Like many fans, promoter Eddie Hearn is baffled by Manny Pacquiao’s decision to come out of a four-year retirement and given the green light by the sanctioning body to challenge Mario Barrios for his WBC welterweight title on July 19th. (Credit: Geoffrey Knott/Matchroom) Hearn isn’t happy about it because the 46-year-old Pacquiao is blocking his … Read more
Manchester United boss Ruben Amorim, speaking in his post-match news conference after his side’s Europa League final defeat: “I only have to share the pain of our fans, they deserve better. We tried everything. About the future, we will see what we are going to do.” On impact of no Champions League football: “We have … Read more
Eze’s Rise Demands Attention Arsenal’s pursuit of silverware and squad perfection continues, and few names have risen as sharply into contention as Eberechi Eze. Following his standout season with Crystal Palace, including a match-winning display in the FA Cup final against Manchester City, calls for the Gunners to make their move are growing louder. Caught … Read more
Eddie Hearn believes Ryan Garcia and Devin Haney are both just fighting for money at this point in their careers. He says that with all the stuff that they’ve been through since last year, they’ve lost interest in boxing, deteriorated, and focused on just making money. Hearn feels the terrible efforts that Ryan (24-2, 20 … Read more
Key events Show key events only Please turn on JavaScript to use this feature Manchester United, led by their disappointed captain Bruno Fernandes, are given a guard of honour by Spurs as they go up to collect their silver medals. A lovely touch as Harry Maguire stops to congratulate James Maddison, who he’ll have played … Read more
Chelsea supporters will be looking for more investment from their owners this summer as they look to close the gap between them and the league leaders. Todd Boehly and Behdad Eghbali have invested way more than a billion pounds into the club since taking over, however it has become clear that more is needed in … Read more
Josh Taylor returns to the ring from a long one-year layoff in a must-win fight against Ekow Essuman this Saturday, May 24, at The SSE Hydro in Glasgow, Scotland. The former undisputed light welterweight champion Taylor (19-2, 13 KOs) will debut at 147 against #4 WBO, #14 WBA Essuman (21-1, 8 KOs). The event will … Read more
Manchester United have made their intentions clear with an enquiry for Crystal Palace captain Marc Guehi, but their pursuit is far from straightforward. According to TEAMtalk, the England international is attracting widespread interest, with Champions League finalists Inter Milan showing “the most concrete interest” yet. The 24-year-old centre-back, who led Crystal Palace to a historic … Read more
Junto Nakatani’s trainer, Rudy Hernandez, says he hopes Nakatani (30-0, 23 KOs) will fight Jesse ‘Bam’ Rodriguez because he’s “100 percent” confident he’ll knock him out. It’s a fight that Nakatani should take to give him some badly-needed experience, but he won’t. It’s a good thing for Nakatani that his trainer, Rudy, doesn’t make his … Read more
West Ham and Nottingham Forest have both been charged for failing to control their players during the final minutes of their Premier League meeting on Sunday. Forest won 2-1 at London Stadium to maintain their bid to qualify for next season’s Champions League but there were unsavoury scenes deep into stoppage time, with both sets … Read more