in a sparring session. He was also Kubrat Pulev’s sparring partner for his fight against Wladimir Klitschko in 2014.
Another Chinese giant was 6’11″ Taishan “The Great Wall” Dong, 6-0 with three stoppages, who prior to boxing participated in wrestling, kung fu, and kickboxing and was born in Lanzhou, China, then living in Beijing. He only fought from July of 2014 to December of 2015 in all 4 round bouts all in the USA.
Hrgović took part in the 2013 AIBA World Boxing Championships as well. He beat Guangming Gu by stoppage and Mirzohidjon Abdullaev by decision in the preliminary rounds, to earn a place in the quarterfinals. He lost his quarterfinals bout to Roberto Cammarelle by decision.
The Concepcions took over the 3,000 square foot location in May of 2015 and have morphed it into a place for kids as young as eight years old all the way up to masters boxers, aged 40 and up, to learn the sport.
After months of dancing around rules for their controversial boxing match this summer, on Monday it was announced that the bout has been officially sanctioned and will go down as a professional matchup.
Almost two decades on from when ‘Iron Mike’ last stepped into the ring in a professional bout, a defeat to Kevin McBride in 2005, the legendary heavyweight makes his return in an event that will draw attention from the world of sport and beyond.
After making it to the final in 2008, Zhang returned to the Olympics in London four years later. That’s where he met Joshua in the ring. Zhang was a more polished fighter than he was in Beijing, where he leapt in and out wildly, ignoring his reach advantage to make contact. George had trained Zhang for the previous two years, but when it was time to fly out to London, George was passed over in favor of Chinese coaches.
In one clip, Mike Tyson is sparring with his gears on. site here, as his partner attacks him with a combination consisting of the jab, right hand, and hooks, Tyson ducks while in proximity. Soon, as the partner is about to return, Tyson chases and retaliates with a jab and a cross. Honestly speaking, although Tyson reminds one of his younger days with the peekaboo style, his reaction time and accuracy aren’t the same.
George saw something different. Back in Jersey, George worked to fine-tune Zhang’s skills. Chin tucked lower. Hands held higher. “At the same time, not change him so much where he doesn’t know how to use his feet,” says George. “Because he’s actually really quick on his feet. But you guys don’t know yet. He has pretty good hand speed, but you guys are actually just noticing now.”
The rubber match ended when Wilder suffered his second defeat at the hands of Fury, this time getting knocked out in round 11. Wilder came back to win once by knockout in 2022 before suffering his third career defeat to Joseph Parker in December of last year.
Zhang, the 2008 Olympic silver medallist, was first to land a telling blow in the second, rocking Joyce with a big left hand before catching the Englishman again with another hook which sent him onto the ropes before the bell.
“There were roughly 50-60 million people who watched the fight and the highlights across TV and social media,” Zhang’s promoter Terry Lane told CGTN. “If you include the hashtag associated with the fight that was trending across Chinese social media, there were 300 million mentions – that was people providing their own commentary, sharing posts etc. That’s roughly the population of the U.S.”
“I thought Zhilei went in with the wrong strategy and mind frame,” said George, who watched the Games back home in New Jersey. “Zhilei listens to whatever his coaches tell him to do. So he went in there looking for the KO.”
When the aforementioned rules were listed to Paul on the Betr podcast, the YouTube-turned-boxer said: “It’s so sad that millions of people believe that. It’s f***ing absurd. Obviously, none of that is true.
Wilder is settling in this round a little better. He’s staying in the middle more and has thrown a few right hands. Still mostly lead hand shoving, but this is better. UGLY jab from Wilder and Zhang lands a left to the body. Wilder ducks a left from Zhang. Credit where due, his defense has been pretty good. But it’s all he’s showing.
The bout was first scheduled for July 20 but was postponed after Tyson, who had a scare on a flight from Miami to Los Angeles on May 26, and needed to receive medical attention, was advised to rest and to not return to training for a few weeks, according to a statement from MVP, Paul’s promotional company.
