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      Arsenal legend Arsene Wenger ‘wanted to hit’ Geoff Shreeves over brutal question following infamous 8-2 Man Utd defeat

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      SKY SPORTS’ coverage has taken the Premier League into orbit over the past 30 years — and nobody has been closer to the action than the channel’s chief football interviewer, GEOFF SHREEVES.In his new book, Cheers, Geoff! Tales from the Touchline, he reveals some of the secrets of the inner sanctum, including a brush with Arsenal legend Arsene Wenger.
      Geoff Shreeves has revealed Arsene Wenger wanted to hit him in his new bookCredit: Getty
      Wenger wanted to hit Shreeves after his questions following the Gunners 8-2 defeat at Old Trafford in 2011Credit: PA:Press Association
      I FIRST interviewed Arsene Wenger when he joined Arsenal in 1996.
      We’d speak 30 times a season, over the 21 years he was in charge.
      I know what makes him tick, he knows how I work but there are still moments when the relationship spills over into antagonism.
      After Arsenal had been beaten 8-2 by Manchester United at Old Trafford in 2011, there was no room for soft-soap questions — Wenger had to face an inquisition.
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      I asked if he would resign and if he thought the board would back him. Brutal questions.
      I could see the anger building in his eyes and afterwards Arsenal’s head of media, Mark Gonnella said: “The boss has just told me he wanted to hit you during that interview, he was so angry.”
      Years later, Arsene told me: “Geoff, I wanted to hit you that day, it’s true. But you were not the only one — there were many others.”
      Wenger was always fascinating, he never ducked an interview, never made an excuse or stepped away. He would always front up.
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      Arsenal were an existential threat to Sir Alex Ferguson and United’s dominance.
      There was an intense dislike between the two managers and between the two sets of players.
      It was visceral and the tension was palpable. Never have I met two men more unalike in character but identical in their drive and passion for success.
      But there was also a humour about Wenger.
      We were at Wigan and Roberto Martinez invited me and the floor manager, John Smart, into his office for a drink.
      Wenger would very rarely meet up post-match but, on this occasion, he and his assistant Pat Rice came in for a glass of wine.
      Pat was talking dismissively of Nicklas Bendtner.
      “The problem with Bendtner is that he thinks he’s the best player at this club,” Pat said, which got a bit of a laugh.
      Suddenly, Wenger cut him off with a sharp, “You’re wrong, Pat.
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      “The problem is not that he thinks he’s the best player at Arsenal… it’s that he thinks he’s the best player in the world. That’s his problem.”
      Suddenly the room was in stitches.
       * Cheers, Geoff!: Tales from the Touchline by Geoff Shreeves will be published October 13 by Macmillan priced £22 in hardback. Available on Amazon in all formats at: https://amzn.to/3BTYnNn More

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      Boxing schedule 2022: Results, upcoming fights including Eubank Jr vs Benn, Jake Paul & Floyd Mayweather NEXT fights

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      THE first six months of 2022 was a monster run in boxing, and you can expect more of the same in the second half of the year.Earlier this year we had Tyson Fury’s knockout win over Dillian Whyte, as well as Dmitry Bivol’s shocking decision victory against Canelo Alvarez.
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      We also saw Anthony Joshua lose for the second time in 11 months to heavyweight champion Oleksandr Usyk.
      And next month, and Chris Eubank Jr takes on Conor Benn in a massive British clash at the O2 Arena.
      Check out SunSport’s extensive boxing schedule for 2022 below…
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      🗓 September 23 🇺🇸 Newark, New Jersey

      Shakur Stevenson vs Robson Conceicao (12 rounds – super-featherweight, WBC, WBO titles)
      Keyshawn Davis vs Omar Tienda (8 rounds -lightweight)
      Bruce “Shu Shu” Carrington vs Jose Argel (6 rounds -featherweight)

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      🗓 September 24 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Manchester, England

      Joe Joyce vs Joseph Parker (12 rounds – heavyweight)
      Amanda Serrano vs Sarah Mahfoud (10 rounds – featherweight, WBC, WBO, IBF titles)

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      🗓 September 24 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Nottingham, England

      Maxi Hughes vs Kid Galahad (12 rounds – lightweight)
      Terri Harper vs Hannah Rankin (10 rounds – super-welterweight, WBA title)

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      🗓 September 25 🇯🇵 Saitama, Japan

      Floyd Mayweather vs Mikuru Asakura exhibition (3 rounds – super-welterweight)

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      🗓 October 8 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 London, England

      Chris Eubank Jr vs Conor Benn (12 rounds – catchweight 157lbs)
      Mary Romero vs Ellie Scotney (10 rounds – super-bantamweight)

