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The celebrated Kronk Boxing gym, closed since 2006 to re -open in Detroit

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Detroit – Gym Kronk, in which Detroit Boxing Roying sweats on the road to Glora, will be re -opened this summer in a building where Hall of Famer Joe Louis once trained.

The Brewster Wheeler Recreation Center will be the recent home of the gym, the city leaders and the team behind the project told journalists on Wednesday.

The room in which the gym was located, in which Louis trained, remains in the basement of the building. But the center became so ruined that about ten years ago it faced the destructive ball, said Mayor Mike Duggan.

Duggan said that he was encouraged to stop the demolition order by some who wanted to preserve the history of the building and its importance for the community.

“A few days have passed since demolition,” he said. “We completed a contract with demolition and said:” Let’s see what we can do? “Can you imagine perfect exploit for this building than Kronk Gym?

The original Kronk was founded in 1971 by coach Emanuel Steward in the gym on the south -western side of Detroit. Boxer Hilmer Kenta was the first professional master of Kronek, winning the title of WBA.

But Kronk came to the national significance behind the penal fists of Thomas “Hitman” Hearns, who hit José “Pipino” Cuevas, Wilfred Benítez and Roberto Durán on the way to five titles and career 61-5-1 as a professional.

Lennox Lewis and Wladimir Klitschko world champions later trained in Kronk.

The original gym was closed in 2006 and has long been empty until 2017, when the building was destroyed by a fire. Later, the steward rented a place at the gym in nearby Dearborn so that his juvenile fighters could train.

Steward died of colon cancer in 2012 at the age of 68.

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Keyshawn Davis blows about 4.3 pounds, loses the title

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Keyshawn Davis is no longer the WBO Lightweight champion after he did not get a huge margin.

Davis (13-0, 9 KO) scaled 139.3 pounds while trying to make a specific division limit of 135 pounds, losing his championship.

The opponent Edwin de Los Santos (16-2, 14 KO) hit the sign and is the only boxer who can leave the arena with the belt.

President WBO, Gustavo Olivieri, explained the situation that stood after Friday’s weighing.

“As for the Featherlight WBO division, if the WBO master does not bring weight, the title is abandoned in the scale, regardless of whether the claimant brings weight.

“If the claimant wins, they become a fresh WBO champion. If the former champion, the title remains empty.

“The vacancy should be filled with two highest available pretenders in the division when he defines the championship committee.

“Currently, Noakes sits at number one and (Abdullah) Mason is number two.”

Before the defeat of the scale, Davis was looking for an impressive victory in his home.

“I chose him because I know that he will come to create a great fight for fans who leave. And it will be a great fight, but he will not hear and fresh.

“He comes to fight and implements the performance because his last was rubbish.”

Perhaps by anticipating his title loss 24 hours earlier, Davis added: “I know who I am with or without. I am a businessman. I introduce great fights. I introduce great performances.”

De los Santos used his platform to explain his long absence in the ring.

“I had a health problem. I had a blood clot in my leg. Unfortunately, I had to be out of the ring because of this.

“This time the result will be different because I overcame death. And after defeating my death I know that there is nothing more.”

On Saturday, Abdullah Mason (18-0, 16 Kos), Jeremia Nakathila (26-4, 21 Kos) is fighting. Both fights will be broadcast live to ESPN, ESPN Deportes and ESPN+ at 22:00 ET/19 PM entitled

Undercard with ESPN+begins at 17:10 et/2: 10 pm Pt and covers the rest of DB3 in action, with older brother Keyshawn, Kelvin “Nite nite” Davis (15-0, 8 Kos) in the face of Nahir “Woo” Albright (16-2, 7 Kos) in 10-round shoes.

Keon Davis and Troy Isley form the central part of the highest rank.

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Keyshawn Davis weighs over four pounds of overweight, loses a lightweight WBO title on the scales

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By: Sean Crose

Keyshawn Davis is no longer the WBO Lightweight of the World champion. He lost the world championship title not in the ring, but on the scales. On Friday, when he considered his Saturday fight against Edwin de Los Santos, Davis tilted scales worth over 139 pounds – four plus pounds heavier than he was supposed to be in a slight fight for the title. For his part, de los Santos made the weight of body weight in a few ounces below the limit of 135 pounds. It is demanding to imagine what Davis’ excuses can be. Needless to say, Davis did not try to come back on a scale.

“I exceeded the weight,” said Davis. “I put this weight for over four years. I just extorted the weight. I tried. I got up tardy yesterday. I woke up early in the morning, trying to bear the weight. I just grew up, senior. Norfolk Davis, Virginia on the city arena.

How it changes. At the beginning of this year, Davis won the title of WBO World, stopping Denys Berinchyk in four. On the other hand, de los Santos was seen the fight against Shakur Stevenson in what turned out to be a brutally dull romance. Now it will be Davis, whose goal of mockery, while de los Santos becomes more sympathetic from two fighters. Unlike the defending master, De los Santos was able to earn a lot.

Although Davis said that he wanted to move to Munior Welter, it is complex to see how it works positive for Virginians. The victory will probably be perceived as which it brought an unfair advantage. What’s more, brutal win can be a rascal work. And if de los Santos took nervousness, Davis’s career will have at least a solemn hit. Davis is not expected to lose, which probably makes it not so mysterious. Why can you wonder if Davis’s weight problems only arise now?

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Keyshawn Davis 4.3 pounds, loses the belt against defending the title

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Keyshawn Davis will be deprived of his airy title WBO after he did not find his planned defense for the title against Edwin de los Santos on Saturday evening at the Scope Arena in his hometown of Norfolk, Virginia.

26-year-old Davis arrived at 139.3 pounds, 4.3 pounds above the 135 pounds weight limit. Instead of trying to reduce the weight limit, Davis decided to give up the title.

“I interrupted the weight,” said Davis (13-0, 9 KO). “I put this weight for four years. I got up behind schedule yesterday and early this morning, trying to earn weight, but I surpassed it.”

Because of Miss, only De los Santos (16-2, 14 KO) will be entitled to win the WBO title on Saturday evening. This would be the first defense of the title for Davis after detaining Denys Berinchyk in February to become the world champion. But now Davis will try to deal with business on Saturday evening and a campaign in a up-to-date weight class after this fight.

“The program must last,” Davis said about the missing weight, but he still competes for the second time before his hometown.

Miss’s weight was not a complete surprise, because Davis already had plans to go to Junior Juniors, regardless of the result.

“To be sincere, I went to 140 pounds anyway.”

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