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Former featherweight world champion Barry McGuigan has insisted that Daniel Dubois can exploit a ‘chink in Anthony Joshua’s armour’.

The 26-year-old is the frontrunner to box Joshua in his next fight on September 21 at Wembley Stadium.

Queensberry chief Frank Warren recently informed talkSPORT that the pair are currently in talks to face each other later this year in a fight that could be for the IBF heavyweight title.

Dubois defeated Filip Hrgovic on the unprecedented Queensberry-Matchroom 5 vs 5 card two weeks ago to pick up the IBF ‘interim’ belt and may end up being elevated to full champion if the major sanctioning body strips Oleksandr Usyk.

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This is dependent on the IBF’s ruling over Usyk’s request for an exception to allow him to hold onto the belt for the Tyson Fury rematch on December 21, rather than face his mandatory challenger next.

Anthony Joshua and Eddie Hearn told to ‘grow a pair’ by Daniel Dubois’  trainer

Regardless of whether the all-British showdown is for a title or not, Dubois will feel like a world champion if he topples AJ.

‘Triple D’ opens up as a heavy underdog with the bookies, but McGuigan insists that if he can land flush on Joshua’s chin, then it could be ‘Goodnight Irene’.

“If he gets through to Joshua’s chin then its game on,” wrote McGuigan in his column with the Mirror.

“Joshua is the more complete fighter, marginally quicker. And he has rebuilt impressively since he lost for the second time to Usyk.

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“There is, however, still a chink in his armour first exposed by Andy Ruiz that makes him vulnerable to the kind of power packed by Dubois.

Anthony Joshua has 'chink in the armour' that Daniel Dubois can exploit in  heavyweight world title showdown - Daily Record

“Most would still take Joshua to win. But nothing is a given if Dubois can back up his Hrgovic victory with another mature performance.”

Joshua’s chin has regularly been called into question since his knockout defeat to Andy Ruiz in 2019.

One day after the one-year anniversary of the PGA-Tour and Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund announcing the Framework Agreement, PGA Tour Commissioner Jay Monahan and Tiger Woods are leading a group that is meeting in person with the PIF’s governor Yasir Al-Rumayyan on Friday afternoon in New York.

Speaking to a handful of reporters, including Sports Illustrated’s Bob Harig on Thursday, Rory McIlroy, who was named to the Tour’s Transaction Subcommittee a few weeks ago, confirmed he would be part of the meeting, joining remotely via video conference following his second round of the Memorial in Dublin, Ohio.

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McIlroy said the group has talked three times a week with the Saudis. The New York meeting represents their first in-person gathering since March. The other members of the committee are Adam Scott, board liaison Joe Ogilvie, Enterprises chairman Joe Gorder and Fenway Sports Group principal John Henry.

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“There’s going to be people in that room on the PGA Tour side who are going to take the lead,” McIlroy told a handful of reporters after his round. “And it’s not going to be Adam, Tiger or I. It’s going to be the business guys. We’re there to maybe give a perspective from a player’s point of view.

“This is a negotiation about an investment in the PGA Tour Enterprises, this is big-boy stuff. And I’ll certainly be doing more listening than I will be doing talking.”

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Henry, whose Fenway Sports Group owns the Boston Red Sox, Liverpool Football Club and Pittsburgh Penguins, is one of the leaders of the ‘big-boy stuff.’ In an engaging profile of Henry, the Financial Times includes the story of how Strategic Sports Group, which already has invested $1.5 billion in PGA Tour Enterprises and potentially as much as $3 billion, came to be.

Jay Monahan, Tiger Woods on new PGA Tour Enterprises board - ESPN

A year ago in June, a week after the blockbuster news of the PGA Tour-Saudi PIF’s framework agreement and intention to create a new for-profit company, Henry was in New York to attend a routine meeting of baseball owners.

