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For Team GB’s gymnastics bunch, Amelie Morgan brought in a mixture of balance and strength. The Utah standout holds a unique distinction of being successful in both elite and college gymnastics, just like Jade Carey at some scale. In the national leotard, she has a Tokyo Olympic bronze medal and at the NCAA level, she boasts of having a Pac-12 All-Academic selection. So when TeamGB’s fans were weaving their dreams on the Paris Olympic medal probability, the 20-year-old gymnast informed about her bowing out from elite gymnastics. But how could that add to Simone Biles’ TeamUSA’s brimming chance in Paris?

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Amelie Morgan was also part of the revered gymnastics team for Great Britain that earned the team bronze medal. Kinsella, Gadirova, and Achampong were part of that as well. But, almost everyone from that pack is missing now from the regular team. So that compelled fans to think about TeamUSA’s added chances in the French capital.

One such fan commented about Ondine’s injury and the less fortunate situation that followed TeamGB.

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EXCLUSIVE :Claressa Shields’ takeaway from first 3 MMA fights: ‘I have potential to be an MMA champion’

Claressa Shields knows she’ll always have detractors being in the combat sports public eye, but she’s learned the fan bases are much different between boxing and MMA.

Shields, the undisputed light middleweight boxing champion, recently improved her pro MMA record to 2-1 with a hard-fought split decision win over Kelsey DeSantis at PFL vs. Bellator in Saudi Arabia. “T-Rex” has seen how the MMA community has cast some doubt on her future in the sport, so picking up the win on a big stage was satisfying — mostly because of her doubters.

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“You doubted me, you’re mad, you suck.”

Shields was victorious in her MMA debut when she stopped Brittney Elkin via third-round TKO at PFL 4 in June 2021, before dropping a split decision to Abby Montes four months later at PFL 10.

Getting her first MMA victory was admittedly satisfying, but now that she’s been in the cage three times and has yet to get blown out, she knows there is indeed a future for her in MMA, and it could lead to some extra hardware getting wrapped around her waist down the line.

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“MMA is just different, but in a weird crazy way, I actually find some kind of comfort in a whole not being the greatest thing in MMA — knowing that when I win, it’s always going to be a surprise to people,” Shields explained. “It’s always going to be something in a fight where it’s like, ‘Oh, this is MMA, this is what she’s not good at,’ and I just feel like, at first, I was doing MMA to prove to people like, ‘Hey, boxers can do MMA.’

“I wanted to win a fight, and then I won that fight by a third-round knockout with Brittney Elkin. And then I fought against Abby and I lost a split decision, but in my mind, at first, I was like, ‘If these girls got way more ground game than me, way more experience, way more just everything that I have in MMA compared to them except my boxing, why aren’t these girls submitting me? Why aren’t they knocking me out, why aren’t they choking me out?’ The answer I got was because I have potential to be an MMA champion.”

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Floyd Mayweather promoting the next Gervonta Davis with 100 per cent knockout ratio

Floyd Mayweather will be hoping he has found his Gervonta Davis replacement.

Mayweather Promotion’s up-and-coming lightweight Jursly Carlos Vargas has been drawing comparisons to Davis for his explosive all-action fight style and has got off to a flying start in his pro career.

The Curacao native turned over in November 2022, knocking out Yanko Naydenov inside the opening stanza in Amsterdam, Holland.

His devastating performance caught the eye of Mayweather, who snapped him up shortly after.

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In late 2022, Davis left Mayweather promotions after his fight with Rolly Romero, opting to go his own way under the guidance of existing adviser Al Haymon.

The split seemed to be amicable at first but cracks began to show later down the line.

Ahead of Davis’ last outing against Ryan Garcia in April 2023, he accused Mayweather of stopping him from training at the Mayweather gym, where he held most of his camps.

But they appeared to have squashed the beef by fight night as Mayweather was seen celebrating with his former protege in the ring after his seventh-round stoppage win.

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“Now I f*** around and knock Floyd out when I see em and I’ll care about going back to jail,” Davis wrote on X in reference to the 90-day jail sentence he received after violating the terms of his home detention for a hit-and-run crash in November 2020.

“He such a b**** he don’t allow his security carry guns…”

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Canelo Alvarez Confesses Floyd Mayweather Loss Did More Damage to His ‘Pride’ than Any Other Loss

Today, Saul ‘Canelo’ Alvarez remains the most dominant boxer of his generation. When one seeks the name of the best fighter of this era, his name tops the list. However, he enjoys this pride despite the few losses he’s suffered on his record. Now, as he prepares for his next stint in the ring, he speaks vividly about the loss Floyd Mayweather gave him more than a decade ago.

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He further added in Spanish (translated by the channel itself), “He’s a very intelligent fighter. The way he handled himself in the ring. How he did things. Calm. Relaxed. I think I learned a lot from the experience. Obviously, it hurt my pride a lot because I wanted to beat the best.” After that fateful night, Canelo was never the same again. He was pretty much unstoppable until a few years ago.

