bout

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Two-time world heavyweight champion Joshua was ringside at London's O2 Arena on Saturday to support his friend Chisora for what is expected to have been the beaten fighter's final professional bout.

From BBC • Apr. 5, 2026

Remarkably, it was the 50th bout of both men's careers.

From BBC • Apr. 4, 2026

An experienced fighter stood a good chance of making it to the next bout.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026

Megan Thee Stallion is on the mend after a bout of “concerning symptoms” landed her in the hospital Tuesday evening, cutting her latest “Moulin Rouge” performance short.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 1, 2026

I ain’t your Mr. Texas, but I cain’t take it if’n you go’n dish out little bitty hints bout it ever time yore conscience starts to hurt.

From "Cold Sassy Tree" by Olive Ann Burns