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 other languages of China have been gradually replaced by Beijing Mandarin in the younger generation in Henan and provinces all over China.
I’m the spokesman, I explain to people what the Repton is all about. I love it, it’s my life. I’m sixty-seven and I’m sure I’ll be here until I’m seventy . Some of these lads, I know their background and if they weren’t in the Club, they’d be out on the street, doing drugs and getting involved in crime. All we ask is, we expect respect.”
9:22pm BST/5:22pm ET: Next up it’s the co-main event. Mikaela Mayer (17-1, 5 KOs) made plenty of friends over in the UK even if she lost her grudge match against Alycia Baumgardner on the undercard of Claressa Shields and Savanah Marshall’s blockbuster showdown at the O2 Arena last October. As such, the American is back on this side of the Atlantic to plot her next bid for world honours following that first career defeat. A bout with Christina Linardatou, the only fighter to defeat Baumgardner, was lined up with all the delicious narrative that entailed. However, Linardatou’s BBB of C medical came back with an anomaly on her eye exam and she was not cleared to fight. Sweden’s Lucy Wildheart (10-1, 4 KOs) is in as a late replacement.
The former boxer won all of his five professional fights and gained six belts in the top flight before turning his attention to training amateur boxers as a coach at The Repton. He is highly regarded at the club for coaching many of the junior boys to a national championship level over the years.
You passed under the sign that said “No guts, no glory,” then walked through the humid air laced with sweat, and the clamor of the boxing gym where youths were sparring and slugging at punchbags, until you reached the tiny office in the corner – barely more than a cupboard – where Tony Burns had his lair. Once upon a time in the old East End, Tony came here to this former bathhouse for a wash but in recent years he was the head coach at the Repton Boxing Club, Britain’s most famous amateur club, which occupies the building today.
“Mike Tyson has been an open book now for 30 years, but in those mid-80s days, he was never jokey or ironic. Some days he would be in a pissy mood and ignore you, and there could be an air of menace to it,” says Layden. “I wasted more than one trip to Las Vegas, but when he wanted to really sit down and talk, usually about the boxing history he reveres so much, we would have engaging intellectual discussions. … When I was covering him, my wife and I started our family, and Mike would ask after my kids. I’ve been doing this a long time, and that never happens.”
Noakes worked his way inside with an early jab to the body that allowed him to land a couple of chopping head shots. From that point, Kumar was grimly aware of the task ahead. After a leg hook over a lazy jab sent the visitor reeling back into the ropes he spend time trapped in the neutral corner. Noakes powered home a brutal straight right towards the end of the first that buckled Kumar. Although he didn’t appear to touch down the referee administered a couple. Kumar barely made the bell for round two and Noakes forced the stoppage after one minute and 17 seconds of the session.
“Holyfield out-dirtied him. He beat him. He bullied him. He bullied the bully,” said Kriegel. “Losing in boxing isn’t like losing in another sport. It’s not like you dropped a doubleheader this weekend. It’s a kind of death.”
Zhang Zhilei aims to become the first Chinese Heavyweight champion in history. Boxing is not regarded as the top sport in China, and he wants to be an inspiration for any Chinese who wants to make a career in 50kg boxing division.
Стоило Руслану и Юрию немного отъехать от дома и добраться до Тарасовской улицы (неподалеку от супермаркета «АТБ»), как навстречу им вышел российский военный. «Ребенок говорит, что лицо у него было закрыто балаклавой, на шевроне написано „Россия”, а на голове — наушники, — пересказывает Алла рассказ сына Юрия, который, в отличие от отца, смог остаться в живых после этой встречи. — Только глаза было видно и частичку носа».
In October 1998, Tyson’s Nevada boxing license was reinstated and he returned to the ring the next year. The boxer four wins and two no contests before attempting to win back the heavyweight title in 2002. To do so, he would need to beat Lennox Lewis, the WBC, IBF, and International Boxing Organization champion.