157 Results for chris byrd

Perez dethrones Agbeko in scorcher

Dan Rafael, ESPN.com

Joseph King Kong Agbeko brought the flashier name but Yonnhy Perez packed the bigger punch in dethroning Agbeko on Saturday.

Story | Conversation | November 01, 2009

Urbano's "O" goes against Acosta

Dan Rafael, ESPN.com

Urbano Antillon's undefeated record was bound to be sullied sooner or later, but who would have guessed it would come at the hands of the unheralded Miguel Acosta?

Story | Conversation | July 26, 2009

Agbeko silences loudmouth Darchinyan

Dan Rafael, ESPN.com

Vic Darchinyan's loud mouth and boorish antics did their part to sell tickets. When it came time to fight, however, it was Joseph "King Kong" Agbeko who did all the walking.

Story | Conversation | July 12, 2009

Lopez using Lontchi fight as launchpad to bigger, better things

Dan Rafael, ESPN.com

Chris Farina/Top Rank If you were boxing's next big star like Juan Manuel Lopez is, you...

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W. Klitschko king of the heavyweights

Dan Rafael, ESPN.com

Line the contenders up, and Wladimir Klitschko will keep on knocking 'em down. Klitschko's latest scalp: hapless heavyweight Ruslan Chagaev.

Story | Conversation | June 21, 2009

Klitschko can't wait to clash with Chagaev

Dan Rafael, ESPN.com

Lars Baron/Bongarts/Getty Images Ruslan Chagaev, right, will have his hands full with a motivated and not very pleased Wladimir Klitschko. Klits...

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Dunne steals show in Dublin shootout

Dan Rafael, ESPN.com

While Vitali Klitschko and Roy Jones were walking through their opponents, Bernard Dunne was giving Ireland one for the ages in a thrilling slugfest with Ricardo Cordoba.

Story | Conversation | March 22, 2009

Gomez and team talking the talk

Dan Rafael

Maybe it's just bravado or maybe they really believe it, but heavyweight contender Juan Carlos Gomez and his team sound awfully confident that Gomez w...

Blog Entry | Conversation | March 17, 2009

Busy day for the boxing powers that be

Dan Rafael

Even though it's raining here in Northern Virginia, it's still a great day. Earlier this afternoon, I watched with great pride as my alma mater, Bingh...

Blog Entry | Conversation | March 14, 2009

Marquez proves his worth against Diaz

Dan Rafael, ESPN.com

It might be early, but '09 already has a candidate for fight of the year in Juan Manuel Marquez's dramatic knockout win over Juan Diaz.

Story | Conversation | March 02, 2009

Line 'em up, and Wladimir Klitschko will keep knocking 'em out

Dan Rafael, ESPN.com

For nearly a decade, Hasim Rahman hovered near the top of the heavyweight division. On Saturday, he was just another outclassed, gunshy opponent looking to get out of the way of Wladimir Klitschko's heavy hands.

Story | Conversation | December 14, 2008

No excuses, but …

Dan Rafael

...to return to light heavyweight, where he was never the same. There was former heavyweight titleholder Chris Byrd, who fought most of career with the big guys, but dropped all the way down to...

Blog Entry | Conversation | December 13, 2008

Foot injury forces Povetkin to withdraw from title bout vs. Klitschko

Dan Rafael, ESPN.com

Unified heavyweight titleholder Wladimir Klitschko is in the market for a new opponent after mandatory challenger Alexander Povetkin suffered a foot injury.

Story | Conversation | October 25, 2008

Wladimir Klitschko's company wins purse bid for Dec. 13 fight

Dan Rafael, ESPN.com

Unified heavyweight titleholder Wladimir Klitschko's company, K2 Promotions, won a purse bid Tuesday to gain control of his mandatory title defense against Alexander Povetkin.

Story | Conversation | September 16, 2008

Casamayor, Marquez fighting for ticket in Pacquiao sweepstakes

Dan Rafael, ESPN.com

Tom Hogan/Golden Boy No soft touches: Juan Manuel Marquez will have his hands full with Joel Casamayor, above, on Saturday. Marquez, Casamayor bo...

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