Date and Time: Saturday, August 24, 2024. 3:00 PM GMT+1 Venue: Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, London, England Tottenham vs Everton Preview Tottenham Ange Postecoglou was left pulling his hair out following Tottenham’s 1-1 draw on matchday one against Leicester City. Spurs dominated the play, and created no shortage of excellent scoring chances. However, they were made … Read more
By Dan Morley, 9-0 (2 KOs) BOXING is a sport that exposes your weaknesses and forces you to overcome them or succumb to a humbling beatdown. Under the bright lights, there are no hiding places, unlike other sports, in which off days are more forgiven. In the ring, if you are underprepared, you will pay … Read more
Date and Time: August 25, 14:30 GMT+1 Venue: Volkswagen Arena, Wolfsburg, Germany Wolfsburg vs Bayern Munich Preview Wolfsburg After Oliver Glasner left in May 2021, Wolfsburg’s performance declined. Under the Austrian coach, the team finished the 2020-21 season in third place, but in 2022, they finished in 12th place. Niko Kovac improved Wolfsburg’s results and … Read more
WE live in a fortunate time for boxing at the highest level where pound for pound stars are frequent in pro boxing but none ever were quite the ‘pound for pound’ star as one Bob Fitzsimmons. With the Olympics in France now over it is important to remember professional boxing represents the pinnacle, top tier, … Read more
Date and Time: Sunday, August 25, 2024. 8:30 PM GMT+1 Venue: Estadio Civitas Metropolitano, Madrid, Spain Atletico Madrid vs Girona Preview Atletico Madrid Diego Simeone’s side have spent big over the summer, with the primary aim being to close the gap on Real Madrid at the top of the La Liga standings. However, Atletico will … Read more
This is part two of a three-part deep dive by Ruth Raper. You can catch up on part one here. ANOTHER vital factor a boxer must have to reach the top is marketability. Marketability is what a manager and promoter will focus on when they are considering signing a boxer. Characteristics such as charisma and … Read more
Date and Time: Saturday, August 24, 17:30 GMT+1 Venue: Stadio Ennio Tardini, Parma, Italy Parma vs Milan Team Overview Parma Parma will host their second Serie A match back in the top Italian league on Saturday when they welcome Milan to Ennio Tardini. In the opening match, they took on Fiorentina and held them to … Read more
SHAKUR STEVENSON is no longer a free agent. Last night the 27-year-old was announced as a Matchroom fighter after putting pen to paper on a promotional deal two months after parting ways with Top Rank. Stevenson, the current WBC World Lightweight champion, defends his title on October 12 against Joe Cordina who joined Matchroom in … Read more
By Dan Morley The left hook is my favourite shot in boxing. Once a fighter learns how to deliver the lead hook you realise how powerful your perceived weak hand can truly be. Requiring tight delivery, whipping speed, along with a compact, well timed – yet loose swing to maximise damage – a left hook … Read more
By Ruth Raper BOXING is a machine that never stops moving, each day bringing a new headline and, with that headline, the possibility of a new champion or the downfall of an existing one. The stars that shine brightly today will be largely forgotten tomorrow. Some will remain in the public eye as pundits, or … Read more
