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Tureano Johnson loses by KO
Jaime Munguia caught Tureano Johnson with a vicious uppercut that severely gashed the Bahamian middleweight’s upper lip and led to a doctor’s stoppage. Munguia retained the WBO Intercontinental title and was awarded a sixth round knockout win over Johnson in Friday night’s DAZN Boxing main event at the Fantasy Springs Resort in Indio, California.
Oliver loses the first international bout of his career
TYRONE Oliver suffered a loss in the first international bout of his young professional boxing career.
Engineer chief eyes capital works boost
Bahamian construction industry professionals yesterday said they are hoping “significant” public infrastructure works will further boost the sector's output in 2021.
Lester Brown Jr loses via 2nd round TKO
LESTER Brown Jr’s return to the ring ended in disappointment against a highly touted amateur prospect in his professional debut.
Hundreds reincluded in NIB pension payments
MYLES Laroda, the minister of state responsible for the National Insurance Board, says the Davis administration has reincluded hundreds of people who would otherwise have stopped receiving a pension because of a recent decision of the institution.
Men’s national soccer team loses to Puerto Rico, 7-0
Team Bahamas was blanked for the third consecutive match in the opening round of FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 Qualifiers for the CONCACAF region.
MASS SICKOUT HITS HOSPITALS: Workers strike over being omitted from ‘COVID payments’
SERVICES at public hospitals were severely affected yesterday by a sickout involving staff who have not received honorariums.
EDITORIAL: Wrong time for hospital staff to take action
THE hospitals are full of COVID patients, we are in the middle of a surge that has already seen us have the record number of cases in a single day… and hospital staff are choosing this moment to stage industrial action.
Justin Roberts and Maginley stay alive in doubles
AFTER they both got eliminated the day before in their singles, Bahamian Justin Roberts and his close friend and long-time partner Jody Maginley from Antigua and Barbuda stayed alive in the men’s doubles in the Legacy Bank NWA Tennis Series.
It’s all systems go for Babe Ruth tournament
WITH the assurance from Prime Minister Philip “Brave” Davis that the new national baseball stadium will be completed in time, Babe Ruth Caribbean Region Commissioner Greg Burrows Sr confirmed that all systems are go for The Bahamas hosting the inaugural Babe Ruth Region Caribbean Championship and International Baseball Tournament.
‘Reno’ gets busted lip ‘stitched right away’
TUREANO ‘Reno’ Johnson was on the verge of setting himself up for one of the greatest accomplishments in Bahamian boxing history. But that was thwarted by Mexican Jaime Munguia at the Fantasy Springs Casino in Indio, California, on Saturday night.
