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Boxingtalk's KO Fix: one-punch KO in hockey game

By Scott Shaffer In a minor league hockey game in Hershey, Pennsylvania, Derek Sheppard of the Charlotte Checkers knocked veteran tough guy Kale Kessy of Hershey Bears unconscious with a big right hand. As soon as Kessy hit the ice, a concerned Sheppard called for medical attention. Kessy was carted off the ice on a gurney and brought to...

Boxingtalk's KO Fix: Apti Davtaev

By G. Leon Greg Leon: Congrats on your recent second round knockout victory over previously undefeated John Napari. Can you give us some thoughts on your performance? Apti Davtaev: "I did an excellent job, prepared well and respected my training regiment.  I think that this approach gives fruitful results." GL: Was this the result...

Boxingtalk's KO fix: Abdul-Kerim Edilov

By Scott Shaffer Abdul-Kerim Edilov KO1 Ibrahim Labaran... Russian heavyweight Abdul-Kerim Edilov (2-0, 2 KOs) got his second straight first-round stoppage with a frightening knockout of Ghana's Ibrahim Labaran (15-6, 13 KOs). Labaran was knocked out cold after 58 seconds of action with a left hook to the chin. Edilov is a former mixed...

Jimmy Peau a/k/a Jimmy Thunder, 1966-2020

By Scott Shaffer Sad news out of New Zealand: Jimmy Peau, who fought under the name Jimmy Thunder, has died at the age of 54. Details of Thunder's death are unclear, but the New Zealand Herald reported he recently underwent brain surgery for a tumor. Reports also say that Thunder was homeless in his retirement years. Thunder was an...

Gervonta Davis charged with domestic violence

By Scott Shaffer According to CBS Miami, Gervonta Davis has been charged with simple battery domestic violence based on the video that can be viewed by clicking on the image to the left. Davis, the WBA's secondary lightweight champion, turned himself in to Coral Gables, Florida, police on Tuesday. The woman has been described as the mother...

Junior Makabu wins WBC cruiserweight title

Fight Video Junior Makabu W12 Michal Cieslak ... Ilunga "Junior" Makabu is the new WBC cruiserweight champion, having won the vacant title by defeating Poland's Michal Cieslak by twelve-round decision.  The judges’ scores were: Omar Mintum 114-112, Carlos Flores 115-111 and Humberto Olivares 116-111, all in favor of Makabu.  The fight...