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Dallas' 4 Eva said:
A part of me wants DAZN to fail, because it's too many promoters anyway. :manny:
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DAZN was a great idea, poorly executed.
All that money spent on nothing.
Too much wishful thinking and too little common sense.
They over valued the fighters they acquired and failed to understand that if they didn't put those fighters in big fights they wouldn't get a return on their investment . Having those names alone could work on an already successful system like hbo etc but not on a new app that really isn't popping like that.
Could of been great had they done it right.
 
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Jarrell Miller Temporary Suspension Extended By NSAC
By Jake Donovan

Published On Wed Aug 5, 2020, 12:28 PM EST

Jarrell Miller will remain on the naughty list.

The disgraced former heavyweight contender saw his temporary suspension extended by the Nevada State Athletic Commission (NSAC) during its monthly commission hearing held Wednesday morning. The five-member panel of the Nevada State Athletic Commission (NSAC)—Chairman Anthony A. Marnell III and commission members—Staci Alonso, Christopher Ault, Dallas Haun and Stephen Cloobeck—voted unanimously to further enforce the suspension issued on July 2 stemming from yet another positive drug test produced by the Brooklyn-bred boxer.

According to the commission notes, Miller’s legal team was notified of such proceedings and did not object to the suspension.

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Miller (23-0-1, 20KOs) provided a testing sample in late June which came back positive for the banned substance GW501516—also known as cardarine and endurobol—ahead of his scheduled July 9 clash with Jerry Forrest which was to have aired live on ESPN from MGM Grand Conference Center in Las Vegas. Miller was issued a temporary suspension two days later, as his application for request to fight in the state of Nevada gave the commission the right to treat him as a licensed fighter.

The distinction landed the heavyweight on the suspension list, a circumstance he managed to avoid following his previous drug testing scandal. Miller came up dirty on three separate tests surrounding his eventually canceled title challenger versus then-unbeaten Anthony Joshua which was due to take place last June at Madison Square Garden in New York City.

Because there wasn’t a physical license to suspend in the state of New York, the lone discipline applied was his application to fight ultimately rejected by the New York State Athletic Commission (NYSAC). Miller was issued a faux suspension by the World Boxing Association (WBA), which deemed that he was not permitted to participate in any WBA-sanctioned fight for a period of six months.

No sanctioning body has the jurisdiction to prevent a boxer from fighting anywhere the United States, although Miller and his team honored the ruling handed down by the WBA in hopes of reappearing in the rankings upon return to the ring. That was hoped to have come following his scheduled July 9 date versus Forrest, which would have been his debut under the Top Rank banner after signing with the Las Vegas-based promotional outlet earlier this year.

Instead, it was a second straight lost opportunity for Miller who hasn’t fought since a 4th round knockout of Bogdan Dinu in November 2018.

Replacing Miller on the July 9 date was Cameroon-born Carlos Takam, who now lives in Las Vegas and was able to pick up a win close to home in outpointing Forrest in the main event. The win reasserted Takam as a heavyweight contender, coming 13 months after Miller saw late replacement Andy Ruiz make history in his place after stopping Joshua in seven rounds to become the first-ever Mexican boxer to win a major heavyweight title last June.

The latest drug testing scandal is the third such occurrence for Miller spanning separate combat sports. The 31-year old heavyweight was also suspended for nine months following a positive drug test produced surrounding a June 2014 kickboxing event in Inglewood, California.
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Efe Ajagba Signs With Top Rank; Changes Trainer From Shields To Koroma
By Keith Idec

Published On Wed Aug 5, 2020, 01:59 PM EST

The significant changes Efe Ajagba has made to his promising career are official.

Bob Arum’s Top Rank Inc. announced Wednesday that it has signed Ajagba to a promotional deal. Ajagba also confirmed in the announcement that he has changed trainers, from Ronnie Shields to Kay Koroma, and has hired prominent manager James Prince to represent him.

The Nigerian heavyweight prospect previously was promoted by Richard Schaefer’s Ringstar Sports and fought on Al Haymon’s Premier Boxing Champions cards.

“I made this decision to become a better boxer and to advance my career,” Ajagba said. “That’s why I signed with James Prince and Top Rank. When I return to the ring soon, you will see a new Efe Ajagba. Kay Koroma and I are working on my head movement and defense, as I seek to become a more well-rounded fighter.”

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Prince and Ajagba announced on Instagram last month that they have teamed up. Ajagba didn’t mention then, though, that he would sign with Top Rank and change trainers.

The up-and-coming Koroma trains former IBF/IBO/WBA 154-pound champion Jarrett Hurd and is an assistant trainer for former WBO featherweight champion Shakur Stevenson. Shields is a respected veteran trainer who works with WBC middleweight champion Jermall Charlo and WBA super bantamweight champ Guillermo Rigondeaux.

The 6-feet-6, 240-pound Ajagba (13-0, 11 KOs), a 2016 Olympian for his native Nigeria, will make his Top Rank debut on an upcoming card to be determined either on ESPN or ESPN+, the network’s streaming service. Many of Ajagba’s bouts have been broadcast by FOX, FS1 and Showtime since he turned pro in July 2017.

“Efe Ajagba is one of the most gifted young heavyweights I’ve seen in quite some time,” Arum said. “He has immense physical tools and a great work ethic. I have the utmost confidence that we’re looking at a future heavyweight champion.”

The 26-year-old Ajagba’s power has made him a fan-friendly fighter over the past three years, but his defensive deficiencies have made him vulnerable at times.

Iago Kiladze dropped Ajagba in the third round of a fight FOX aired December 21 from Toyota Arena in Ontario, California. Ajagba, who had floored Kiladze during the second round, got up, regained control of their fight and knocked Kiladze to the canvas again in the fifth round.

Kiladze’s trainer threw in the towel late in the fifth round because the courageous Georgia native was taking a beating from the hard-hitting Ajagba. Referee Thomas Taylor stopped their bout at 2:09 of the fifth round.

The most noteworthy moment of Ajagba’s career came in August 2018, when Curtis Harper walked out of the ring just after the bell sounded to start their scheduled six-rounder at The Armory in Minneapolis. Harper, a huge underdog who reportedly was unhappy with his purse, was disqualified.

Ajagba stopped Romania’s Razvan Cojanu in the ninth round of his last fight, March 7 at Barclays Center in Brooklyn. Cojanu was knocked down during the eighth and ninth rounds before referee Ron Lipton ended their scheduled 10-rounder.

FOX televised Ajagba’s victories over Kiladze and Cojanu.
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hmmm he has hurd's trainer....not sure i like that :francis:
 
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