“Henry couldn’t understand how it had come to this. Why was golf, the most well-heeled of elite sports, so desperate for financial salvation that it would merge with its ideological and marketplace opposite?” Sara Germano writes on FT.com. “Seated in a midtown skyscraper with a half-dozen of his fellow billionaires — all men, all American — at the Major League Baseball meeting, he saw a group of like-minded titans. Couldn’t they come up with an alternative plan for the PGA Tour, he wondered. Henry started asking around the room: would you put up some funds to invest in golf? How about you? To others present for the meeting, golf was the last thing they thought Henry would be interested in. “He has a lot of hobbies, but that’s not one of them,” recalled Sam Kennedy, chief executive of FSG and one of Henry’s closest associates for more than two decades. But Henry wasn’t making a passion play. He had seen a problem and was in a roomful of people with the means to fix it.”

Tiger Woods' history at St. Andrews: Here's his record at Old Course, last  Open Championship win & more | Sporting News

According to the Financial Times, the baseball owner’s meeting became the launch pad of SSG, a consortium of American businessmen whose portfolios include all manner of global sports. As Arthur Blank, owner of the Atlanta Falcons and PGA Tour Superstore, told FT.com, Henry’s pitch went like this: “the world of golf was in “turmoil,” and would he have any interest in joining an optional financial lifeline to the PGA Tour, either instead of or in addition to the PIF merger?

Savannah Marshall has a clear plan for her MMA career.

Marshall is the undisputed super middleweight champion of women’s boxing, but on Saturday, she trades in her 10-ounce gloves for four-ounce ones when she makes her MMA debut against Mirela Vargas at PFL Europe 2, in Newcastle, England.

On The MMA Hour, Marshall explained how she ended up making the move from the ring to the cage.

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“How it came about, it was after my fight with Claressa [Shields] at the O2,” Marshall said. “Obviously she signed with the PFL. They approached me and said, ‘Look, have you ever thought about doing MMA? Would you consider a potential matchup with Claressa in the cage?’ And that was it. I was like, why not? It’s not something I’ve thought about but it got my ears pricked and I’m invested.”

Claressa Shields vs Savannah Marshall fight provisionally postponed to  October 15 | Boxing News | Sky Sports

“It was never on the bucket list, but when lockdown hit in 2020, I remember seeing MMA fighters getting a lot more opportunities than female boxers were,” Marshall continued later. “So I did a little bit … a couple sessions with Molly McCann and Leah McCourt in Liverpool, and I remember thinking, ‘Nothing is taking off for women boxers, so let’s give it a go.’ Then women’s boxing went through the roof and we were getting all these opportunities and I got a world title opportunity.”

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Marshall previously faced Shields in October of 2022 for the undisputed middleweight title. With Marshall’s WBO belt and Shields’ WBA, WBC, IBF, and The Ring titles on the line, Shields won a unanimous decision in a competitive matchup. Shields signed with PFL in 2020 and a rematch inside the cage is Marshall’s primary goal for now.

Savannah Marshall admits she lost to Claressa Shields: 'I thought the right  woman won' | DAZN News GB

“They’ve given me a four-fight deal, and I think it’s all about what happens Saturday, to go from there,” Marshall said. “Whether I’ll get the Claressa rematch, whether I don’t. Obviously there’s a lot of politics and things behind it, but that is the goal for me.”

Shields has fought three times in the PFL, building a 2-1 record that has left fans wondering if MMA is something the boxing champion should continue to pursue. And while Marshall was equally critical of Shields at first, after putting herself in the same situation, she now has a better appreciation for what Shields is doing.

“To be honest, before I started training myself, I was really critical,” Marshall said. “And then when I started doing it myself, I thought, right, I can see how she’s struggling, [smiles] because the transition from boxing to MMA, it’s a lot harder than what I thought. A lot harder.”

Claressa Shields vs. Savannah Marshall: LIVE round-by-round updates and  results, full coverage - Yahoo Sports

But the time is almost here where Marshall gets to put all the work into practice, and she’s ready for the opportunity.

“It’s exciting,” Marshall said. “For a long time now, I don’t think I’ve experienced nerves, really, fight week for boxing. So because this is all new, I’m waiting for them to kick in…

“I’ve never been in the cage before. I’ve never walked to the fight in flip-flops before. To me, this is all the unknown.”

PFL Europe 2 takes place Saturday at Utilita Arena in Newcastle, England.