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      🗓 October 15 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 London, England
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      Claressa Shields vs Savannah Marshall (10 rounds – middleweight, WBA, WBO, WBC, IBF, The Ring titles)
      Alycia Baumgardner vs Mikaela Mayer (10 rounds – super-featherweight, WBC, WBO, IBF titles)
      Lauren Price vs Timea Belik (6 rounds – super-welterweight)
      Caroline Dubois vs Milena Koleva (6 rounds – lightweight)
      Karriss Artingstall vs Marina Sakharov (6 rounds – featherweight)

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      🗓 October 15 🇺🇸 Brooklyn, New York City

      Deontay Wilder vs Robert Helenius (12 rounds – heavyweight)
      Caleb Plant vs Anthony Dirrell (12 rouinds – super-middleweight)

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      🗓 October 15 🇦🇺 Melbourne, Australia

      Devin Haney vs George Kambosos II (12 rounds – lightweight, WBC, WBO, IBF, WBA titles)

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      🗓 October 15 🇦🇺 Brisbane, Australia

      Liam Paro vs Brock Jarvis (10 rounds – super-lightweight)
      Skye Nicolson vs Krystina Jacobs (10 rounds – featherweight)
      Demsey McKean vs. Patrick Korte (10 rounds – heavyweight)

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      🗓 October 29 🇺🇸 New York, NYC

      Vasiliy Lomachenko vs Jamaine Ortiz (12 rounds – lightweight)
      Robeisy Ramirez vs Jessie Magdaleno (10 rounds -featherweight)

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      🗓 October 29 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Birmingham, England

      Hughie Fury vs Michael Hunter (12 rounds – heavyweight)

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      🗓 October 29 🇺🇸 Glendale, Arizona

      Jake Paul vs Anderson Silva (8 rounds – cruiserweight)

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      🗓 November 5 🇦🇪 Abu Dhabi, UAE

      Dmitry Bivol vs Gilberto “Zurdo” Ramirez (12 roundss – light-heavyweight, WBA title)
      Joe Cordina vs. Shavkatdzhon Rakhimov (12 rounds – super-featherweight, IBF title) Chantelle Cameron vs Jessica McCaskill (10 rounds – super-lightweight, WBC, IBF titles)

      🗓 November 19 🇺🇸 Austin, Texas

      Hasim Rahman vs Vitor Belfort (4 rounds – heavyweight)

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      🗓 December 3 🇺🇸 San Antonio, Texas

      Roman Gonzalez vs Juan Francisco Gonzalez ( 12 rounds – super-flyweight, lineal title)

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      🗓 September 17 🇺🇸 Las Vegas, Nevada

      Canelo Alvarez def. Gennady Golovkin III UD12 (12 rounds – super-middleweight, WBA, WBO, IBF, WBC, Ring Magazine titles)
      Jesse Bam Rodriguez def. Israel Gonzalez UD12 (12 rounds – super-flyweight, WBC title)
      Ammo Williams def. Kieron Conway UD12 (10 rounds – middleweight)
      Diego Pacheco def. Enrique Collazo TKO5 (10 rounds – super middleweight)

      🗓 September 16 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 London, England

      Denzel Bentley def. Marcus Morrison TKO4 (12 rounds – middleweight)
      Royston Barney-Smith def. Paul Holt KO1 (6 rounds – super-featherweight)

      🗓 September 10 🇺🇸 Los Angeles, California

      AnEson Gib def. Austin McBroom KO4 (6 rounds – cruiserweight)

      🗓 September 4 🇺🇸 Los Angeles, California

      Andy Ruiz Jr def. Luis Ortiz UD12 (12 rounds – heavyweight)
      Isaac Cruz def. Eduardo Ramirez TKO2 (12 rounds – lightweight)

      🗓 August 27 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 London, England

      KSI def. Swarmz TKO2 (3 rounds – light-heavyweight)
      KSI def. Luis Pineda TKO3 (3 rounds – light-heavyweight)
      Deji def. Fousey TKO3 (6 rounds – light-heavyweight)

      🗓 August 20 🇸🇦 Jeddah, Saudi Arabia

      Oleksandr Usyk def. Anthony Joshua SD12 (12 rounds – heavyweight, WBA, IBF, WBO titles)
      Filip Hrgovic def. Zhang Zhilei UD12 (12 rounds – heavyweight)
      Badou Jack def. Richard Rivera MD10 (10 rounds – cruiserweight)
      Callum Smith def. Mathieu Bauderlique KO4 (12 rounds – light-heavyweight)

      🗓 August 13 🇺🇸 Las Vegas, Nevada

      Teofimo Lopez def. Pedro Campa TKO7 (10 rounds – super-lightweight)

      🗓 August 6 🇬🇧 Belfast, Northern Ireland

      Michael Conlan def. Miguel Marriaga UD10 (10 rounds – featherweight)

      🗓 August 6 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Sheffield, England

      Dalton Smith def. Sam O’maison KO6 (12 rounds – super-lightweight)
      Sandy Ryan def. Erica Anabella Farias UD10 (10 rounds – super-lightweight)

