{"id":629437,"date":"2026-04-26T08:04:11","date_gmt":"2026-04-26T08:04:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/629437\/"},"modified":"2026-04-26T08:04:11","modified_gmt":"2026-04-26T08:04:11","slug":"boxing-news-today-knockout-of-the-year-dana-white-talks-awesome-shooting-australias-best-boxer-ever-boxing-news-today-dana-white-on-shooting-at-trump-event-a-ko-of-the-year-australias-be","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/629437\/","title":{"rendered":"Boxing News Today: Knockout of The Year, Dana White Talks &#8216;Awesome&#8217; Shooting, &#038; Australia&#8217;s Best Boxer Ever Boxing News Today: Dana White on Shooting at Trump Event, a KO of the Year, &#038; Australia&#8217;s Best Boxer"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Alan Chaves \u2014 remember the name!<\/p>\n<p>The Argentine southpaw who had, up until Saturday, April 25, fought exclusively in his homeland, made his Las Vegas debut on a Matchroom show and was sure to make it one to remember.<\/p>\n<p>Considering his penchant for powerful punching, it should, perhaps, have been no surprise that he\u2019d secure a knockout at Fontainbleau. But his knockout of Miguel Madueno in the third round was as ruthless as it was haunting, and could well be the clubhouse leader for Knockout of the Year.<\/p>\n<p>Boxing Social\u2019s reporter <a href=\"https:\/\/boxing-social.com\/news\/alan-chaves-scores-devastating-ko-over-miguel-madueno-in-round-3-on-matchroom-debut\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Carlos Linares provided more details here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>But you can watch the thrilling finish below, too.<\/p>\n<p>Sheesh!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/linares_ca_93\/status\/2048224788921929736\" rel=\"nofollow\">Linares summarized the situation when posting on X<\/a>, formerly Twitter: \u201cWe have a new player in the 135 pounds.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Dana White Reacts to Shooting Near US President Donald Trump<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"512\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/1777190650_483_Screenshot-2026-02-15-at-8.23.06-PM-1024x512.png\" alt=\"Dana White\" class=\"wp-image-117881\"  \/><\/p>\n<p>Elsewhere, Zuffa Boxing boss Dana White perhaps gave one of the most extraordinary reactions to a live shooter situation when he was sitting only a matter of feet away from US President Donald Trump\u2019s table at the Washington Hilton, for The White House Correspondents\u2019 Dinner \u2014 a celebration of press freedom with speeches and satire.<\/p>\n<p>For the bulk of White\u2019s quotes, <a href=\"https:\/\/boxing-social.com\/news\/donald-trump-white-house-correspondent-shooting-dana-white-reaction\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">see Boxing Social editor Alan Dawson\u2019s report here<\/a> in which the combat sports figurehead said \u201cit was f****** awesome.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Huh?<\/p>\n<p>Australia\u2019s Best Boxer Ever Could be up For Grabs<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"536\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/tim-tszyu-56465465411111111-1024x536.webp.webp\" alt=\"Tim returns to action against Denis Nurja on April 5.\" class=\"wp-image-112670\"  \/><\/p>\n<p>And finally, Australia\u2019s GOAT in boxing could be a status up for grabs during the Tim Tszyu\u2019s lifetime in professional sports as former national hero Jeff Fenech proclaimed the Phoenix as someone who could go down as the country\u2019s best ever fighter.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI can see that he\u2019s grown up and I\u2019ve always seen what I believe he\u2019s missing out on,\u201d Fenech told Fox Sports. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019ve told him that, if in two weeks he doesn\u2019t think what we\u2019re doing is right, my door is open. I don\u2019t do these contracts, I\u2019m not about that. This is not for money, it\u2019s not for fame or fortune.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis is to help someone who I believe can be Australia\u2019s greatest fighter.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Jeff Fenech on Tim Tszyu<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf I can help him get to that platform, I would be so, so happy.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe all talk about the things that\u2019s he\u2019s done but without Tim, there would be no Australian boxing for the last couple of years,\u201d Fenech finished. \u201cWe should all be proud of him.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/boxing-social.com\/news\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">READ ALL OF BOXING SOCIAL\u2019S NEWS<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Alan Chaves \u2014 remember the name! 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