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October’s rematch was announced on Saturday at the O2 Arena when Dubois and Wardley faced off in the ring moments before Moses Itauma’s defeat by Filip Hrgovic for the IBF heavyweight title.Dubois and Wardley both said on Wednesday that they had a new-found respect for each other after going through a gruelling 11 rounds earlier in the year.But there was a tense moment when they faced off at the news conference, with Wardley asking “can we be cool?” before Dubois responded “after the fight, man”.A confused-looking Wardley said: “Do you not like me? I thought after the fight we were…

Homecomings aren’t always a wise idea, yet Kieran Tierney has been immense since returning to Celtic last summer, already recording ten Premiership assists in that time. The 29-year-old notably teed up Benjamin Nygren on the opening weekend of 2026/27, prior to picking out Camilo Duran last time out with an exquisite, driven cross. The only issue, of course, is the Scot’s fitness woes, with it almost having been a case of the walking wounded away in Linz, with Tierney, Cameron Carter-Vickers and co all hobbling off in that 5-1 drubbing. REUTERS/Russell Cheyne With Liam Scales currently the only real alternative…

“I think that’s also a big marketing point that you’re mentioning there, that nobody wants to fight him. I see a lot of fighters challenging him and other fighters. I think that’s just marketing to say, ‘Nobody wants to fight this guy.’ This is prizefighting, and everybody wants to fight anyone for the biggest prize,” Mikaelian said to Fight Hub TV. That choice supports his case. The WBC ordered him to defend against David Benavidez in May, yet he accepted an immediate fight with Opetaia rather than wait for that event to be finalized. His title status remains uncertain, but…

New Leeds United defender Melvin Bard says it was an “easy choice” to join the club as he prepares to begin life at Elland Road against Brighton in the Premier League. Leeds brought in seven signings this transfer window, with Bard one of two new arrivals on loan on deadline day as they look to continue their strong start to the season. After back-to-back wins over Nottingham Forest in the Premier League and EFL Cup, Leeds then came from behind to earn a 1-1 draw with Brentford last time out. Leeds are looking to win both of their first two away…

DUBLIN, Ireland – Eddie Hearn has claimed that there was never an offer on the table for Dmitry Bivol to face Artur Beterbiev in a trilogy bout. The pair first faced off in October 2024, with Beterbiev edging a razor-close majority decision to lay claim to all four light heavyweight titles. Bivol won an immediate rematch four months later after another tight contest decided by close scorecards. It seemed a trilogy was a must to settle the score between the two Russians, with Bivol even choosing to vacate his WBC title in order to pursue a rubber match with Beterbiev…

Chris Wilder goes viral celebrating Sheffield United’s comeback win against Bolton in the Championship on Tuesday night. It was a dramatic five goal thriller at Bramall Lane with Romelle Donovan scoring a 93rd minute winner for the Blades. Sheffield United twice came from behind with goals from Japhet Tanganga and Patrick Bamford before Donovan’s sealed all three points for Chris Wilder’s men. Bolton had gone ahead just 23 seconds, thanks to Xavier Simons, with Sam Dalby was also on target for the visitors Sheffield United 0-1 Bolton – X Simons (1′)Sheffield United 1-1 Bolton – J Tanganga (4′)Sheffield United 1-2…

Turning professional was one thing, but securing both the right team and commercial backing was another challenge.First came manager Peters, who initially stepped in out of concern for her future.”I only took her on not to see her end up with people who didn’t know what they were doing,” Peters says.On 4 October 2016, Taylor sent Matchroom’s Eddie Hearn a direct message on Twitter, now known as X, asking if he would consider promoting her. Hearn replied 24 hours later, inviting Taylor, Peters, and her mother Bridget to a London restaurant. Hearn even borrowed his father’s car to impress Taylor.The…

Morning all. So transfer deadline day came and went, and despite some chat yesterday about Malick Fofana, it looks like Arsenal decided early on the 21 year old wasn’t the right option, and thus any chance of an arrival went out the window. I can’t sit here this morning, despite the fact I think we’ve left ourselves short, and bemoan the fact we didn’t sign a player I’d barely heard of until 24 hours ago. Let’s look at what we did in this window. I think the signing of Bruno Guimaraes is very good. It makes us even stronger in…

East Zone and South Zone will meet in the Duleep Trophy 2026-27 final at the MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai from September 6 to 10, with both sides looking to end their campaigns with the prestigious domestic title.East Zone booked its place in the final with a nervy four-wicket win over defending champion Central Zone in Bengaluru. After both teams finished their first innings on 266, East Zone’s bowlers seized control in the second innings as Mohammed Shami and Mukesh Kumar shared seven wickets to bowl Central out for 158.Chasing 159, East Zone made a brisk start through Vaibhav Sooryavanshi…

Conor Benn’s team believes sustained aggression can break Ryan Garcia when they meet on September 12 at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. Manager Keith Connolly expects Benn to concede early rounds before wearing down Garcia in the first defense of his WBC welterweight title. He compared the plan to Filip Hrgovic’s victory over Moses Itauma. “It’s going to be exactly the same. My guy’s going to be in tremendous shape. Ryan Garcia is a great fighter, but my guy’s going to bully him. He’s going to bully him all over the ring. He might lose some rounds like Filip did,…