      🗓 August 6 🇺🇸 Fort Worth, Texas

      Vergil Ortiz Jr def. Michael McKinson TKO9 (12 rounds – welterweight)

      🗓 July 30 🇺🇸 Brooklyn, New York

      Danny Garcia def. Jose Benavidez Jr. MD12 (12 rounds -super-welterweight)
      Gary Antuanne Russell def. Rances Barthelemy TKO6 (10 rounds – super-lightweight)

      🗓 July 30 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Bournemouth, England

      Chris Billam-Smith def. Isaac Chamberlain UD12 (12 rounds – cruiserweight)
      Ben Whitaker def. Greg O’Neill TKO2 (6 rounds – light heavyweight)
      Caroline Dubois def. Happy Daudi TKO3 (6 rounds – lightweight)

      🗓 July 16 🇺🇸 Los Angeles, California

      Ryan Garcia def. Javier Fortuna (12 rounds – lightweight)

      🗓 July 16 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 London, England

      Mark Heffron def. Lennox Clarke TKO5 (12 rounds – middleweight)
      Hamzah Sheeraz def. Francisco Emmanuel Torres TKO5 (10 rounds – middleweight)
      Dennis McCann def. James Beech Jr. TKO8 (10 rounds – featherweight)

      🗓 July 9 🇺🇸 San Antonio, Texas

      Rey Vargas def. Mark Magsayo SD12 (12 rounds – featherweight, WBC title)

      🗓 July 9 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 London, England

      Derek Chisora def. Kubrat Pulev SD12 (12 rounds – heavyweight)
      Israel Madrimov vs Michel Soro TD3 (12 rounds – super-welterweight)

      🗓 July 2 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 London, England

      Joe Joyce def. Christian Hammer TKO4 (10 rounds – heavyweight)
      Jason Cunningham vs Zolani Tete KO4 (12 rounds – featherweight)

      🗓 June 25 🇺🇸 San Antonio, Texas

      Jesse Bam Rodriguez def. Srisraket Sor Rungvisai TKO8 (12 rounds – super-flyweight, WBC title)
      Murodjon Akhmadaliev def. Ronny Rios UD12 (12 rounds – super-bantamweight, WBA, IBF titles)

      🗓 June 18 🇺🇸 NYC, New York

      Artur Beterbiev def. Joe Smith Jr. TKO2 (12 rounds – light-heavyweight, WBC, WBO, IBF world titles)
      Robeisy Ramirez def. Abraham Nova KO5 (10 rounds – featherweight)

      🗓 June 11 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿London, England

      Richard Riakporhe def. Fabio Turchi TKO2 (12 rounds – cruiserweight)
      Chris Kongo def. Sebastian Formella UD10 (10 rounds – welterweight)
      Zak Chelli def. Germaine Brown UD10 (10 rounds – super middleweight)

      🗓 June 11 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿Telford, England

      Liam Davies def. Marc Leach UD12 (12 rounds – super-bantamweight)
      Ijaz Ahmed DREW w/ Kaisy Khademi (12 rounds – super-flyweight)

      🗓 June 11 🇺🇸 NYC, New York

      Edgar Berlanga def. Roamer Alexis Angulo UD10 (10 rounds – super-middleweight)

      🗓 June 11 🇺🇸 Anaheim, California

      Jaime Munguia def. Jimmy Kelly TKO5 (12 rounds – super-middleweight)

      🗓 June 11 🇺🇸 Miami, Florida

      Daniel Dubois def. Trevor Bryan (12 rounds – heavyweight)

      🗓 June 10 🇲🇽 Mexico City, Mexico

      Hiroto Kyoguchi def. Esteban Bermudez TKO8 (12-rounds – light-flyweight, WBA title)
      Eduardo Hernandez def. Jorge Casteneda TKO1 (10 rounds – super-lightweight)
      Diego Pacheco def. Raul Ortega TKO4 (10 rounds – super middleweight)

      🗓 June 7 🇯🇵 Saitama, Japan

      Naoya Inoue def. Nonito Donaire II KO2 (12 rounds – bantamweight, WBC, WBA, IBF, The Ring titles)

      🗓 June 4 🇺🇸 Minneapolis, Minnesota

      Stephen Fulton def. Danny Roman UD12 (12 rounds – super-bantamweight, WBC, WBO titles)
      David Morrell def. Kalvin Henderson TKO4 (12 rounds – super-middleweight)

      🗓 June 4 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 Cardiff, Wales

      Joe Cordina def. Kenichi Ogawa KO2 ( 12 rounds – super-featherweight, IBF world title)
      Zelfa Barrett def. Faroukh Kourbanov UD12 (12 rounds – super-featherweight)
      Skye Nicolson def. Gabriela Bouvier UD8 (8 rounds – featherweight)

