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      Is Arsenal vs AFC Wimbledon on TV? Channel, live stream, kick-off time and team news for Carabao Cup match

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      ARSENAL are looking to continue their good form as they host AFC Wimbledon in the Carabao Cup.After a disastrous start to the season, the Gunners have recorded back to back 1-0 wins against Norwich and Burnley.
      Arsenal are looking to continue a good recent run of formCredit: Getty
      And in the previous round of this competition they showed how dangerous they can be up front by firing six past West Brom.
      Opponents AFC Wimbledon have started strongly in League One after moving back to Plough Lane.
      They currently sit seventh in the third tier and beat Northampton Town away to advance to round three of this competition.
      What time does Arsenal vs AFC Wimbledon kick off?

      Arsenal take on AFC Wimbledon on Wednesday, September 22.
      The match kicks off at 7.45pm.
      It will be played at the Emirates Stadium.
      Arsenal have never played AFC Wimbledon. Their last meeting against Wimbledon came in 2000 when a double from Nwankwo Kanu saw them run out 3-1 winners at Selhurst Park.

      What TV channel is Arsenal vs AFC Wimbledon on and can I live stream it?

      Unfortunately, Arsenal vs AFC Wimbledon is not on TV in the UK.
      Man Utd vs West Ham is the tie that has been chosen for live TV coverage.
      However, you can watch all the goals as they go in on Sky Sports News.

      Team news
      Bernd Leno should come back into the fold for Arsenal, with Aaron Ramsdale taking his place in the Premier League.
      Folarin Balogun and Eddie Nketiah are likely to play for Mikel Arteta’s she too.
      Emile Smith Rowe, however, may keep his place in midfield.
      Latest odds
      Arsenal 2/15
      Draw 15/2
      AFC Wimbledon 20/1 More

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      Man Utd vs West Ham: Live stream, TV channel, kick-off time and team news for Carabao Cup 3rd round draw

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      MANCHESTER UNITED host West Ham in the Carabao Cup, just three days after the sides faced off in the Premier League.And if it’s anything like that meeting at the London Stadium, viewers could be in for a treat.
      Jesse Lingard popped up with the winner for Man Utd at West Ham on SundayCredit: AFP
      Mark Noble missed a last minute penalty he was subbed on to takeCredit: Reuters
      On Sunday, former Hammer Jesse Lingard popped up in the 89th minute to give Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s men the lead.
      But the drama didn’t end there with West Ham being given a 92nd minute penalty after a handball from Luke Shaw.
      Captain Mark Noble was then subbed on to take the penalty, only to see his kicked saved by David de Gea.
      What time does Man Utd vs West Ham kick off?

      Man Utd take on West Ham on Wednesday, September 22.
      The match kicks off at 7.45pm.
      It takes place at Old Trafford.

      What TV channel is Man Utd vs West Ham on and can I live stream it?

      Man Utd vs West Ham is live on Sky Sports Main Event and Sky Sports Football.
      To stream the game live, head to your Sky Go account.
      Non-Sky Sports subscribers can still watch all the action with a Now TV Day Pass from £9.99.

      Team news
      Jesse Lingard will take on West Ham again in the League Cup, Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has confirmed.
      He told his post-match press conference on Sunday: “I think today was a good answer on Jesse.
      “It was quite clear that he wants to fight for his place and want to be a part of a United team he feels is going places.
      “For me, I can’t speak for Jesse now, but he is really contributing.
      “He’ll play, of course, on Wednesday because we will make a few changes.”
      Edinson Cavani is also likely to come back into the side with Cristiano Ronaldo getting a welcome break after a rip-roaring start which has seen him net four goals in three games.
      West Ham team news to follow…
      Latest odds
      Man Utd 1/2
      Draw 10/3
      West Ham 6/1
      *Odds from Betfair correct as of Monday, September 20. More

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      Is Chelsea vs Aston Villa on TV? Channel, team news and kick-off time for Carabao Cup clash

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      CHELSEA take on fellow Premier League side Aston Villa in the Carabao Cup third round. The Blues dismantled Villa 3-0 in the Premier League 10 days ago and have been firing on all cylinders since.
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      Romelu Lukaku scored twice against Aston Villa last time outCredit: Alamy
      Dean Smith’s side, however, picked up a 3-0 victory of their own over the weekend, thrashing Everton at Villa Park.
      But Thomas Tuchel will see this season as the perfect opportunity to pick up as many trophies as possible.
      When does Chelsea vs Aston Villa kick-off?

