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Deontay Wilder Knocks Luis Ortiz Out With Single
Two NFL Teams Interested In Colin Kaepernick, Attorney Claims
COLIN KAEPERNICK
Former San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaeper- nick is being looked at closely by two teams in the NFL after holding his own workout over the weekend, his attorney Mark Geragos said.
Speaking on The Adam Car- olla Podcast this week, Gera- gos offered details about the two teams that have shown in- terest in Kaepernick since he declined to participate in the NFL’s showcase workout over the weekend and instead held his own public session at an At- lanta high school.
Geragos didn’t offer any names but speculation sur- rounds the Carolina Panthers after rookie quarterback Kyle Allen, who has been filling in for Cam Newton for most of the season, threw four intercep- tions in Sunday’s loss to the At- lanta Falcons.
The second team could be anyone's guess as several or- ganizations in the league have struggled this season with in- jured and underperforming quarterbacks.
BEAUTY UNLIMITED
CHRISTINA
This week’s Beauty Unlimited feature is Christina, and she’s ready to just jump off the page because her energy level is so high. Christina said she’s bound and determined to work hard and make the sacrifices necessary to be successful. Congratulations to Christina as this week’s Beauty Unlimited feature.
Punch In Round 7 Of Heavyweight Rematch
DEONTAY WILDER AND LUIS ORTIZ
Unbeaten WBC heavy- weight champion Deontay Wilder's power is nothing short of legendary, which Luis Ortiz found out for the second time on Saturday.
Wilder (42-0-1, 41 KOs) broke open a one-sided fight in which he was being outboxed in Round 7 with one straight right hand that finished Ortiz via devastating knockout in their pay-per-view rematch at the MGM Grand Garden Arena.
The 34-year-old Wilder made the 10th defense of the title he won in 2015 and kept alive plans for a February 2020 rematch against unbeaten lin- eal champion Tyson Fury by scoring a second stoppage de- feat over the often avoided Ortiz (31-2, 26 KOs).
A single right cross from Wilder split the guard of Ortiz and dropped him against the ropes. Ortiz was able to crawl to his knees and
rose at the count of 10 as ref- eree Kenny Bayless waved off the fight at 2:51 after look- ing into Ortiz's eyes.
Wilder, 34, was thought to have taken an unnecessary chance by accepting a rematch against such a dangerous op- ponent when he didn't need to, especially with the Fury fight signed and only three months away. The 40-year-old Ortiz nearly finished Wilder in Round 7 of their first fight in March 2018 before Wilder rallied to finish him.
A native of Cuba, Ortiz flashed his technical advantage throughout by freezing Wilder's jab and walking him into the corner before uncork- ing a series of looping left hands that found the mark. Ortiz also found consistent success to the body as he left Wilder looking confused and gun shy. Ortiz outlanded Wilder 35-34 overall and 28- 17 in power punches.
Floyd Mayweather Posts He's 'Coming
Out Of Retirement In 2020' Days After
Saying He Was Done For Good
Well, that didn’t last long.
Tuesday, at the opening of one of his new gyms, boxing great Floyd Mayweather said he was hanging up his gloves for good.
As of Thursday night? He says he’s coming out of retire- ment next year.
Mayweather’s Instagram announcement was as straightforward as it gets: “Coming out of retirement in 2020,” he wrote.
An hour or so before post- ing that, Mayweather also shared that he and UFC presi- dent Dana White are “work- ing together again to bring the world another spectacular event” next year. Both White and UFC’s official account re- posted Mayweather’s an- nouncement.
We’ve been through this with the 42-year-old a few times before. The saga began over a decade ago when May-
FLOYD MAYWEATHER
weather briefly retired and unretired in 2007, then re-re- tired for 21 months and unre- tired in 2009. He went back into retirement in 2015, then came back out to fight Con- nor McGregor in 2017.
When he spoke on the sub- ject earlier this week, he cited safety concerns about the sport in saying, “My health is my wealth." He continued: “You have got to know when to hang it up. ... I had a great career."
It seems as though he’s had yet another change of heart.
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