      🗓 June 5 🇦🇺 Melbourne, Australia

      Devin Haney def. George Kambosos Jr UD12 (12 rounds – lightweight, WBA, WBC, IBF, WBO, The Ring titles)
      Lucas Browne def. Junior Fa KO1 (10 rounds, heavyweight)

      🗓 May 28 🇺🇸 Brooklyn, New York

      Gervonta Davis def. Rolando Romero TKO6 (12 rounds – lightweight)
      Erislandy Lara def. Gary “Spike” O’Sullivan TKO8 (12 rounds – middleweight)
      Jesus Ramos def. Luke Santamaria UD10 (10 rounds – super-welterweight)

      🗓 May 21 🇦🇪 Dubai, UAE

      Floyd Mayweather vs Don Moore (no decision – exhibition)
      Anderson Silva vs Bruno Machado (no decision – exhibition)
      Delfine Persoon def. Elhem Mekhelad UD10 (10 rounds – super-lightweight)
      Badou Jack def. Hany Atiyo KO1 (8 rounds – cruiserweight)

      🗓 May 21 🇺🇸 Las Vegas, Nevada

      Janibek Alimkhanuly def. Danny Dignum KO2 (12 rounds – middleweight)
      Jamaine Ortiz def. Jamel Herring UD10 (10 rounds – lightweight)

      🗓 May 21 🇺🇸 Phoenix, Arizona

      David Benavidez def. David Lemieux KO2 (12 rounds – super-middleweight)

      🗓 May 21 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿London, England

      Joshua Buatsi def. Craig Richards UD12 (12 rounds – light-heavyweight)
      Alen Babic def. Adam Balski UD10 (12 rounds – heavyweight)
      Chantelle Cameron def. Victoria Bustos UD10 (10 rounds – super-lightweight)
      Robbie Davies Jr. def. Javier Molina SD10 (10 rounds – super-lightweight)
      Ellie Scotney def. Maria Cecilia Roman UD10 (10 rounds – super-bantamweight)

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      🗓 May 14 🇺🇸 Carson, California

      Jermell Charlo def. Brian Castano TKO10 (12 rounds – super-welterweight, WBA, IBF, WBC, WBO, The Ring titles)
      Jaron Ennis def. Custio Clayton KO2 (12 rounds – welterweight)

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      🗓 May 14 🇫🇷 Paris, France

      Martin Bakole def. Tony Yoka MD10 (12 rounds – heavyweight)

      🗓 May 7 🇺🇸 Las Vegas, Nevada

      Dmitry Bivol def. Canelo Alvarez UD12 (12 rounds – light-heavyweight, WBA title)
      Montana Love def. Gabriel Valenzuela UD12 (12 rounds – super-lightweight)
      Shakhram Giyasov def. Christian Gomez UD10 (10 rounds – welterweight)
      Zhilei Zhang def. Scott Alexander KO1 (10 rounds – heavyweight)
      Aaron Silva def. Alexis Espino TKO4 (8 rounds – middleweight)

      🗓 April 30 🇺🇸 NYC, New York

      Katie Taylor def. Amanda Serrano SD10 (10 rounds – lightweight, WBA, WBC, IBF, WBO, Ring Magazine titles)
      Liam Smith def. Jesse Vargas TKO10 (12 rounds – super-welterweight)
      Franchon Crews-Dezurn def. Elin Cederroos SD10 (10 rounds – super-middleweight, WBA, WBC, IBF, WBO titles)

      🗓 April 30 🇺🇸 Las Vegas, Nevada

      Shakur Stevenson def. Oscar Valdez UD12 (12 rounds – super-featherweight, WBC & WBO titles)

      🗓 April 23 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 London, England

      Tyson Fury def. Dillian Whyte KO6 (12 rounds – heavyweight, WBC, Ring Magazine title)
      Ekow Essuman def. Darren Tetley UD12 (12 rounds – welterweight)
      Nick Ball def. Isaac Lowe TKO6 (10 rounds – featherweight)
      David Adeleye def. Chris Healey TKO4 (8 rounds – heavyweight)
      Tommy Fury def. Daniel Bocianski UD6 (6 rounds – light-heavyweight)
      Karol Itauma def. Michal Ciach TKO2 (8 rounds – light-heavyweight)

      🗓 April 16 🇺🇸 Dallas, Texas

      Errol Spence Jr def. Yordenis Ugas TKO10 (12 rounds – welterweight, WBA, WBC, IBF titles)
      Isaac Cruz def. Yuriorkis Gamboa TKO5 (10 rounds – lightweight)
      Eimantas Stanionis def. Radzhab Butaev SD12 (12 rounds – welterweight)

      🗓 April 16 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Manchester, England

      Conor Benn def. Chris van Heerden KO2 (12 rounds – welterweight)
      Chris Billam-Smith def. Tommy McCarthy KO8 (12 rounds – cruiserweight)

