LesPierre’s manager tests positive, Flores-Ruiz elevated to ESPN main event
Tonight’s Top Rank on ESPN main event between Jose Pedraza and Mikkel LesPierre has been canceled after LesPierre’s manager, Jose Taveras, tested positive for COVID-19 earlier this morning. The Gabriel Flores Jr.-Josec Ruiz lightweight bout has been elevated to the main event.
LesPierre stated, “My manager, Jose Taveras, tested positive for COVID-19. Due to the rules and regulations set forth by the Nevada State Athletic Commission, I will be unable to fight tonight as scheduled against Jose Pedraza. “I understand the severity of COVID-19 because I have been working on the front lines of helping treat this virus at Mount Sinai Beth Israel—Petrie Division in Manhattan.
“I am devastated. This was my opportunity to showcase my talent to the world, but everything happens for a reason. This is just another roadblock in my story.
“I apologize to Jose and his team for any inconvenience this caused. He is a great boxer, and I hope we can reschedule the fight as soon as possible.”
Taveras said, “I apologize for the inconvenience this caused. I am not exhibiting any symptoms. I am looking forward to hopefully rescheduling this fight as soon as possible. I am devastated for Mikkel.”
His manager? So? Are they fuckin serious? Did the fighter test positive? Why was the manager even there? Just the be an extra person they can cancel the fight over?
This virus is a joke. Enough
He’s considered a direct contact. Needs to self quarantine for a period of time.
OBVIOUSLY, he was in contact with his manager which puts himself or his opponent at risk.
In the old days, boxers would fight with a nasty cold or even a flu. Nowadays they can’t even fight with an asymptotic virus. Soft.
I doubt anyone is concerned about the boxer’s health, including the boxer. It is the spread
The can stop the spread. It’s a virus it will spread, dummy
Dude, don’t say that. That virus is nothing to some but devastating to others. We just don’t know. It’s better to be safe than sorry.
For how long should we be “better safe than sorry”. What about the people losing their homes? Or the fact that the suicide rate has tripled in some places?
What about those lives being devastated?
If your old or at risk, stay home or wear a mask. If you live with an old or at risk person you should try to do the same or not be in direct contact with that person.
But boxing matches being cancels because the guys manager has it? The entire team tested negative but the one guy not needed for the fight somehow gets the fight canceled? This is all political.
You can’t make this disappear. It spreads to easy and it’s already every where. Just like the flu. It comes every year, kills 65k people on average with a vaccine. It’s never gonna go away, just just deal with it the best you can. And collapsing the economy and drying small businesses into forecloses, while also driving up the suicide rate is not the best way to handle this.
The sad thing is examine is COVID-19 is a work in progress. Research is developing on this virus, but it may take years before we fully understand the full capacity of the consequences. It may take a few years just for the US (and other countries) to develop herd immunity to help tame it some and even at that, there is no guarantee of safety. Viruses do not want to kill their hosts, they simply want to thrive. However, most hosts can not tolerate the invasive part of the virus and illness (or death) is the result.
Tell this shit to your president who thought it was a joke and fired his pandemic team. He’s a compassionate guy. Tweet him.
Marc, that is the problem in some cultures especially the USA; individualistic behavior is a freedom in many cases. In other words, people will obey, contest, argue, whine, etc. when told what to do by the govt. Yes, since we have many parties within the governmental system, this whole issue becomes political even when science says otherwise. I am a supporter of science as I work in healthcare and understand the consequences of COVID-19.
I guess Jay will just fart it out if he gets hit by The corona HIV virus.
true!!!!! they were Warriors fighting and clashing back then, Pierre is soft so is his manager………
Very True, Back in the days they were not scared to fight. The Hearts a lot weaker and the Boxing World is just a Business nowadays….. Wtf his manager was doing there anyways he not NO DAMN fighter…… And He Never Fought a Day in His LIFE SMFH He in it for the MONEY!!!! #SIMPLE
So, they can’t test LesPierre again today and expedite the result.
No. Fuck the fans and fuck the fighter that needs to feed his family? I don’t think boxers can collect unemployment.
Its a catch-22. It may produce false positive or negative.