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    Who is Arsenal and Monza defender Pablo Mari’s wife Veronica Chacon?

    ARSENAL defender Pablo Mari is currently on loan at Serie A side Monza.Having joined the Gunners from Flamengo back in 2020, Mari has spent time away from the club in recent years as loan spells in Italy saw him play for Udinese before Monza.
    Pablo Mari, Veronica Chacon and their son Pablo JrCredit: INSTAGRAM@PABLOMV5
    The Spaniard has been sent to hospital in recent days following a stabbing in a Milan shopping centre.
    Mari has revealed that he feels lucky to be alive after being stabbed in the back when he was out shopping with his wife, Veronica Chacon, and son, Pablo Jr.
    Who is Pablo Mari’s wife Veronica Chacon?
    Chacon is a social media influencer and model, with over 21,000 followers on Instagram.
    The pair met in Tarragona in Spain, Chacon’s home town, when the defender played for Gimnastic in the third level of Spanish football.
    Mari’s wife has been a strong supporter of his career, moving to Brazil with the Spaniard when he joined Flamengo and the pair have since lived in London and Italy.
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    Are Pablo Mari and Veronica Chacon married and do they have children?
    The pair tied the knot in June 2022, nearly seven years since they began dating.
    Mari proposed to his wife in 2019 but had to wait over two years for the wedding due to the Covid-19 pandemic.
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    Mari’s wife gave birth to their first and only son, Pablo Jr, in February of 2018 and decided to name him after his father.
    The family currently live in Milan where Mari was sent to hospital after being stabbed but is on course to make a full recovery as Monza’s CEO revealed. More

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    Why is the Dutch football team sometimes called Holland when the country is called the Netherlands?

    LOUIS VAN GAAL’s Netherlands face Senegal, Qatar and Ecuador in the World Cup Group stages.The 2010 finalists will be hoping to lift the trophy after an impressive run of form ahead of the tournament.
    Winning seven matches and drawing three in 2022, Van Gaal’s side are unbeaten for the year as they head into the competition in Qatar.
    Holland coach Louis van Gaal is retiring after the World Cup in QatarCredit: Getty
    Their manager is set to retire at the end of the World Cup, with Ronald Koeman in line to replace him going into 2023.
    The Dutch side, who are often referred to as Holland, will be keen to send Van Gaal out on top.
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    Why is the Dutch football team sometimes called Holland when the country is called the Netherlands?
    The national football team has many names including the Netherlands, Oranje and Holland.
    However, the country itself remains named the Netherlands despite picking up the nickname of Holland.
    Memphis Depay will be hoping to fire the Netherlands to World Cup gloryCredit: AP
    In history, between the years of 1588 and 1795, the area of the Netherlands was called the Republic of Seven United Netherlands.
    In 1806, Napoleon appointed Louis as king and turned the country into a kingdom, with the area called ‘Holland’ being the largest contributor to the economy and wealth of the Netherlands.
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    Those dealing with trade to the country were often dealing with the region of Holland, and this led to this being commonly used as a nickname to indicate the entire country.
    The name of Holland has stuck to this day and you will often hear their football team referred to as this. More

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    Who is Sardar Azmoun and why is he nicknamed the Iranian Messi?

