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LOS ANGELES – Najee Lopez’s impressive uppercut to the body found its rightful target, and a rare invocation of boxing’s video-replay system affirmed it.Following a confusing delay that permitted Lopez’s opponent, Juan Carrillo, to continue on following the decisive punch that sent Carrillo to the canvas, writhing in pain in the ninth round, California State Athletic Commission lead inspector Jesus Villarreal stopped the fight to review the replay, declaring Lopez 17-0 (14KOs) the winner.Lopez assured his cornermen before the review’s findings that his punch was clean.Victory lifts the 26-year-old Puerto Rican on his way toward light-heavyweight title contention.Ranked No. 4…
Burnley and West Ham fans make their feelings known as their sides’ winless run extends to three league games. Fair to say it’s been a disappointing start to life back in the second tier for these two clubs relegated from the Premier League last season. The other team to have gone down, Wolves, are unbeaten in their opening three. The Clarets suffered a 4-1 defeat away at Norwich and ended the game with 10-men, Mohamed Toure opening the scoring two minutes in, Andre Brooks doubled on 5 minutes, then Toure made it three for the Canaries on 21 minutes. Josh…
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Morning all. As I was waking up this morning, I was thinking of inflicting you all with a ‘hot take’, more for the sake of discussion than me thinking this opinion was actually possible, but then I saw an update which makes this more or less moot. Fabrizio Romano says Gabriel Martinelli’s move to Al Hilal is in its final stages, and my take was that if we don’t have anybody else coming in then we should not sell Gabriel Martinelli at all. Now, it is possible that the delay in completing this deal is down to our search for…
It would be too simplistic – and unfair – to say Hrgovic won the fight purely through mind games, but the 34-year-old had succeeded in making the build-up uncomfortable.Hrgovic spent fight week repeatedly attacking Itauma’s age, dismissing him as “just a kid”. As the week wore on, Itauma looked increasingly irritated and eventually lost his composure at the weigh-in, shoving Hrgovic before the Croatian responded with a slap.Itauma prides himself on being unusually cerebral for a heavyweight. He reads psychology and self-help books, talks openly about sharpening his mind and appears to spend far more time analysing himself than most…
You either die a hero or live long enough to see yourself become the villain who wants a move to Barcelona. It’s not quite how the saying goes, but as far as Julian Alvarez is concerned, it is a new mantra that he’s currently living by even if it all ends in a late deal with Arsenal. The South American was booed by home fans last weekend, before he was instructed to enter the dressing room instead of applauding those fans. He’s gone from the main man in Diego Simeone’s side to public enemy No.1 following reports throughout the summer…
“I thought Moses was well in front and he just basically got clipped. He’s done something to his leg. I don’t know what he’s done with his leg and he’s exhausted. That’s the truth of the matter. And the best man won at the end,” said Warren to talkSPORT Boxing. The final concession was fair. The rest made a sustained breakdown sound more like a winning performance interrupted by an unfortunate punch. His uncertainty about the leg also leaves that suggestion unconfirmed. Fans calling for Itauma to sit on his lead overlooked what happened when he tried. Hrgovic’s pressure denied…
Massimiliano Allegri insisted there is “no problem” between him and Cesc Fabregas as Napoli and Como prepare to face off in Serie A on Sunday. Napoli opened their Serie A campaign with a 2-0 win over Genoa last weekend, while Fabregas’ Como side were held to a 1-1 draw by Udinese. Tempers boiled over on the touchline last season when Allegri’s Milan took on Como, with Fabregas having criticised the Rossoneri’s style of play ahead of that meeting. Allegri and Fabregas then had to be separated on the touchline, though the pair shook hands at the end of the match. With the…
Lara, 31-3-2 (24 KOs), of Mexico City, collected his fifth consecutive victory. Ornelas, 29-6 (16 KOs), of Rosarito, Baja California, gave him an early scare before being stopped. During the final minute of the opening round, Ornelas dropped Lara with a left to the chin. Referee Manuel Rivera administered an eight-count, but Lara recovered and returned the favor, flooring Ornelas with a right to the chin before the bell. Ornelas beat the count but also suffered a bad cut over his left eye. Lara resumed his attack in the second round, and the contest was halted after just 42 seconds.…
Lance Pugmire has been a full-time boxing writer for nearly 20 years, serving now as BoxingScene’s U.S. Senior Writer and assistant producer for ProBoxTV’s “BoxingScene Today.” Pugmire capped a near 20-year career at the Los Angeles Times (sports investigations, NHL/MLB beat work, law enforcement/courts and boxing/UFC) to join The Athletic, and then USA Today. Pugmire’s stint at The Times started with the first Israel Vazquez-Rafael Marquez fight and the Oscar De La Hoya-Floyd Mayweather Jnr then-record pay-per-view, leading through a slew of ringside assignments at major bouts, including Mayweather-Pacquiao, Mayweather-Canelo and the Canelo-Golovkin trilogy. Lance’s appreciation for boxing is rooted…