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Juan Carlos Becerril pulled off one of the biggest surprises on Saturday’s card in Las Vegas, stopping highly regarded prospect Dylan Capetillo in the third round at The Theater at Virgin Hotels. The scheduled four-round lightweight bout looked to be heading in Capetillo’s favor before Becerril turned everything around with one perfectly timed punch. Capetillo (2-1, 1 KO), a 17-year-old Golden Boy Promotions prospect from Las Vegas, made a strong start and dropped Becerril with a left hook in the second round. The knockdown appeared to put the hometown fighter in control as he pressed the action against the unbeaten…
At the time, Kerr gave his answer as the bell tolled. In a flash, he made his move, bursting to the outside in pursuit of Myers and Cheruiyot, who made theirs momentarily first. With 250m to go, Kerr left them behind. Wightman gamely tried to follow but how do you chase down a man this fast? His brave gamble failed and the bronze medallist from the last two Games trailed home in sixth.By then, Kerr was already celebrating gold, with Myers coming through for silver and Cheruiyot bronze. “I peeked up at the screen, saw I had a bit of…
LAS VEGAS – On the brink of believing they had a welterweight title fight finalized with fellow unbeaten and former lightweight champion Keyshawn Davis, three-division champion Devin Haney and his father, trainer, and manager, Bill Haney, awoke disappointed Saturday. The 15-0 (10 KOs) Davis on Friday rejected the $2.13 million he was due to earn as a result of the WBO purse-bid process conducted earlier this week. The Davis cut was 25 per cent of the $8 million-plus that promoter Top Rank presented in its winning bid for a bout the Haneys wanted to take to Atlanta in October. In…
Briton Mark Chamberlain stunned Republic of Ireland’s Pierce O’Leary as he dropped him twice on the way to securing a knockout win in the 10th round to claim the IBO light-welterweight belt.Chamberlain had to climb off the canvas himself in the seventh round as O’Leary struck him with a ferocious body shot in front of a capacity crowd in Dublin.But just as momentum appeared to be swinging in the favour of O’Leary, Chamberlain found a breakthrough and managed to get the stoppage late on.Portsmouth’s Chamberlain now moves to 18 wins with one defeat, bouncing back to winning ways for the…
The Indian dressing room has always had room for celebrated names. Former captains, legendary cricketers, World Cup winners – they naturally grabbed attention when they walked in.But Subhadeep Ghosh isn’t one of them.Ghosh replaces T. Dilip as India’s fielding coach ahead of the Test tour of Sri Lanka. It won’t be the arrival of a decorated former international. Instead, it will be recognising a domestic coach who has quietly risen through the ranks.There are no grand stories attached to Ghosh’s playing career. He represented Assam and Railways in domestic cricket, featuring in 17 First-Class matches, scoring 316 runs with two…
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Mohamed Salah edging towards a move to Trabzonspor, Bayern Munich keen on Manchester United striker Benjamin Sesko and Man City boss Enzo Maresca wants to work with Chelsea winger Pedro Neto again.Egypt forward Mohamed Salah, 34, is close to joining Turkish side Trabzonspor despite having verbally agreed to join Besiktas after leaving Liverpool this summer. (Foot Mercato), externalBayern Munich remain interested in signing Manchester United striker Benjamin Sesko, 23, as the Slovenia forward will allow England’s Harry Kane, 33, to play a deeper role in the future. (CF Bayern Insider), externalAston Villa and England defender Ezri Konsa, 28, is interested…
Delicious Orie, England’s superheavyweight champion from the 2022 Commonwealth Games, was another who believed the result was unfair.”The referee has stripped the medal from Dimeji,” he told TNT Sports.And Orie went on to suggest introducing AI into boxing judging would be a way to improve the situation.The topic has been discussed increasingly in recent years with the technology being used to judge Tyson Fury’s bout with Oleksandr Usyk, external behind the scenes in 2024.Under president and former unified world champion Gennadiy Golovkin, World Boxing, which runs amateur boxing around the world including at the Olympics and Commonwealth Games, has made…
Uros Medic put on a statement performance to stop Daniel Rodriguez in just 30 seconds at the UFC’s first event in Belgrade, Serbia.Medic returned to his homeland for the first time in nine years, having moved to the United States to train, and sent a message to the rest of the welterweight division.Rodriguez, 39, was fighting for the first time since spending eight months in a Mexican jail for possession of marijuana.Medic, 33, dropped American Rodriguez with a left-right combination before forcing referee Jason Herzog to step in as he finished with kicks and punches on the canvas.”It has been…
Ryan Garcia believes Keyshawn Davis made the wrong decision by declining a fight with Devin Haney, arguing that a shot at the WBO welterweight title carried more value than the money dispute that ended the matchup. Garcia made his feelings clear with a brief post on X after Davis withdrew from the ordered title fight. “Keyshawn should’ve took the fight with Devin. Big opportunity and denied it for money. Disappointed,” said Ryan on X. Reports indicate Davis turned down a 3 million dollar offer before the WBO proceeded with a purse bid. Under the sanctioning body’s 75 to 25 split…