Horn vs Mundine
Australia’s Cameron Hammond has just finished 10 rounds against Venezuela’s Frank Rojas. A lot of circling, feinting and testing that every now and then erupted into some hard exchanges in this fight for the WBA Oceania welterweight championship, with Hammond ultimately declared the winner in a unanimous points decision.
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29m ago
10:38
There was a little pre-fight biffo at the Mundine/Horn weigh-in this week. As the opponents stood toe-to-toe for the traditional manly stare-down for the cameras, Horn appeared to whisper something in Mundine’s ear. Mundine responded by grabbing Horn by the chin and shoving him backwards into his handlers.
“I’m just fired up, man,” Mundine later said. “I’m like a caged lion right now. I’m ready to eat him.”
Look, The Man may well be hungry: the 71kg catchweight fight had inbuilt penalties for Mundine, who was reportedly cutting back from 80kg, if he came in even slightly bloated, with fines of $20,000 per every 100 grams for the first kilogram over 71kg, and $500,000 for every subsequent kilo. He ended up weighing in at 70.25kg on Thursday, while Horn came in at 70.55kg. And, just to ensure he didn’t pack the pounds back on again overnight, Mundine was required to weigh in two hours before the fight, too, and not to exceed 75kg.
The lessons are: carb-load in moderation (Mundine was just seen digging into some Uncle Toby’s oats) and don’t play with your food.
Mundine entered the stadium during the Mackenzie/Chua bout. Apparently he drove himself in. Reports at around 7.30pm local time were that Horn was stuck in traffic, but he arrived soon after in a golden Lexus with “Hornet” emblazoned on the side, saying that the police had helped him make the journey a little bit faster. Is that really the best use of police resources? You decide.
We’ve had a couple of undercard fights already tonight.
Spirited and fast-moving, Kye Mackenzie and Francis Chua’s six-rounder saw a lot of heavy blows thrown early on, but both lightweights began to tire quickly. The final minutes saw two exhausted fighters pushing themselves to their limits, Chua eventually winning by split decision.
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three years ago we set out to make The Guardian sustainable by deepening our relationship with our readers. The same technologies that connected us with a global audience had also shifted advertising revenues away from news publishers. We decided to seek an approach that would allow us to keep our journalism open and accessible to everyone, regardless of where they live or what they can afford.
And now for the good news. Thanks to the one million readers who have supported our independent, investigative journalism through contributions, membership or subscriptions, The Guardian has overcome a perilous financial situation globally. But we have to maintain and build on that support for every year to come.
FREE TV LINK== https://bit.ly/2QnUj0V
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Sustained support from our readers enables us to continue pursuing difficult stories in challenging times of political upheaval, when factual reporting has never been more critical. The Guardian is editorially independent – our journalism is free from commercial bias and not influenced by billionaire owners, politicians or shareholders. No one edits our editor. No one steers our opinion. This is important because it enables us to give a voice to the voiceless, challenge the powerful and hold them to account. Readers’ support means we can continue bringing The Guardian’s independent journalism to the world.
If everyone who reads our reporting, who likes it, helps to support it, our future would be much more secure. For as little as £1, you can support the Guardian – and it only takes a minute. Thank you. Make a contribution. - The Guardian
29m ago
10:38
There was a little pre-fight biffo at the Mundine/Horn weigh-in this week. As the opponents stood toe-to-toe for the traditional manly stare-down for the cameras, Horn appeared to whisper something in Mundine’s ear. Mundine responded by grabbing Horn by the chin and shoving him backwards into his handlers.
“I’m just fired up, man,” Mundine later said. “I’m like a caged lion right now. I’m ready to eat him.”
Look, The Man may well be hungry: the 71kg catchweight fight had inbuilt penalties for Mundine, who was reportedly cutting back from 80kg, if he came in even slightly bloated, with fines of $20,000 per every 100 grams for the first kilogram over 71kg, and $500,000 for every subsequent kilo. He ended up weighing in at 70.25kg on Thursday, while Horn came in at 70.55kg. And, just to ensure he didn’t pack the pounds back on again overnight, Mundine was required to weigh in two hours before the fight, too, and not to exceed 75kg.
The lessons are: carb-load in moderation (Mundine was just seen digging into some Uncle Toby’s oats) and don’t play with your food.
Mundine entered the stadium during the Mackenzie/Chua bout. Apparently he drove himself in. Reports at around 7.30pm local time were that Horn was stuck in traffic, but he arrived soon after in a golden Lexus with “Hornet” emblazoned on the side, saying that the police had helped him make the journey a little bit faster. Is that really the best use of police resources? You decide.
We’ve had a couple of undercard fights already tonight.
Spirited and fast-moving, Kye Mackenzie and Francis Chua’s six-rounder saw a lot of heavy blows thrown early on, but both lightweights began to tire quickly. The final minutes saw two exhausted fighters pushing themselves to their limits, Chua eventually winning by split decision.
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