Mike Tyson's comeback exhibition bout postponed: Report
Other Sports | August 10, 2020 16:28 ISTMike Tyson's exhibition bout against Roy Jones Jr. scheduled for September 12 has been postponed.
Mike Tyson's exhibition bout against Roy Jones Jr. scheduled for September 12 has been postponed.
The boxers are set to resume their training on Monday after the end of their self-isolation period.
Mike Tyson will meet four-division champion Roy Jones Jr. in an eight-round exhibition match on Sept. 12 at Dignity Health Sports Park.
While boxers were sent away to their respective homes before the first lockdown was declared on March 25, Nieva has been stuck at NIS for three months now.
Being a former awardee himself, Sandhu is entitled to recommend names for the national sports awards.
Panghal said that she was fine with attending the camp if necessary precautions are taken.
Boxing was not a sport that Satish was aware of for much of his years growing up. He joined the Indian Army in 2008 as a teenager and he credits the army for not only introducing him to the sport but for giving him a direction in life.
Nieva is currently in Patiala's National Institute of Sports, busy delivering lectures in online classes for coaches by the Sports Authority of India.
Mary Kom (51kg) also said her experience of over two decades will be her biggest weapon against younger opponents in Tokyo.
Vikas Krishan, a world and Asian medallist, was to take on Jordan's Zeyad Eashash in the summit clash but was forced to pull out because of an eye injury.
Vikas Krishan (69kg) and Simranjit Kaur (60kg) advanced to the finals with impressive victories but the legendary MC Mary Kom (51kg) and world number one Amit Panghal (52kg) settled for bronze.
Tyson Fury, the boxer in the first fight, turned puncher as he dropped Deontay Wilder in the third and fifth rounds.
Amit Panghal holds the numero uno position with 420 points, according to the list released by the International Olympic Committee's (IOC) Boxing Task Force.
Ajay Singh on Saturday said the BFI conducted a free and fair trial to pick the women's squad for the Olympic Qualifiers and made light of the drama that unfolded.
Mary Kom said that she doesn't like people with such nature as a point should be proved inside the ring and not outside.
In a bout which had very few clear punches, Mary Kom prevailed 9-1 to make the India squad for the Tokyo Olympics qualifiers.
Former heavyweight champion Mike Tyson shared a video of himself giving boxing lessons to the 23-time Grand Slam champion Serena Williams.
Mary Kom will represent the Asian bloc in the group, which also comprises the likes of Ukrainian legend Vasyl Lamachenko, Julio Cesar La Cruz among others.
Shiva Thapa will be up against another Japanese, Daisuke Narimatsu, in the semifinals on Wednesday.
Panghal beat Tunisia's Boughanmi Bilel 4-1 in the men's 52kg category as the boxers continued to impress.
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