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“Pat knows the crack, he knows where I’ve been and this is nothing new. I’m blessed to be here but this is nothing new.”Hedges has yet to lose in 12 professional fights and faces Brown – who has a won all six of his fights by knockout – for the vacant British and Commonwealth cruiserweight titles.Saturday’s contest was initially due to take place at Planet Ice in Altrincham, but had to be upgraded to the much larger Co-op Live arena due to demand for tickets.Matchroom promoter Eddie Hearn told IFL TV earlier this week he expected a crowd of around…

Joe Louis came within one punch of disaster on September 18, 1946, before knocking out Tami Mauriello in 2:09 of the opening round at Yankee Stadium in the Bronx. Mauriello circled left, used a wide hook as a decoy, and drove a hard right into Louis’s jaw. The punch knocked the champion backward into the ropes and brought 38,494 spectators to their feet. For a few seconds, the heavyweight championship looked ready to change hands. Mauriello then made the worst possible choice against Louis. Rather than regain his balance and build toward another clean right, he rushed forward with wide…

Ryan Garcia wants to fight Terence Crawford in the street or in the ring, daring him to settle their feud with bare knuckles. Crawford started it by calling Ryan a fake who only talks tough when his bodyguards are around. “@RyanGarcia only talk tuff for the internet. He’s know it’s all for show. I promise if I seen him without his security guards and the cameras he’ll be a complete different person. 😂 he say I’m a bully but I was the one they got for the bullies. 😉” Crawford posted on X. “Okay so let’s square up bro on…

(Mark Robinson / Matchroom Boxing) Perennial light-heavyweight contenders Craig Richards and Radivoje Kalajdzic are set to collide in London, at the Copper Box Arena, on Zuffa Boxing’s September 26 show topped by Johnny Fisher’s heavyweight showpiece against Michael Pirotton. Both fighters will see victory as a route to another world title shot; each have come up short in the past, albeit against the very best. London’s Richards, 20-4-1 (13 KOs), was surprisingly competitive against Dmitry Bivol back in May 2021 before losing a unanimous decision after 12 rounds in a bid for the WBA belt. Subsequent losses to Joshua Buatsi…

Yashbardhan Singh Chauhan had a day to remember at the Niranjan Shah Stadium on Friday. He first held India Under-19’s innings together with a 54 off 34 balls and then returned to take two important wickets as India beat Australia U-19 by seven runs in a rain-curtailed Youth ODI.After heavy rain reduced the contest to 20 overs a side, India posted 182 for six. It was a tricky innings at one stage, with the Australian spinners keeping the batters in check and India reduced to 88 for four. Chauhan and Anvay Dravid then steadied the innings with a 69-run fifth-wicket…

The focus turns to Molineux on Sunday afternoon as Wolverhampton Wanderers host West Bromwich Albion, with William Hill News previewing the action and landing on a score prediction for readers. The fledgling table is starting to take shape and this contest could prove pivotal come the end of the campaign. The football betting markets are set, it’s now time for action. Here, we preview Sunday’s lunchtime kick-off between two local rivals – it should be an exciting and open contest, with a considered score prediction ahead of the showpiece match. Wolverhampton Wanderers v West Bromwich Albion Prediction Wolverhampton Wanderers preview…

Ryan Garcia carries the speed and left hook to hurt Terence Crawford, but his brief peekaboo experiment against Conor Benn would give Crawford numerous targets. Ryan stopped Benn inside two rounds last Saturday. JoJo Diaz still noticed Ryan crouching behind both gloves for several seconds and questioned how that posture would hold up against an elite counterpuncher. “Anything can happen in boxing and everybody is human. At the end of the day, everybody bleeds,” Diaz told FightHype. “You have seen with Terence Crawford, he has got hurt in the past, so without doubt Ryan Garcia could hurt him. If Ryan…

Dmitry Bivol rejected a December trilogy against Artur Beterbiev to satisfy the WBO, choosing a single belt over the definitive rivalry of his era. Protecting one sanctioning body strap introduces reckless hazards that could erase the rubber match entirely. RCC Boxing chief German Titov says Bivol-Beterbiev III is being targeted for April 2027. The fight would serve as the opening attraction at the new 8,000-seat RMK Arena in Chelyabinsk, Russia. Staging the bout there serves regional promoters while shrinking what belongs on a major global stage down to a municipal showroom. The calendar works aggressively against public interest. Beterbiev reached…

The Scottish Premiership looks deceptively tricky this weekend, but Ben Dinnery is here to help Final One Standing players with their selections ahead of the action. Celtic are the standout option on win probability, but the obvious pick is not always the smartest long-term play. Some players may already have used them, while others may want to preserve the division’s most reliable side for a more awkward round later in the competition. That creates a familiar strategic dilemma: follow the market leader or trust the underlying numbers to identify safer alternatives with stronger value. Recent form only tells part of…

(UFC Enterprise) The WBO has ruled out the possibility of Denzel Bentley defending his middleweight belt against Conor Benn, at least for now. Benn, when challenging for the WBC welterweight title, was beaten in two rounds by Ryan Garcia on September 12 in Las Vegas. The making of the Briton’s shot at Garcia was contentious, specifically because Benn hadn’t fought at 147lbs since April 2022 but was installed as the WBC’s mandatory last December. Since beating Chris van Heerden more than four years ago, Benn had battled PED charges while competing at junior middleweight before he moved to 160lbs in…