Sentences with phrase «eighth round»

[INSTANT OF INFAMY] Quits after eighth round of 1980 bout with Sugar Ray Leonard, turning his back on Leonard and telling ref, «No mas.»

BOXING — Using the ropes as his ally, Mexico's tough José Becerra, a 117 1/2 - pound bruiser with hard fists, caught up to Bantamweight Champion Alphonse Halimi in eighth round, crashed him to canvas (see below) twice with vicious combinations to win title.

Eighth Round of American Le Mans Series Will Showcase Horsepower, Handling, and Brave Hearts ELKHART LAKE, Wis. — The one circuit in North America that every road racer relishes is Road America.

The company is reportedly planning another billion - dollar raise — marking the eighth round of funding it has sought in the past five years.

Negotiators from Mexico and Canada have been expecting an eighth round of Nafta talks to start in Washington next week, though Lighthizer has pushed back against the idea and hasn't yet sent an official invitation, according to the people.

David Jimir of Baker Memorial United Methodist Church in St. Charles, Illinois, is on his eighth round of using the Alpha series.

In September 1986, the GATT ministers of trade launched at Punta del Este, Uruguay, the eighth Round of Multilateral Trade Negotiations.

Johnson and Douglas are understandably wary of King, who screamed foul in Tokyo over a long count the referee had administered to Douglas after Douglas was knocked down in the eighth round.

He was drafted by the Astros out of San Diego State in the eighth round in 1976, and in five years as a starter in the minors, he had a winning record only once — 7 - 5 in» 77.

What if the events of the fight were reversed, and Tyson had gone down in the eighth round instead of Douglas and had then gone on to win in the 10th?

He had been drafted in the eighth round by the Bills of the American Football League.

I think he'll get him out of his comfort zone, land one shot in the seventh or eighth round and all of a sudden he'll unleash unholy hell on him.

Ricky, an outfielder in the Philadelphia Phillies» minor league system, helped pay for the moves with the money he received after the Phillies selected him in the eighth round of the 1995 amateur draft.

Most think Mayweather will tire McGregor out for show, then finish him off sometime after the sixth or eighth round — around the time when an MMA fighter's established conditioning for an MMA - length fight would wear off and start failing.

After Mayweather was taking momentum with big wins in rounds six and seven, the eighth round was a much closer and even duel.

Frias stunned the fight world and Noel, knocking out the champ in the eighth round.

In the eighth round they chose a linebacker from Louisville named Doug Buffone.

In the eighth round, bulled through the ropes, Basilio loosed a few epithets at the roost of photographers perched on the ring apron.

At the end of the eighth round of his futile, furious battle to regain the middlewieght title from Gene Fullmer, Basilio was knocked down with a left hook, a fall that he yelled.

Behind Boston College's deep and talented front line was Clemmensen (he was also drafted by the Devils, in the eighth round in 1997), whom senior defenseman Bobby Allen calls the Eagles» glue.

The eighth round of matches also includes potential debuts for newcomers Andy Delort, Alan Pulido and Erick «Cubo» Torres.

When he couldn't, Ali struck back and knocked out Foreman in the eighth round in the most remarkable upset of his career.

He proposed $ 750 million for an eighth round of Regional Economic Development Councils, which set regional economic development priorities and compete against each other for funding allocations.

Currently in its eighth round, the survey covers more than 30 nations.

Relive the rematch as Chavez stunned Taylor with a barrage of punches to score an eighth round TKO.

The rematch is apparently a very famous fight in boxing history, in which Duran abruptly quit in the eighth round, allegedly saying «No mas» to the ref.

As such, the car will debut under the auspices of Liqui Moly Team Engstler during the eighth round of the 2015 TCR series at the Red Bull Ring this weekend.

Olivier Beretta will move to the No. 3 Compuware Corvette C6.R, joining Johnny O'Connell for the eighth round of the 2010 American Le Mans Series.

Second in the standings going into the series» eighth round, the drivers of Corvette Racing's No. 4 Corvette C6.R are focused on success at Laguna Seca.

But the dark sky overhead reflected the mood in the Corvette Racing pits as performance handicaps and penalties hampered the team's performance in the eighth round of the American Le Mans Series.

The eighth round of the 10 - race American Le Mans Series will be televised live on SPEED Channel on Sunday, September 4, at 3 p.m. EDT (check local listings).

Road America is the site of this weekend's Continental Tire Road Race Showcase — the eighth round of this year's WeatherTech SportsCar Championship for GTLM teams.

AUSTIN, Texas — Jan Magnussen and Antonio Garcia scored their second straight victory in the American Le Mans Series» GT class on Saturday, winning the eighth round of the championship at Circuit of The Americas.

The two - hour Baltimore Sports Car Challenge presented by SRT, the eighth round of the 2012 American Le Mans Series, will start at 4:30 p.m. ET on Saturday, Sept. 1.

Gavin needed only four laps to post the quickest qualifying time in the GT class for the eighth round of the American Le Mans Series.

The ABB FIA Formula E Championship heads to Paris to this weekend's Paris E-Prix, the eighth round of season four.

Olly heads now to Baltimore for the eighth round of the series and with only one target in mind — a fourth win and consolidation of his and Tommy's hold on the ALMS GT title chase.

-- Corvette Racing drivers Oliver Gavin and Johnny O'Connell qualified fourth and fifth respectively in the GT2 category for Sunday's Grand Prix of Mosport, the eighth round of the American Le Mans Series.

Pace Car Plays Decisive Role in Rain - Soaked Eighth Round of ALMS Series ELKHART LAKE, Wis. — Road America lived up to its reputation as one of North America's premier road racing circuits as it hosted a wet and wild eighth round of the American Le Mans Series.

Pit Stop Demonstration at Brookfield Place Will Showcase American Le Mans Series in Downtown Toronto TORONTO — Corvette Racing will bring the sound and fury of international road racing to Canada's financial center as a prelude to the Grand Prix of Mosport, the eighth round of the American Le Mans Series to be held at Mosport International Raceway in Bowmanville, Ont., on Sunday, August 30.

In November, the same year, the motorsport team claimed its 50th victory since its inception in 2004, after winning its eighth round of 2017's FIA World Endurance Championship in the 6 Hours of Shanghai.

The four - hour Generac 500 at Road America, the eighth round of the 12 - race ALMS series, will start at 4 p.m. CDT on Saturday, August 11.

Chevrolet, Corvette bring driver, team and manufacturer championship lead to COTA debut DETROIT — Corvette Racing's chase for another American Le Mans Series championship next moves to Texas for the eighth round of the ALMS season.

Saturday's Baltimore Sports Car Challenge, the eighth round of the 2012 American Le Mans Series, promises another all - out fight between drivers, teams, and manufacturers.

TORONTO — Corvette Racing will bring the sound and fury of international road racing to Canada's financial center as a prelude to the Grand Prix of Mosport, the eighth round of the American Le Mans Series to be held at Mosport International Raceway in Bowmanville, Ont., on Sunday, August 30.

DETROIT (Sept. 16, 2013)-- Corvette Racing's chase for another American Le Mans Series championship next moves to Texas for the eighth round of the ALMS season.

The eighth round of the 10 - race ALMS series will be televised live on the SPEED Channel starting at 3 p.m. EDT.

The Grand Prix of Mosport, the eighth round of the 2005 American Le Mans Series, is set for 3 p.m. EDT on Sunday, Sept. 4.

Corvette Racing returns to action at Circuit of The Americas in Austin, Texas, for the eighth round of the ALMS championship.