Taylor vs. Serrano 2 will be the co-main event. This will mark Katie Taylor and Amanda Serrano’s long-awaited rematch following their historic bout at Madison Square Garden in 2022, where they made history as the first-ever women fighters to headline an event in the venue’s history. The rematch between #2 Taylor and #3 Serrano will be contested for the undisputed super lightweight championship, marking a jump of two weight classes from Serrano’s normal featherweight division as Taylor puts all her super lightweight belts on the line. The women’s undisputed megafight will be contested across 10, two-minute rounds, Serrano’s only break from fighting 12×3, the men’s championship standard, for the remainder of her career.
The prank, while initially deceiving, was received with mixed reactions. Some fans appreciated the humor and creativity behind the stunt, while others felt misled and disappointed. Critics argued that such actions further blur the line between reality and entertainment, making it harder for audiences to distinguish between genuine acts and staged performances.
Zhang Zhilei, known as a «Giant man from China,» is making a name for himself in the world of boxing as a heavyweight champion. He is an Olympic silver medalist, multiple World, and Asian Championship medalist, and is known for his fierce fists and strong determination.
Mike Tyson is an American former professional boxer who holds the record for the youngest boxer to win the WBC (World Boxing Council), WBA (World Boxing Association), and IBF (International Boxing Federation) heavyweight titles. He is also known for the ‘face tattoo’ trend. Let’s read further to know more details regarding his tattoos along with their meanings.
In 2003, as TalkSport reminds us, Tyson stepped into the ring with his freshly inscribed ink and knocked out Clifford Etienne in 49 seconds. This would be Tyson’s last career victory, a mere week after getting his first tattoo. His trainer, Jeff Fenech, who’d been training Tyson for eight weeks leading up to the fight, called shenanigans. He said that Iron Mike was sabotaging the fight, essentially, because it «wasn’t healthy» to have a boxing match where Tyson’s face would get punched days after getting a tattoo on it. Fenech also thought Tyson got the tattoo because he didn’t want the fight in the first place. A week before the bout, Fenech walked, and Tyson went on to win in the first round. Two years later in 2005, Tyson retired after back-to-back losses.
But it is not what it once was. Today, few people can name the heavyweight champion. Fights have retreated to pay-per-view. And the ones that generate the most hype usually involve aging titans necromanced out of retirement or B-list celebrities clamoring for attention—sometimes both. These are not so much fights as circus acts.
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As of 2023, Zhilei Zhang’s net worth is estimated to be around $3 to 4 million. This wealth primarily comes from his successful boxing career, which has seen him participate in numerous high-profile matches. For his recent bout against Joe Joyce, Zhang earned a base salary of $350,000. This figure was significantly boosted by a 35% share of Pay-Per-View (PPV) earnings and sponsorship deals, bringing his total earnings for the fight close to $1 million.
Zhang speaks the Henan variety of Central Plains Mandarin in most of his post-match interviews and on his social media Douyin and Weibo, which has become a signature characteristic of his, as those born before the mid-1980s are the last generation to speak Central Plains Mandarin fluently. It and box other languages of China have been gradually replaced by Beijing Mandarin in the younger generation in Henan and provinces all over China.
After moving to the United States in 2014, Zhang rarely visited China to see his parents, wife and son (born 2010 ) because he had to reapply for single-entry working visa every time. After a fight in China, he failed to get a visa and was stuck there for ten months between October 2018 and July 2019, missing a fight with Andriy Rudenko scheduled for November 2018 in Monaco. He was stuck for too long and asked his manager to terminate his housing lease and sell his car in New Jersey. He missed another fight scheduled in March 2020 in the United States after attending his father’s funeral. His flight scheduled for February 3, 2020, was two days after the United States implemented a COVID-19 travel ban on Chinese citizens. The 37-year-old Zhang had to wait another eight months for his next bout on November 7, 2020, with Devin Vargas on the undercard of the WBC lightweight title fight between Devin Haney and Yuriorkis Gamboa.
The Banner, in a small September 1926 item, provided more history about Dempsey’s Logan County roots: «The Dempsey family at one time lived on Mud Fork and another period near the Logan-Mingo line. Many relatives live in the two counties; and they as well as his former friends have taken pride in his prowess and successes. As a boy Jack and O.D. Avis, sports editor of The Banner, used to set up pins in a bowling alley on the Main street corner now occupied by the Logan garage.» In June 1927, former Logan County sheriff Don Chafin traveled to New York to watch the Dempsey-Sharkey fight. The Logan Banner reported: «Mr. Chafin has attended every fight in which Dempsey has participated since he won the world’s championship in Toledo. They have been close friends since Dempsey was a boy and a familiar figure about Logan.»