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      Who is boxer Olivia Curry?

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      OLIVIA Curry has risen to fame in the boxing world.She has an impressive track record in the sport so far, but who is she?
      Olivia Curry also works as a filmmaker
      Who is Olivia Curry and what is her boxing record?
      Olivia is known for her impressive boxing career, however she also works as a filmmaker.
      She stands at 5ft 9 inches (175cm) and was born in Iowa, USA.
      She has managed to impress in the boxing world with seven wins, including two KOs, and one loss.
      Speaking to Boxing Scene, Curry said: “I love boxing and it feels like I have to do it in terms of my own mental and emotional state.
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      “Boxing sucks people in, and no matter who you talk to, you need to do it for a reason other than just making money.
      “And very few people get to where they’re really making money at this sport, so I think anyone who chooses this path is doing it for another reason.”
      She added: “For me, that’s something that I can’t quite place that just draws me into it and doesn’t let me quit until I’ve seen exactly what I can do, what my body can do, and how far I can push it.”
      She beat Olivia Gerula by unanimous decision in April 2023.
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      This means that she has now had five back-to-back wins and is ranked just outside the top five middleweight contenders by the major sanctioning bodies.
      Before this she defeated Samantha Pill in 2022 as well as Kaitlin LaVigne and LeAnn O’Malley.
      Olivia’s debut was in May 2021 when she won against Gloria Solis Ruiz.
      She is fighting Shadasia Green on Saturday, August 5, 2023, which is part of the Jake Paul vs Nate Diaz fight.
      Olivia said: “I’m grateful to MVP and Real Fight, Inc. for the opportunity to fight Shadasia and introduce myself to the world with a bang. I’m coming to Dallas to win.
      “I want to show that women’s boxing at the higher, more dangerous weight classes is levelling up.”
      As well as her boxing career, Olivia has also produced commercials and branded content for Intuit, Boeing, Nike and more.
      Is Olivia Curry on TikTok and Instagram?
      Yes, Olivia regularly posts to her Instagram page.
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      She has dedicated her page to both her boxing and filmmaking career.
      As of August 2023 she has more than 1600 followers. More

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      When did Gianfranco Zola retire and where is he now?

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      GIANFRANCO ZOLA is a football legend who was once voted Chelsea’s greatest player in history.The Italian sportsman has had a varied career, having moved into coaching after he retired from playing football.
      Former Cagliari, Chelsea, and Italy footballer Gianfranco Zola has moved into coaching since retiring from playingCredit: Jonathan Moscrop/Getty Images
      When did Gianfranco Zola retire from playing football?
      Gianfranco Zola retired from playing football in 2005 after two seasons at Cagliari in his native Sardinia.
      He had retired from playing internationally in 1998.
      Zola started his career in 1984 with Sardinian team Nuorese before moving to Sassari-based team Torres.
      The player, who was born on July 5, 1966, signed for Napoli in 1989.
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      It was there that Zola forged a close friendship with the legendary Diego Maradona, who would go on to have a huge influence on Zola’s career.
      In 1993 the football player left Napoli for Parma, the team he won the 1993 UEFA Super Cup and the 1995 UEFA Cup with.
      Zola then joined UK side Chelsea in 1996, where he stayed until 2003.
      During his time at the Premier League team, he helped them win the UEFA Cup Winners’ Cup, the UEFA Super Cup and the League Cup.
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      He was also voted Chelsea’s greatest player ever in 2003.
      The forward played 229 times for the London club, scoring 59 goals.
      Cagliari then signed Zola in the summer of 2003, where he stayed until he announced his retirement.
      Zola has also represented Italy’s national team.
      He won his first cap for the team in 1991 – in a match against Norway – and went on to earn 35 caps for his country.
      With Italy, Zola travelled to the 1994 World Cup in the United States, but did not play in the final after being sent off earlier in the tournament.
      Italy eventually ended as runners-up after losing to Brazil in the final.
      He also played in the 1996 Euros.
      Which teams has Gianfranco Zola coached?
      Zola began his coaching career with the Italy under-21s in 2006.
      As assistant coach, he and Pierluigi Casiraghi led the team to the 2008 Beijing Olympics where they finished in the quarter-finals.
      In 2008 he was hired by Premier League side West Ham United.
      Zola was then manager of Watford from July 2012 until December 2013.
      From December 2014 to March 2015 he managed his old Italian team Cagliari.
      Zola coached one season for Qatar team Al-Arabi before moving to Birmingham City in 2016.
      He returned to another of his past teams, Chelsea, as the assistant to manager Maurizio Sarri in July 2018.
      Zola departed in 2019 after Frank Lampard was announced as head coach.
      As of 2023, Zola is vice-president of the Italy’s Lega Pro league.
      Is Gianfranco Zola married and does he have children?
      Gianfranco is married to Francesca Zola, née Secci.
      The couple have three children together.
      Their son Andrea, who was born on January 7, 1991, is also a footballer and has played for Grays Athletic and the West Ham United reserves.
      He retired in 2011.
      In June 2023, his daughter Martina made her professional martial arts debut at  Polaris 24, a top jiu-jitsu event.
      What is Gianfranco Zola’s net worth?
      Gianfranco has an estimated net worth of around $30million (almost £24million).
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      He has estimated this fortune through his time as a player and manager, and the various brand deals he has landed during his career.
      Zola also invested in ice cream company Unico, which has four locations in London – Bromley, Fulham, St John’s Wood and Holland Park. More

