THE RESULT: Galal Yafai stops a spirited effort from Agustin Gauto closing the show in the final 20 seconds of the eighth round to maintain his 100 per cent record. KEY MOMENTS: A competitive start in the first round was tipped in Yafai’s favour when a straight left off a one-two from the Brit had Gauto…
In 1931, Louis Chiron won the third edition of the Monaco Grand Prix, piloting his Bugatti to victory at his home circuit in what is now one of the premier events on the annual Formula 1 calendar. Since then, no Monegasque driver has won the race. Will today be the day that the drought is…
A woeful performance in Frankfurt, Germany could bring along significant change in New England. Patriots head coach Bill Belichick benched Mac Jones following the third-year quarterback’s calamitous red-zone interception in the fourth quarter of Sunday’s eventual 10-6 loss to the Colts. But unlike the other instances this season when Jones didn’t finish a start, the…
RYAD MERHY isn’t best pleased that Britain’s Lawrence Okolie is getting a WBC bridgerweight title shot ahead of him. The 31-year-old Belgian has business in the heavyweight division to handle first, however. On Saturday night (April 13) Merhy will be at the American Bank Centre in Corpus Christi, Texas to try and disrupt the world…
New Orleans Saints quarterback Derek Carr suffered a right shoulder injury and a concussion during Sunday’s 27-19 loss to the Minnesota Vikings. Head coach Dennis Allen clarified following the game that Carr exited due to a concussion, but Allen did not elaborate more. He added that Carr will be the starter for the team going…
Now the real work begins for Raven Chapman. Having become mandatory challenger for Skye Nicolson’s WBC Featherweight title Chapman is now within touching distance of realising her ambition. But first the 30-year-old must continue her recovery from injury before she returns to the ring this summer. In this interview Chapman speaks to Boxing News about…
THOUGH it is far too early to judge the career of Anthony Joshua as a sum of all its parts, it’s worthwhile this week – eight years to the day after he won his first major heavyweight belt – to examine his progress. There remain an awful lot of people who prefer to criticise boxers…
IBF WELTERWEIGHT champion Jaron “Boots” Ennis has signed a multi-fight promotional deal with Matchroom. The 26-year-old from Philadelphia last fought in July 2023 knocking out Roiman Villa in the 10th round of their interim title fight in Atlantic City. Three months later the IBF elevated him to full champion status after the sanctioning body stripped…
Marcas Grant & Michael F. Florio are back with a full recap of fantasy Week 10. The guys start things off with the latest news, including injuries to Derek Carr and Taylor Heinicke, plus Mac Jones getting benched. Then Grant and Florio discuss the week’s key takeaways, such as the expanding roles of Jahmyr Gibbs,…
RICKY HATTON believes the reputation and fan base of his son Campbell will have increased despite the 23-year-old now having to rebuild after suffering his first defeat. Twenty-five years on from Ricky winning the Central Area super-lightweight title against Tommy Peacock in Oldham it was the turn of Campbell to try and win the same…