In 2022, against Dmitry Bivol, Canelo’s worst fears came true again. The technical prowess of his Russian opponent fazed Canelo, who lost a second time, though still on points. However, these few losses could not stop him from joining the elite class. In fact, Floyd Mayweather too thinks that the fighter is cut out to join him in the elite club of boxing greats.

When the Munguia fight was announced, Canelo received flak for ducking David Benavidez, who is his mandatory challenger for the WBC belt. Justifying his decision to move over Benavidez, Mayweather, in an interview noted, “A lot of time fighters got to do what’s best for them…You have to live with the decisions that you make. I was in that same situation.”

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“He didn’t beat the champions by struggling. He clearly dominated a lot of those guys. He tested his skills. Light heavyweight, he won a title. Then he fought another guy at light heavyweight and came up short,” he explained.

“But, he’s a Future Hall of Fame, a hell of a fighter. Everybody wants their business different, I wish him nothing but the best,” he remarked.

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Why Anthony Joshua Won’t Fight Deontay Wilder Next Explained

‘AJ’ had previously named Wilder as a potential opponent for his September return…

It looks ever more likely that former two-time world heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua will face either Zhilei Zhang or the winner of Daniel Dubois vs Fillip Hrgovic in his homecoming fight at Wembley Stadium in September. The Watford-born fighter had included former WBC heavyweight champion Deontay Wilder on a four-man shortlist of potential opponents, but it seems that a clash with ‘The Bronze Bomber’ is off the table for now.

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Joshua named Wilder, alongside Zhang, Hrgovic and Dubois as the names who were in line to share the ring with him later this year. However, even if Wilder defeats Zhang in their fight on the 1st of June, he won’t be facing the Brit.

Turki Alalshikh – the mastermind behind Saudi Arabia’s growing influence in boxing – is close with Joshua – and has previously told the Londoner that he wants to see him fight the best available opposition for the remaining fights of his career. For as invested as he is in Joshua’s goals, though, Alalshikh has his own ambitions in the sport.

With that in mind, the Saudi chief is hoping Wilder will be able to fight Jared Anderson on his Riyadh Season card on the 3rd of August in Los Angeles, assuming he comes through his bout with Zhang unscathed. Alalshikh wrote on social media:

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It might not be Fury, Usyk or even Wilder, but a win over Dubois or Hrgovic would certainly help Joshua stake his claim for a shot at the unified heavyweight championship. Both are hungry and ambitious fighters in the division and would relish the opportunity to fight ‘AJ’.

If Joshua wins and Wilder can find a way past both Zhang and Anderson, then the long-awaited fight between the duo could finally become a reality. After falling apart so many times over the last six years, though, nothing can be taken for granted when it comes to a Joshua vs Wilder fight.

CELEB NEWS

Who is world No 1 golfer Scottie Scheffler – and is he the ‘new Tiger Woods’?

Now the GOAT may finally have a successor. Scottie Scheffler has been dubbed the “next Tiger Woods” on several occasions since claiming his second Masters win in three years earlier this month. And not only is he currently ranked world No 1, but he’s also just matched Woods’ achievement for winning four times in five starts at the RBC Heritage on the PGA Tour, per The Independent.

Per the newspaper, Scheffler became the first person to win a PGA Tour event one week after landing the green jacket since Bernhard Langer pulled off the same feat in 1985.

“I talked about it at the beginning of the week – I didn’t show up here just to have some sort of ceremony and have people tell me congratulations,” Scheffler said after the tournament. “I came here with a purpose, got off to a slow start but after that played some really nice golf,” he added.

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Per Golf Monthly, Scheffler has been married to his wife Meredith Scudder since 2020. According to People, they tied the knot in a winter wonderland-themed church ceremony with guests wearing Santa hats and throwing snow at the event. They reportedly both grew up in Texas and met while attending Highland Park High School as teens.

Amusingly, People reports that Scudder knew her beau was good at golf, but only found out just how good he was when she spotted him in a TV advert.

“I won the US Junior in 2013, and in 2014 I had the opportunity to play in the Byron Nelson as a high school student,” Scheffler told media at a tournament last year. “I was at [Meredith’s] house one day, we were hanging out with her dad or something, and the commercial came on TV. And she was kind of looking around. She was like, Wait a minute, isn’t that next weekend? Isn’t that what you’re doing?’”

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When asked how he was feeling about becoming a father, Scheffler told SiriusXM PGA Tour Radio: “It’s going to be pretty wild. I don’t think it’s hit either of us quite yet, maybe sometime when the baby is moving around in her stomach a bunch, but it’s an exciting time for us as a family.”

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Cameron Norrie snubs Novak Djokovic with bold French Open statement in wake of defeat

Cameron Norrie made a confident declaration about the upcoming French Open after losing in Madrid.

Cameron Norrie went out on a limb as he made a bold prediction about the French Open in the wake of defeat. The British No. 1 became Casper Ruud’s latest victim as he lost to the 25-year-old at the Madrid Open. Ruud is now on a seven-match winning streak and Norrie told Express Sport that his opponent is the favourite for next Grand Slam instead of the likes of Novak Djokovic and Carlos Alcaraz.