      🗓 April 9 🇯🇵 Saitama, Japan

      Gennady Golovkin def. Ryota Murata TKO9 (12 rounds – middleweight, WBA & IBF titles)

      🗓 April 9 🇺🇸 San Antonio, Texas

      Ryan Garcia def. Emmanuel Tagoe UD12 (12 rounds – lightweight)

      🗓 April 9 🇺🇸 Las Vegas, Nevada

      Sebastian Fundora def. Erickson Lubin TKO9 (12 rounds – super-welterweight)
      Tony Harrison def. Sergio Garcia UD12 (12 rounds – super-welterweight)

      🗓 March 26 🇺🇸 Minneapolis, Minnesota

      Tim Tszyu def. Terrell Gausha (12 rounds – super-welterweight)

      🗓 March 26 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 London, England

      Richard Riakporhe def. Deion Jumah TKO8 (10 rounds – cruiserweight)

      🗓 March 26 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Leeds, England

      Josh Warrington def. Kiko Martinez TKO7 (12 rounds – featherweight, IBF title)
      Maxi Hughes def. Ryan Walsh UD12 (12 rounds – lightweight)
      Ebanie Bridges def. Cecilia Roman UD10 (10 rounds – bantamweight, IBF title)
      Dalton Smith def. Ray Moylette TKO10 (10 rounds – super-lightweight)
      Skye Nicholson def. Bec Connolly (6 rounds – featherweight)

      🗓 March 19 🇦🇪 Dubai, UAE

      Sunny Edwards def. Muhammad Waseem UD12 (12 rounds – flyweight, IBF title)
      Regis Prograis def. Tyrone McKenna TKO6 (10 rounds -super-lightweight)

      🗓 March 19 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 London, England

      David Avanesyan def. Finn Oskari Metz KO1 (12 rounds – welterweight)
      Hamzah Sheeraz def. Jez Smith KO2 (10 rounds – middleweight)
      Dennis McCann def. Charles Tondo UD8 (8 rounds – bantamweight)

      🗓 March 12 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Nottingham, England

      Leigh Wood def. Michael Conlan KO12 (12 rounds – featherweight, WBA Regular title)
      Terri Harper def. Yamila Belen Abellaneda UD10 (10 rounds – lightweight)
      Caoimhin Agyarko def. Juan Carlos Rubio UD10 (10 rounds – middleweight)

      🗓 March 5 🇺🇸 San Diego, California

      Roman Gonzalez def. Julio Cesar Martinez UD12 (12 rounds – super-flyweight, WBA title)
      Mauricio Lara def. Emilio Sanchez TKO3 (10 rounds – featherweight)
      Diego Pacheco def. Genc Pllana KO2 (8 rounds – super middleweight)
      Marc Castro def. Julio Madera UD6 (6 rounds – lightweight)
      Skye Nicolson def. Jessica Juarez UD6 (6 rounds – featherweight)

      🗓 March 4 🇺🇸 Fresno, California

      Jose Ramirez def. Jose Pedraza UD12 (12 rounds – super-lightweight)
      Joet Gonzalez def. Jeo Santisima TKO9 (10 rounds – featherweight)

      🗓 February 27 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 London, England

      Lawrence Okolie def. Michal Cieslak UD12 (12 rounds – cruiserweight, WBO title)
      Jordan Gill def. Karim Guerfi KO9 (12 rounds – featherweight)
      Anthony Fowler def. Lukasz Maciec UD10 (10 rounds – middleweight)
      Demsey McKean def. Ariel Esteban Bracamonte UD8 (10 rounds – heavyweight)
      Galal Yafai def. Carlos Bautista TKO5 (10 rounds – flyweight)
      Campbell Hatton def. Joe Ducker TKO6 (4 rounds -lightweight)

      🗓 February 26 🇺🇸 Las Vegas, California

      Hector Garcia def. Chris Colbert UD12 (12 rounds – super-featherweight)
      Gary Antuanne Russell def. Viktor Postol TKO10 (10 rounds – super-lightweight)
      Fernando Martinez def. Jerwin Ancajas UD12 (12 rounds – super-flyweight, IBF title)

      🗓 February 26 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 Glasgow, Scotland

      Josh Taylor def. Jack Catterall SD12 (12 rounds – super-lightweight, IBF/WBC/WBO/WBA titles)
      Robeisy Ramirez def. Eric Donovan TKO3 (10 rounds -featherweight)
      Nick Campbell def. Jay McFarlane TKO7 (10 rounds – heavyweight)

      🗓 February 19 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Manchester, England

      Kell Brook def. Amir Khan TKO6 (12 rounds – catchweight, 149lbs)
      Natasha Jonas def. Chris Namus TKO2 (10 rounds – super-welterweight)
      Viddal Riley def. Willbeforce Shihepo UD6 (6 rounds – cruiserweight)
      Adam Azim def. Jordan Ellison TKO3 (6 rounds – lightweight)
      Hassan Azim def. MJ Hall UD4 (4 rounds – welterweight)

