Heavyweight prospect Moses Itauma is seen as the UK’s next world champion by some fans. They’re impressed by the knockouts that the fringe contender is scoring, but he’s still not fought anyone yet to show whether he’s for real. His promoter is matching him carefully as he should, but fans could be disappointed when Itauma … Read more
FIFA-style in-stadium referee VAR explanations will be used for the first time in England for the Carabao Cup semi-finals. Until now, while Prem clubs do give more information over decisions changed after VAR intervention over their giant screens, refs have not been heard. 1 Referees will explain decisions after going to the monitorCredit: Getty But … Read more
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The Carabao Cup semi-finals featuring Arsenal, Newcastle, Tottenham and Liverpool will see referees announcing decisions to the fans following VAR interventions [og_img] 2024-12-30 15:43:50
Gareth A. Davies says Tyson Fury’s nutritionist said he was in “great condition” for his rematch with unified heavyweight champion Oleksandr Usyk on December 21st in Riyadh. Davies claims that Fury’s conditioning was “brilliant.” Wasted Camp The 281-lb Fury (34-2-1, 24 KOs) didn’t look in “great condition,” and he certainly didn’t look “brilliant” unless we’ve … Read more
Demetrius Andrade thinks Canelo Alvarez is too big, strong, and technical for Terence Crawford to move up to super middleweight and challenge him for his three titles the way he’s pushing for. Too Big, Too Strong The former two-division world champion Andrade feels it’s too much size for the 37-year-old Crawford (41-0, 31 KOs) to … Read more
IBF world super flyweight champion Fernando Martinez (17-0, 9 KOs) has pulled out of his rematch against former four-division world champion Kazuto Ioka (31-3-1, 15 KOs) due to a case of influenza for their previously scheduled fight on December 31st. Rematch Delayed There’s no word yet on when they plan to reschedule the fight. It’s … Read more
Promoter Eddie Hearn wants his fighter, IBF cruiserweight champion Jai Opetaia, to be the next opponent against unified heavyweight champion Oleksandr Usyk to defend his titles. That would be 100% unfair to the top contenders in the heavyweight division if Opetaia were allowed to fight Usyk for his WBA, WBC, and WBO world titles without … Read more
Fans were eagerly counting down the days until Kazuto Ioka squared off against Fernando Martinez on New Year’s Eve in Tokyo. However, Ioka’s Shisei gym said Monday that the Argentine WBA super flyweight champion came down with influenza, forcing them to cancel this highly anticipated matchup at the last minute. Martinez had already shown signs … Read more
The top stories and transfer rumours from Monday’s newspapers… THE SUN Arsenal and Manchester City could battle for Martin Zubimendi next month, according to reports. Image: Martin Zubimendi in action for Real Sociedad Liverpool continue to compile a dossier on Sheffield United’s teenage striker Ryan One. Wolves have Sunderland No 1 Anthony Patterson on their radar … Read more