Boxing great Roberto Duran received a pacemaker on Monday after he was hospitalized on the weekend, his family said.
Former boxing champion Roberto Duran was receiving medical care for a heart problem, his family announced on Saturday morning. A champion in four different weight classes, Duran, 72, "has suffered a health complication due to an atrioventricular blockade," his family wrote on his Instagram account.
Boxing great Roberto Duran was receiving medical care for a heart problem, the family of the 72-year-old Panamanian said Saturday.
Teofimo Lopez Jr. has made clear his desite to fight Terence Crawford next as part of his plans to be remembered among greats like Roberto Duran. Lopez puts his WBO junior-welterweight world title on the line against No.10-ranked challenger Jamaine Ortiz in Las Vegas on Friday and is widely expected to claim the 20th win of his pro career.
When people discuss the greatest pound-for-pound fighter of all time, one name that has always deserved to be a part of that conversation is Roberto Duran (103-16, 70 KOs).
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He is an inductee of both the International Boxing Hall of Fame and the World Boxing Hall of Fame.
Durán, nicknamed "Hands of Stone," was a four-weight champion during his prolific career, retiring in 2001 with a 103-16 record.
Not only is Vasyl Lomachenko a bad man in the ring, but he also is an ace marketer. Lomachenko fought previously unbeaten Guillermo Rigondeaux on Saturday night at Madison Square Garden in New York and won after Rigo quit following the sixth round, citing a hand injury.
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