Meet Neeraj Goyat, Indian boxer who won ahead of Mike Tyson-Jake Paul match
New Delhi: India’s Neeraj Goyat took on and defeated Brazilian Whindersson Nunes ahead of the much-anticipated Jake Paul vs Mike Tyson face-off at the 90,000 packed-house AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas.
The top Indian boxer and WBC (World Boxing Council) Asia titleholder Neeraj dominated the fight right from the start. The judges ruled the contest 59-55, 60-54, 60-54 in the 33-year-old's favour.
Neeraj Goyat, born on November 11, 1991, in Begumpur village, Karnal, Haryana, is a prominent Indian professional boxer and mixed martial artist. He began his boxing journey in 2006 at the Army Sports Institute in Pune.
Goyat's professional boxing record stands at 19 wins, 4 losses, and 2 draws. He has also ventured into mixed martial arts and appeared in Indian films like Toofan and RRR.
Meanwhile, the 27-year-old Jake Paul comprehensively beat 58-year-old Mike Tyson in the boxing bout on Saturday.
Let the Truth be known. If you read VB and like VB, please be a VB Supporter and Help us deliver the Truth to one and all.
Rocket from Yemen strikes Tel Aviv, injuring 16, as Palestinians mourn 19 dead in Gaza
Tel Aviv, Dec 21: A rocket fired from Yemen hit an area of Tel Aviv overnight, leaving 16 people slightly injured by shattered glass, the Israeli military said Saturday, days after Israeli airstrikes hit Houthi rebels who have been launching missiles in solidarity with Palestinians.
A further 14 people sustained minor injuries as they rushed to shelters when air raid sirens sounded before the projectile hit just before 4 am Saturday, the military said.
The Houthi rebels issued a statement on the Telegram messaging app saying they had aimed a hypersonic ballistic missile at a military target, which they did not identify.
The attack comes less than two days after a series of Israeli airstrikes on Yemen's Houthi rebel-held capital, Sanaa, and port city of Hodeida killed at least nine people. The Israeli strikes were in response to a Houthi attack in which a long-range missile hit an Israeli school building. The Houthis also claimed a drone strike targeting an unspecified military target in central Israel on Thursday.
The Israeli military says the Iran-backed Houthis have launched more than 200 missiles and drones during the Israel-Hamas war in Gaza. The Houthis have also been attacking shipping in the Red Sea and Gulf of Aden and say they won't stop until there is a ceasefire in Gaza.
The Israeli strikes Thursday caused “considerable damage” to the Houthi-controlled Red Sea ports “that will lead to the immediate and significant reduction in port capacity,” UN spokesman Stephane Dujarric said. The port at Hodeida has been key for food shipments into Yemen in its decade-long civil war.
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said both sides' attacks risk further escalation in the region and undermine UN mediation efforts.