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      Who is boxer Shadasia Green?

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      SHADASIA Green has carved out a career for herself in the boxing ring.The star has impressed boxing fans around the world, but who is she?
      Shadasia Green is best known for her boxing careerCredit: Getty
      Who is Shadasia Green and what is her boxing record?
      Shadasia Green is a boxer born in New Jersey, USA.
      She is 5ft 8 inches tall and goes by the alias The Sweet Terminator.
      Green has a 12-0 win record, including 11 knockouts and is the reigning WBC Silver champion at super middleweight.
      She beat Elin Cederroos in February 2023 to become the WBC’s mandatory challenger.
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      The boxer is fighting Olivia Curry in a 10-round bout as part of the Jake Paul-Nate Diaz pay-per-view undercard on August 5, 2023, in Dallas.
      Jake has said he thinks Green is more than capable of winning her upcoming match.
      Speaking on talkSPORT Drive, he said: “Green has the whole women’s boxing scene on froze right now.
      “She’s 12-0 with 11 KOs, just going through opponents like it’s her job, the Sweet Terminator.
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      “She really has the opportunity to make the biggest fight in UK women’s boxing history right now, going up against Marshall.
      “She’s next on the scene and I’m just super proud to be a part of her team and promoting her.”
      He added: “Well hopefully Marshall isn’t scared of Shadasia like the rest of the whole boxing world is.”
      Green has managed to stop every fighter she has faced since the start of 2020.
      As of July 2023, the boxing star is ranked as ESPN’s No2 super middleweight with her next fight set to take place on Saturday, August 5, 2023.
      Meanwhile, she is ranked No1 across the board by other sanctioning bodies.
      Is Shadasia Green married and does she have children?
      Yes, Shadasia is married.
      She tied the knot with long term girlfriend Desha Bland in 2022.
      They enjoyed a lavish wedding in Punta Cana, Dominican Republic.
      Is Shadasia Green on TikTok and Instagram?
      Yes, Shadasia regularly posts to her Instagram page.
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      She boasts an impressive 19,000 followers as of August 2023.
      She tends to share updates on her boxing career and what fights she has coming up. More

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      How old is Robert Pires and what does the Arsenal invincible do now?

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      ROBERT PIRES is a former French football player and coach.The sportsman is best known for his time with Premier League side Arsenal and is widely regarded as one of the team’s greatest ever players.
      Former footballer Robert Pires is an Arsenal legend
      How old is Robert Pires?
      Robert Pires was born on October 29, 1973.
      He was born in Reims, France to a Portuguese father and Spanish mother.
      Pires inherited his passion for football from his father.
      When he was 15 he left school and began studying a two-year sports degree course in Reim.
      Pires made his senior debut for FC Metz against Lyon in 1993.
      Who did Robert Pires play for?
      In France, Pires played for Marseille and Provence before moving to UK team Arsenal.
      Pires won the Premier League title twice with the team and was heavily involved in the 2004 “Invincibles” title win where Arsenal did not lose a game all season, winning eight league matches in a row between January and March 2004.
      The Frenchman also boasts FA Cup wins and two English Charity Shields from his time with the Gunners.
      In May 2006, Pires joined Spanish side Villarreal on a two-year contract.
      He later moved to Aston Villa in 2010 and briefly played for Indian Super League team FC Goa between 2013 and 2014.
      In February 2016, Pires announced his retirement from football.
      Pires also made 79 senior appearances for the France national team throughout his career, scoring 14 goals.
      Pires won the European Championship with his country in 2000 and the World Cup in 1998.