      Chelsea’s clash with Aston Villa gets underway from 7.45pm UK time on Wednesday, September 22.
      The game will take place at Stamford Bridge in London.
      There will be a full capacity crowd in attendance at the match.

      Is Chelsea vs Aston Villa on TV?

      Unfortunately for Chelsea and Villa fans, the game will NOT be shown on live TV.
      You can, however, catch the Carabao Cup highlights on Quest and Quest HD from 10.30pm.

      Team news
      Chelsea will keep Kepa Arrizabalaga in goal while Edouard Mendy remains out with an injury.
      Christian Pulisic also won’t be a part of the Blues squad, as he is still sidelined with injury.
      Ben Chilwell, Timo Werner and Callum Hudson-Odoi can expect starts, however.
      Leon Bailey pulled up during the win over Everton with a muscle injury and isn’t likely to feature.
      John McGinn will miss the clash after coming off against Everton due to concussion protocol.
      Odds

      Chelsea to win in 90 mins – 2/5
      Draw – 18/5
      Aston Villa to win in 90 mins – 13/2

      *Odds courtesy of Betfair and correct at time of publication. More

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      Upcoming boxing fights 2021: Fixture schedule – Anthony Joshua vs Oleksandr Usyk THIS WEEK, Fury vs Wilder 3 DATE

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      BOXING is set for a brilliant few months of ring action with some of the biggest names in the sport in action – including Canelo Alvarez, Tyson Fury and Anthony Joshua lacing up their gloves.And this week it’s the turn of AJ, who takes on former undisputed cruiserweight champion Oleksandr Usyk in a huge world title fight.
      BETTING SPECIAL – GET JOSHUA TO WIN IN ROUNDS 1-6 AT 60/1 OR ANYTIME AT 25/1
      Check out SunSport’s extensive boxing schedule for 2021 below…
      Full boxing schedule 2021
       📺 Sky Sports Box Office (UK) – DAZN (US) 📺
      🗓 September 25, 🇬🇧 London, England

      Anthony Joshua vs Oleksandr Usyk (12 rounds, – heavyweight, WBA, WBO, IBF titles)
      Lawrence Okolie vs Milan Prasovic (12 rounds – cruiserweight, WBO title)
      Callum Smith vs Lenin Castillo (10 rounds – light-heavyweight)
      Campbell Hatton vs Izan Dura (6 rounds – super-featherweight)
      Florian Marku vs Maxim Prodan (10 rounds – welterweight)

       📺 Sky Sports (UK) 📺
      🗓 October 2, 🇬🇧 London, England

      Chris Eubank Jr vs Sven Elbir (10 rounds – middleweight)
      David Avanesyan vs Liam Taylor – 12 rounds – welterweight)
      Richard Riakpohre vs Krzysztof Twardowski (12 rounds – cruiserweight)

      📺 Fite TV PPV (UK) – Triller Fight Club PPV (US) 📺
      🗓 October 4, 🇺🇸 New York, U.S.

      Teofimo Lopez vs. George Kambosos Jr (12 rounds – lightweight, IBF/WBO/WBA titles)

       📺 DAZN (UK & US) 📺
      🗓 October 9, 🇬🇧 Liverpool, England

      Liam Smith vs Anthony Fowler (12 rounds – super-welterweight)
      Ted Cheeseman vs Troy Williamson (12 rounds – super-welterweight)
      Kieron Conway vs James Metcalf (10 rounds super-welterweight)
      Shannon Courtenay vs Jamie Mitchell (10 rounds – bantamweight, WBA title)
      Luke Willis vs Rylan Charlton (8 rounds – lightweight)
      Solomon Dacres vs Kamil Sokolowski (6 rounds – heavyweight)
      Peter McGrail vs TBA (4 rounds – bantamweight)

