Sentences with phrase «junior middleweight»

Junior middleweight titleholder Mike McCallum knocked out Donald Curry — now at last he may get some real attention

By contrast, Southpaw involves a fictional character, Billy Hope (Jake Gyllenhaal), who has attained the junior middleweight championship.

With this victory, Pazienza became the second fighter in boxing history to win both the lightweight and junior middleweight world championships.

Billy «The Great» Hope (Gyllenhaal) is the reigning Junior Middleweight Champion whose unorthodox stance, the so - called «Southpaw,» consists of an ineloquent, though brutal, display of offensive fighting... one fueled by his own feelings of inadequacy and a desperate need for love, money and fame.

Written by Kurt Sutter («Sons of Anarchy») and Richard Wenk («The Mechanic»), it's the story of Billy «The Great» Hope, the Junior Middleweight Champion who's on top of the world, until tragedy strikes.

Kevin persuades him to stop trying to qualify for the junior welterweight class and put on some extra weight to fight as a junior middleweight.

Former junior middleweight world title boxing contender Troy Waters has died following a long battle with leukemia, his family said Friday.

Paz's father (Ciarán Hinds, Frozen, 2013) who manages the gym, is worried that Vinny is not ready for the change, but eventually agrees with Rooney's plans and is able to arrange a title fight for his unrelenting son in his first match as a junior middleweight against Frenchman Gilbert Dele.

From acclaimed director Antoine Fuqua (TRAINING DAY) and starring Academy Award ® nominated Jake Gyllenhaal (NIGHTCRAWLER, BROKEBACK MOUNTAIN) comes a story of tragedy, loss and the painful road to redemption... Billy «The Great» Hope (Gyllenhaal) is the reigning Junior Middleweight Champion whose unor... Read On

OKEBACK MOUNTAIN) comes a story of tragedy, loss and the painful road to redemption... Billy «The Great» Hope (Gyllenhaal) is the reigning Junior Middleweight Champion whose unorthodox stance, the so - called «Southpaw,» consists of an ineloquent, though brutal, display of offensive fighting... one fueled by his own feelings of inadequacy and a desperate need for love, money and fame.

SYNOPSIS: At the peak of his career in the 80s, boxer Vinny «Paz» Pazienza had won the lightweight world championship, followed by the junior middleweight title.

From acclaimed director Antoine Fuqua (TRAINING DAY) and screenwriter Kurt Sutter («Sons of Anarchy «-RRB-, SOUTHPAW tells the riveting story of Billy «The Great» Hope, reigning Junior Middleweight Boxing Champion of the World (Academy Award ® nominee Jake Gyllenhaal).

A first look photo from Antoine Fuqua's boxing drama Southpaw has just emerged, in which Gyllenhaal plays Junior Middleweight Champion Billy «The Great» Hope, and as you can see, the Oscar nominee is absolutely ripped.

Jake Gyllenhaal plays Junior Middleweight Champion Billy «The Great» Hope, a lefty champ who loses everything in a personal tragedy and is forced to literally fight his way to redemption.

Showtime Boxing: Undefeated IBF Junior Middleweight World Champion Jermall Charlo will make the third defense against fellow unbeaten and No. 1 mandatory challenger Julian Williams.

Showtime Boxing: The Charlo twins have taken the junior middleweight division by storm as each have maintained unblemished records.

Showtime Boxing: Exclusive look at undefeated rising star Jermall Charlo as he retained his IBF Junior Middleweight World title with an emphatic fifth - round knockout over previously unbeaten, top - ranked Julian Williams on Dec. 10 at the Galen Center in Los Angeles.

Now, the Cuban junior middleweight is preparing for his next challenge in Mexican superstar Canelo Alvarez.

All Access, Season 10, Episode 1: All Access brings you inside the ring and behind the scenes as top junior middleweight contenders Canelo Alvarez and Erislandy Lara prepare for their July 12 showdown.

