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Canelo Alvarez insisting that he will not run from Christian Mbilli sounds like a textbook case of whistling past the graveyard. He is promising to meet a younger, relentless pressure fighter in the trenches despite no longer possessing the stamina or punch output required to survive that kind of pace for 12 rounds. Canelo and Mbilli will meet on October 31 in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, with Mbilli’s WBC super middleweight title at stake. The Riyadh Season event will be shown on DAZN PPV, although a specific venue has not yet been announced. The fight was moved from its original September…

(Cris Esqueda/ Premier Boxing Champions) SAN DIEGO – Like a dog with a meaty bone, Isaac “Pitbull” Cruz bit down on his WBC interim 140lbs belt following his Friday weigh-in, informing opponent Nestor Bravo in no uncertain terms that the strap is not leaving Cruz’s side. Mexico’s former WBA super-lightweight champion Cruz, 28-3-2 (18 KOs), weighed 139lbs while Puerto Rico’s Bravo, 24-1 (17 KOs), came in at 139.2lbs for the Saturday night DAZN main event at Pechanga Arena. Following some extended “barking” between himself and Bravo’s team, Cruz lifted the belt, then put one end of it in his mouth,…

Four rounds into the Premier League season, and the early narratives are beginning to be supported—or challenged—by the underlying data and Ben Dinnery examines the latest Final One Standing gameweek ahead of the weekend. Although the sample remains relatively small, patterns are emerging. Some teams are creating sustainable attacking opportunities, while others are surviving on results that their performances may not justify. We are also beginning to see how promoted clubs are adapting and whether summer changes have genuinely strengthened or weakened established sides. Gameweek 5 offers a mixture of strong home favourites and more adventurous selections. Nottingham Forest vs…

Hamzah Sheeraz has withdrawn from a proposed bout with Janibek Alimkhanuly and relinquished his WBO super-middleweight title, the sanctioning body has confirmed.The British fighter was mandated by the organisation to face the Kazakhstan boxer, who is the WBO’s number one challenger for the title.A purse bid was held on Thursday for the right to host the bout, which Sheeraz’s promoters Queensberry won with a bid of $1,001,809 (£747,903). Top Rank were the only other bidders, but fell short with their $850,000 (£634, 569) offer.The British promoters had planned to stage the bout on either 28 November or 5 December with…

Dana White granted David Benavidez clear access to the ring to confront Jai Opetaia, yet venue security barricaded Ryan from reaching Teofimo Lopez later that night. The division had nothing to do with crowd safety. One confrontation served the financial machinery of Zuffa Boxing. The other represented free advertising for competing corporations. Benavidez enters the final bout of his contractual agreement with Premier Boxing Champions and promoter Sampson Lewkowicz, according to reporting by Darshan Desai at Yahoo Sports. Opetaia holds an exclusive promotional deal with Zuffa, presenting White with an elite cruiserweight to place in front of Benavidez during his…

We’ve got a huge grudge match in the EFL Championship on Saturday afternoon, with West Ham United travelling to Millwall in what should be an enthralling affair – William Hill News previews the clash. Early pacesetters West Ham are hoping to return to the Premier League at the first time of asking but The Den is a hostile place at the best of times and that has to be considered when looking at football betting odds this weekend. Here is my analysis of Saturday lunchtime’s titanic clash, with my considered score prediction to assist your Championship betting on what should…

Jesus Ramos Jr.’s WBC interim middleweight title defense against Meirim Nursultanov has been removed from Saturday’s Isaac Cruz versus Nestor Bravo card in San Diego. Ramos reportedly became ill with a suspected case of food poisoning. Lance Pugmire reported for BoxingScene that an official monitoring the Premier Boxing Champions event confirmed the cancellation Friday. PBC had not released its own confirmation when the report was published. The timing raises unavoidable questions about Ramos’ weight cut. Food poisoning may have caused the illness without any connection to his preparation, but Ramos looked enormous beside Nursultanov at Thursday’s final press conference. He…

Kuldeep Yadav’s Yorkshire beat Somerset by 185 runs in a County Championship Division one game on Friday. The spinner went wicketless in his three overs as Yorkshire bowled Somerset out for 101 on the final day to sit fifth in the table.Elsewhere, seamer Auqib Nabi’s Surrey lost to Glamorgan by 184 runs in a Division 1 game. Chasing a mammoth 612 in the final innings, Nabi was dismissed for 10 as Surrey was bowled out for 427.In another division 1 game, in a clash between Jaydev Unadkat and Mukesh Kumar, the veteran pacer’s Sussex emerged victorious against Mukesh’s Nottinghamshire. Unadkat…

Former British and European junior welterweight champion Colin Power died on September 16 from cancer. He was 70 years old.Powers competed in a terrific era and had a ready-made rival in Clinton McKenzie. They would fight three times, with two of them being named as British Fight of the Year.Powers, 28-5-1 (20 KOs), turned professional in 1975 and would win the British 140lbs title two years later when, in his 18th outing, he would avenge his only loss to that point by beating Des Morrison in 10 rounds. Both men hit the deck along the way.In 1978, Powers journeyed to…

FOLLOWING on from some significant midweek results, the Enterprise National League has another busy schedule this coming weekend – William Hill News preview the best of Saturday’s action. These are still early days of course although the table pecking order is starting to take shape. So football betting odds are responding accordingly. Here is my analysis of the upcoming fixtures I am looking forward to most alongside considered score predictions to assist your betting plans… Boreham Wood v Harrogate Town Kick-off: 3pm Rankings: 1st versus 5th Boreham Wood preview – Upholding our Enterprise National League’s final unbeaten record. Wood enjoy…