       📺 BT Sport (UK) 📺
      🗓 October 9, 🇬🇧 Birmingham, England

      Brad Foster vs Jason Cunningham (12 rounds – super-bantamweight)
      Callum Johnson vs TBA (10 rounds – light heavyweight)
      Ekow Essuman vs Danny Ball (12 rounds – welterweight)

      📺 ESPN/Fox PPV (US) 📺
      🗓October 9, 🇺🇸 Las Vegas, Nevada

      Tyson Fury vs Deontay Wilder III (12 rounds – heavyweight, WBC, The Ring titles)
      Efe Ajagba vs Frank Sanchez (10 rounds – heavyweight)
      Robert Helenius vs Adam Kownacki (12 rounds – heavyweight)
      Jared Anderson vs Vladimir Treshkin (8 rounds – heavyweight)

       📺 Sky Sports (UK) 📺
      🗓October 16, 🇬🇧 Newcastle, England

      Savannah Marshall vs Lolita Muzeya (12 rounds middleweight, WBO title)
      Hughie Fury vs Christian Hammer (10 rounds – heavyweight)

      📺 Showtime (US) 📺
      🗓 Date: TBC, 🇺🇸 Las Vegas, Nevada

      Stephen Fulton Jr. vs Brandon Figueroa (12 rounds – super-bantamweight, WBO, WBA, WBC titles)

      📺 Sky Sports (UK) – ESPN (US) 📺
      🗓October 23, 🇺🇸 Atlanta, Georgia

      Jamel Herring vs Shakur Stevenson (12 – super-featherweight, WBO title)

       📺 DAZN (UK & US) 📺
      🗓October 30, 🇬🇧 London, England

      Dillian Whyte vs Otto Wallin (12 rounds – heavyweight)
      Chantelle Cameron vs Mary McGree (10 rounds – super-lightweight, WBC title)

      📺 Fox PPV (US) 📺
      🗓November 6 🇺🇸 Las Vegas, Nevada

      Canelo Alvarez vs Caleb Plant (12 rounds -super middleweight, WBC/WBO/WBA/IBF titles)

      📺 Sky Sports (UK) – ESPN (US) 📺
      🗓November 20 🇺🇸 Las Vegas, Nevada

      Terence Crawford vs Shawn Porter (12 rounds – welterweight, WBO title)

      📺 Sky Sports (UK) – ESPN (US) 📺
      🗓 December 18 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 Glasgow, Scotland

      Josh Taylor vs Jack Catterall (12 rounds – super-lightweight, IBF/WBC/WBO/WBA titles)

       📺 DAZN (UK & US) 📺
      🗓 December 18 🇬🇧 Manchester, England

      Derek Chisora vs Joseph Parker (12 rounds – heavyweight)

      Results
      🗓 September 11, 🇺🇸 Las Vegas, Nevada

      Vitor Belfort def. Evander Holyfield KO1 (exhibition – 8 rounds)
      Anderson Silva def. Tito Ortiz KO1 (8 rounds – cruiserweight)
      David Haye def. Joe Fournier UD8 (8 rounds – heavyweight)

      🗓 September 4, 🇬🇧 Leeds, England

      Mauricio Lara DREW/w Josh Warrington RD2 – CUT (12 rounds – featherweight)
      Katie Taylor def. Jennifer Han UD10 (10 rounds – women’s lightweight, WBC/WBO/IBF/WBA title)
      Conor Benn def. Adrian Granados UD10 (12 rounds – welterweight)
      Maxi Hughes def. Jovanni Straffon UD12 (12 rounds – lightweight)
      Ebanie Bridges def. Mailys Gangloff UD8 (8 rounds – super-bantamweight)

      🗓 August 29, 🇺🇸 Cleveland, Ohio

      Jake Paul def. Tyron Woodley SD8 (8 rounds – cruiserweight)
      Daniel Dubois def. Cusumano TKO1 (10 rounds – heavyweight)
      Tommy Fury def. Anthony Taylor UD4 (4 rounds – light-heavyweight)
      Amanda Serrano def. Yamileth Mercado UD10 (10 rounds – featherweight, WBC, WBO titles)
      Charles Conwell def. Mark DeLuca TKO3 (10 rounds – super-welterweight)
      Montana Love def. Ivan Baranchyk TKO8 (10 rounds – junior welterweight)

