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Mitchell Marsh will continue as Australia captain in the first ODI against South Africa on Thursday, with Pat Cummins set to miss out.Cummins was rested for last week’s three-match series in Zimbabwe, where Marsh steered the side to runaway wins in their first two games but then a nerve-wracking, last-gasp triumph in Sunday’s final match of the series.Cummins is likely to sit out atleast two out of the three ODIs to prepare for the Test series, after the fast bowler himself hinted at the same in a statement a month ago.ALSO READ | IPL 2027 mini auction to be held…
Jaime Munguia may give up his WBA super middleweight title rather than defend it against Bektemir Melikuziev. Rick Glaser says Munguia’s team is considering that option. If his information is right, the decision would fit a career that has generally been managed with care. I expected Munguia’s team to have little appetite for Bek once the mandatory fight was ordered. Glaser says Munguia’s camp is taking a “deep dive into the idea of giving up the title.” He has not said Munguia has vacated. The WBA has given the two sides until October 21 to make a deal and may…
WBC No. 16-ranked Kevin Anton will defend his WBC Continental Americas junior-middleweight title against once-beaten Freudis “Freddy” Rojas in the 10-round main event of ProBoxTV’s next “Championship Series” event, broadcast live (8:00 pm ET/5:00 pm MT) on Friday, October 16, from the Rawhide Western Town & Event Center in Phoenix, Arizona.With an injury in training sidelining original foe Yan Marcos, unbeaten 6-foot-3 southpaw Anton, 14-0 (12 KOs), a Guatemalan-American from Palmdale, California, will now face 6-foot-2 southpaw Rojas, 15-1 (11 KOs), of Houston via Las Vegas to top a card that also features WBC No. 5-ranked Justin Pauldo, 20-2, (10…
Michaela Walsh banked Team Ireland’s fourth medal at the European Boxing Championships with a come-from-behind victory over Bulgaria’s Stanimira Petrova in Sofia.Sisters Aoife and Lisa O’Rourke reached their respective finals, but Jude Gallagher bowed out at the quarter-final stage and Jon McConnell will settle for bronze.Belfast’s Walsh, 33, who collected silver at this summer’s Commonwealth Games, was a unanimous decision winner [30-27, 29-28, 29-28, 29-28, 29-28] to move into the featherweight semi-final.There she will face Hungary’s Kukhta Vlagyszlava in Thursday’s evening session.”I knew this would be a tough fight, but coming into this tournament I really started to believe in…
Jose Benavidez Sr. has David’s next several years planned out: Michal Cieslak, Jai Opetaia, a return to 175 pounds for Dmitry Bivol or Artur Beterbiev, then a move to heavyweight for Andy Ruiz Jr. or Oleksandr Usyk. That is a remarkable list for a fighter who has yet to face the first man on it. “David feels very comfortable fighting at cruiserweight,” Jose said in an interview with Fight Hub TV. He wants Cieslak, the WBC cruiserweight champion, in December and Opetaia around Cinco de Mayo. From there, Jose talked about going back down to light heavyweight before testing the…
Shakur Stevenson has revealed his preference between Sugar Ray Leonard and Sugar Ray Robinson, feeling as though he has taken greater inspiration from one of the two legends. While both Hall of Famers are considered among the greatest pound-for-pound fighters of all time, many would argue that Robinson was the more decorated champion. He did, after all, enter a staggering 199 professional contests, before ending his illustrious career as a five-time world middleweight champion in 1965. Known for his success against other eventual Hall of Famers, most notably Jake LaMotta, Robinson also claimed world welterweight honours by defeating Tommy Bell.…
After years of accusations that the Hyderabad Cricket Association (HCA) has been ignoring cricket in rural areas, it is now pushing ahead with an ambitious plan to revamp the cricketing structure in the State. Mahabubnagar and Karimnagar are set to be the first to see these winds of change, with both set to get functioning academies by summer.“Karimnagar and Mahabubnagar will get floodlights soon. Apart from that, we are also focusing on Khammam and Warangal. Once land is acquired everywhere, by December hopefully, and handed over to HCA, we will take up the works,” HCA secretary M. Jeevan Reddy said…
Richardson Hitchins agreeing to face Keyshawn Davis at welterweight exposes a massive tactical gamble that could backfire on both men. Hitchins cannot survive by running all night, while Keyshawn faces an agonizing dilemma: turn into a relentless pressure fighter or get picked apart from long range for twelve miserable rounds. Keith Connolly admitted the cold truth to his man: this is a coin flip, yet the financial payout justifies the danger. “We’ve accepted the fight. We’re waiting for a couple of commercial things to come through, so to speak, a date to be set. I told Hitchins, it’s a 50-50…
Moses Itauma may never lose again if he can get over the “humiliation” of his IBF heavyweight title defeat, says Filip Hrgovic, who stunned the Briton in August. The Croatian, 34, stopped Itauma, who had been the strong pre-fight favourite, in the ninth round of their meeting at the O2 Arena.The early signs suggested Itauma had the measure of his opponent, with Hrgovic touching the canvas in the second round and conceding that he was “outboxed” early on. Hrgovic took advantage when Itauma tired but stressed the 21-year-old southpaw is so skilful that he could go on to have a…
Ryan Garcia stopped Conor Benn in two rounds, but eleven days later he is questioning the gloves Benn wore. Ryan says Benn’s pair looked smaller than his despite both fighters using the same Everlast model. He directed the complaint at the manufacturer and said Benn was not at fault. “I find it very untrusting and disrespectful that Conor gloves were smaller than mine. I like Conor not his fault but everlast that is strange considering we have the same Model hmmmm,” Ryan posted on X. The same model name does not guarantee two pairs will look identical. Fit, hand wraps,…