    IRANIAN forward Sardar Azmoun will be looking to fire his side out of Group B at the World Cup in Qatar.However, they will face a tough challenge after being drawn in a competitive group.
    Sardar Azmoun plays for Bayer Leverkusen in the BundesligaCredit: Getty
    The likes of Wales, England and the USMNT will be considered as the favourites to make it into the round of 16, but Iran will be hoping to upset the odds.
    If they are to stand a chance of making it to the knock-out stages, they will be counting on the performances of their key man – Azmoun.
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    Who is Sardar Azmoun?
    The Iranian forward came through the youth system in his native country of Iran before moving to Russia where he made his professional debut for Rubin Kazan in 2013.
    This saw him become the youngest ever ‘Legionnaire’, meaning Iranian playing abroad, in the history of Iran football, moving to Russia at 17.
    Sardar Azmoun is Iran’s best hope ahead of the World CupCredit: AFP – Getty
    Kazan received transfer offers from Arsenal, Liverpool and Zenit during his third season at Rubin Kazan before heading on loan to Rostov, where he kept them up with a goal in the relegation play-offs before extending his deal for the following season.
    He then completed a permanent transfer to Rostov in controversial fashion, with the Russian side triggering his buy-out clause before Rubin Kazan claimed he was still their player, before the Court of Arbitration for Sport had to rule on the case.
    Sardar Azmoun in action for Zenit against ChelseaCredit: Marc Aspland – The Times
    In 2017, he rejoined Rubin Kazan and remained there for two years before making the move to Russia giants Zenit Saint Petersburg, impressing as he netted 62 goals in 104 appearances.
    It was here he gained attraction from Europe, making the move to Bayer Leverkusen on a free transfer in July 2022.
    Why is Sardar Azmoun nicknamed the ‘Iranian Messi’?
    Despite his 6’1 stature, the Iranian forward has drawn comparisons to Paris Saint-Germain’s Lionel Messi.
    This is due to the fact that he is widely recognised as the most decorated Iranian player in the European leagues.
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    His skilful dribbling has seen fans from the Iranian national team hand him the nickname, while his goal scoring record is ever so impressive.
    Netting 41 goals in 65 games for his country heading into the World Cup, Iran will be hopeful of the 27-year-old leading them to glory in Qatar. More

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    Why does England captain Harry Kane kiss his hand after he scores?

    ENGLAND captain Harry Kane will be determined to lead his nation to their first World Cup win since 1966 – and he’ll want to be a record breaker in the process.Kane, 29, is just three goals away from breaking Manchester United legend Wayne Rooney’s English record of 53 goals.
    Harry Kane trademark celebration is to kiss his ring fingerCredit: Reuters
    And the Tottenham ace has been praised for his ability to score all different types of strikes in an England shirt.
    But Eagle-eyed fans have spotted that no matter what the occasion, Kane consistently celebrates by kissing his hand.
    Find out why below…
    Why does England captain Harry Kane kiss his hand after he scores?
    Harry Kane’s ring-kissing celebration is inspired by his childhood sweetheart Kate who he is married to.
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    The lovebirds began dating in 2005, but they have reportedly known each other long before this.
    However, Kane popped the question on a trip to the Bahamas in July 2017.
    Kane was first spotted doing his trademark celebration after scoring against Aston Villa in 2019 – the same year the happily weds got married.
    Harry and Kate got married in 2019
    Kane was first spotted doing the celebration against Aston Villa
    And the English goal machine has been doing it ever since, more notably for Tottenham having scored 192 Premier League goals since making his first senior appearance in 2009.
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    What has Harry Kane said about his wife Kate?
    Kane opened up on his relationship with Kate and admitted that he finds their story ‘a little crazy’ with how it all unfolded.
    The England captain said: “When I was in school she was my friend. We always spoke, but just got closer and closer and it went from there.”
    “She’s seen my whole career. Of course she’s finding it a little crazy.”
    Harry Kane also mentioned that when he needs to get something off his chest, Kate is always there for him.
    And the goal machine admitted that his wife is like his ‘best friend’.
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    How do F1 drivers pee during races?

