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Caroline Dubois: Chantelle Cameron ‘definitely’ knocked Katie Taylor down in undisputed title fight | Boxing News
Chantelle Cameron should have been awarded a knockdown against Katie Taylor, says lightweight contender Caroline Dubois. In the first round of their undisputed super-lightweight championship fight, Cameron seemed to pop Taylor off her feet with an innocuous looking jab. The referee ruled that it was a slip and did not award Cameron a knockdown. Cameron…
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Davis Cup holders Canada knocked out by Finland in shock at Final 8 stage in Malaga | Tennis News
Otto Virtanen and Harri Heliovaara beat Vasek Pospisil and Alexis Galarneau 7-5 6-3 to move Finland into Davis Cup semi-finals for the first time; Milos Raonic, playing in the event for the first time in five years, had put holders Canada 1-0 after win vs Patrick Kaukovalta 6-3 7-5
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Richard Riakporhe: ‘If I’d had more experience, I would have knocked Chris Billam-Smith out!’ | Boxing News
Richard Riakporhe and Chris Billam-Smith have a past. They could well figure in each other’s futures. Riakporhe defeated Billam-Smith on a close split decision in 2019 and remains an unbeaten cruiserweight contender. Bournemouth’s Billam-Smith went on to become the WBO world champion, a title he will defend against Mateusz Masternak on December 10. Please use…
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Joe Joyce knocked out by China’s Zhilei Zhang in third round as he loses heavyweight rematch | Boxing News
Joe Joyce lost his rematch with Zhilei Zhang to make it back-to-back defeats to the Chinese heavyweight, who will now look to a clash with Tyson Fury. Zhang shattered Joyce’s unbeaten record with a sixth-round stoppage in April, with the British fighter coming into Saturday’s Wembley Arena bout at his career-heaviest as he sought revenge.…
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Great Britain’s Dan Evans and Cameron Norrie knocked out in first round of Cincinnati Open
Great Britain’s Dan Evans and Cameron Norrie suffered first-round exits for the second week running as their preparations for the US Open took a hit with early losses at the Cincinnati Open. Evans, currently ranked 28th in the world, secured the biggest title of his career earlier this month as he won the Washington Open…
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Wimbledon: Coco Gauff and Venus Williams both knocked out on day one as Sofia Kenin and Elina Svitolina advance
Coco Gauff and Venus Williams were the big names knocked out on the opening day at Wimbledon on Monday. Gauff was the seventh seed but lost to fellow American Sofia Kenin 6-4 4-6 6-2 in a tough contest on Court No 1. It was a hugely satisfying result for Kenin, who won the Australian Open…
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French Open: Cameron Norrie knocked out by Lorenzo Musetti while Novak Djokovic battles through
Cameron Norrie’s French Open campaign ended in disappointing fashion with a straight-set loss to Lorenzo Musetti in the third round. It is the third year in a row the British No 1 has fallen in the last 32, and he only managed to mount any real challenge in the third set before going down 6-1…
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Novak Djokovic knocked out of Italian Open by 20-year-old Holger Rune – rezal404
Tennis – Italian Open – Foro Italico, Rome, Italy – May 17, 2023 Denmark’s Holger Rune with Serbia’s Novak Djokovic after winning his quarter final match REUTERS/Ciro De Luca World number seven Holger Rune beat a frustrated Novak Djokovic 6-2, 4-6, 6-2 on Wednesday, sending the top seed spinning out in a dramatic rain-interrupted quarter-final…
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Lukasz Rozanski vs Alen Babic: ‘Someone’s getting knocked out!’ says Ben Shalom
Alen Babic, the popular slugger from Croatia, will be in action on Saturday. He takes on Poland’s Lukasz Rozanski at the G2A Arena in Rzeszow for the new WBC bridgerweight title, live on Sky Sports. Bridgerweight is a new division created by the WBC at 224lbs. It is not recognized by any other sanctioning body.…
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