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Mazel tov, Yuri Foreman
Rabbi-in-training Yuri Foreman wins Israel’s first major boxing title.
More “tough Jews”
Another piece about “tough Jews.” You wanna make something of it?
In the squared circle…
A limited number of tickets for the Nov. 14 Yuri Foreman fight are available.
In these corners…
Foreman and Salita, fightin’ Jews.
Bits and pieces
A little bit of this, a little bit of that.
Bits and pieces
Catching up with bits and pieces of Jewish sports news.
Fight night: Kevin “The Hebrew Hammer” vs. Rick “The Tiger” Porcelli
Kevin Youkilis objecting to an obviously anti-Semitic incident (jk).
Required Reading: Barney Ross: The Life of a Jewish Fighter
The 2006 biography by Douglas Century is now out in paperback.
Mazel tov, Ran Nakash
On Saturday night (July 11), the Israeli cruiserweight beat William Bailey by technical knockout at the 1:49 mark of the fourth round of their undercard match at the Prudential Center in Newark, NJ. That improves Nakash’s record to 13-0, but you have to take into account that his opponent was just 10-17-2.
Nakash visited the JCC [...]
Mazel tov, Dmitiry Salita!
Our friend, Ron Ross, submitted this happy news:
Dmitiry Salita has been waiting patiently for the bell to ring sounding Round One of his anticipated world championship fight with the winner of the Kotelnik-Khan fight but it seems that there will be bells ringing before that for the undefeated light welterweight contender.
Wedding bells will be chiming [...]
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