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“They agreed on everything. They agreed on the money. Everything was good to go. They both wanted to do the fight. The weight remains the holdup, and it’s a big holdup. Shakur Stevenson wants 144. Devin Haney wants 147,” said Coppinger to Inside Ring Show. This is not a new round of talks. Haney and Stevenson publicly discussed 144 pounds in June, with Haney asking if accepting that weight would secure the fight. Stevenson answered yes, but their social-media exchange never became a signed contract. The process became tangled in Haney’s WBO obligations involving Keyshawn Davis and competing claims over…
Glasgow Rangers head coach Derek McInnes had suggested earlier this week that Kevin Kelsy would be the final signing of the transfer window for the club. The Lithuania international is set to be announced as a Gers player any minute now after a £9m deal was agreed with MLS side Portland Timbers for his signature. REUTERS/Leonardo Fernandez Viloria He travelled over to Glasgow at the start of this week to undergo a medical and all that is left now is the formalities and the media work before he is unveiled. The 22-year-old centre-forward will not have an easy ride to…
Raymond Muratalla has vacated his IBF lightweight title to pursue the champions at light welterweight, surrendering a belt he strengthened through victories over Andy Cruz and Robson Conceição. Chris Mannix reported the decision Thursday, confirming that the 29-year-old’s run at 135 pounds is finished. Muratalla became full champion following Vasiliy Lomachenko’s retirement, edged Cruz by 12-round majority decision in January, and retained the belt with a unanimous decision over Conceição in August. Vacating eliminates the expense and limited commercial value of facing the IBF’s lightly known contenders. Muratalla and his team are betting that contender fights at 140 will generate…
Harry Kane praised his Bayern Munich team-mates for not losing their heads following an “outrageous” start to their DFB-Pokal tie against second-tier Osnabruck. In front of a boisterous home crowd, Osnabruck – who were only promoted to the 2. Bundesliga last season – went ahead through Robin Meissner’s incredible, dipping volley in the fifth minute of Wednesday’s game. But Bayern responded strongly as Kane helped himself to a brace and was joined on the scoresheet by Tom Bischof and Michael Olise. Last season’s DFB-Pokal champions were deserving victors, ultimately racking up 3.11 expected goals (xG) from 22 shots, compared to…
CALABASAS, California – To reflect on what Ryan Garcia has gone through and where he stands generates one word from the WBC welterweight champion.As Garcia, 25-2 (20 KOs), concludes preparations for his September 12 first title defense versus England’s Conor Benn, 25-1 (14 KOs), at Las Vegas’ T-Mobile Arena on Paramount+ (in the U.S.) and DAZN (elsewhere globally), taking stock of the journey revealed all that’s before a 28-year-old perceived to be in his prime.Headlining the glamour Mexican Independence weekend card, the favored Garcia is poised for lucrative unifications, should he get past Benn, against both two-division champion Teofimo Lopez…
Chelsea can survive with their current midfield options if everyone stays fit – but that’s a very big ask. 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. The English transfer window has closed, and by now we all know how it ended for Chelsea. With a few hours to go, the deal to move Enzo Fernandez to Man City was done. At that point, moves for Lamine Camara and Manu Kone had both hit dead ends.…
“I really want that fight. He’s been talking a lot. I was willing to give him my opportunity after I beat Adames for the belt, but now that he’s going for the WBO, it’s even better. Have him win that, and then we’ll make it happen. He’s next. I want him. I need that fight,” Ramos Jr. told Boxingscene. That is an ambitious plan for someone who has not yet become the WBC champion. The sanctioning body has ordered champion Carlos Adames to face the Ramos-Nursultanov winner. Hernandez still needs the WBO committee to grant his mandatory title shot before…
Swansea wows fans with impressive an team goal in their 2-0 win over Watford in the Championship on Tuesday night. It was a strong start for the Welsh outfit, six minutes in, Marko Stamenic had a chance come back off the post and then Jerome Opoku had his effort on the rebound saved. Shortly after that Eom Jisung rolled the ball into the net to make it 1-0, with Eom then sending into space on the halfway line and a through-ball met Adam Idah to double their lead. Swansea go top of the table with 10 points from their opening…
“I got both worlds, and that’s the crazy part about it. If I was to really get back in shape and come back and fight, it’ll be like one of the biggest,” said Broner to Fighthype. “Staying on track, man. One day at a time.” The name recognition is still there. Broner became one of boxing’s most prominent personalities during his championship years, and his interviews continue circulating while he remains inactive. Turning online attention into demand for another fight is a different matter. Broner has not fought since losing a ten-round unanimous decision to Blair Cobbs in June 2024.…
Jimmy Batten, the former British junior middleweight champion who once went the distance with Roberto Duran, has died at the age of 70.Batten, one of the sport’s great characters, had been battling Parkinson’s disease and the effects of brain damage for many years. Yet, until his poor health became too much to bear in recent months, he did so with good humor.Batten, who started boxing at the age of six, was a member of Terry Lawless’ famous London gym that could also boast talent like John H. Stracey, Maurice Hope, Charlie Magri, Kirkland Laing, Jim Watt, and Mark Kaylor.”So sad…