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      What does Robert Pires do now?
      After retiring from playing, Pires took on a role as an ambassador for Arsenal while also informally helping to develop the team’s younger talent.
      Pires then moved to Ibiza in 2020 and, as of 2023, he works as a coach for Spanish lower-league side Pena Deportiva.
      The football star moved to the Spanish island with his second wife, model Jessica Lemarie.
      The couple share two children, Naia and Theo.
      Robert is thought to have amassed a net worth of around $12million (over £9million) throughout his impressive career. More

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      What is Nate Diaz’s net worth?

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      NATE DIAZ is used to earning a living in the eight-sided Octagon. The MMA star has been a part of some big fights over the years despite never winning a world championship.
      Nate Diaz will make his professional boxing debutCredit: AP
      But his next payday will be after he makes his professional boxing debut against YouTube sensation Jake Paul.
      And SunSport has a rough idea of how much Nate Diaz is worth.
      What is Nate Diaz’s net worth? 
      The Stockton fighter is reportedly worth £6.8million with a large portion of his income coming from UFC pay-per-view fights, according to LadBible.
      Diaz won the fifth season of Ultimate Fighter and defeated Conor Mcgregor in a rematch back in March 2016.
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      His rematch against Mcgregor reportedly earned him £1.7m before his cut for the pay-per-view takings.
      From this fight alone Diaz made £196,000 from a Reebok sponsorship, £39,000 in bonuses and £118,000 to attend the after-party.
      Diaz has earned over £7.8m during his UFC career, according to the MMA salaries,
      Recently becoming a free agent Diaz decided to enter into the boxing world with his debut again Paul.
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      The price he will be paid for the match is not yet confirmed but last year The Problem Child was told he would need to splash big bucks to fight the UFC star.
      According to The Mirror, the price told was £7.8m for the social media influencer to fight Diaz. More

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      Who is Jake Paul’s trainer Shane Mosely?

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      JAKE PAUL faces another big test in the boxing ring this weekend as he faces Nate Diaz. Paul’s fight with Diaz will be his eighth as a professional, and he’ll be looking to make it 7-1.
      Shane Mosley had a legendary career as a fighterCredit: Reuters

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      His only loss came against Tommy Fury earlier this year but now the Problem Child will take on MMA legend Diaz.
      Diaz made a name for himself in the UFC and had two huge fights with Conor McGregor while under contract with Dana White’s promotion.
      Now he makes his first foray into the boxing world with his clash against Paul.
      But Paul is more experienced than Diaz in the squared circle, and he’ll have a legend of the game in Shane Mosley in his corner to help him out on fight night.

      Who is Shane Mosley?
      Mosley is a former three-weight world champion himself, winning titles at lightweight, welterweight and super-welterweight.
      He won his first world title in 1997 against Philip Holiday, picking up the IBF lightweight strap.
      He then went on to beat Oscar De La Hoya to win the WBC welterweight title in 2000.
      Mosley, 51, had big fights with Vernon Forrest, Winky Wright, Fernando Vargas, Miguel Cotto and Ricardo Mayorga.
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      He then went on to win the WBA welterweight strap after knocking out Antonio Margarito.
      Mosley had three of the biggest fights of his career against Floyd Mayweather, Manny Pacquiao and Canelo Alvarez, losing all by decision.
      In his fight with Mayweather, Mosley badly rocked his undefeated opponent on two occasions, but failed to follow up his attacks and was ultimately outclasses.
      Mosley retired from boxing in 2016 after losing to David Avanesyan.
      Now, Mosley trains and works alongside Jake Paul. More

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      Who is boxer Amanda Serrano?

