Boxer Gervonta Davis and his lawyer are headed to trial on Dec. 12 after a judge rejected a plea deal in the case of a 2020 hit-and-run crash in Baltimore. In a hearing on Tuesday, Judge Melissa Phinn rejected the deal offered by prosecutors, which included a one-year suspended sentence, two months of home confinement, and zero jail time. Davis, 27, had already accepted that deal, which was not the first one he was offered. Prosecutors originally proposed a plea deal that included four months… Source link
Read More »Jake Paul officially cancels bout with Tommy Fury, claims boxer ‘went into hiding’
The Jake Paul-Tommy Fury boxing match is officially off, for a second time. Paul does not sound pleased. The YouTuber-turned-boxer confirmed via Twitter on Wednesday that Fury had received a termination notice for their bout and claimed his erstwhile opponent “literally went into hiding.” Paul confirmed he still planned to fight in his Aug. 6 event at Madison Square Garden, co-headlined by an Amanda Serrano match, but will have to find an opponent on short notice. He indicated an announcement… Source link
Read More »Champion boxer Vasiliy Lomachenko reportedly takes up arms to defend Ukraine from Russia
Vasiliy Lomachenko, a former three-division world champion and two-time Olympic gold medalist with eyes on a title bout in June, has reportedly taken up arms to defend his native Ukraine against the Russian invasion. Lomachenko, 34, posted an image of himself wearing military fatigues and holding a rifle via Facebook on Sunday alongside an announcement that he has joined a voluntary defense battalion amid the Russian onslaught. “The Belgorod-Dniester Territorial Defense Battalion has been… Source link
Read More »Legendary boxer Mike Tyson laughs at taking on YouTuber Logan Paul
Months after legendary boxer Mike Tyson made his triumphant return to the ring against Roy Jones Jr. last year, rumors have been swirling that his next opponent could be YouTuber-turned-boxer Logan Paul. Paul may have earned more respect from the boxing community after going the distance in his last exhibition bout against Floyd Mayweather Jr., but Iron Mike didn’t necessarily seem threatened in a new interview with Yahoo Finance. Without going as far as confirming a fight with Paul, Tyson… Source link
Read More »Boxer Felix Verdejo charged in grisly death of pregnant girlfriend
Felix Verdejo is chaged in the grisly death of his pregnant lover. (Mikey Williams/Top Rank via Getty Images) Lightweight boxer Felix Verdejo has been charged in the kidnapping death of his pregnant lover, authorities announced Sunday night. Verdejo turned himself into federal agents in San Juan after the body of 27-year-old Keishla Rodriguez was found in a Puerto Rico lagoon. Rodriguez had been reported missing two days prior to her body being discovered in the U.S. territory. The U.S…. Source link
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