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(Cris Esqueda/Premier Boxing Champions) LAS VEGAS – Unbeaten Carlos Utria opened the pay-per-view portion of Saturday night’s Rolly Romero-Teofimo Lopez card with a jeered split-decision victory over Israel Mercado. Judges Chris Migliore (96-94) and Patricia Morse Jarman (97-93) scored the 140lbs bout for Utria while Steve Weisfeld had it 96-94 for Mercado. “You won!” a fan inside T-Mobile Arena roared at Mercado, 13-2-2, as the booed Utria improved to 15-0. Colombia’s Utria, 22, won the WBC Grand Prix 140lbs final in Saudi Arabia, but the veteran Mercado, the WBA’s No. 10-ranked contender, expressed no concerns in pre-fight interviews that he…

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Chelsea are set to hand Joao Pedro a new contract, but there is some confusion about its length given the way some places are reporting it. 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. Fabrizio Romano reported it a couple of days ago, and major news sites have now followed up, although we’re still awaiting the official announcement – Joao Pedro has signed a new contract at Chelsea. It’s just reward for an excellent first season…

Bobby Kamwa celebrates in front of fans of his former club Newport County in what played out to be an eight goal thriller at Bristol Rovers. A bonkers game of football, with the Severnside derby boiling over in part, and it could have been a bigger scoreline than the 5-3 it ended in Rovers’ favour. Steve Evans’ side bounced back from opening day defeat against York with a second half fightback entertaining the home fans at the Memorial Stadium. It was however Newport who went ahead with just 15 seconds on the clock, Harrison Biggins calmly netting, both sides had…

Hearn revealed in a post-fight interview Saturday night that the UK clause was included at Joshua’s request. He also claimed people have contacted the former heavyweight champion directly in an attempt to change his mind. “He’s under pressure because people are phoning him around the back. ‘Come on.’ And he said, ‘No, no, speak to Eddie.’ It’s like, ‘No, I want the fight in Britain. Guys, I’ve got to tell you, that’s what I signed for. That’s what I want.’ And he’s standing firm,” said Hearn to talkSPORT Boxing. Standing firm only works if Sela eventually gives in. Should the…

Marco Romero needed less than three minutes to show why he was one of the best young talents on Saturday night’s preliminary card at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. The 20-year-old middleweight overwhelmed Kahlil Mitchell and forced a stoppage at 2:33 of the opening round. Romero attacked with speed, power and little wasted movement, leaving Mitchell trapped behind his gloves before the referee stepped between them. Mitchell never had an opportunity to settle into the scheduled eight-round fight. Romero closed the distance quickly, landed clean punches and continued firing combinations once he had his opponent near the ropes. The pressure…

Ruben Amorim couldn’t buy a win as Manchester United manager, but he appears to have laid out the blueprint for how to beat his former employers. In the club’s final pre-season game, Michael Carrick’s men were undone by AC Milan’s 3-4-2-1 set-up, the defensive unit all at sea as the Serie A side ran out 4-2 winners. It’s fair to say it was a similar, worrying story to kick-start the new Premier League campaign, with newly-promoted Hull City, themselves utilising a back five, deservedly taking the points following an abject display from the visitors. Action Images via Reuters/Lee Smith Found…

(Matchroom) LONDON, England – George Liddard claimed the vacant European middleweight title while stopping Dario Morello after eight one-sided rounds at the Copper Box Arena in London.. The traveling Italian was awkward, throwing looping shots from his southpaw stance, but Liddard was dominant throughout. Essex, England’s Liddard pushed for the stoppage throughout, dropping Morello in the eighth, with the Italian’s corner then pulling their man out before the ninth session could begin. Morello, 33 and now 26-2 (4 KOs), looked to be a tricky customer in the opener, wildly firing his left hand over the top whenever Liddard came into…

Jose Mourinho felt Real Madrid’s season-opening win over Espanyol came from the soul, noting many of Los Blancos’ players were at a physical disadvantage after the World Cup. Madrid got their LaLiga campaign under way on Saturday after being given an extended break following FIFA’s flagship tournament, and they left it late to snatch the points. Jude Bellingham put Los Blancos ahead after nine minutes, but Cala equalised for Espanyol on the half-hour mark, and they then frustrated Madrid until the 90th minute. However, new signing Carlos Espi pounced on a loose ball in the penalty area to score the…

The Indian contingent for the 20th Asian Games in Aichi-Nagoya, Japan, on Saturday received the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports’ administrative and financial approval, with 492 athletes set to compete across 35 disciplines.The Games will be held from September 19 to October 4. The approved contingent comprises 265 men and 227 women, following a request from the Indian Olympic Association (IOA), which had sought Government clearance through a letter and subsequent communications earlier this month.Athletics will have the largest Indian representation with 73 athletes, followed by hockey with 40 and shooting and cricket with 30.India will also field teams…