Boxing
How Ricardo Malajika rose from ICU cot to IBO belt
Junior-bantam-weight champ is losing weight to fight IBO flyweight champ Jackson Chauke
23 February 2025 - 00:00
Ricardo Malajika, thoroughly exhausted, ran his finger across his throat to signal the end of a training session this week. The gesture is often used by boxers as a crude prediction before fights, but in this case it was the cost of choosing to swim against the tide — going down in weight to win a world title. ..
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