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Briton Josh Kelly was forced to dig deep to retain his IBF light-middleweight world title, surviving a spirited late comeback from Belfast’s Caoimhin Agyarko to win a narrow points decision in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.Kelly looked in complete control until the complexion of the contest changed when he received a deserved sixth-round point deduction for repeated punches to the back of the head.The 31-year-old was then bloodied by cuts across his face and a gash on his nose as Agyarko grew in confidence and began to land with increasing success.But Kelly stood firm through the championship rounds to secure victory, with…
Chelsea are close to completing a deal to sign Maxence Lacroix from Crystal Palace, and the Athletic have taken a look at his qualities. 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. Maxence Lacroix’s move to Chelsea is not official yet – but it’s being treated as a done deal by everyone. The Athletic have just done a long read about the defender’s arrival with some really interesting insight into why Chelsea have signed him and…
The heavyweight main event looked to be slipping away almost as soon as it began. Prenga stunned Joshua in the opening round with a right hand before driving home an uppercut that sent the former unified heavyweight champion crashing to the canvas. Joshua beat the count, but moments later his glove touched the canvas again after another heavy attack, resulting in a second knockdown. Joshua survived the remainder of the round under intense pressure as Prenga sensed the biggest victory of his career. The fight turned completely in the second. Joshua settled behind his jab and began timing Prenga’s forward…
Anthony Joshua was knocked down twice – the first happening just 20 seconds into his comeback – before recovering to dramatically stop Kristian Prenga in the second round in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.The British heavyweight was fighting for the first time since the December car crash that claimed the lives of close friends Sina Ghami and Latif ‘Latz’ Ayodele, and he was sensationally rocked by a huge uppercut in the opening round.He hit the canvas again later in the round and looked on the verge of one of the biggest shock defeats in heavyweight history, with the long-awaited Tyson Fury fight…
Saul ‘Canelo’ Alvarez was unable to gain revenge for his defeat to Terence Crawford, but it is not the only missed opportunity that still frustrates the Mexican. Canelo suffered the third defeat of his professional career when he was outboxed by Crawford in September 2025, surrendering his undisputed super-middleweight championship to the American switch-hitter. Crawford would retire a few months later, leaving Alvarez disappointed that he would never have the chance to run it back. While missing out on the Crawford rematch remains a disappointment, the Mexican has also revealed there is one other contest that still lingers in his…
Littler has averaged more than 109 in all four matches in this year’s tournament as he looks to join Taylor and Michael van Gerwen as the only back-to-back winners of the Matchplay.The run is also continuing his sublime form in longer-format matches – this win extending the streak to 28 successive wins in games with 20 or more legs. His last defeat over a match of that duration was when he burst on to the scene in the 2024 World Championship and lost to Luke Humphries in the final.That gives an indication of the challenge that Price will face on…
Josh Kelly retained his IBF junior middleweight title on Saturday night, defeating Caoimhin Agyarko by a 12-round unanimous decision on the Anthony Joshua vs. Kristian Prenga undercard at the Jeddah Superdome in Saudi Arabia. Click here to watch live boxing this weekend The judges scored the fight 115-112, 115-112, and 114-113 after 12 competitive rounds. Kelly built an early lead with his jab, movement, and accurate left hand before Agyarko steadily worked his way into the fight with constant pressure. Several accidental head clashes left Kelly’s face badly marked, and the champion looked far different at the final bell than…
With four fourth places in Birmingham in 2022, Richards was competing in his first event in Glasgow and looking for his first Commonwealth medal to complete the set of Olympic, world and European podium positions.Wales opted for an entirely different quartet in the pool in the final after Kieran Bird, Harry Milne, Medi Harris and Meghan Higgs had qualified fourth fastest in the heats.Sutton and Taylor had qualified for their respective individual semi-finals in the 100m backstroke and 100m breaststroke, but both pulled out with a full focus on the relay.The policy paid off and Taylor, 17, brought Wales back…
(Mark Robinson/Matchroom Boxing) Nishant Dev, who has the boxing hopes of India on his shoulders, scored a first-round knockout of Cesar Diaz to open the main card of the Anthony Joshua-Kristian Prenga bill in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. Southpaw Dev was out of the blocks early with his jab and his Peruvian opponent was on the front foot but Diaz took a few lefts to the body early on and was crumpled by a cluster of shots with 70 seconds left in the opener. Diaz looked reluctant, now, and he was then put flat on his back by a short left…
For all that Ferrari have been quick, Norris and McLaren have also looked in good shape all weekend. And, at least on this circuit, they have vaulted right to the front, into a position that had been familiar for the past two seasons but not so in 2026.While sat with Ferrari’s Hamilton and Charles Leclerc, Norris said: “I knew the pace was certainly there. It has been all weekend. Even though these guys have been insanely fast, I knew I’d been driving very well, I’d been consistent, and I knew the car had potential. “We also had the upgrades this…