Monday, 24 May 2021
On May 11 this year - incidentally the day after he received his first COVID-19 vaccine immunisation - Phil Mickelson tweeted the following; I’ve failed many times in my life and career and because of this I’ve learned a lot. Instead of feeling defeated countless times, I’ve used it as fuel to drive me to work harder. So today, join me in accepting our failures. Let’s use them to motivate us to work even harder.
Yesterday this serial loser who had fuelled himself to five majors victories added a sixth, in the PGA Championship at Kiawah Island, less than a month from his 51
Scotland s Taylor drops Ramirez twice to unify four titles
published : 23 May 2021 at 12:45 Scotland s Josh Taylor celebrates his win by unanimous decision over Jose Ramirez in their junior welterweight world unification title fight at Virgin Hotels Las Vegas
LAS VEGAS - Scotland s Josh Taylor used a relentless attack and two knockdowns to become the undisputed junior welterweight champion with a unanimous decision victory over Jose Ramirez on Saturday in Las Vegas.
Both former Olympic boxers came into the fight unbeaten and holding two belts but Taylor made sure he was the one to leave with all four 140-pound straps.
The 30-year old Taylor defended his World Boxing Association and International Boxing Federation titles and captured Ramirez s World Boxing Council and World Boxing Organization belts at the Virgin Hotel.
BusinessWorld
May 23, 2021 | 7:00 pm
By
Senior Reporter
EIGHT-DIVISION world champion Manny Pacquiao of the Philippines will have his hands full when he collides with American welterweight champ Errol Spence, Jr. later this year.
This, is according to one local boxing analyst of the scheduled Aug. 21 title fight between the two top fighters, made official and announced at the weekend by the Filipino boxing superstar.
The Pacquiao-Spence fight will take place in Las Vegas, Nevada.
In an online interview with
BusinessWorld, boxing analyst Nissi Icasiano said that while Mr. Pacquiao (62-7-2) and his camp did a good job in choosing Mr. Spence (27-0) as the formerâs opponent in his return fight after two years, âPacmanâ must brace for a tough battle against the World Boxing Council (WBC) and International Boxing Federation (IBF) champion.