    F1 drivers often spend hours at a time in their cars while racing for world championships. Travelling at high-octane speeds with plenty on the line, drivers are only human – they need to relieve themselves!
    F1 drivers spend hours in their car at a timeCredit: The Mega Agency
    But with no reprieve from their cockpits until the end of the race, some will find the need to go a little too pressing for their own liking.
    So just how, and when, do they do it?
    How do F1 drivers pee?
    There is no way to dress this up. They just let it go in their race suits!
    With some races lasting around two hours, if a driver has not been able to go before the race starts, then they will simply empty their bladders in their cockpits.
    Of course, temperatures in the cockpit help to dry the suits again, or if it is a particularly hot race – like Singapore – they will be soaked with sweat anyway.
    Do F1 drivers have drinks inside their F1 car?
    F1 drivers have an option to carry a water bottle to help them stay hydrated – but most don’t bother these days to save weight.
    Instead they use scientific drinks and tablets to perhydrate before races to ensure they have enough fluids in their system to last the full race distance.
    That said, if there is a particularly hot race – like Miami this year – they may take a drink in the cockpit which is placed under their seat and dispensed by pressing a button on their steering wheel.
    However, because it is close to the engine, it gets pretty warm by the fifth lap and it is like drinking hot water.
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    Has an F1 driver ever had a toilet accident during a race?
    Lewis Hamilton is one driver who says he’s never urinated during a race while there are suggestions Michael Schumacher, the other seven times world champion, was regularly taking a leak inside the cockpit.
    Kimi Raikkonen was once famously asked on the grid by Martin Brundle why he missed a pre-race presentation by football icon, Pele.
    The Finn was doing his own pre-race routine and replied: “I was having a s**t.”
    Meanwhile, NASCAR legend Tony Stewart is said to have famously pooed himself during his victory at Watkins Glen in 2004.
    He was complaining of feeling unwell and immediately headed to his motorhome when he clambered from his race car for a wash and a fresh race suit before taking part in the celebrations. More

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    Boxing schedule 2022: Results, upcoming fights including Fury vs Chisora, Jake Paul & Floyd Mayweather NEXT fights

    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 week, Jake Paul takes on Anderson Silva in his next pro boxing bout.
    Check out SunSport’s extensive boxing schedule for 2022 below…
    📺Showtime PPV (US) 📺
    🗓 October 29 🇺🇸 Glendale, Arizona

    Jake Paul vs Anderson Silva (8 rounds – cruiserweight)
    Le’Veon Bell vs Uriah Hall (4 rounds – cruiserweight)

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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)
    Richard Torrez Jr. vs Ahmed Hefny (6 rounds – heavyweight)
    Nico Ali Walsh vs Billy Wagner (6 rounds – middleweight)

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

    Katie Taylor vs Karen Elizabeth Carabajal (10 rounds – lightweight, WBC, WBO, IBF, WBA, Ring Magazine titles)
    Jordan Gill vs Kiko Martinez (12 rounds – featherweight)
    Caoimhin Agyarko vs Peter Dobson (10 rounds – super-welterweight)
    Mary Romero vs Ellie Scotney (10 rounds – super-bantamweight)
    Johnny Fisher vs Dominik Musil (6 rounds – heavyweight)

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    🗓 November 5 🇦🇪 Abu Dhabi, UAE

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

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    🗓 November 11 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Sheffield, England

    Sunny Edwards vs Felix Alvarado (12 rounds – flyweight)
    Jack Bateson vs Shabaz Masoud (10 rounds – super-bantamweight)

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    🗓 November 12 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Manchester, England

    Natasha Jonas vs Marie-Eve Dicaire (10 rounds – super-welterweight, WBO, WBC, IBF titles)
    Dalton Smith vs Kaisee Benjamin 12 rounds – super-lightwewight)
    Frazer Clarke vs Kamil Sokolowski (8 rounds – heavyweight)

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    🗓 November 12 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Manchester, England

    Ricky Hatton vs Marco Antonio Barrera (8 rounds – exhibition)

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    🗓 November 12 🇺🇸 Las Vegas, Nevada

    Janibek Alimkhanuly vs Denzel Bentley (12 rounds – middleweight, WBO title)

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    🗓 November 12 🇺🇸 Cleveland, Ohio

    Montana Love vs Stevie Spark (12 rounds – super-lightweight)
    Richardson Hitchins vs Yomar Alamo (10 rounds – super-lightweight)

