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We’re approaching Ballon d’Or season, folks, which means one thing… avoid Football Twitter at all costs!That’s right, all those anonymous accounts hiding behind usernames such as Magic_Messi7 and HotshotHaaland9 are going to be having the most tedious ‘debates’ (if you can call it that…) about who’s the best. Give me strength. Let’s leave it to the experts like checks notes football journalists that vote on these sort of things, yeah?Ousmane Dembele took home the prize at last year’s ceremony after leading PSG to their maiden Champions League title. Can he retain the glitzy gong? Well, it’s looking unlikely as Harry…

Sebastian Fundora faces a classic sanctioning body landmine on October 17 at The Chelsea in Las Vegas. Ermal Hadribeaj brings an unblemished 23-0-1 record, but eight knockouts against soft competition show he’s another manufactured mandatory. Coming off a dominant sixth-round beatdown of Keith Thurman, Fundora has put himself in a corner where anything less than an early blowout will look like a regression. The PBC broadcast will try to sell this as a legitimate world title defense. In reality, it is a mismatch meant to keep Fundora busy until lucrative unifications materialize in 2027. Jaron Ennis holds two belts, Josh…

O’Shaquie Foster wants Emanuel Navarrete to know he won’t retreat in their October 24 junior lightweight unification bout. That promise sounds great for the cameras, yet planting his feet gives Navarrete the exact environment he thrives on. “I’m gonna control the fight,” Foster told The Ring. “I’m gonna dominate from Round One. I ain’t never ran from nobody. I put punishment and pain to my opponents as well. That night, he’s gonna get a boxing lesson.” Navarrete looked sharp in February when he stopped Eduardo “Sugar” Nunez inside ten rounds. It was a far crisper display than his May 2025…

International Boxing Hall of Fame broadcaster Al Bernstein is celebrating his 75th birthday today. Commonly referred to as “The Voice of Boxing,” Bernstein first gained notoriety while working as an analyst (and often host) of the Top Rank Boxing Series on ESPN from 1980 to 1998. In the early 2000s, Bernstein moved to Showtime Networks and added his signature commentary voice to many of the greatest fights of the past four decades on Showtime Championship Boxing, SHOBOX: The New Generation, and over 150 pay-per-view events, including the three highest grossing events in television history.The first American broadcaster to commentate boxing for a…

Now Thurman wants back into the welterweight division, boldly targeting IBF champion Liam Paro as his entry ticket. “I think I just need to talk to the PBC team because I don’t think it’s on their radar yet to put Thurman back in the 147 boat,” Thurman told Fight Hub TV. “You want to start me off with Paro? I’ll run through that at 147.” Treating an active world champion as a tuneup reveals how detached Thurman has become from modern boxing reality. Paro traveled into hostile territory to dethrone Subriel Matias, stepped up to welterweight, and seized the IBF…

“With my style of fighting, going in, getting out, maintaining pressure, maintaining distance, and my body punches, it would be a hard-fought battle,” Zepeda told The Ring. “I believe I have enough weapons in my arsenal to tire him out. I don’t think he would be able to last all 12 rounds with me.” Mason brings elite speed and concussive power. His razor-sharp straight left down the pipe can crack Zepeda clean whenever the Mexican pressurer charges inside. The mirror southpaw stance cuts both ways. It clears an open lane for Zepeda’s punishing lead right hook to the liver. Once…

Karnataka batter Mayank Agarwal scored 177 for Durham in the latest round of fixtures of the County Championship on Tuesday.Agarwal’s knock, which was his highest score in the County, along with Ben Stokes’ quickfire half-century helped Durham end Day 1 on 437/7 against Worcestershire.Elsewhere, Auqib Nabi picked up a four-wicket haul (4/36) to help Surrey bowl out Glamorgan for 132, before the former bowled out the latter for 115. In the the third innings, Nabi has so far conceded 11 runs from his four overs without picking up a wicket.Meanwhile, Jaydev Unadkat picked up three wickets (3/82) to help Sussex…

With Tuesday’s exciting slate of National League fixtures out of the way, attention turns to a triple header on Wednesday and William Hill News preview the action. Football betting odds are set and the floodlights are ready, so join Tony Incenzo as he casts his eye over the standout matches in the National League this Wednesday. National League Predictions Wednesday: Boreham Wood to win & both teams to score – 19/10 Over 2.5 Kidderminster goals – 11/5 Altrincham vs Hartlepool to end in a draw – 12/5 National League Best Bets: Both teams to score in all three matches –…

Tottenham Hotspur have already started their Premier League campaign under mounting pressure, with Roberto De Zerbi still searching for his first league goal as Spurs boss. After a historically poor attacking start, William Hill now offer two markets that reflect the growing concern around Spurs’ lack of cutting edge: Tottenham Not To Score vs Aston Villa – 9/2 Tottenham Not To Score in Their Next Two Premier League Fixtures (Aston Villa & Manchester United) – 16/1 Tottenham’s Goal Drought: The Numbers Behind the Market Take Part in Final One Standing with William Hill Tottenham’s attacking struggles have become the early-season…

It is completely surprising that Shakur did not see right through it. In everyday conversation, telling someone “we should hang out one of these days” is code for “I hope I never run into you again.” In boxing, it is even worse. It is the ultimate polite dodge. Ryan basically patted him on the head, tossed out an empty compliment for the cameras, and moved on. The fact that Shakur responded with enthusiasm instead of recognizing the brush-off shows how disconnected he is from his actual standing right now. He thinks he is a peer Ryan is eager to work…