      🗓 February 19 🇲🇽 Tijuana, Mexico

      Jaime Munguia def. D’Mitrius Ballard TKO3 (12 rounds – middleweight)

      🗓 February 12 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 London, England

      John Ryder def. Daniel Jacobs SD12 (12 rounds – super-middleweight)
      Johnny Fisher def. Gabriel Enguema UD6 (6 rounds – heavyweight)
      Felix Cash def. Magomed Madiev UD10 (10 rounds – middleweight)
      Ellie Scotney def. Jorgelina Guanini UD10 (10 rounds – super-bantamweight)
      Ammo Williams def. Javier Francisco Maciel TKO6 (10 rounds – middleweight)

      🗓 February 5 🇺🇸 Las Vegas, Nevada

      Keith Thurman def. Mario Barrios UD12 (12 rounds – welterweight)
      Luis Nery def. Carlos Castro SD10 (10 rounds – super-bantamweight)
      Leo Santa Cruz def. Keenan Carbajal UD10 (12 rounds – featherweight)

      🗓 February 5 🇺🇸 Glendale, Arizona

      Jesse ‘Bam’ Rodriguez def. Carlos Cuadras UD12 (12 rounds – super-flyweight, WBC title)
      Jamie Mitchell def. Carly Skelly TKO4 (10 rounds – bantamweight, WBA title)
      Raymond Ford def. Edward Vazquez SD10 (10 rounds – featherweight)

      🗓 February 5 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 Cardiff, Wales

      Chris Eubank def. Liam Williams UD12 (12 rounds – middleweight)
      Claressa Shields def. Ema Kozin UD10 (10 rounds – middleweight, WBC, IBF, WBA titles)
      Caroline Dubois def. Vaida Masiokaite UD4 (4 rounds – lightweight)

      🗓 January 22 🇺🇸 Atlantic City, New Jersey

      Mark Magsayo def. Gary Russell Jr MD12 (12 rounds – featherweight, WBC title)
      Subriel Matias def. Petros Ananyan TKO9 (10 rounds – super-lightweight)

      🗓 January 15 🇺🇸 Verona, New York

      Joe Smith Jr def. Steve Geffrard TKO9 (12 rounds – light-heavyweight, WBO title)
      Abraham Nova vs Jose Enrique Vivas TKO8 (10 rounds – featherweight)

      🗓 January 1 🇺🇸 Hollywood, Florida

      Luis Ortiz def. Charles Martin TKO6 (12 rounds – heavyweight)
      Frank Sanchez def. Christian Hammer UD10 (10 rounds – heavyweight)
      Ali Eren Demirezen def. Gerald Washington TKO8 (10 rounds – heavyweight) More

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      Sky Sports producers ordered to turn down crowd noise at Celtic clash if offensive chants about the Queen are heard

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      SKY SPORTS staff have reportedly been instructed to turn the sound levels down if Celtic fans sing offensive chants about the Queen at St Mirren tomorrow.BT Sport had to apologise as their cameras focused on an offensive banner during Celtic’s Champions League game away to Shakhtar Donetsk on Wednesday.
      Celtic fans unfurled offensive banners mocking the Queen’s death this weekCredit: Kenny Ramsay
      Sky Sports have plans in place in case Celtic fans sing offensive chants on SundayCredit: Getty
      Now the Daily Mail claims that Sky Sports’ staff “have been primed to avoid a repeat” during coverage of the upcoming Scottish Premiership clash.
      Ofcom regulations state that broadcasters should avoid showing any material that could cause offence to viewers.
      And this fresh report states that “the regulator is understood to have provided further guidance this week that insulting material about the Queen falls into that category”.
      Now Sky Sports’ production staff “have been instructed to turn down sound levels or even switch off individual microphones” if any offensive chants are heard during the Celtic game.
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      St Mirren have confirmed that they will hold a minute’s applause before kick off rather than the period of silence that has been held at almost every other UK ground.
      That is due to fears of mass booing from the away section.
      Celtic boss Ange Postecoglou has urged his team’s supporters to respect the planned minute’s applause.
      That plea came after fans unveiled anti-monarchy banners prior to their Champions League game on Wednesday.
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      One read “f*** the crown” with another reading ‘Sorry for your loss Michael Fagan’ – which was referring to the infamous intruder who found his way into the late Queen’s Buckingham Palace bedroom 40 years ago.
      The anti-royal sentiments from Celtic fans have made St Mirren chiefs ditch their plans for a moment of silence in favour of a minute’s applause.
      But Postecoglou said: “As a football club we’ll abide by the obligations in the most respectful way.
      “We wore black armbands on Wednesday night – and that was sort of lost on people.
      “If it is a minute’s applause, we will abide by that, and we’ll do it in the most respectful manner because I think that is the football club we are and want to be.
      “What we always try and do is portray ourselves as a football club that is respectful and understands its obligations.” More