    📺 DAZN PPV (UK & US) 📺
    🗓 November 13 🇦🇪 Dubai, UAE

    Floyd Mayweather vs Deji (8 rounds – exhibiton)
    Tommy Fury vs Paul Bamba (8 rounds – light-heavyweight)
    Jack Fincham vs Anthony Taylor
    Delfine Persoon vs Ikram Kerwat (10 rounds – lightweight)

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    🗓 November 19 🇺🇸 Austin, Texas

    Hasim Rahman vs Vitor Belfort (4 rounds – heavyweight)

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    🗓 November 19 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Telford, England

    Liam Davies vs Ionut Baluta (12 rounds – super-bantamweight)
    David Avanesyan vs Jon Miguez (12 rounds – welterweight)
    Anthony Yarde vs TBA (10 rounds – light heavyweight)

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    🗓 November 26 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Telford, England

    Zach Parker vs John Ryder (12 rounds – super-middleweight)

    📺 FITE TV (UK & US) 📺
    🗓 November 26 🇺🇸 Carson, California

    Jose Zepeda vs Regis Prograis (12 rounds – super-lightweight, WBC title)

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    🗓 December 2 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Newcastle, England

    Josh Kelly vs Troy Williamson (12 rounds – super-welterweight)

    📺 BT Sport PPV (UK) 📺
    🗓 December 3 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 London, England

    Tyson Fury vs Derek Chisora 3 (12 rounds – heavyweight, WBC title)

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    🗓 December 3 🇺🇸 San Antonio, Texas

    Roman Gonzalez vs Juan Francisco Gonzalez ( 12 rounds – super-flyweight, lineal title)
    Julio Cesar Martinez vs McWilliams Arroyo (12 rounds – flyweight, WBC title)

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    🗓 December 10 🇺🇸 NYC, New York

    Teofimo Lopez vs Jose Pedraza (10 rounds – super-lightweight)

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    🗓 December 10 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Leeds, England

    Josh Warrington vs Luis Lopez (12 rounds – featherweight)
    Ebanie Bridges vs. Shannon O’Connell (10 rounds – bantamweight, IBF title)

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    🗓 June 7 🇯🇵 Tokyo, Japan

    Naoya Inoue vs Paul Butler (12 rounds – bantamweight, WBC, IBF, WBA, WBO titles)

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    🗓 October 15 🇦🇺 Brisbane, Australia

    Liam Paro def. Brock Jarvis KO1 (10 rounds – super-lightweight)
    Skye Nicolson vs Krystina Jacobs UD10 (10 rounds – featherweight)
    Demsey McKean vs. Patrick Korte KO2 (10 rounds – heavyweight)

    🗓 October 15 🇦🇺 Melbourne, Australia

    Devin Haney def. George Kambosos II UD12 (12 rounds – lightweight, WBC, WBO, IBF, WBA titles)

    🗓 October 15 🇺🇸 Brooklyn, New York City

    Deontay Wilder def. Robert Helenius KO1 (12 rounds – heavyweight)
    Caleb Plant def. Anthony Dirrell KO9 (12 rouinds – super-middleweight)

    🗓 October 15 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 London, England

    Claressa Shields def. Savannah Marshall UD10 (10 rounds – middleweight, WBA, WBO, WBC, IBF, The Ring titles)
    Alycia Baumgardner def. Mikaela Mayer SD10 (10 rounds – super-featherweight, WBC, WBO, IBF titles)
    Caroline Dubois def. Milena Koleva TKO5 (6 rounds – lightweight)

    🗓 September 25 🇯🇵 Saitama, Japan

    Floyd Mayweather def. Mikuru Asakura exhibition TKO2 (3 rounds – super-welterweight)

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

    Maxi Hughes def. Kid Galahad UD12 (12 rounds – lightweight)
    Terri Harper def. Hannah Rankin UD10 (10 rounds – super-welterweight, WBA title)

