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Frazer Clarke calls for Fabio Wardley fight: ‘Come on, come fight me. Let’s do it!’
Frazer Clarke urged Fabio Wardley, the British heavyweight champion, to fight him. After only six professional fights Clarke had been mandated to get a shot at Wardley. But under advice from his team, Clarke withdrew from the purse bids for the British title fight to gain more professional experience first. With five stoppage victories and…
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Claressa Shields defends undisputed crown in Detroit homecoming triumph | Opponent Maricela Cornejo calls her ‘GWOAT’
Claressa Shields successfully defended her undisputed middleweight title with a lopsided unanimous decision over Maricela Cornejo on Saturday night in Detroit. Shields (14-0, 2 KOs) won with a score of 100-89 on one card and 100-90 on the other two. “You saw the best of me tonight,” she said. “The only thing I could have…
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Richard Riakporhe calls for Chris Billam-Smith world title showdown: ‘The time is now!’
Richard Riakporhe beat Chris Billam-Smith before. Now he wants to fight him again for Billam-Smith’s newly-won WBO world title. Riakporhe took a split-decision victory over Billam-Smith over 10 rounds in 2019. He remains the only professional fighter to have beaten Billam-Smith. Riakporhe is undefeated himself and his most-recent victory against Krzysztof Glowacki has put him…
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Pep Guardiola calls for resolution over Man City charges as he promises to stay regardless
Pep Guardiola has pleaded for a quick resolution over Man City’s alleged breaches of Premier League financial rules but promised he will stay on as manager regardless of the investigation’s outcome. Man City, champions in five of the last six seasons, had their case referred to an independent commission by the Premier League in February…
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Eddie Howe calls on Newcastle to ‘finish the job’ of Champions League qualification | Brighton’s Roberto De Zerbi targets another ‘historic’ result
Newcastle boss Eddie Howe has urged his side to “finish the job” of qualifying for the Champions League, starting with a win over Brighton at St James’ Park on Thursday night. The Magpies have performed above expectations to be in the top-four hunt all season but defeat to Arsenal followed by a draw at Leeds…
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Jack Grealish feels Manchester City ‘are unstoppable’ | Pep Guardiola calls Real Madrid win a career highlight
Jack Grealish said Manchester City “feel unstoppable” after their Champions League win over Real Madrid, but Pep Guardiola disagreed, warning “every team is stoppable”. City progressed to the final after a 4-0 mauling of Real Madrid in the second leg of their semi-final, securing a 5-1 aggregate win. The fantastic form that has seen City…
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Martin Bakole smashes the ‘Hulk’ Ihor Shevadzutskyi and calls out Dillian Whyte, Daniel Dubois, Oleksandr Usyk and Deontay Wilder
Martin Bakole preserved his high world ranking with a crushing three-round victory over Ihor ‘Hulk’ Shevadzutskyi in Poland. Fighting on the undercard of Alen Babic vs Lukasz Rozanski at the G2A Arena in Rzeszow, Bakole needed to protect his position, No 2 with the WBA, to set himself up for further major heavyweight fights. He…
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Behind the Whistle: Chris Foy explains latest EFL decisions including Andy Carroll’s red card and Coventry calls
A midweek special in the Behind the Whistle feature this week, as former Premier League referee Chris Foy goes through a selection of key match decisions from the latest Sky Bet Championship, League One and League Two action. Although many decisions made on the pitch are of a subjective nature, behind the whistle aims to…
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