      🗓 August 21, 🇺🇸 Las Vegas, Nevada

      Yordenis Ugas def. Manny Pacquiao Jr (12 rounds – welterweight, WBA title)
      Robert Guerrero def. Victor Ortiz UD10 (10 rounds – welterweight)
      Mark Magsayo def. Julio Ceja KO10 (10 rounds – featherweight)

      🗓 August 14, 🇺🇸 Frisco, Texas

      Vergil Ortiz Jr. def. Egidijus Kavaliauskas TKO8 (12 rounds – welterweight)

      🗓 August 14, 🇺🇸 Carson, California

      John Riel Casimero def. Guillermo Rigondeaux SD12 (12 rounds – bantamweight, WBO title)

      🗓 August 14, 🇬🇧 Essex, England

      Joshua Buatsi def. Richard Bolotniks TKO11 (12 rounds – light heavyweight)
      Joe Cordina def. Joshuah Hernandex KO1 (10 rounds – super-featherweight)
      Kash Farooq def. Luis Gerardo Castillo UD10 (10 rounds – bantamweight)
      Hopey Price def. Claudio Grande UD6 (8 rounds – super-bantamweight)
      Raymond Ford def. Reece Bellotti TKO3 (8 rounds – featherweight)
      Michael McKinson def. Przemyslaw Runowski UD10 (10 rounds – welterweight)

      Credit: Getty Images – Getty
      🗓 August 7, 🇬🇧 Essex, England

      Kid Galahad def. Jazza Dickens TKO11 (12 rounds – featherweight, IBF title)
      Fabio Wardley def. Nick Webb TKO1 (10 rounds – heavyweight)
      Alen Babic def. Mark Bennett RTD5 (8 rounds – heavyweight)

      🗓 July 31, 🇬🇧 Essex, England

      Leigh Wood def. Xu Can TKO12 (12 rounds – featherweight)
      Chris Billam-Smith def. Tommy McCarthy SD12 (12 rounds – cruiserweight)
      Jack Cullen def. Avni Yildrim UD10 (10 rounds – super-middleweight)
      Anthony Fowler def. Rico Mueller TKO8 (10 rounds – super-welterweight)

      🗓 July 24, 🇬🇧 London, England

      Joe Joyce def. Carlos Takam TKO6 (12 rounds – heavyweight)
      Hamzah Sheeraz def. Ezequiel Gurria TKO5 (10 rounds – super-welterweight)

      🗓 July 17, 🇺🇸 Brooklyn, New York

      Jermell Charlo DREW w/ Brian Castano SDD12 (12 rounds, super-welterweight, WBA, WBC, WBO, IBF, Ring Magazine titles)

      🗓 July 9, 🇺🇸 Los Angeles, California

      Gilberto Ramirez def. Sullivan Barrera TKO4 (12 rounds – light-heavyweight)
      Joseph Diaz Jr. def. Javier Fortuna UD12 (12 rounds – lightweight)

      🗓 June 26, 🇺🇸 Atlanta, Georgia

      Gervonta Davis def. Mario Barrios TKO10 (12 rounds – super-lightweight)
      Erickson Lubin def. Jeison Rosario TKO6 (12 rounds – super-welterweight) More

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      When is Anthony Joshua vs Tyson Fury happening, where will fight take place, how much money will they earn for clash?

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      ANTHONY JOSHUA vs Tyson Fury is the fight EVERY boxing fan wants to see.With both fighters gearing up for autumn matches, there appears to be little to stop them FINALLY facing one another in the coming months.

      Joshua vs Fury – when will it happen?
      Anthony Joshua vs Tyson Fury is set to take place over two fights, with the pair verbally agreeing a deal earlier this year.
      The first fight was supposed to happen in August before Deontay Wilder’s team won a legal battle against Fury, securing the Bronze Bomber’s right to a contracted trilogy rematch.
      Both Joshua and Fury have since hinted they’re prepared to re-enter negotiations for a fight in 2022, but they must first get past their next opponents.
      Fury beat Wilder in Feb 2020 to win the WBC world heavyweight titleCredit: AP:Associated Press
      Joshua vs Fury – where will it take place?
      As stated by Hearn, the first fight is likely to take place in Saudi Arabia, with a second eyed to take place in the UK.
      Anthony Joshua successfully regained his titles against Andy Ruiz Jr in Saudi while Tyson Fury wowed the crowd by making a WWE appearance in the Gulf State.
      There, he was victorious over Braun Strowman.

