NO HOLDS BARRED

On this edition of No Holds Barred, host Eddie Goldman discussed the sensational performance by Ghanaian boxer Isaac Dogboe, who made the first successful defense of his WBO 122-pound belt this past Saturday with a first-round TKO of Hidenori Otake, who had never been stopped before. Now with a record of 20-0 with 14 KOs, including three knockout wins this year alone, and an appealing aggressive style, and a bubbling personality, the 23-year-old Dogboe should be one of boxing's stars by now. But discussed is why that is not the case, at least not yet, largely due to the mishandling of his U.S. TV appearances by ESPN, which started the telecast of his fight Saturday right after it had begun, and with no introductions.

(Photos of Isaac Dogboe by Mikey Williams, Top Rank.)

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