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      AMANDA Serrano found fame after impressing in the boxing ring.The fighter made her professional boxing debut at the age of 20. Here’s what we know about her life and career so far.
      Amanda Serrano is a popular Puerto Rican boxerCredit: Getty
      Who is Amanda Serrano and what is her boxing record?
      Amanda Serrano was born on October 9, 1988, in Carolina, Puerto Rico.
      She moved with her family to Brooklyn, New York, when she was young, along with her sister Cindy, who she followed into boxing.
      Amanda is a professional boxer, mixed martial artist (MMA) and wrestler.
      She is the undisputed featherweight world champion, having held the WBO title since 2019, the WBC and IBO titles since 2021, and the WBA title since 2023.
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      She is the only female, and Puerto Rican, to win world titles in more than four weight classes.
      Amanda, who has the nickname The Real Deal, holds the Guinness World Record for the most boxing world championships won in different weight-classes by a female.
      She has won the Female Boxer of the Year Award twice (2016 and 2018) by the WBO, which also granted her the first Super World Championship awarded to a woman.
      The southpaw – left-handed fighter – has had 47 bouts, including 44 wins, two losses, and one draw in a split decision.
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      She has won two MMA bouts by submission and has perfect 5-0 record in no-GI grappling (Jiu-Jitsu).
      On August 2, 2023, she announced on The MMA Hour that she has signed a deal with the Professional Fighters League.
      What happened when Amanda Serrano fought Katie Taylor?
      Serrano vs Taylor was the first women’s boxing match to headline Madison Square Garden.
      It was held on April 30, 2022, and described as the “biggest women’s fight of all time”.
      Taylor defeated Serrano by split decision in what was named Fight of the Year by Sports Illustrated.
      A rematch was scheduled to go ahead on May 20, 2023, in Dublin however Amanda was forced out of the fight due to injury.
      She has since said that she thinks the rematch will not be rearranged.
      Speaking on The MMA Hour, Amanda said: “Maybe [it will only be] delayed if she comes out on top, beating Cameron, which I don’t think that will happen.
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      “But if she does, then maybe the rematch with me will happen.
      “I just hope that Katie does the right thing and she wins.” More

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      When did Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink retire and where is he now?

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      LEGENDARY footballer Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink has had an impressive career as a player and a coach.The sportsman has played for sides in the Premier League, Championship, Primeira Divisão, and La Liga.
      Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink has joined England’s national team as a coachCredit: Andrew Vaughan – CameraSport via Getty Images
      When did Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink retire from playing football?
      Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink retired in 2008 after nearly two decades as a professional player.
      The star, who was born on March 27, 1972, in Paramaribo, Suriname, began his football career as a goalkeeper.
      He later moved to become a right winger, before taking on the role of forward.
      Jimmy made his professional debut in 1990, playing for Dutch team Telstar.
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      He had moved to the Netherlands with his family at the end of the 1970s.
      In August 1995, Hasselbaink signed for Portuguese Primeira Divisão side Campomaiorense.
      The chairman of the club at the time gave the player, who had actually been born Jerrel Floyd Hasselbaink, the nickname “Jimmy” – a name which stuck with him for the rest of his career.
      In the summer of 1996, Hasselbaink was signed by Boavista, another team in Portugal.
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      He moved to Premier League side Leeds United in 1997 but was bought by Spanish club Atlético Madrid for £10million in 1999.
      Hasselbaink was then signed by Chelsea in 2000 for a club record fee of £15million.
      He scored 69 goals for the Blues in 136 appearances, and was top scorer for three of the four years he was at the club.
      In 2002 he suffered a hamstring injury and worked as a pundit for ITV’s 2002 Fifa World Cup coverage while he recovered.
      In July 2004, Hasselbaink signed for Middlesborough before transferring to Charlton Athletic in 2006.
      He then moved to Cardiff City but left the club in 2008.
      Hasselbaink has also represented the Netherlands, earning 23 caps and scoring nine goals for the national team.
      He also played at the 1998 Fifa World Cup.
      Which teams has Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink coached?
      After retiring from playing, Hasselbaink moved into coaching.
      He was announced as the new manager of Belgian Second Division club Royal Antwerp in 2013, and in 2014 he was appointed by English Football League Two side Burton Albion.
      He worked with Queens Park Rangers from 2015 to 2016, after which he moved to Northampton Town.
      Jimmy returned to Burton Albion in January 2021.
      In March 2023 it was reported that Hasselbaink was to take up a role as coach for the England national team.
      The move has reunited him with his former Middlesbrough teammate Gareth Southgate.
      Is Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink married and does he have children?
      According to reports, Jimmy married Natalie Hasselbaink in 2012.
      The couple are thought to have held their wedding at Cowarth Park in Ascot.
      They have since welcomed four children together, all daughters.
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      What is Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink’s net worth?
      Hasselbaink has an estimated net worth of around $5million (nearly £4million).
      He is thought to have amassed much of this fortune from his time as a player. More