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“I came in there a lot, he passed me a few times and I’m not sure he missed too many backhands today, maybe one in the first game and that’s all I can remember so it was an impressive level from him. And I would say he’s the favourite for the tournament and probably favourite for French Open as well.”

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Ruud’s form throughout the clay swing has somewhat surprised Norrie as he added: “It was a really good level from Casper, I was impressed with how well he’s he played. Obviously really confident, playing really, really well in Monte Carlo and Barcelona so I was a bit surprised with that and how well he came out. And I took it to him in the second set I was a little bit disappointed with the final game but good lesson.”

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Meanwhile, Ruud was happy to avenge his Australian Open defeat to Norrie, echoing the Brit’s assessment that he benefitted from playing on the clay. “I think [he hit] a bit more unforced errors than what I’ve seen him do before, especially the match in Australia,” the two-time French Open finalist said.

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“I was really prepared for a tough match and it always is but obviously in Australia I lost so I wanted my revenge as well and kind of happy we’re playing on clay. I’m feeling confident on the surface at the moment and I was playing some good clay-court tennis out there. His backhand is very unique, very flat and low, but on the clay it’s maybe not as effective as on hard court where it kind of skids off the ground a little more so I have a little extra time to set up my shots so that kind of was in my favour on this surface.”

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Mike Tyson’s wife, Lakiha Spicer, saved him from suicide: “Without her I am a wild animal”

Mike Tyson’s life has been a constant fight against his inner demons. These demons have led to two disastrous marriages and two turbulent divorces. It was not until he met his current partner Lakiha “Kiki” Spicer, that the former world heavyweight champion found some stability in his love life.

As he prepares to return to the ring once again to face influencer and boxer Jake Paul, Tyson spoke with rapper T.I. Harris about his relationship with Spicer and his view of marriage in general.

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He warned, “Without my wife, I’m a wild animal…” but also claimed that his view of women has changed over the years. “I see women differently now that I’ve grown up. When I was young, I saw them as pure pleasure. Now that I’m older, I see them as the other half,” he stressed.

Their married life has been anything but easy. Tyson’s addictions usually bring out the worst in him, and although Spicer has been a fundamental part of his rehabilitation, it has been a long and difficult road.

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Despite all the difficulties, the couple has remained together, and in 2011 they had their second child, Morocco. Although Tyson’s sobriety is constant work, the boxer has found new ways to channel his energy from occasional exhibition fights to the Legends Only League, a boxing tournament for veteran fighters.

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Jake Paul vs Mike Tyson rules finally revealed as ‘knockout’ decision is made

Former world heavyweight champion Tyson will be 58 when he boxes Paul, 27, in July

The rules for Jake Paul’s boxing match have finally been revealed, including decisions on knockouts, the number of rounds, and whether or not headguards will be used.

Tyson will be 58 when he boxes Paul, 27, in Dallas on 20 July, with the bout streaming live on Netflix. Since retiring as a professional in 2005, Tyson has fought just once, drawing with Roy Jones Jr in an exhibition contest in 2020. Meanwhile, YouTube star Paul is 9-1 as a pro boxer.

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Paul added: “The biggest fight of the 21st century, in the biggest NFL stadium in the US, broadcast live on the biggest streaming platform in the world…

“My sights are set on becoming a world champion, and now I have a chance to prove myself against the greatest heavyweight champion of the world, the baddest man on the planet and the most dangerous boxer of all time. Time to put Iron Mike to sleep.”

Since then, both boxers have admitted to being ‘scared’ of the other.

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In the co-main event on 20 July, Katie Taylor will fight Amanda Serrano in a long-awaited rematch. Ireland’s Taylor will defend her undisputed super-lightweight titles, two years after narrowly retaining the undisputed lightweight belts against the Puerto Rican star.

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Oleksandr Usyk will beat Tyson Fury – Joshua

Anthony Joshua has backed Oleksandr Usyk to beat Tyson Fury next month – and is keen to take on both men in the future after he “steamrolls” his next opponent in September.

On May 18, the two heavyweight champions will take to the ring in Saudi Arabia to settle their score.

They were previously supposed to face off before the bout was rescheduled due to a cut that Fury picked up in his training camp.

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The winner of the Usyk vs. Fury fight could end up facing former champion Joshua, who has also revealed his shortlist for the next fights.

It remains to be seen who will come out victorious, but with less than a month until fight night, AJ has given his prediction.

Joshua impressed in his last fight, stopping Francis Ngannou, whom Fury previously struggled against.

Having watched his fellow Brit make far easier work of Ngannou than he did, Fury will want to make amends next month, but he has his work cut out against the undefeated Usyk.

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Usyk holds wins over Joshua (twice), Daniel Dubois, Derek Chisora, and Tony Bellew in his career and will be hoping to beat a fifth British opponent to cement his place as the best heavyweight on the planet.