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Jaron Ennis became a two-weight unified world champion last night in Brooklyn, stopping Xander Zayas inside seven rounds. Watching on was a man who previously held belts in both divisions, Terence Crawford. Ennis knocked Zayas down three times at the Barclays Center before the Puerto Rican’s corner threw in the towel, ending his reign as boxing’s youngest male unified champion. Now the WBA and WBO super-welterweight champion, ‘Boots’ produced a performance full of precision, angles and power. It was not without adversity, however, as Zayas rocked him in the third round and briefly appeared to have the Philadelphia native in…
That Iran came as close as they did to progressing remarkable in itself given the unique hurdles they have had to overcome.Iran have been competing at the World Cup against the backdrop of the country’s conflict with the United States and Israel.Their World Cup training base was switched from Arizona to Tijuana in Mexico before the tournament began, and they faced travel restrictions throughout.Iran were only permitted to enter the United States the day before their first two matches and had to leave again on the same day as the game, under the terms of their visas.Subsequently, Ghalenoei described his…
Jaron “Boots” Ennis may have delivered the biggest victory of his career on Saturday night, but he wasn’t ready to hand himself top marks afterward. Ennis stopped previously unbeaten Xander Zayas in the seventh round at Barclays Center in Brooklyn to capture the WBA and WBO junior middleweight titles, dropping the Puerto Rican star three times before Zayas’ corner threw in the towel. Despite the dominant performance, the Philadelphia native graded himself only a C+ during the post-fight press conference. “I’ll probably give myself probably like a C… C-plus,” Ennis said at the post-fight press conference. “I know I’m way…
Saturday, 11 July – 22:00 BSTNow, this is where things being to look more difficult.Five-time winners Brazil are in England’s section of the draw and are potential quarter-final opponents, but Carlo Ancelotti’s men would first have to overcome Japan in the last 32.Vinicius Jr. and co topped Group C – knocking out Scotland in the process – but were unconvincing on the one occasion they were truly tested, drawing 1-1 with Morocco in their opening fixture.Japan, meanwhile, looked strong technically and tactically as they finished second behind the Netherlands in Group F, and have not lost in any of their…
(Cris Esqueda Matchroom Boxing) Emiliano Vargas burnished the shine around the former world champion’s son Saturday night, stopping Bryce Mills in the fourth round of the Xander Zayas-Jaron “Boots” Ennis co-main event. At Brooklyn’s Barclays Center, Vargas followed his second knockdown of Mills by unloading a flurry that brought a stoppage 1 minute, 17 seconds into the frame. “I just want to be great,” Vargas, 18-0 (15 KOs), said. “The sky’s the limit.” Vargas, 22, the 2025 prospect of the year, is the WBO’s No. 2-ranked 140-pound fighter, behind four-division champion Shakur Stevenson and IBF title contender Lindolfo Delgado. Led…
BBC One will also broadcast four-time World Cup winners Germany’s tie against Paraguay (Monday, 21:30), Mohamed Salah’s Egypt facing Australia (Friday, 19:00) and Erling Haaland’s Norway against Ivory Coast (Tuesday, 18:00).You can also watch tournament co-hosts United States take on Bosnia-Herzegovina (Thursday, 01:00) live on BBC One, as well as Switzerland v Algeria (Friday, 04:00).The BBC and ITV will broadcast eight last-32 matches each.Live radio commentary from every single match will be available on BBC Radio 5 Live and BBC Sounds, as well as live text coverage and expert analysis on the BBC Sport website and app.For fans unable to…
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Wales’ victory was played in front of a poor crowd of under 20,000 in Twickenham but Tandy says the outing against the Barbarians was a worthwhile exercise.He pointed to uncapped quartet Rhys Barratt, Ben Warren, Harrison Keddie and Ryan Woodman getting first games for Wales, and Jac Morgan, Teddy Williams, Dillon Lewis and captain Dewi Lake returning to the international stage after long-term injuries.”Getting the win is great for us and there’s lots to like about the game,” said Tandy.”We probably could have put more distance in it in the first half, but it’s a brilliant hit-out for us. “There’s…
Who is DR Congo’s head coach?This is Frenchman Sebastien Desabre’s 11th coaching role in Africa. The 49-year-old has qualified DR Congo for successive Africa Cup of Nations, reaching the semi-finals in 2023, as well as the World Cup. He had previous success with Uganda.How did DR Congo get to the last 32?They earned the first World Cup point in their history by holding strongly-fancied Portugal to a 1-1 draw but then lost 1-0 to Colombia. That left DR Congo needing to beat Uzbekistan, which they duly did 3-1 to progress to the last 32 as one of the best third-placed…
Thomas Tuchel has misused Reece James at the World Cup and now has paid the price, with the full back picking up an injury. 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. We haven’t even reached the third game of England’s World Cup and we’ve already got a Reece James injury on our hands. He played 90 minutes against Croatia in the first game last week, then 90 minutes against Ghana on Tuesday. We were already…