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Willie Monroe eyes Saunders payback for loss
Former two-time world title challenger Willie Monroe Jr. (22-3, 6 KOs) says he’s gunning for a rematch with WBO middleweight champion after his 12 round unanimous decision loss to him last year in September in a fight that took place in London, UK. Monroe, 31, says he didn’t like the…
Read More »Anthony Joshua eyes fourth world title, calls Wilder to step up
IBF, WBA and WBO heavyweight champion, Anthony Joshua (21-0, 20 KOs) has set his eyes on the WBC heavyweight title currently held by Deontay Wilder (40-0, 39 KOs). Joshua, unified the WBO crown with his IBF/WBA heavyweight titles last Saturday, at the Principality Stadium, Cardiff, after defeated former champion, Joseph…
Read More »Povetkin floors David Price in fifth-round knockout
David Price missed out on a major upset as he was knocked out by former world WBA heavyweight champion Alexander Povetkin at the Principality Stadium. The Liverpool fighter, 34, was knocked out in the fifth round by the Russian – who has twice failed drug tests. Povetkin, 38, floored him…
Read More »Whyte stops Browne, calls out Wilder
Dillian Whyte took care of business in his path to a world title shot in sending Lucas Browne down to a crushing defeat on Saturday night at the O2 Arena. Whyte landed a left hook with everything on it that flattened the 38-year-old Browne (25-1, 22 KOs). The WBC didn’t…
Read More »Dillian Whyte to lace gloves against Lucas Browne on Mar. 24
Dillian ‘The Body Snatcher’ Whyte (22-1, 16 KOs) will be taking a risky fight next Saturday night against former WBA World heavyweight champion Lucas ‘Big Daddy’ Browne (25-0, 22 KOs) on the 24th of March at the O2 Arena in London, England. This fight could make or break the 29-year-old…
Read More »Joshua keeps mum on Wilder fight, focuses on Parker
IBF/WBA heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua says WBC champion Deontay Wilder is welcome to attend his March 31 fight against WBO champion Joseph Parker, but he’s not all that interested in hyping their fight afterwards. Joshua sees it as a waste of time to begin getting boxing fans interested in his…
Read More »Fifa lifts three decade ban on Iran
Fifa lifted its three-decade ban on Iraq hosting international football on Friday with the cities of Arbil, Basra and Karbala given the go-ahead to stage official matches. “We are allowing international matches to be staged in the cities of Arbil, Basra and Karbala,” Fifa president Gianni Infantino told reporters after…
Read More »Barca magic end Chelsea’s Champions League dream
Messi Chelsea were on Wednesday night dumbed out of the Champions League round of 16 after falling to the superior powers of Barcelona 3-0 in Spain. At the finish, Chelsea coach Antonio Conte left the field with his arm around the forward, perhaps with nothing to add but congratulations. Conte’s…
Read More »Sevilla forced Man U out of CL title chase
Manchester United were knocked out of the Champions League at the last-16 stage after an awful performance ended in a 2-1 home defeat by Sevilla on Tuesday night. Substitute Wissam Ben Yedder was the match-winner for the Spanish side, shooting from inside the area just two minutes after coming on…
Read More »Hearn worried Deontay Wilder will lose before he makes Joshua fight
Eddie Hearn would like to build up the heavyweight clash between Deontay Wilder and Anthony Joshua a little bit more by having them both fight on the same card this summer in New York before matching them against each other later this year. However, Hearn is worried about Wilder’s ability…
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