I HAD a great time at the British Boxing Board of Control awards luncheon on March 17 and it was great to see so many great British boxers having their photographs taken alongside each other by so many people. It was especially pleasing to see Clinton McKenzie, for my money one of the best of…
For the first time in his career, Justin Jefferson has been forced to miss a month’s worth of action. As his hamstring injury keeps him on injured reserve, Jefferson still isn’t certain of when he’ll be back. The Minnesota Vikings star wide receiver discussed his status with reporters on Thursday with a tone that can…
Fast Facts: Age: 28 Instagram: @jordanlaruccia Nationality: Italian From: Perth Western Australia Stance: Orthodox Height: 6ft Record: 7-0 (4) Division: Super-welterweight Next fight: Laruccia is set to have his eighth outing on May 31 in Metro City, Northbridge, Western Australia. When and why you started boxing: I first started when I was 20 years old. I was looking for a new way…
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Tom Coughlin, the first coach in the history of the Jacksonville Jaguars, will be inducted into the franchise’s ring of honor next season. The team made the announcement Thursday, saying Coughlin will become the seventh member of the “Pride of the Jaguars” during a yet-to-be-determined home game in 2024. Next season will…
THIS summer’s promotional showdown between Matchroom and Queensberry took a step closer to becoming a reality today. Earlier this year two of the world’s leading promoters Eddie Hearn and Frank Warren struck a deal with Turki Alalshikh (the chairman of Saudi Arabia’s General Entertainment Authority) to stage a historic five-versus-five fight night. A quintet of…
LAST weekend Nathan Heaney and Brad Pauls battled to a draw for the British middleweight title, which meant the champion (Heaney) clung onto his title and the challenger (Pauls) walked away empty-handed despite sharing the points verdict. The logical thing to happen would be a rematch between the pair. It makes sense if two fighters…
After a Monday night win over the New York Jets, the Chargers are back to .500 at 4-4. How they got there is most important. Los Angeles’ defense resembled a sieve through most of the first seven weeks of the 2023 season, but in the last two games the Chargers have allowed a combined 19…
The career of Liam Davies continues to go from strength to strength. On March 16 the 27-year-old bantamweight retained his unbeaten record, 16-0 (8 KOs), with an impressive second round stoppage win over Erik Robles which also earned him the IBO strap. In an interview with Boxing News Davies spoke candidly about why he believes…
The Polynesian Football Hall of Fame on Thursday announced its Class of 2023 inductees: Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson, Reno Mahe and Domata Peko. “On behalf of the Polynesian Football Hall of Fame, we congratulate the Class of 2024,” said Jesse Sapolu, Polynesian Football Hall of Fame chairman, co-founder and inductee said in a statement on…
DALTON SMITH lit up the Sheffield Arena last night (March 23) with a knockout victory in the biggest fight of his career so far. The 27-year-old drove a right hand to the mid-section of Jose Zepeda in round five leaving the Mexican in agony and unable to continue. Smith’s victory not only made a name…