      Joshua vs Fury – how much will they earn?
      A lot. That’s the simple answer. Both Joshua and Fury have already made upwards of £40million each for their respective fights with Ruiz Jr and Wilder.
      So when they fight each other, expect the figures to be at last double that.
      Hearn also spoke earlier this year about how he expects the pair to make ‘Mayweather money’, referencing the grand purses Floyd used to pull in for his fights.

      “It’s certainly I think, you know, the biggest fight, the most lucrative fight, in boxing right now – unquestionably,” Hearn said.
      “That’s Mayweather money. You know? And we haven’t seen Mayweather money since Mayweather.
      “I think it’s impossible to give a number. There’s no set purses for this fight because, obviously, it’s a revenue share. But it’s certainly gonna break records everywhere.”
      It’s been speculated, however, that the pair could earn £80m each.
      Joshua vs Fury – what hurdles are left to clear?
      Unfortunately for fight fans, a few.
      First, Joshua has to beat Oleksandr Usyk in a huge fight this weekend at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium.
      Fury has a third fight planned with Wilder, with those two preparing to clash in a Las Vegas event on October 9.
      Should Joshua and Fury come out of their bouts victorious, talks will likely resume between the pair for a fight to take place in early 2022.
      Oleksandr Usyk will challenge for the WBO, WBA and IBF world titles this SaturdayCredit: Getty – Contributor
      Deontay Wilder will fight Tyson Fury in a third clash on October 9Credit: PA
      Joshua vs Fury – what channel will it be on in the UK?
      This could be a tricky one.
      Joshua has an exclusive deal with Sky Sports in the UK, one which expires after this fight with Usyk, and while Fury’s deal with BT Sport isn’t exclusive, he’s closely aligned with them.
      Fury, however, has fought on Sky Sports Box Office before, most notably for his world heavyweight title win over Wladimir Klitschko in 2015.
      Eddie Hearn says the fight will be signed in the next four weeksCredit: PA:Press Association
      Don’t be surprised if the two sides come to an agreement where both Sky and BT decide to work together on a dual-broadcast.
      Streaming DAZN, however, have also entered the UK market, and they’re likely to want a slice of the pie, too.
      One thing holding any potential bids from DAZN, however, is that they don’t offer fights on pay-per-view, like Sky and BT do.
      In the U.S., the situation is also tricky.
      Fury has an exclusive deal with ESPN, while Joshua’s last four fights have been shown on streaming service DAZN in the U.S.
      ESPN offer a pay-per-view service for their big fight nights while DAZN work on a subscription-based model, making a deal for the fight to be shown on both channels difficult.
      Arum recently said: “It will be a normal pay-per-view here (in the United States). ESPN will be the distributor.”
      “Obviously, the big market is the UK, where everyone is talking it will do three million homes. Sky and BT both will have it on pay-per-view.”
      DAZN will likely stream the fight for rest of the world territories.
      Joshua vs Fury – what have they all said?
      Joshua: “We were meant to have fought by now and here we are talking about it,” Joshua said.
      “But it will happen. I know what people are saying about boxing politics, but I’ll promise before the end of my career I will have done everything in my power to fight Tyson Fury.”
      Fury: “Anthony Joshua’s fought not one heavyweight in his prime,” he said.
      “They’re all former good men, back in the early 2000s, late 2000s, but not in 2020-odd. They were good men 10 years ago.”
      Frank Warren is confident the fight will take place in May or JuneCredit: PA:Press Association
      Hearn: “I think AJ, in his head, probably thinks the fight will never happen. I would like to be more hopeful and I think it will happen.
      “If AJ knocks out Usyk and Fury knocks out Wilder then in four months we are talking about an even bigger fight. One could lose or look bad but I do get the feeling if they both win then the fight is huge. I am hoping it works out for the best.” More

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      How big is Tottenham Hotspur Stadium and what boxing matches has it hosted?

