Michael Conlan v Jordan Gill: England’s Gill stops Belfast fighter Conlan in seventh round
Conlan lost for the third time in his professional career Belfast’s Michael Conlan suffered further disappointment as he was stopped in the seventh round by England’s Jordan Gill in his home city. Gill pinned Conlan in the corner just over a minute into the round and landed a barrage of punches that led to the […]
Boxing: Adam Azim stops Franck Petitjean to win European light-welterweight title
Adam Azim wins his first senior title as a professional Briton Adam Azim is the new European light-welterweight champion after stopping Franck Petitjean in round ten of their fight in Wolverhampton. The 21-year-old rising star produced an empathic performance, dropping the defending champion in the fifth with a body shot. Petitjean, 35, beat the count […]
Low confidence stops girls liking PE, survey finds
Just over half of girls in secondary school enjoy PE lessons, compared with 84% of the boys. Source link
McCourt stops McMann at Bellator 300
Northern Ireland’s Leah McCourt stops Sara McMann in the first round at Bellator 300 to set up a featherweight title bout against Cris Cyborg. Source link
Bellator 300: Leah McCourt stops Sara McMann to set up Cris Cyborg title fight
Cris Cyborg (left) is widely-regarded as one of the best women’s mixed martial artists of all time Northern Ireland’s Leah McCourt stopped Sara McMann in the first round at Bellator 300 to set up a featherweight title bout against Cris Cyborg. McCourt, 31, reversed a takedown attempt from America’s McMann, 43, before raining down punches […]
Leigh Wood stops Josh Warrington to dramatically keep WBA featherweight title
Leigh Wood came from behind in the seventh round to produce a knockdown Leigh Wood claimed a stunning knockout victory over Josh Warrington to retain his WBA featherweight title in Sheffield. Warrington had dominated up to the seventh round, but then a thunderous left from Wood was followed by a flurry to leave the Leeds […]
Jai Opetaia v Jordan Thompson: Champion stops Briton in fourth round to retain world title
Watch as British cruiserweight Jordan Thompson’s world title challenge ends in a brutal fourth-round stoppage loss to IBF and Ring Magazine champion Jai Opetaia in London. Pictures courtesy of DAZN. READ MORE:Opetaia overwhelms Thompson with early stoppage win Available to UK users only. Source link