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(Dylan Trevino/ Premier Boxing Champions | No Limit Boxing) Surprising news from yesterday’s final press conference for the Spence-Tszyu PBC pay-per-view event being held this Saturday, July 25, at the Afterpay Arena in Sydney, Australia, is that the scheduled bout between two-division champion Stephen Fulton Jr. and two-time world title challenger Liam Wilson will now be contested at a catchweight of 133 lbs. and is no longer a WBA eliminator. Fulton-Wilson was announced earlier this week as having been elevated to co-main event status when original co-main participant Jermall Charlo’s issues obtaining a visa forced the cancellation of his bout…
Teenage Para-swimmer Ela Letton-Jones has secured the first Team Wales medal of the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow by claiming silver in the pool.The 19-year-old finished second in the women’s S13 100m freestyle in a time of one minute, 4.30 seconds behind Australian Jenna Jones, who won in 1:03.89.It was the same result as the morning session after Letton-Jones had qualified second fastest. Letton-Jones was able to cope with the pressure of being Wales’ first medal hope.”I knew that coming in so I am just glad I was able to deliver and hopefully give Team Wales some momentum to win more…
Former India cricket team captain Rahul Dravid got the chance to indulge in nostalgia when he visited St. Joseph’s College of Commerce (SJCC) here on Friday.Dravid, perhaps SJCC’s most famous alumnus, held centrestage in the inauguration ceremony of the Colgate Total inter-college 5-a-side hockey tournament, held as past of the SJCC (B. Com) programme platinum jubilee celebrations.Dravid reminisced about his years spent at SJCC.“Coming back here brings back some truly lovely memories. I spent five of some of the most wonderful years of my life here,” Dravid said in a hall packed with enthusiastic students.Dravid recalled that he represented Karnataka…
Real Madrid are confident they will sign Rodri from Manchester City, Arsenal eye player-plus-cash deal for Atletico striker Julian Alvarez, while Roma are keen on Fulham winger Oscar Bobb, plus more.Real Madrid are working on a deal to sign Manchester City midfielder Rodri, with the Spanish club confident an agreement can be reached for the 30-year-old Spain captain. (Athletic – subscription required), externalArsenal are considering a player-plus-cash deal for Atletico Madrid and Argentina striker Julian Alvarez, 26, which would see 28-year-old Sweden forward Viktor Gyokeres move to the La Liga club. (Cadena Ser – in Spanish), external Roma are interested…
Jesper Sorensen is confident that Ryan Gauld’s return from injury will only further improve the Vancouver Whitecaps’ chances of finishing top of the Western Conference. Gauld returned from a long-term knee issue in Vancouver’s 4-3 defeat to FC Cincinnati in midweek, making his first start in MLS in 501 days. The 30-year-old also finished with team-high totals for shots (four) and touches in the opposition box (six), but it was not enough to seal all three points at TQL Stadium. Now in his sixth season with Vancouver, Gauld tallied at least 17 goal contributions in three straight years until suffering his first…
Eddie Hearn says he has instructed his lawyers to pursue legal action against Jai Opetaia after the IBF cruiserweight champion’s lawsuit named him in connection with allegations of corruption surrounding Zuffa Boxing’s failed title plans. Hearn insisted he has nothing to do with the dispute and demanded that his name be removed from the complaint. He blamed Zuffa Boxing for placing Opetaia in the middle of the legal battle and said he would not tolerate suggestions that Matchroom had acted improperly. “I’m sorry for Jai Opetaia because not only has he been mugged off from Zuffa Boxing on the IBF,…
Scott was not being caught, though. Not tonight. Not here. Not with his Scotland kit on and his team looking to him to spark their Games.A Games which he has backed vocally since Glasgow salvaged it from the wreckage of Victoria’s aborted bid.Almost exactly 12 years after he won his first Commonwealth medal in this very building, he was taking his 14th in his fourth Games. And it was going to be gold.”I don’t usually feel the expectation, but that one I probably did,” he told BBC Sport Scotland. “Simply because it’s day one and I love representing Scotland and…
Errol Spence Jr suffered the first defeat of his career at the hands of Terence Crawford and opted not to take a rematch despite it being on the table. Though the undisputed welterweight contest, which took place in July 2023, was viewed as a pick ’em contest by many, Crawford dominated, dropping Spence three times before forcing a stoppage in the ninth round. Spence did activate his contractual rematch clause, which had been agreed to take place at welterweight again, but the time limit on the option lapsed, and Crawford moved on. He vacated his four belts at 147lbs to…
A sickening injury to England’s Gabriel Langton overshadowed his team’s silver medal in the men’s team gymnastics final at the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow.The 19-year-old, from the City of Birmingham Gymnastics Club, needed lengthy treatment on the mat after a horrible fall in the final rotation of the evening at The Arena.Langton fell head first to the floor after missing his catch on the horizontal metal bar, three metres in the air, leading to a lengthy delay to the action as he was tended to by up to a dozen medical staff.He was eventually led away on a trolley after…
Tyson Fury’s performance in his comeback win over Mariusz Wach did nothing to change Eddie Hearn’s view of a future fight with Anthony Joshua. Click here to watch live boxing this weekend After watching Fury stop the 46-year-old Wach in seven rounds in Thailand on Friday, Hearn said the former heavyweight champion no longer looks like the fighter who beat Wladimir Klitschko or dominated Deontay Wilder during their trilogy. If Joshua delivers the type of performance Hearn expects against Kristian Prenga on Saturday, he believes Joshua will enter a meeting with Fury as a heavy favorite. “I think he’s shot,”…