By Declan Taylor LENNOX LEWIS believes Tyson Fury will only truly understand the importance of his legacy once he has retired from boxing. On Saturday night, Fury faces Oleksandr Usyk in the first undisputed heavyweight title fight since his compatriot Lewis beat Evander Holyfield in 1999. But the Gypsy King has insisted throughout the build…
By Eric Armit May 25 Cheavon Clarke leaves his mark on Zorro – Leeds, UK Clarke won the vacant British title with a KO of Ellis Zorro. In the early action, Zorro boxed cleverly on the back foot using his jab and plenty of nifty footwork to avoid the attacks of the slower Clarke. Zorro…
ONE of the most enticing qualities about Saturday night’s Queensberry vs. Matchroom 5 v 5 event is the matchups it has produced. Promoters Frank Warren and Eddie Hearn were asked to pick two weight classes apiece for the unique event, with Turki Alalshikh—the man responsible for ending British boxing’s Cold War—picking a fifth. With Warren…
By Eric Armit HIGHLIGHTS from the past week of action Lawrence Okolie won the WBC Bridgerweight title with a first-round destruction of Lukasz Rozanski, while Fiodor Czerkaszyn and Ihosvany Garcia also won. Jack Catterall scored a unanimous decision over Josh Taylor to gain revenge for his controversial loss to Taylor in 2022. There were wins…
JESSE ‘Bam’ Rodriguez delivered a seventh-round KO finish over Juan Francisco Estrada in a fight that delivered in every way at the Footprint Center, Phoenix, last night. Rodriguez, 24, is now the WBC super-flyweight champion. More importantly, he has swept up his contemporary rivals in a whirlwind run of victories. After a fizzing start to…
We’ve reached Week 11. That means there’s one month left in the fantasy football regular season. That also means every decision becomes increasingly more important. The good news is that if you survived last week with seemingly every good offense on a bye, then things get (a little) better. But we’re not out of the…
AFC East AFC North AFC South AFC West NFC East NFC North NFC South NFC West With NFL training camps kicking off in July, it’s time to get up to speed on all 32 NFL teams. Nick Shook has the lowdown on position battles, key players and notable subplots across the AFC North. Bengals Browns…
Getty Images Sport GOAL Aaron Wan-BissakaManchester UnitedWest HamNoussair MazraouiBayern MunichPremier LeagueBundesligaTransfers West Ham United want to land Manchester United right-back Aaron Wan-Bissaka in a deal that will allow the Red Devils to sign Noussair Mazraoui. Article continues below Article continues below Article continues below Wan-Bissaka wanted by Premier League side Man Utd could fund right-back…
TWICE now ringside judges have tarnished Jack Catterall’s night, albeit in two very different ways. First time they somehow contrived to make him a loser in a fight he clearly won, whereas last night (May 25) in Leeds they overcorrected that mistake by having him widely win a fight that was clearly close. That, for…
THE RESULT: Jack Catterall defeated Josh Taylor by a unanimous 12-round decision in the First Direct Arena, Leeds. Judges Kieran McCann and Mark Bates scored it 117-111 in favour of the Chorley man, while Lee Every had it slightly closer at 116-113. Kevin Parker refereed. KEY MOMENTS: A second-round head clash could’ve been pivotal, but…
