Eddie Hearn column: Working with Frank Warren and Queensberry is a turning point for British boxing
‘Even on a bad day I’ll smoke him’ – Joshua on Wallin Heavyweight Anthony Joshua, promoted by Eddie Hearn’s Matchroom Boxing, faces Otto Wallin in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia on 23 December. In the co-main event, American Deontay Wilder takes on Joseph Parker. Frank Warren’s Queensberry Promotions, in conjunction with Saudi representatives, is hosting the blockbuster […]
Monday’s gossip column: Smith Rowe, Soucek, Iheanacho, Chalobah, Sane, Wirtz
Arsenal and England midfielder Emile Smith Rowe, 23, is the subject of interest from fellow Premier League side Newcastle United. (Mirror)external-link Inter Milan are being linked to West Ham’s Czech midfielder Tomas Soucek, 28, and Leicester City’s Nigeria striker Kelechi Iheanacho, 27. (FC Inter News – in Italian)external-link West Ham are set to intensify contract […]
Anthony Crolla column: Josh Warrington’s career is on the line in must-win fight against Leigh Wood
Venue: Utilita Arena, Sheffield Date: Saturday, 7 September Coverage: Listen to BBC Radio 5 Live coverage from 22:15 BST and live text commentary on the BBC Sport website & app from 21:00 BST At certain points in a fighter’s career comes a must-win bout. Sometimes that term is put out there too early. It can […]
Johnnie Beattie column: ‘Rugby doesn’t come any harder or any more thrilling than this’
Venue: Stade de France, Paris Date: Saturday, 7 October Kick-off: 20:00 BST Coverage: Listen to live commentary on BBC Sounds, BBC Radio 5 Live & BBC Radio Scotland; follow text updates on the BBC Sport website and app For Scotland and Ireland, knockout rugby has come early at this World Cup and, now that we’ve […]
Steve Bunce column: We won’t see elite fighters like Saul ‘Canelo’ Alvarez again in boxing
Saul ‘Canelo’ Alvarez contests his 64th fight on Saturday in Las Vegas Saul ‘Canelo’ Alvarez has got to be the oldest 33-year-old in boxing history. On Saturday, in his 64th professional fight, Canelo will face a fellow undisputed champion in Jermell Charlo. He belongs in a different era, a different time. We won’t see elite […]