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Katie Taylor brings the curtain down on a remarkable career on Saturday when she faces unbeaten Flora Pili in front of 80,000 fans at Croke Park in Dublin.Taylor is an Olympic gold medallist and two-weight undisputed champion who has won 25 of her 26 professional fights, with six victories by stoppage. The 40-year-old has long dreamed of fighting at Croke Park and will finally get her wish in the final bout of her career.French challenger Pili, 29, is undefeated in 12 professional contests, with two stoppage wins. She is former European champion, but has never faced anyone with Taylor’s pedigree…
Morning folks, a quick Saturday round-up for you. I was curious to hear what Mikel Arteta would say about the close of the transfer window in press conference yesterday, and it typical fashion he wasn’t really giving much away, but at the same time there was enough there. When asked if the club had been ‘ambitious, fast, and smart’ as per his post-Champions League quote that went some way to define expectations for the summer, he said: Yeah, 100% ticked. The outcome after can be different to what you expect, but the intention is certainly there, which is, in my…
“I think it was just him holding. Every time I tried to come in, he held me really tight, and I couldn’t let my combinations go. But he played a good game plan. I’d love to run it back and do things a lot different,” Ruiz Jr. told DAZN. “It was just a long layoff and a great opponent. I didn’t want to take an easy fight, so that’s why I took Damian. He’s a big guy, but we’ve got to take risks. Just because of this loss, I still got it in me. I just need to stay active,…
Tottenham head to the City Ground on Saturday with Roberto De Zerbi searching for an attacking formula that can finally ignite their Premier League season. Defeats against Brentford and Newcastle have left Spurs without a point or a league goal. They lacked urgency at Brentford and improved against Newcastle without finding the finish needed to alter the result. REUTERS/Ian Walton That makes the trip to Nottingham Forest an early test of character as much as tactics. Forest will offer a physical test, with Glasner’s side showing pace and resilience in a 2-2 draw at Liverpool, twice taking the lead. Morgan…
Knyba was supposed to provide a credible bridge to something lucrative. If Ruiz Jr. handled the tall Polish heavyweight, Hearn could begin selling another fight with Joshua or offer him to Moses Itauma, Filip Hrgovic, Daniel Dubois, or Fabio Wardley. Instead, Ruiz Jr. lost a unanimous decision and was dropped heavily in the seventh round. The official scores also disguised how poorly he performed. One judge had Knyba winning 117-110, while Glenn Feldman and Kevin Morgan returned narrow 114-113 cards. Those two tallies flattered Ruiz Jr., who spent most of the fight struggling to cross the distance behind Knyba’s jab.…
Gary O’Neil outlined his pride following Ipswich Town’s 2-0 defeat to Liverpool, claiming the Tractor Boys were the better team for most of the game. Two goals from Alexander Isak within the first nine minutes propelled Liverpool to their first Premier League victory under Andoni Iraola on Friday. Ipswich, meanwhile, slumped to back-to-back defeats, having been beaten 5-2 by Manchester United at Old Trafford last time out. Ipswich goalkeeper Kjell Scherpen could arguably have done better for both of Isak’s goals, as he got a hand to the Swede’s stinging strike for the opener and needlessly came off his line…
(Zacharia Delgado/Matchroom Boxing) Where there once was magic, now came reality. After famously conquering a physical specimen, this time the physical mismatch allowed no such heroism. Former heavyweight champion Andy Ruiz Jnr moved one big step closer to retirement Friday night at the Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey, losing by 12-round unanimous decision to 6′ 7″ Damian Knyba by scores of 117-110, 114-113, 114-113. Ruiz, 35-2-1 (22 KOs), out of the ring for two years, is back working with trainer Manny Robles after the pair teamed up to pull off the stunning June 2019 TKO of then-unified champion Anthony…
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Chelsea are preparing to take on Arsenal this weekend, and they’re trying something unusual in training. If you enjoy Talk Chelsea coverage and want to see more of it, add us as a preferred source on Google to make us a favourite and see more of our content. Xabi Alonso will shortly be taking his press conference ahead of Sunday’s big Premier League clash against Arsenal. The new Chelsea manager will be coming straight off the training pitch, where he’s been doing some unusual drills with his players. James Saavundra of Sky Sports noticed that the Chelsea coach had got…
Leyton Orient amuse fans on social media with The Inbetweeners inspired new signing announcement video for Alex Gilbert. With over 3 million views and 20,000 likes in less than 20 hours of it being published onto social media, fair to say the League One outfit have smashed it with this one. Like many clubs in the transfer window over recent years, clubs are getting creative, using a funny scene from a much loved show or film, and revealing their new signing, with minimal acting required. The Inbetweeners has been used many times, but this one done by Leyton Orient really…