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In a civil proceeding or criminal prosecution under the common law or under statute, a defendant may raise a defense (or defence) [a] in an effort to avert civil liability or criminal conviction. A defense is put forward by a party to defeat a suit or action brought against the party, and may be based on legal grounds or on factual claims.
Holyfield's first defense of his title came on April 19, 1991, against former heavyweight champion George Foreman, who was returning from retirement, in Atlantic City. After Holyfield defeated Foreman by decision, the long-awaited match between Holyfield and Tyson, who defeated Donovan Ruddock in two fights for the #1 contendership to the title ...
Jack Dempsey was the world Heavyweight champion since he beat Jess Willard by a fourth-round knockout in 1919. The challenge by Carpentier would be his third title defense, after retaining the championship against Billy Miske and Bill Brennan.
Bruno was making his first WBC title defense when he lost to Tyson by third-round TKO. Jake Paul and the business of boxing. Olivieri, the newly elected WBO president, was talking about Paul ...
Coming to Flushing Meadows off a series of early exits at other events, Gauff already was down 1-0 to Varvara Gracheva, having dropped the match's initial game at love by making four groundstroke ...
Djokovic’s US Open title defense got off to a solid start Monday night, defeating qualifier Radu Albot 6-2, 6-2, 6-4 under the lights at Arthur Ashe Stadium.
In the case of a title fight that is ruled a no contest, the champion will retain their title, but it will not be counted as a title defense. An example of this can be found in the second bout between Daniel Cormier and Jon Jones at UFC 214. Jones was originally awarded a victory and won the title, but the decision was overturned due to a ...
England’s title defense at the Cricket World Cup is in real trouble after losing to Afghanistan by 69 runs on Sunday in one of the biggest shocks in the tournament’s history. Afghanistan was ...