Boxing/MMA
The giant looming over Leapai
2:54PM Grantlee Kieza ONE is the son of a leading military figure of the old Soviet Union, the other the son of a poor Samoan welder from a disadvantaged community.
Evicting my mum was a ‘beautiful moment’
2:07PM STAFF WRITERS WHAT drove Olympic gold medallist and one-time millionaire Pernell Whitaker to kick his elderly mum out of her home? And why is he so happy about it?
The fix of the century?
11:00PM GRANTLEE KIEZA IT was a pivotal moment in the history of world sport. But was it all a sham? Grantlee Kieza investigates.
Theresa has Alex’s title tilt in focus
6:13PM Grantlee Kieza ALEX Leapai’s No.1 supporter, wife Theresa, turns snapper as the Aussie heavyweight hope prepares for world title tilt, writes GRANTLEE KIEZA.
Australia’s own Rocky story
2:16PM Laine Clark COMPARISONS with Rocky Balboa can’t be avoided by Alex Leapai after the delivery van driver booked a world heavyweight title shot.
World champ kidnapped and killed
12:19PM FORMER boxing world champion Antonio Cermeno was kidnapped and killed in his native Venezuela, police said Tuesday.
Muhammad Ali hits Twitter
8:08AM AAP MUHAMMAD Ali has posted his first Twitter message, 50 years to the day after he stopped Sonny Liston win his first heavyweight boxing title.
Leapai to tap Solomon’s wisdom
10:30PM GRANTLEE KIEZA ALEX Leapai will tackle Solomon Haumono in Sydney next week as he sets up his training camp to fight Wladimir Klitschko.
The fight that changed the world
1:45PM Billy Rule THE bout between Cassius Clay (now Muhammad Ali) & Sonny Liston 50 years ago today shaped history.
Call of the ring entices Prazak
10:27AM Jon Anderson SIX years ago Diana Prazak was a chain-smoking 90kg blob, an accident waiting to happen - until boxing came along.
Cage safer than ring, says UFC star
5:08PM Alex Oates UFC STAR Mark Hunt takes swipe at the Victorian State Government over cage fighting ban, labelling it “uneducated”.
Shannon shrugs off life’s blows
1:21PM Grantlee Kieza SHANNON O’Connell’s children are home from school, beaming with exuberance as their mum gets set to be hit in the face.
From jail to a shot at the big time
11:47PM Jai Bednall IN 2006, when Wladimir Klitschko first claimed the world heavyweight boxing championship, Alex Leapai was sitting in a one-man cell in prison.
Ali’s gloves worth more than gold
6:42AM THE gloves worn by Muhammad Ali when he defeated Sonny Liston are to be auctioned with an expected price in excess of $250,000.
Geale ready to put Aus back on map
3:04PM Nathan Ryan and Adrian Warren DANIEL Geale is ready to put Australia back on the map with his sights on WBA middleweight boxing world champion Gennady Golovki.
Heavyweight sluggers could clash
2:35PM Grantlee Kieza AUSTRALIA’S best heavyweights, Alex Leapai and Lucas Browne could meet in the clash of the sluggers, writes GRANTLEE KIEZA.
Mundine to fight ex-champ Clottey
1:32PM Adrian Warren ANTHONY Mundine will fight former IBF welterweight world champion Joshua Clottey on April 2 in Newcastle.
NRL tough guy wins bizarre fight
7:30AM Paul Kent and Adrian Warren PAUL Gallen was knocked flat on his back in the first round by his younger, heavier opponent and things only got weirder from there.
Gallen climbs off canvas to win
10:40PM Paul Kent and Adrian Warren LEAGUE star Paul Gallen produced one of the strangest wins seen in boxing at the Hordern Pavilion on Wednesday night.
Geale far too good for Wood
6:45PM Paul Kent DANIEL Geale has beaten Garth Wood by TKO after the Wood camp retired the prize-fighter in Wednesday night’s fight.
Geale ducking mental jabs
12:32AM Paul Kent ONCE again Daniel Geale has found himself in the unwitting role of stooge.
Wood to show Geale real deal
Grantlee Kieza GARTH Wood was all innocence when he first walked into the Newtown Police Boys Club. How things have changed.
Wood fighting fit for Geale
PAUL KENT GARTH Wood stepped off the mean streets of Underbelly Razor on Monday to promote his fight with Daniel Geale.
No demon daze for Geale
11:00PM Paul Kent IT happened the night Daniel Geale lost his IBF middleweight title, a split decision most believe was tight.
Clottey to face Mundine
10:30PM JAMIE PANDARAM ANTHONY Mundine hopes to do what Manny Pacquiao couldn’t - knock out the concrete-headed Joshua Clottey.
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