Paul Bamba, late-blooming cruiserweight, dies at age 35
Paul Bamba, who rose from homelessness to the cusp of world title contention, has died at age 35, according to a joint statement from the Bamba family and his manager Ne-Yo.
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In his 14th fight of 2024, Paul Bamba takes on Rogelio “Porky” Medina
The cruiserweight fighter's relentless schedule is a throwback to an era when boxers fought more often.
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Ne-Yo enters boxing arena, signs social media darling Paul Bamba
Grammy-winning R&B artist Ne-Yo has stepped into the boxing world as a manager, signing WBA No. 12-ranked cruiserweight Paul Bamba. The 35-year-old fighter is promoted by Thomas "Cornflake" LaManna’s Rising Star Promotions.
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Cornflake LaManna vs. Salim Larbi Set For December 17 in Atlantic City
On Saturday night, December 17th, former world title challenger, Thomas "Cornflake" LaManna will take on former Interim world title challenger Salim Larbi in a 10-round middleweight bout that will headline a seven bout card at The Showboat Hotel in Atlantic City.
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Jake Paul Mocks Tommy Fury From Ringside During Dull Exhibition With Rolly Lambert
Nothing Jake Paul witnessed from ringside Sunday night made him believe Tommy Fury has any chance to beat him. Paul provided scathing commentary throughout Fury’s nondescript six-round exhibition against late replacement Rolly Lambert on the Floyd Mayweather-Deji pay-per-view undercard at Coca-Cola Arena in Dubai. Fury mostly jabbed and moved away from Lambert throughout a largely boring bout for which a winner wasn’t declared.
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Tommy Fury To Now Face Rolly Lambert In Exhibition; Paul Bamba Pulled From Fight Over Weight Disparity
Tommy Fury has a new opponent for what is now an exhibition match. Meanwhile, it is neither fight nor flight for Paul Bamba who is momentarily stranded in Dubai. The previously scheduled Fury-Bamba will no longer procced, nor will Bamba any long remain on Sunday’s DAZN Pay-Per-View event (also available on PPV.com) from Coca-Cola Arena in Dubai. Manchester’s Fury will now face Rolly Lambert, a Cameroonian based out of Dubai who agreed to step in on less than 24 hours’ notice.
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Team Bamba Furious Over Weigh-In Controversy Ahead Of Fight With Tommy Fury In Dubai
Paul Bamba is set for the biggest fight of his career. For now. Controversy has swirled surrounding Bamba’s currently scheduled six-round clash with England’s Tommy Fury (8-0, 4KOs), which is due to take place Sunday at Coca-Cola Arena in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. The co-feature participants
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Mayweather-Deji DAZN Pay-Per-View Weigh-In Results; Controversy Over Fury-Bamba Weight Discrepancy
Floyd Mayweather Jr. is set to continue with his active exhibition tour. The status of the show’s co-feature is not quite as clear, however. More than five years after his final sanctioned bout, Mayweather showed off a still-chiseled physique as he weighed 154.3 pounds for his third exhibition fight of 2022. The Hall of Fame former five division champion faces Deji, a social media influencer who weighed 175 ¼ pounds for their scheduled eight-round bout atop a DAZN Pay-Per-View event Sunday from Coca-Cola Arena in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. In the co-feature, unbeaten prospect Tommy Fury—the younger brother of lineal/WBC heavyweight champion Tyson Fury—caused trouble at the scales. Manchester’s Fury (8-0, 4KOs) was well over the light heavyweight limit, weighing a beefy 181 ½ pounds for his scheduled six-round bout with Paul Bamba (5-2, 4KOs), a New York City-based Boricua who weighed 174.6 pounds.
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Tommy Fury Warns That He May Slap Jake Paul in The Face at Ringside
Light heavyweight prospect Tommy Fury, who is the younger brother of WBC heavyweight champion Tyson Fury, is not concerned with the recent announcement that Jake Paul will be ringside for his upcoming fight.
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Tommy Fury To Return on November 13 Mayweather-Deji Card in Dubai
While Tyson Fury aims to solidify his next opponent, his younger brother will beat him back into the ring. BoxingScene.com has learned that Tommy Fury has been tabbed to fight on the undercard of the recently announced Floyd Mayweather-Deji exhibition bout on November 13 at Coca-Cola Arena in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. An
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