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The following is an excerpt from the book, Russ Anber: Unrivaled – A Boxing Memoir by Paul Harrietha, which is published on July 1There he is. Ukrainian boxing phenome Olexandr Oleksandrovych Usyk. A former Olympic and amateur world Champion, Usyk is the former undisputed cruiserweight champion, and current WBA, WBO, and IBF heavyweight champion of the world. At 37, he is in the eyes of many boxing insiders, the greatest pound-for-pound fighter on the planet.It is training camp in Gandía Spain, at approximately 6 pm local time on another temperate Spanish evening in late April. Usyk and his team are…
Leeds have agreed a four-year contract with Fulham attacker Harry Wilson to become their first signing of the summer on a free transfer.The 29-year-old Wales international is out of contract next week, although the move remains subject to a medical and the formal signing of terms in the coming days.It would represent a major coup for the Yorkshire club if completed. They faced competition from Premier League rivals for his signature.Wilson has been a long-term target for Leeds, who attempted to sign him on deadline day last summer before the move collapsed.His departure would be a significant blow to Fulham,…
Panama vs England meets at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey, on June 27 with a 5:00 PM ET kickoff, live on Fox Sports. England sit top of Group L on four points after one win and one draw, while Panama are bottom with zero points from two defeats. The Panama vs England betting odds reflect that gulf in quality, with England heavy favorites at -550 across leading operators. England’s path through Group L has been functional rather than spectacular. Thomas Tuchel’s side beat Croatia 4-2 on Matchday 1 before a goalless stalemate with Ghana left them needing a…
“It no doubt had an effect on the lads who were making their debut. That should have been all about them but unfortunately a situation out of their control took precedence over their big day of making their debut for England in Test cricket.”It would be stupid and naive for me not to acknowledge that and address that. And it’s something that you do have to do as someone who’s got the responsibility of being a leader within a group.”It’s all fine and well everything being fine and dandy when it’s going well, but you need to take responsibility for…
“I’ll tell you now, the level, the only level that I think is going to be competitive for Ben Whittaker is the big levels,: said Hearn to Fighthype. “Benavidez, Bivol, Beterbiev, all those guys. I don’t see anybody else,” said Hearn. “Honestly, you’ll see this kid’s a special fighter.” Hearn went even further when asked specifically about a potential fight with WBC light heavyweight champion David Benavidez. “I’m telling you, Ben Whittaker can beat him maybe next year, year and a half, something like that,” Hearn said. The prediction places Whittaker alongside fighters who have already proven themselves at the…
The two tight-heads that played in the Six Nations for Steve Tandy’s side will not feature this summer.Sale-bound Tomas Francis was brought back into the international fold to shore up the scrum.The 34-year-old is rested after his exertions with Provence as Wales try to get him through to the World Cup, while Bath’s Archie Griffin is absent after surgery.Keiron Assiratti, the leading tight-head last autumn, withdrew from the squad after suffering a calf injury in Cardiff’s United Rugby Championship (URC) quarter-final defeat.Lewis is joined in the squad by Sam Wainwright and Ben Warren, while Chris Coleman and Rhys Henry have…
Oleksandr Usyk’s undefeated record remains intact, but his former sparring partner Dave Allen believes that there is one heavyweight rival who can put an end to that streak. During his 13-year professional career, the Ukrainian has had a few close calls but ultimately is deemed to have merited the wins in each of his tight decision triumphs over Mairis Briedis, Anthony Joshua and Tyson Fury. Last month, Usyk came closer than ever to losing his ‘0’, as Dutch kickboxer Rico Verhoeven almost pulled off a Buster Douglas-esque upset to put an end to his legendary reign as heavyweight world champion.…
With the final round of group fixtures getting under way on 24 June, it’s time to start plotting your country’s path to World Cup glory on 19 July.But with 32 of the 48 teams advancing to the knockout rounds, new tiebreaker rules, and a table of third-placed teams to keep track of, staying across the various permutations is far from simple. As it stands, England, sitting top of Group L, and Scotland, third in Group C, are on course to meet in the last 16 in Mexico City (6 July, 01:00 BST).But all of that could change depending not only…
Artur Beterbiev still disagrees with the result of his rematch against Dmitry Bivol and believes he performed better in the second fight than he did in their first meeting. The former undisputed light heavyweight champion also made it clear that he wants a third fight with Bivol and is confident he would deliver an even stronger performance if the rivalry is settled in the ring again. “I want a rubber match. If third fight happens, I will do better than both of them. I believe I won the second fight better than the first one,” Beterbiev told the Inside Ring…
Those words proved rather prophetic.Newcastle managed to sign highly rated goalkeeper Ewen Jaouen from Stade de Reims for £18.5m before the window even officially opened.However, just when it appeared they were in pole position to land top target Victor Munoz, the Spain winger joined Liverpool from Osasuna.It felt like Groundhog Day for supporters after Joao Pedro, Hugo Ekitike, James Trafford and Benjamin Sesko opted to move to Chelsea, Liverpool, Manchester City and Manchester United respectively last summer.Newcastle, as a result, moved further down their list of targets this time last year and, aside from defender Malick Thiaw, they have not…