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In Memoriam (Part 2) Brief Sketches of Those We Lost in Boxing in 2025
07 Jan 2026 21:13 GMT
… lost to Wladimir Klitschko, Chris Byrd and Lamon Brewster, … Star Promotions, which promotes boxing throughout the Garden State … BUMBALL, 65, New Jersey boxing historian, passed away “peacefully … supplement supplier and later boxing trainer, died in November …
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December 14th: This Day in Boxing History — Notable Bouts Throughout the Years
14 Dec 2025 23:16 GMT
… a similar pattern. Golota boxed effectively for long stretches … in discipline.
2002 — Chris Byrd Defeats Evander Holyfield for the … captures defining snapshots of boxing history shaped by power, … York’s modern legalized boxing rules, which standardized official …
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Boxing legend Ike Ibeabuchi targets Usyk, lines up three more fights in 2025
16 Oct 2025 19:58 GMT
… his return to the global boxing spotlight with a bold statement … events will be witnessing a boxing spectacle and a legendary career … such as David Tua and Chris Byrd, and his comeback in August … widely regarded as one of boxing’s most remarkable returns.
The …
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Canelo, Crawford, Mayweather: Top 25 boxers of the century
03 Sep 2025 12:23 GMT
… inducted into the International Boxing Hall of Fame in 2022.
… in a fight against Chris Byrd in 2000. Then, in 2003, … the best fights in boxing history -- Barrera became boxing royalty and a series … inducted into the International Boxing Hall of Fame in 2021.
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Can Ike Ibeabuchi Rewrite Boxing History After His 26-Year Hiatus?
25 Aug 2025 15:27 GMT
… , sanctioned by the Nigerian Boxing Board of Control, stirred … Two years later, he stopped Chris Byrd in Tacoma, Washington, with … heightened concussion risks for boxers over 50, Ibeabuchi appeared … old challenge for boxing bouts remains. Most Boxing Boards of …
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Nigeria’s oldest boxer, Ibeabuchi, begins campaign for world title with KO
25 Aug 2025 04:15 GMT
… , Ibeabuchi defeated David Tua and Chris Byrd in his prime. He was … time,” Ibeabuchi exclusively told World Boxing News. “I am in shape … (in 1997) and knocked out Chris Byrd (in 1999).
“For 26 years … the most dangerous man in boxing. On August 23, you will …
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Controversial boxer returns with stoppage win after 16 years in prison and calls out Oleksandr Usyk
24 Aug 2025 22:22 GMT
… wins over David Tua and Chris Byrd.
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Ibeabuchi was a serious … to make inroads towards a boxing comeback.
Several attempts fell by …
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Ike Ibeabuchi at 52 Calls Out Usyk After Beating a 40-Year-Old Who Quit on His Stool – Boxing Results
24 Aug 2025 14:52 GMT
… . His last opponent before disappearing? Chris Byrd in 1999, a fight that … , more than two decades later, boxing drags him back out like … can’t rule it out. Boxing thrives on sideshows. If there … . It was a reminder that boxing will always serve you farces …
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Ike Ibeabuchi returns to boxing at 52 with third-round stoppage of Idris Afinni
24 Aug 2025 09:36 GMT
… a dramatic return to professional boxing on Saturday night, stopping Idris … since defeating future world champion Chris Byrd in 1999, faced Afinni on … a historic moment for Nigerian boxing. During the build-up, Ibeabuchi …
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Nigeria’s Ike ‘The President’ Ibeabuchi to return to boxing at 52 after 25-year hiatus
06 Aug 2025 03:41 GMT
… face 52-year-old British boxer Danny Williams. If the bout … and his first since defeating Chris Byrd by TKO more than 25 … legal troubles that followed his boxing career. Once considered a promising … for a while,” Byrd told BoxingScene. “Ike was a killer, a …