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      Tyson Fury vs Anthony Joshua: Live stream, TV channel, venue and purse for HUGE heavyweight ‘Battle of Britain’ clash

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      BRITISH boxing fans are set to be in for a treat this winter as Anthony Joshua and Tyson Fury will FINALLY face off.The Gypsy King called out Joshua after claiming that talks with Ukrainian machine Oleksandr Usyk had stalled.
      Anthony Joshua lost to Oleksandr Usyk for a second consecutive timeCredit: AFP
      But after weeks of negotiations, AJ shockingly accepted Fury’s offer despite disappointingly losing to Usyk less than a month ago.
      Here is everything you need to know about Anthony Joshua vs Tyson Fury.
      Joshua vs Fury – when will it happen?
      Anthony Joshua vs Tyson Fury was originally set to take place over two fights, with the pair verbally agreeing a deal last summer.
      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, which he lost.
      But negotiations are progressing nicely and it seems as if the huge fight will happen on December 3.
      Joshua vs Fury – where will it take place?
      As stated by Hearn, the first fight was 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.
      However reports suggest the ‘Battle of Britain’ clash will take place at the Principality Stadium in Cardiff.
      Joshua vs Fury – how much will they earn?
      A lot. That’s the simple answer.
      But a figure of £70million has been floating around with Tyson Fury set to take home 60% of the purse whilst AJ takes 40%.
      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.
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      “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.”
      Joshua vs Fury – what hurdles are left to clear?
      Fortunately for boxing fans… none!
      The venue, purse and date of the fight have all been agreed which means that these two iconic heavyweights can prepare for ‘Battle of Britain’.

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      Joshua vs Fury – what channel will it be on in the UK?
      This could be a tricky one.
      Joshua had an exclusive deal with Sky Sports in the UK, but it expired after his 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.
      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, are also a part of the UK market, as they exclusively broadcast all of Matchroom’s fight nights.
      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.
      Joshua vs Fury – what have they all said?
      AJ’s promoter Eddie Hearn confirmed that they have accepted the offer after thrashing out talks with Frank Warren’s son George
      Hearn said: “We just went back this morning and said, I spoke to AJ about that offer, we think, I think particularly he deserves more than 40 per cent.
      “But, he’s happy. And I don’t make the decisions, he does. So I went back this morning and said, ‘We accept 60/40’.
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      “We want that reversed in the rematch, rightfully so because you’re champion here, you want the bigger split, which I think is fair.
      “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.” More

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      Sky Sports Soccer Saturday’s iconic cast reunite as Matt Le Tissier shares snap two years after sacking

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      THE SOCCER SATURDAY squad reunited for drinks – two years after being split up on the telly. Matt Le Tisser posted a selfie on Twitter alongside fellow former pundits Phil Thompson, Paul Merson and Charlie Nicholas as well as host Jeff Stelling.
      Former colleagues Matt Le Tissier, Paul Merson, Phil Thompson and Charlie Nicholas remain good friendsCredit: Sky
      The crew joined host Jeff Stelling in a Soccer Saturday reunionCredit: Twitter @mattletiss7
      The quintet were all smiles as they sat around a table together.
      Le Tissier captioned the Twitter post: “Work with my mates, nothing better.”
      The former footballers were long-standing pundits on the Sky Sports show for many years.
      However, the broadcaster sacked Le Tissier, Thompson and Nicholas in a shake-up in 2020.
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      Southampton icon Le Tiss claims he was given the boot because of his views on coronavirus – but insists he “not a nutter”.
      The 53-year-old said: “I went into working in the media from 2002 onwards until late August 2020, which was an interesting scenario where I lost my job.
      “Obviously the pandemic started in 2020 in March – and very early on in that I had my doubts as to what was really going on.
      “I felt early on there was a massive overreaction to it by the governments.
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      “And that’s where it all started for me with questioning the narrative and probably ended up with me losing my job at Sky.”
      Merson remains part of the popular show as the lead studio pundit.
      He is joined by the likes of Michael Dawson, Clinton Morrison, Matt Murray and Sue Smith.
      And despite initially announcing his intention to quit at the end of last season, Stelling – presenter since 1994 – remains in charge of the panel with his quick wit and incredible stats. More

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      Premier League fixtures on and off: Man Utd vs Leeds, Liverpool vs Chelsea, Brentford vs Arsenal during Queen’s funeral

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      QUEEN ELIZABETH’S sad death has been an occasion that has rocked the United Kingdom to its core.Millions have joined each other in a period of national mourning – to mark the life of Britain’s most celebrated and iconic monarch.
      Manchester United were able to mark the death of Queen Elizabeth with a minute’s silenceCredit: PA
      Premier League football has been scaled back during this period, with the league showing particular sensitivity to the national mood.
      There was serious debate over whether to fulfil this weekend’s top flight football fixtures.
      And now it’s been confirmed that THREE matches will be called off, including Chelsea’s home game with Liverpool.
      Which Premier League matches are on and off this weekend?
      Friday, September 16

