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IMANE KHELIF, one of the most talked about athletes of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games, has called for the bullying to end amidst a row over her eligibility to compete. The 25-year-old Algerian faces Thailand’s Janjaem Suwannapheng in the women’s welterweight semi-finals tomorrow (August 6). Khelif’s qualification for the last four has already guaranteed her…
THE RESULT: Xander Zayas delivered a shut-out win against former 154lbs world champion Patrick Teixeira at the Madison Square Garden Theatre in New York. A Puerto Rican carnival atmosphere played its part in ensuring Zayas’s dream of headlining the venue was a memorable one. And the 21-year-old’s dominance in the fight was reflected on the…
ELLESMERE PORT bantamweight Paul Butler, 36-3 (17), will return to title action on May 11 when he fights Norbelto Jimenez of the Dominican Republic for the lesser-regarded IBO version of the bantamweight crown. The fight, which will take place in Ellesmere Port (just two miles from Butler’s home), marks Butler’s first scheduled 12-rounder since losing…
Ducking hell THE new week began with some official news in the Adam Azim and Dalton Smith soap opera as the former officially vacated his European super-lightweight title as he plans to face Harlem Eubank instead of his Sheffield rival Eddie Hearn, who promotes Smith and has been banging the drum for that all-British fight,…
By Niall Doran This is the second part of the article. You can read part one here. AS discussed in the initial segment, the Saudis are opening up the East to new boxing fans. Recently, Japan has been putting on perhaps the best professional boxing shows in the lighter weights that the sport has seen…
SHAKUR STEVENSON is in talks to defend his world title against lightweight newcomer Joe Cordina. The 27-year-old southpaw won the vacant title via a decision victory over Edwin De Los Santos in November and made a successful first defence against the 12-1 Artem Harutyunyan last month. And now promoter Eddie Hearn has revealed that discussions…