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Naoya Inoue: Undisputed super-bantamweight champion to defend titles against Sam Goodman on December 24 live on Sky Sports | Boxing News
Undisputed super-bantamweight champion Naoya Inoue will defend his titles against Sam Goodman on December 24, live on Sky Sports. Japanese star Inoue (28-0, 25 KOs) will make an unprecedented third defence of his undisputed crown within a single calendar year as he seeks a 10th successive stoppage victory. The unbeaten Goodman will start as a…
Read MoreMelvin Jerusalem to defend WBC title vs unbeaten Mexican
Melvin Jerusalem holding the WBC minimumweight world title.–Photo from Melvin Jerusalem’s Facebook MANILA, Philippines–Melvin Jerusalem, one of just two reigning Filipino world champions, makes the first defense of the WBC minimumweight crown against mandatory challenger Luis Castillo of Mexico on September 22 at Mandaluyong City College Gym. The bout will be the first major card…
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Aussie Olympians defend scorned breakdancer ‘Raygun’
Australia’s Rachael Gunn, known as Raygun competes in the Women’s Breaking dance Round robin of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games at La Concorde in Paris, on August 9, 2024. Photo: AFP SYDNEY – Australia’s Olympians returned home Wednesday and mounted a resolute defense of their breakdancing colleague against “awful” critics, comics and keyboard warriors. The…
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Olympics 2024: Ireland’s Fintan McCarthy and Paul O’Donovan successfully defend lightweight men’s double sculls title | Olympics News
Ireland rowers Fintan McCarthy and Paul O’Donovan completed back-to-back Olympic titles after defending the lightweight men’s double sculls title in Paris. The pair stormed to gold at Tokyo three years ago and repeated the feat with a brilliant performance at the Vaires-sur-Marne Nautical Stadium on Friday. McCarthy and O’Donovan, who had qualified with the fastest…
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World Pool Championship: Francisco Sanchez Ruiz will defend his title in Saudi Arabia | Snooker News
Defending champion Francisco Sanchez Ruiz faces Waleed Albalkhi, while former 2017 World Pool Champion, Carlo Biado takes on Dutch cueist Marco Teutscher, with five-time USA Open champion Shane Van Boening up against home favourite Fahad Alharbi Last Updated: 03/06/24 4:45pm Francisco Sanchez Ruiz defends his World Pool Championship title – live on Sky Sports Defending…
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Teofimo Lopez to defend WBO super-lightweight title against Steve Claggett in Miami on Saturday June 29 on Sky Sports | Boxing News
Teofimo Lopez will defend his WBO super-lightweight title against Steve Claggett in Miami on June 29, live on Sky Sports. Lopez ripped the WBO belt from Scotland’s Josh Taylor with a masterful points win last June and has made one successful defence, a unanimous decision victory over Jamaine Ortiz in February. Canadian challenger Claggett has…
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The Players: Scottie Scheffler still in hunt to defend title as Matt Fitzpatrick enjoys strong finish | Golf News
Scottie Scheffler remains bullish about his chances of becoming the first golfer to successfully defend The Players after battling with a neck injury in the third round. Despite suffering the injury during Friday’s round which required extensive treatment both during and afterwards, the 27-year-old carded a 68 on moving day to sit tied for sixth…
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WBC defend Francis Ngannou’s top-10 ranking following knockout defeat to Anthony Joshua | Boxing News
WBC president Mauricio Sulaiman says he stands by the decision to rank Francis Ngannou in the top 10 despite the former UFC heavyweight champion’s crushing knockout defeat to Anthony Joshua. Ngannou was placed at No 10 in the rankings by the WBC on the back of his impressive boxing debut against Tyson Fury, which saw him…
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The Players: Scottie Scheffler says a dominant player would be good for golf as he looks to defend Sawgrass title | Golf News
World No 1 Scottie Scheffler says it would be “good for the game” if one player was able to dominate golf but does not see anyone enjoying the sustained success of Tiger Woods. Woods – missing this week’s Players at TPC Sawgrass as Scheffler looks to defend the title he won in 2023 – won…
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Adam Azim will defend European title against Enock Poulsen on Joshua Buatsi vs Dan Azeez February 3 Sky Sports bill | Boxing News
Adam Azim will make the first defence of his European super-lightweight title against undefeated former champion Enock Poulsen on February 3, live on Sky Sports. Azim and Poulsen’s European championship clash at Wembley Arena will provide star support for the hugely anticipated Joshua Buatsi vs Dan Azeez bout. Unbeaten No 1 and No 2 world-ranked…
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