The top stories and transfer rumours from Sunday’s newspapers… MAIL ON SUNDAY Real Madrid are growing increasingly convinced they can win the race to capture the prized signature of Trent Alexander-Arnold and hope he will join them on a free transfer next summer. Ange Postecoglou maintains the backing of Tottenham’s board but the League Cup … Read more
Richard Pelham/Getty Images West Ham United have former Chelsea boss Graham Potter ready and prepared to take over from Julen Lopetegui if the Hammers choose to sack the Spaniard, according to ExWHUemployee. The Hammers backed Lopetegui heavily over the course of the summer transfer window, but he has failed to get a consistent … Read more
Promoter Oscar De La Hoya revealed he’s in discussions to do a Golden Boy Promotions – Matchroom Boxing 5 vs. 5 event in 2025. This would be a competition for De La Hoya to match five of his best Golden Boy fighters with Eddie Hearn’s best five available guys. The two fighters would compete to … Read more
Oli McBurnie has never shied away from his Rangers allegiances – and he has even previously been linked with a transfer to Ibrox. The former Scotland international striker is currently at La Liga side Las Palmas after sealing a summer switch from Sheffield United. He was joined by ex-Aberdeen defender Scott McKenna at the Canary … Read more
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Oscar De La Hoya says William Zepeda could face Tevin Farmer in a rematch before he takes on WBC lightweight champion Shakur Stevenson if he defeats Floyd Schofield on February 22nd. Shakur won’t be happy when he hears that Zepeda is fighting a rematch with Farmer. He was hoping to defend against the popular Mexican … Read more
IBF lightweight champion Vasily Lomachenko is dealing with a back injury and will resume his career if given the green light with tests on this issue. Lomachenko’s Health Lomachenko (18-3, 12 KOs) turns 37 on February 17th and has been fighting only once a year since 2022. He’s not young, and he’s been campaigning in … Read more
Jermell Charlo is emerging from his 15-month hibernation phase. He is asking PBC to set up a fight for him against the “best” they have at 154. “Make It Make Sense” They don’t have anyone at that weight to watch against the former undisputed junior middleweight champion, Charlo (35-2-1, 19 KOs). He says, “Make it … Read more
On February 22nd, the rematch between WBO, IBF, WBC, and IBO Light Heavyweight champion Artur Beterbiev, 21-0 with 20 stoppages of Russia and Montreal, Canada, defends his titles against former champion Demitrii Bivol, 23-1 with 12 stoppages, of Kyrgyzstan, and Indio, CA. The two fighters will meet in Riyadh on Turki Alalshikh’s card. Other possibilities … Read more
Oscar De La Hoya predicts his fighter, WBC interim junior middleweight champion Vergil Ortiz Jr, will “steal the show” on the February 22nd card by defeating ‘Little GGG’ Israil Madrimov in Riyadh. De La Hoya feels that Vergil Jr’s ring smarts will enable him to deal with the power of former WBA 154-lb champion Madrimov … Read more