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

    Joe Joyce def. Joseph Parker KO11 (12 rounds – heavyweight)
    Amanda Serrano vs Sarah Mahfoud UD10 (10 rounds – featherweight, WBC, WBO, IBF titles)

    🗓 September 23 🇺🇸 Newark, New Jersey

    Shakur Stevenson def. Robson Conceicao UD12 (12 rounds – super-featherweight, WBC, WBO titles)

    🗓 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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    Premier League matches on TV this week and how to watch

    BRACE yourselves football lovers as the Premier League is heating up and there are some mouth-watering encounters taking place this week.Arsenal incredibly escaped Elland Road with all three points courtesy of a chaotic 1-0 victory over Leeds.
    Arsenal maintained their position at the top with a win against LeedsCredit: Getty
    Mo Salah’s superb solo goal secured a victory for Liverpool against Man CityCredit: AFP
    Tottenham recorded their best EVER start to a Premier League season after beating Everton 2-0 on home soil.
    Graham Potter led his rejuvenated Chelsea side to a fifth consecutive win by cruising past Steven Gerrard’s Aston Villa.
    And Mo Salah inspired Liverpool to end Manchester City’s unbeaten run this season in the match of the weekend.
    But what exciting fixtures are taking place this week and which games will be broadcasted live on TV?
    What are the next set of Premier League matches on TV?
    There will be a staggering total of NINE Premier League fixtures all broadcasted LIVE on Amazon Prime Video this week.
    Tuesday October 18

    Brighton vs Nottingham Forest – 7:30pm
    Crystal Palace vs Wolves – 8:15pm

    Wednesday October 19

    Thursday October 20

    Fulham vs Aston Villa – 7:30pm
    Leicester vs Leeds – 8:15pm

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    Why is Arsenal vs Man City postponed?
    Arsenal’s Premier League fixture against Manchester City has been postponed to accommodate the North London club’s previous called-off Europa League clash with PSV Eindhoven.
    The Gunners were scheduled to play PSV on Thursday, September 15 but the match got postponed due to concerns over police resources following the sad death of Queen Elizabeth II.
    And, Arsenal was told that they would have to complete their Europa League group games before Thursday, November 3, or face the risk of surrendering three points.
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    Do Saudi Arabia own Premier League side Newcastle United?

    SAUDI ARABIA face Argentina, Poland and Mexico as they have it all to do in the World Cup group stages.The best finish Saudi Arabia have ever seen was when they reached the round of 16 back in 1994 and have only qualified for six World Cup tournaments.
    Saudi Arabia play at their sixth world cup in 2022Credit: AP
    They will be looking to match their highest ever finish but face a tough challenge, going into Group C as underdogs.
    The country were in the news last year when Newcastle United were taken over by a consortium headed by the Saudi Arabia Public Investment Fund (PIF) – but do Saudi Arabia own Newcastle? We have all the details.
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    Do Saudi Arabia own side Newcastle?
    The Magpies were sold by former owner Mike Ashley in a deal worth a reported £300 million to the consortium back in 2021.
    PIF own 80 percent of the club and their chair is Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, the son of the king of Saudi Arabia.
    Newcastle United directors Amanda Stavely and Mehrdad Ghodoussi celebrating in the standsCredit: Reuters
    His involvement in the takeover led to opposition from human rights groups, labelling the purchase as “sportswashing”.
    Despite this, the Premier League approved the takeover of Newcastle following “legally binding assurances” that Saudi Arabia would not be in control of the club.
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    The public face of PIF is Yasir Al-Rumayyan, who is Chairman of Newcastle, while PCP Capital Partners received 10 percent of the shares and RB Sports and Media own the final 10 percent.
    Al-Rumayyan and Amanda Stavely, the owner of PCP, are seen as the face of the deal with the country of Saudi Arabia not owning Newcastle as the Premier League were assured. More