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Despite giving away size, Suslenkov controlled long stretches of the contest with accurate straight punches and hooks while Joyce found it increasingly difficult to mount sustained offense. The British veteran continued pressing forward, but his punches lacked the snap needed to slow the aggressive Russian. Joyce absorbed heavy punishment through the middle rounds and relied on his trademark durability to remain in the fight. By the championship rounds, however, the pace and accumulated damage had taken their toll. The decisive sequence began when Joyce raised his right hand and retreated to a neutral corner. Suslenkov closed the distance and unleashed…
Mayo manager Andy Moran feels his side are “not the finished article” despite watching them romp into their county’s first All-Ireland SFC final for five years with a 17-point win over Louth.It has been a blend of youth and experience that Moran has sought to combine this season, with the exciting talent of Kobe McDonald tempered by experienced campaigners.While Mayo faltered in their Connacht semi-final against Roscommon, they have improved game on game throughout the All-Ireland campaign and now find themselves 70 minutes away from lifting Sam Maguire against either Kerry or Dublin who meet in the second semi-final on…
(Zuffa Boxing) Chris Billam-Smith wants Jai Opetaia next but the cruiserweight contender won’t put his career on hold to wait for the former IBF beltholder. A contest between the two has long been mentioned and, with both joining Zuffa Boxing, it seemed likely it would come to fruition. But Billam-Smith hasn’t heard anything about the matchup since he overcame the wildly durable Ryan Rozicki in seven rounds in June. “I have no idea what’s going on with [Opetaia] but that was the one we’re up for,” Billam-Smith, 22-2 (14 KOs), told Sky Sports. “I’m not sure what the plan is…
Hull KR head coach Willie Peters told BBC Radio Humberside: “I’m very disappointed. We need to look at what happened. I need to be accountable, players need to be accountable, staff need to be accountable. “I’m not bothered about the scoreboard, I’m bothered about performance. That was a really, really poor performance.”We got back at half-time to 6-6, we had an opportunity to put pressure on in the second half, but we didn’t do that. It was our doing.”We had ill discipline, yellow cards. It hurts. The refereeing decisions are not my concern – my concern is my team and…
England v India, one-off Test, Lord’sIndia 285 (Mandhana 83; Ecclestone 3-68) & 154-1 (Mandhana 69*; Ecclestone 1-46)England 170 (Jones 52; Gaud 5-37)India lead by 269ScorecardEngland face an uphill battle to avoid defeat in the one-off Test at Lord’s as India took control on day two. Resuming on 21-1 in reply to India’s first-innings 285, England were skittled for 170 to give the tourists a lead of 115. On another hot day and in improved batting conditions, India finished 154-1 – an ominous lead of 269 – as England’s bowlers toiled and lacked wicket-taking threat on a flat surface. Smriti Mandhana…
Dan Rafael reports Alberto Puello is set to challenge the British champion in Sheffield after their postponed June title fight Dalton Smith is expected to defend his WBC light welterweight title against Alberto Puello on October 24 in Sheffield, according to veteran boxing journalist Dan Rafael. The hometown championship bout was postponed from June after Smith suffered an elbow injury in training camp. The bout is expected to headline a Matchroom Boxing event after its original June 6 date was postponed when Smith suffered an elbow injury during training camp. The undefeated British champion was forced to withdraw before fight…
Leigh Leopards head coach Adrian Lam told BBC Radio Merseyside:”There were so many stop-starts. We couldn’t build any momentum in the game and every time we got down the other end we made an error, or there was a penalty against or something stupid.”I anticipated that would be the case with so many changes this week but we still went out there and just weren’t alive and weren’t present at times.”So I’m a bit frustrated, but we got the two points in the end and that’s all we need to do at this stage.”It (Leigh’s penalty count) was outrageous and…
Liam Twomey has compared Andrey Santos to Noni Madueke as a sale which Chelsea have made purely for financial reasons. 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. Liam Twomey’s piece for the Athletic this morning is all about Andrey Santos – and it opens with the line that the Brazilian is “this year’s Noni Madueke.” It’s a comparison which makes perfect sense to Chelsea fans who follow the club and their transfer business closely. Just…
Marcos Maidana has been called out by a former foe, who would agree to a rematch if the Argentinian whips himself into shape. The former two-weight world champion has not fought since his second encounter with Floyd Mayweather, which resulted in a unanimous decision defeat in 2014. Their first fight, earlier that year, saw Mayweather edge a majority decision, though many felt his opponent had done enough to emerge victorious. Even after their rematch, Maidana remained a formidable puncher at just 30 years old, but ultimately decided to call time on his storied career. ‘El Chino’ then attempted to make…
After being presented with the men’s doubles trophy on Centre Court, Patten took time to defend doubles tennis after the men’s ATP Tour proposed significant changes earlier this month.A group of leading doubles players accused the tour of trying to “end doubles as a viable profession”, after discussions were held around halving the size of future doubles draws and cutting prize money in order to allocate a greater share to singles players.The proposals would mean only 16 teams competing at ATP 1000 events and eight at the smaller tournaments, while the percentage of prize money devoted to doubles players could…