In co-features brothers Jermall (23 - 0, 18 KOs) and Jermell Charlo (27 - 0, 12 KOs) look to make history as the first twins to hold titles in the same division as they square off against junior middleweight Austin Trout (30 - 2, 17 KOs) and super welterweight John Jackson (20 - 2, 15 KOs), respectively.

A SHOWTIME Championship Boxing tripleheader featuring six of the world's best fighters in three high - stakes showdowns: champion featherweight Jesus Cuellar (28 - 1, 21 KOs) takes on Mexican superstar Abner Mares (29 -2-1, 15 KOs) and junior middleweight champion Jermall Charlo (24 - 0, 18 KOs) faces undefeated challenger Julian «J - Rock» Williams (22 -0-1, 14 KOs), live from USC's Galen Center.

Despite UFC star Conor McGregor's guarantees he would knock out the undefeated legend in his first - ever professional boxing match, Floyd Mayweather maintained his perfect record after scoring a 10th - round TKO in the non-title, junior middleweight bout, in front of 14,623 fans at T - Mobile Arena.

David Reid 156 12 - 0, 7 KOs Has been thrilling in quick climb to WBA junior middleweight title; drooping left eyelid surgically repaired three times

Fernando Vargas 147 16 - 0, 16 KOs Powerful IBF junior middleweight champ may be best of bunch; wants shot at De La Hoya, but Golden Boy calls him «disrespectful»

As a boxer, Honeyghan looks to America for inspiration — he frequently trains in the U.S. before major fights, and his best friend is Buster Drayton, the IBF junior middleweight champion, who lives in Philadelphia.

Nine days before defeating Blocker, the Ragamuffin Man, in unusually somber attire, called a press conference to announce that the fight would be the last of his career — unless he was matched with middleweight champion Leonard or WBC junior middleweight champ Duane Thomas.

By beating the WBA junior middleweight champion, Davey Moore, Roberto Duran won his third title and recaptured his good name

The myth busters did an episode on escape from Alcatraz, so maybe they could do one about «the myth no junior middleweight can beat GGG»

I have to believe that, unless he fights a mugger like Carlos Molina, all of his fights at junior middleweight are going to be entertaining.

IBF junior middleweight champ Matthew Hilton has earned the acclaim his rough - and - tumble father never had

By then Joseph, a promising junior middleweight, had already left home to pursue a career in the states.

Wright (49 - 3) gave up his junior middleweight belts for a shot at middleweight Taylor, but first he must dispatch the acrobatic Soliman (above), who at 31 - 7 is the IBF's No. 1 contender.

Plus, power - punching junior middleweights Chris «Sweet» Pearson (11 - 0, 9 KOs) and Steve «Hitman» Martinez (15 - 1, 12 KOs) go head to head and Badou Jack (17 - 1, 11KOs) faces off against super middleweight Samuel Clarkson (12 - 3, 7 KOs).

Plus, undefeated former two - division champ Mikey Garcia (34 - 0, 28 KOs) returns to the ring against Elio Rojas (24 - 2, 14 KOs) and junior middleweights Tony Harrison (23 - 1, 19 KOs) and Sergey Rabchenko (27 - 1, 20 KOs) face off in a 12 - round eliminator.

Not exact matches

Most of her shows have been small time, and her best financial prospects, heavyweight Tony Tucker, middleweight Tate and junior welterweight Joe Manley are not exactly setting the world ablaze.

A triple - header of dynamic American fighters take on Brooklyn's biggest stage: Danny «Swift» Garcia (28 - 0, 16 KOs) battles «Lightning» Rod Salka (19 - 3, 3 KOs) in a 10 - round super lightweight bout; Lamont Peterson (32 -2-1, 16 KOs) faces off against top prospect Edgar «El Chamaco» Santana (29 - 4, 20 KOs) for the junior welterweight crown; and Brooklyn's own «Miracle Man» Daniel Jacobs (27 - 1, 24 KOs) challenges Jarrod «Left Jab» Fletcher (18 - 1, 10 KOs) for the vacant middleweight championship.