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Britain could have a new heavyweight world champion on Saturday when Moses Itauma faces Croatian Filip Hrgovic at London’s O2 Arena for the vacant IBF title.The 21-year-old Briton has won all 14 of his professional fights, 12 by stoppage, and has established himself as one of the division’s most exciting young prospects.A victory would make the Chatham fighter the youngest heavyweight world champion since Mike Tyson in 1986.But Hrgovic is a major step up. The experienced 34-year-old – a 2016 Olympic bronze medallist – has a record of 20 wins and one defeat, with 15 victories inside the distance.You can…

Liverpool’s pursuit of Bradley Barcola has been years in the making, but the real challenge begins once the French winger finally arrives at Anfield. After months of negotiations and years of scouting, the Premier League champions appear close to completing a deal worth more than £100 million for the Paris Saint-Germain forward. It is a move that reflects Liverpool’s long-term approach to recruitment, but one that also carries considerable pressure. A Target Years in the Making Liverpool’s interest in Barcola did not emerge overnight. The club first took serious notice of the winger during a friendly against Lyon in December…

TWO games have been played in our EFL League One so now is a good opportunity to review those likely clubs battling for promotion to the Championship. Just one team protect a 100% winning start thereby adding fuel to League One odds. Conversely, one side has yet to pick up a point. Here is my considered analysis of the leading contenders to assist your football betting… Leicester City Promotion odds: 8/11 Points tally after two games: 1 Current placing: 18th A disappointing opening for the double relegated Foxes under Russell Martin who was named first team manager on 15th June.…

“I still feel the same way I was when I was 15. I want to get my money, and I want to get out. People don’t know how tiring it can be to work out all day, every day, and get punched in the face for a living,” Anderson said to Nothing Fancy. “Yes, it’s a comeback. I’m planning on fighting again, and yes, it’s for the money, just like everybody else. Ain’t nobody doing this for free.” The difficulty is that Anderson already cashed in the commercial value Top Rank spent nearly five years creating. He had been matched…

Benn has not stopped an opponent since his second-round win over Chris van Heerden in April 2022. His five subsequent fights have covered 56 rounds, producing four decision wins and one decision loss. He dropped Chris Eubank Jr twice in the final round of their rematch, showing that he can hurt an opponent, but the fight still reached the scorecards. That record supports Malignaggi’s boxing argument without proving anything about the testing case. Benn carries enough power to get an opponent’s attention, but Malignaggi does not consider it heavy enough to compensate for the difference in skill or prevent Garcia…

Crystal Palace ultras ‘Holmesdale Fanatics’ have made the decision to fold after 21 years, slamming the ‘unsustainable’ set up. They formed back in 2005 and grew famous after putting on displays that would be so rarely seen in English football, but more familiar across Europe. But on the 27th of August, they listed a number of reason as to why there are disbanding, attending games as individuals and not as a group. pic.twitter.com/wmNDsgJaVe — Holmesdale Fanatics (@ultrascpfc) August 27, 2026 They wrote in a statement: ‘For more than twenty years, the HF has stood on the Holmesdale and travelled across…

AN extremely simple statement – but it is always fair to say that goals win football matches. Therefore goal scorers are particularly sought after. And in this blog I analyse the possible leading marksmen listed in 2026/27 EFL League One odds. Will anyone match the excellent count of 23 League One goals delivered by Leyton Orient marksman Dom Ballard last season? A truly remarkable achievement when playing for a struggling team which eventually filled 20th spot thereby avoiding relegation by three points. Ballard has since secured a reported £5 million transfer to Championship outfit Bristol City. League One Top Scorer…

LOS ANGELES – Luka Plantic has waited for an opportunity to announce himself to the world since turning professional in 2018.The 2020 Olympian wasn’t handed the promotional backing afforded to many amateur standouts, instead working his way up the WBC rankings while fighting in small venues and on undercards across Europe.Now, the Croatian finally has his chance.Plantic will face Lester Martinez for the WBC interim super-middleweight title Saturday night at Los Angeles’ Galen Center, with victory potentially putting him within touching distance of a world title shot.“I feel very good and I’m very well prepared for this fight,” Plantic told…

Ollie Robinson took a sensational four for 11 in 13 overs as Pakistan collapsed to 110 all out in the second Test against England at Lord’s on Friday.But on a day when 13 wickets fell in total, England then slumped to 13 for two in their second innings on a pitch still offering significant seam movement.England, however, had recovered to 81 for three — an overall lead of 261 runs — when bad light forced an early close to the second day. The host is seeking an unassailable 2-0 lead in the three-match series.Robinson was well-supported by fast bowler Jofra…

Jadon Sancho is still one of the most interesting transfer betting stories on the board, and the market has already narrowed around a familiar idea: a move abroad looks more likely than a Premier League stay. The winger, now 26, left Manchester United as a free agent after his contract expired in June 2026, and that status keeps the next-club market alive rather than settled. Borussia Dortmund and Germany remain the headline option Borussia Dortmund sit at the centre of most Sancho discussions because the club is already part of his football story. He made 158 appearances across two spells…