      Aston Villa vs Southampton (Sky Sports) – 8pm – ON
      Nottingham Forest vs Fulham – 8pm – ON

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      Saturday, September 17

      Wolves vs Manchester City (BT Sport) – 12.30pm – ON
      Newcastle vs Bournemouth – 3pm – ON
      Brighton vs Crystal Palace – 3pm – OFF
      Tottenham vs Leicester City – 5.30pm (Sky Sports) – ON

      Sunday, September 18

      Brentford vs Arsenal (Sky Sports) – 12pm – ON
      Everton vs West Ham – 2pm – ON
      Manchester United vs Leeds United – 2pm – OFF
      Chelsea vs Liverpool (Sky Sports) – 4.30pm – OFF

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      When are the fixtures set to be rearranged for?
      That remains to be seen, with a packed season including a World Cup sandwiched right in the middle.
      With the number of top international players playing in the Premier League, the top clubs will be glad the league included five substitutions instead of the old three. More

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      Sky Sports and BT miss out on Potter’s return to Brighton as Chelsea manager and reunion with Diego Costa also not on TV

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      PREMIER LEAGUE broadcasters have missed out on the opportunity to show two massive games later this season. Following the appointment of Graham Potter as Chelsea boss and Diego Costa signing for Wolves, fans would have loved to view Potter’s return to Brighton and Costa’s return to Chelsea in October.
      Graham Potter was announced as the new Chelsea manager last weekCredit: Getty
      Diego Costa will love to get back into action in the Premier LeagueCredit: Getty
      However, neither fixture will be available to watch in the UK after they were both snubbed for TV and instead pencilled in for 3pm kick offs.
      Chelsea will host Wolves on October 8th – a match which will mark Costa’s return to Stamford Bridge.
      And later in the month, Chelsea will make their way to Brighton, which will see Potter’s return in front of the Amex faithful.
      While the reception for Costa’s Chelsea return may be quite warm – owing to him firing The Blues to two league titles – the atmosphere at the Brighton game could be far more toxic.
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      Seagulls’ fans are split over Potter, after he published an open letter begging fans to try and “understand” his decision to move to Chelsea.
      Broadcasters revealed what games would be on TV in October as early as July.
      And despite the absence of Costa and Potter’s respective reunion’s with their former clubs there are set to be some tasty fixtures played out on TV.
      These games include the North London and Manchester derbies at the start of the month, before Manchester City face Liverpool a week later.
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      Manchester United will also face games against top six rivals Tottenham and Chelsea, with the former being picked up by Amazon Prime.
      Last weekend saw all Premier League and EFL fixtures postponed following the death of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II.
      A number of fixtures set to be played this weekend have been postponed, including Manchester United v Leeds and Chelsea v Liverpool.
      Arsenal’s Thursday game against PSV was postponed due to similar fears. More

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      Chris Kamara breaks down in tears over apraxia and speech problems and felt he needed to quit Soccer Saturday

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      CHRIS KAMARA says he feels like a “fraud” following his apraxia of speech diagnosis – and like someone else is controlling his voice.The 64-year-old left his role on Sky Sports’ Soccer Saturday at the end of last season after being diagnosed with an underactive thyroid earlier this year, leaving him with a condition that affects his speech.
      Chris Kamara became a popular match reporter in his role on Sky Sports’ Soccer Saturday showCredit: Enterprise
      The former Swindon and Brentford midfielder has continued with his media work as the host of ITV’s Ninja Warrior UK and co-host of the BBC’s Proper Football podcast with Ben Shephard.
      But speaking with watery eyes on the Diary Of A CEO podcast, a clearly choked-up Kammy admitted: “I feel a fraud now in terms of broadcasting – I don’t bring to the table what I used to.
      “I feel I’m doing these programmes and they’re not getting the best of me – they’re tolerating me, that’s how it feels. You take your old self for granted.”
      Kamara first started to feel unwell in March 2020 but ignored the signs for around 20 months before finally getting a diagnosis.
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      And when he returned to TV duties, he said he felt like people watching him were probably wondering if he was drunk or had suffered a stroke.
      Asked what it is like to suffer from speech apraxia, Kamara added: “It feels like someone has taken over my voice box.
      “The voice that used to come out would come out at 300 miles an hour on Soccer Saturday, motormouth, talking and not even waiting for a breath, just keep going and going.
      “Now when I hear myself or see myself on TV it’s someone else. It’s really strange.
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      “Some days the message from the brain to the mouth is really slow and makes it difficult, or some days the words come out different than what you’re trying to say – and that’s even weirder.
      “That’s been hard to accept – and is still hard to accept.” More