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SAD! US boxer Mylik, gunned down in LA Drive
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Professional boxer Mylik Birdsong was shot and killed in South Los Angeles on Sunday. He was 31.
The shooting happened just before 5 p.m. at 87th Street and Denker Avenue, according to the Los Angeles Police Department.
Investigators said Birdsong was shot about seven times. The suspect vehicle was described as a dark SUV.
The boxer’s mother Zonyia Birdsong told Eyewitness News that she watched gunmen kill her son outside her home.
“It’s just senseless. It don’t make sense to me,” Zonyia said.
Birdsong was the reigning World Boxing Foundation International welterweight champion. He was scheduled to fight on Oct. 26.
“I don’t know how to process it,” Zonyia said. “He’s a triplet. I lost his other two brothers at birth. He survived it… It’s like I’m numb.”
Zonyia said her son came home to join the family for dinner. Before he could get out of his car, gunmen drove up and started firing at him.
Zonyia said her son exited his vehicle and took off running, and he was followed while being shot at. She said as her son fell to the ground on the side of her home, he was shot and killed.
“They murdered my child in front of me,” Zonyia said. “Who does that?”
Police said two gunmen shot and killed Birdsong and took off in a getaway car. Police are searching for the shooters and a motive.
Birdsong’s family said he was not a gang member or a troublemaker. They said his passion was boxing and helping the less fortunate.
“He would pass out food and ask homeless people, the less fortunate what size do you wear? Are you hungry?” Zonyia recalled. “And then he would sit with them and talk with them and ask them what happened.”
No arrests have been made.
England had been on course to reach their first World Cup final since 1966 after Anthony Gordon fired them into the lead 10 minutes after half-time in the semi-final in front of 68,239 fans in Atlanta.
But the great rivalry between these nations has produced several memorable contests on the World Cup stage down the years, and this will be remembered as the stuff of legends in Argentina as the South Americans denied England with two late sucker punches.
Messi set up Enzo Fernandez to fire in an 85th-minute equaliser and then, with extra time looming, crossed for substitute Lautaro Martinez to head in the winner in the second minute of stoppage time.
It was maybe not quite up there with Diego Maradona’s legendary display in putting England to the sword in 1986, but the goals this time brought Argentina back from the dead and kept alive their hopes of winning back-to-back World Cups.
Argentina are in the final of the World Cup! The defending champions fought back from one goal down to defeat England and book a date in Sunday’s game.
Argentina will face Spain in the final on Sunday, July 19 at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey.
World football governing body, FIFA, has made a key video assistant referee, VAR decision ahead of the much exected World Cup semi-final match between England and Argentina.
The match will be played in Atlanta on Wednesday.
FIFA has opted to deploy an on-site VAR team for this high-profile encounter.
Previously, the VAR team had been functioning from a central hub located at the International Broadcast Centre in Dallas, regardless of the venue of each match.
However, for this particular game, the on-site officials will act as a backup in the event of any technical or communication difficulties.
Dan Hunt, a member of the Organising Committee, elaborated on the decision to have VAR operate on-site for the second semi-final as reported by Sport Bible.
He said, “There is a significant amount of drama that occurs during these matches. Moreover, when only four officials are tasked with overseeing the action on a field that is considerably larger than an American football field, it becomes quite challenging
“I am pleased that there will be on-site officials. I am uncertain about how the communication will be managed.”
FIFA has faced considerable criticism for the inconsistent VAR decisions throughout the tournament, with the defending champions Argentina benefiting from favorable calls without any against them, while England has experienced the opposite, resulting in a net negative outcome.
Arsenal legend, Thierry Henry, has reacted to the Les Bleus’ World Cup semi-final 2-0 defeat to Spain.
Henry said that the La Roja were far superior to France during the encounter.
Spain defeated France on Tuesday to qualify for the World Cup final, thanks to goals from Mikel Oyarzabal and Pedro Porro.
“Too little from France at the end of the day. Spain controlled the game on and off the ball,” Henry said on Fox Sports.
“They showed why they are European champions, they are showing why they are going into the final.
“Nothing to add, they were far superior, and there is nothing to say about it. Spain, congratulations. you deserves to go to the final,” he said.
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