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      TOTTENHAM fans are pleased as punch at their new stadium – and now it is about to host its first boxing match.The ground is widely regarded as one of the best-designed arenas in the world and has transformed the way we think about building sporting venues.
      Tottenham Stadium opened in 2019 and is widely regarded as one of the best football grounds in the world
      Tottenham Stadium hosted an NFL game between the Seattle Seahawks and the Oakland Raiders before the pandemic hit
      The first match at the new ground was an Under-18s match between Spurs and Southampton on March 24, 2019, which was won 3-1 by Tottenham, with J’Neil Bennett scoring the first goal.
      A week later, Crystal Palace were the first Premier League opponents at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, with Son-Heung min scoring the first goal in a 2-0 win.
      And Anthony Joshua’s fight against Oleksandr Usyk is the latest big event to be hosted at the North London ground.
      How big is the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium?
      The Tottenham Hotspur Stadium has a capacity of 62,850.
      That makes it bigger than fierce rivals Arsenal’s Emirates Stadium, which holds just 60,260.
      But chairman Daniel Levy said on the morning of the opening that the capacity had nothing to do with getting one over on the Gunners.
      He commented: “It’s nothing to do with Arsenal.
      “All I can say is we wanted to build a stadium that had a minimum capacity of 60,000, and we managed to get it to 62,000.
      “I don’t think you can be a big club in a 36,000-seater stadium.

      “This is a 62,000-seater stadium – the second biggest [club stadium] in the UK – and I think our fans deserve it, and our players deserve to play in front of a big audience.
      “I’m obviously proud, but I’m proud for all our fans. I think we’re delivering something which is great for them, great for our players, and it’s great for London.
      “This is an iconic stadium.
      “I take a long-term view. It’s very hard to be right at the top, but we are one of the biggest clubs in the world and we will continue growing.
      “We want to be there and we want to win.”
      As well as hosting Spurs games, the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium has hosted NFL matches, with the Oakland Raiders’ game against Seattle Seahawks the first clash on the pitch which lies underneath the Desso grass surface for association football games.How many boxing matches have been at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium?
      Anthony Joshua’s fight against Oleksandr Usyk on Saturday, September 25, 2021 is the first boxing event at the ground.
      AJ had originally been due to fight Kubrat Pulev there in June 2020, but it was postponed because of Covid.
      The old White Hart Lane had hosted several boxing matches, including the infamous clash between Michael Watson and Chris Eubank in 1991, which saw Watson partially disabled for the rest of his life.
      Anthony Joshua is due to face Oleksandr Usyk in the arena for the first boxing match that has been hosted at the new ground
      How much did the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium cost?
      The new Tottenham Hostpur Stadium cost around £850m, making it the second most expensive UK stadium ever, behind Wembley, with the Emirates the third most expensive.
      Only Wembley and Zenit St Petersburg’s Krestovsky Stadium have cost more to build in Europe. More

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      What happened to Michael Watson? 30th anniversary of British boxer’s horrific injury against Eubank marked

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      MICHAEL WATSON challenged three times for world boxing titles before his career was brutally cut short.And this week, we will remember the 30th anniversary of Watson’s horrific injury suffered against Chris Eubank.
      Michael Watson suffered life-changing injuries during his fight with Chris Eubank in 1991
      What happened to Michael Watson?
      Michael Watson’s illustrious boxing career spanned from 1984 to 1991.
      His career highlight was beating the legendary Nigel Benn for the British Commonwealth middleweight title.
      He was then beaten by Jamaica’s Mike McCallum in a world title fight before being defeated by fellow Brit Chris Eubank in his second title shot.
      Then in his rematch with Eubank, disaster struck.
      In round eleven, Watson looked set to finally become a world champion as he led on points and then knocked Eubank down with an overhand right.
      However Eubank then replied with a devastating uppercut which caused Watson to fall backwards and hit his head on the ropes.
      The fight was stopped in round 12 after which Watson collapsed in the ring.
      Incredibly there were no ambulances or paramedics at the event, meaning doctors wearing dinner jackets had to tend to Watson for eight minutes, during which he received no oxygen.
      Watson won £1million in compensation after the BBBoC failed to have an ambulance or paramedics on standby during the Eubank fightCredit: Getty
      28 minutes passed before he was able to receive treatment in a hospital neurosurgical unit.
      Watson would then spend 40 days in a coma and have to undergo six brain operations to remove a blood clot.
      Once he regained consciousness, Watson spent over a year in intensive care and rehab and six years as a wheelchair user, needing to relearn how to speak and write.
      After the fight, Watson would successfully sue the British Boxing Board of Control and earning £1m in damages.
      This forced them to sell their £400,000 London headquarters to pay the compensation settlement.
      Afterwards, the judge presiding over the case said this figure was “sadly a long way short of the damages that [Watson] would have received had the defendants had the money or had they been insured.”

