Andreas HaleOct 11, 2025, 11:40 PM ET Close Andreas Hale is a combat sports reporter at ESPN. Andreas covers MMA, boxing and pro wrestling. In Andreas’ free time, he plays video games, obsesses over music and is a White Sox and 49ers fan. He is also a host for Sirius XM’s Fight Nation. Before joining ESPN, Andreas was a senior …
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Canelo Alvarez and Jaron Ennis sent shockwaves through the sport last month when they were pictured after sparring each other. Mexican superstar Canelo enlisted ‘Boots’ Ennis as a sparring partner during the later stages of his training camp in preparation for his highly anticipated super-fight with Terence Crawford. Canelo is set to defend his undisputed super-middleweight championship against the 37-year-old …
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On Thursday, news broke that Detroit Lions second-year cornerback Ennis Rakestraw was headed on injured reserve following shoulder surgery. His 2025 season has already come to an end, which is obviously a really tough break for the 23-year-old cornerback. He has already had to fight his way through several injuries, and he’ll have just eight game appearances and a mere …
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The Detroit Lions announced on Thursday that cornerback Ennis Rakestraw has been placed on injured reserve. While the Lions have an option to cut him with an injury settlement and re-sign him later in the year, reports from various sources suggest Rakestraw’s shoulder injury—which required surgery—is significant enough to end his 2025 season. It’s an incredibly tough break for Rakestraw, …
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The Detroit Lions kicked off their 2025 training camp on Sunday, and after starting practice with nine players on injury lists and another three not participating, second-year cornerback Ennis Rakestraw went down with an injury. Fortunately, NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport is reporting that Rakestraw “is believed to have suffered just a chest contusion… A positive outcome.” The injury occurred behind …
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The Lions held their first practice of training camp on Sunday and they also experienced their first injury of the summer. Per multiple reports, cornerback Ennis Rakestraw had to leave the field early in the session. The team said that he is being evaluated for a chest injury. Rakestraw was a second-round pick last season, but was limited to eight …
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