      What has happened to Michael Watson since?
      In 2003, Watson completed the London Marathon by walking two hours every morning for six days.
      Finishing the race beside him were Chris Eubank and the neurosurgeon who operated on him, both of whom had become close personal friends.
      In 2004, Watson was awarded an OBE for services to disability sport and in 2012 he was a torchbearer for the London Paralympics.
      In 2017, he was victim of a carjacking which saw his carer Lennard Ballack sprayed with ammonia and beaten.
      Watson himself was dragged along the road when the car was driven off, unable to escape. As a result of the incident, he suffered flashbacks and seizures.
      In 2021, Chris Eubank appeared on Piers Morgan’s Life Stories, with Watson in the audience.
      During the interview, Eubank was asked about his memories of the Watson fight and broke down in tears.
      A tearful Chris Eubank was comforted by Watson during his interview with Piers MorganCredit: ITV
      He said: “You know, I don’t, I don’t really know whether I can even still make sense of what happened.
      “You know, him having to go through what he’s gone through and to still be here and it’s you know, I can’t you know, I can’t tell you how sorry…
      “I can’t tell you how sorry I… It’s the only thing I regret in my career and really…”
      In an effort to try to console his former opponent, Watson called out: “Let’s move on in life. Peace and love.”
      “Let’s move on Chris, it’s all right, it’s ok bruv. Let’s move on in life. Peace and love. I love you Chris.
      “It’s all in the past, let’s move on in life Chris. We’re here together. Let’s live and love. I love you Chris. Let’s move on.
      “We are born warriors, we are real. God bless you Chris.” More

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      Anthony Joshua vs Oleksandr Usyk: Date, start time UK, TV channel, live stream and full undercard for Saturday’s fight

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      ANTHONY JOSHUA will defend his world heavyweight titles against unbeaten Oleksandr Usyk in a huge showdown THIS WEEKEND.AJ, 31, saw talks for his big fight with Tyson Fury collapse and now takes on No 1 contender Usyk instead in North London.
      It’s Oleksandr Usyk up next for Anthony Joshua
      BETTING SPECIAL – GET JOSHUA TO WIN IN ROUNDS 1-6 AT 60/1 OR ANYTIME AT 25/1
      When is Joshua vs Usyk and what time is fight?

      Anthony Joshua vs Oleksandr Usyk will take place on Saturday, September 25, at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium.
      The ring walk is scheduled for 10pm.

      Eddie Hearn his stated his belief that the fight will start bang on ten this time around, in contrast to most AJ bouts which end up commencing at closer to 11pm.
      He said: “AJ’s ringwalk will probably be around 10pm, that’s reasonably early.”And I believe the broadcast will start around 7pm. So that will be five fights and then Anthony Joshua”
      🥊 Boxing schedule 2021: Joshua vs Usyk NEXT WEEK, Fury vs Wilder 3 DATE 🥊
      What TV channel and live stream is it on?

      Who is fighting on the undercard?
      The confirmed fights for the Joshua vs Usyk undercard are as follows:

      Lawrence Okolie vs Dilan Prasovic
      Callum Smith vs Lenin Castillo
      Maxim Prodan vs Florian Marku
      Campbell Hatton vs Izan Dura

      How the fighters compare
      BETTING SPECIAL – GET JOSHUA TO WIN IN ROUNDS 1-6 AT 60/1 OR ANYTIME AT 25/1

      What have they said?
      Joshua: “I wanted to go like August but change of opponent, completely different style, the team said push it back a little bit, prepare properly.
      “This is a fight I need to win because I was at the final destination on that road to undisputed but now we have a pit stop we have to make with Usyk.” More