His excellency Turki Alalshikh is the man responsible for this recent boxin revival he has put together with his Riyadh Season events in Saudi Arabia. The most recent fight was arguably the most important boxing eventt he has put together, it was reported that it sold an excess of 1.5 pay-per-view sales. it was the Tyson Fury vs Oleksandr Usyk fight. But despite these results, Alalshikh still came out short with the fight’s finances. The chairman of Saudi Arabia’s entertainment authority reportedly lost $27 million despite making over $50 million from PPV sales alone. All of this information comes from a recent report made by the folks at ESPN, who made a detailed explanation of how his excellency lost all that money despite how successful the event was.

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Other sources of revenue where the event did gangbusters was from sponsors, they got a cool $40 million from that alone. Plus, the ticket sales attracted an extra $3 million but that still wasn’t enough to even come close to

Tyson Fury vs Oleksandr Usyk rematch on 21 December says Saudi official -  BBC Sportbreak even. If we make an addition to all of those numbers, we come up with $93 million of revenue that the event generated in total. However, the final cost of this event was a staggering $120 million. This translates into a whopping $27 million deficit that left Turki Alalshikh with absutely no earnings from this. But it’s probably accurate to think this is not going to prevent Alalshikh from making more events of this nature down the line.

Tyson Fury Vs. Oleksandr Usyk Does Over 1.5 Million PPV Buys

There are not many promoters like his excellency, who can see the value of putting together an event that will make them lose money but it will deliver a historic moment. That fight between Tyson Fury and Oleksandr Usyk is already one of the greatest heavyweight fights in boxing history. Turki Alalshikh understands that his name and his country will be linked to this event forever. We still have the rematch coming up and judging on these results, Alalshikh will probably come into it knowing he may lose millions again. But none of that matters to a country where they make money from oil production.

After several days of negotiations, the Jake Paul vs Mike Tyson fight is not going to be cancelled but only postponed

Since last week’s medical emergency happened during a flight, Mike Tyson has been debating with his closest family on whether fighting Jake Paul is a good idea or not. Apparently, he made the decision to fight and simply postpone the date of the already existing deal. New information came from Netflix themselves, who made the announcement that the Mike Tyson vs Jake Paul fight is not going to be cancelled. We are only looking at a postponement and a moving date. Initially, this fight was slated to happen on July 20 this year. Now we are getting a different date with both fighters agreeing that this would be the best time to step on the ring.

Mike Tyson vs. Jake Paul - Former world heavyweight champion names one  advantage he thinks Tyson has | DAZN News US

Accodring to the announcement made by Netflix, the new date for the Mike Tyson vs Jake Paul fight is taking place on November 15. The place will still be the AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas. Netflix is still the main organizer and they will stream the event live for the entire world to enjoy. According to this information, the co-main event between Katie Taylor and Amanda Serrano is also still standing. Mike Tyson’s medical emergency didn’t allow for him to continue training with the July 20 date in his mind. That’s the main reason they decided to postpone the event.

Mike Tyson vs. Jake Paul Boxing Match New Date: Fight Set for Nov.

Despite this latest update, there are still many who abslutely disagree with Mike Tyson fighting the 27-year-old. Multiple authorized voices have expressed their concerns about the legend and consider him getting into the ring is extremely dangerous for him. But Mike Tyson already committed himself to a contract, getting out of it wouldn’t be easy without paying a hefty fine.

As one of the biggest pay-per-view draws in the sport, Gervonta Davis has no shortage of opponents lining up to face him for a bumper pay-day.

One man who has been calling for that fight for years is fellow American and three-weight world champion, Shakur Stevenson.

Stevenson currently holds the WBC lightweight title, whilst ‘Tank’ has the WBA belt.

Speaking to Cigar Talk about the potential unification bout, Davis assured fans that Stevenson is on his hit-list.

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When asked if the 26-year-old would pose the biggest threat to him, the Baltimore native was dismissive of his rival’s skills.

Fans boo Shakur Stevenson and say he is 'not ready' for Gervonta Davis  after 'boring' Edwin De Los Santos win | talkSPORT

Hell no! How is he the best? Show me something that he’s done that’s outrageous. Show me. His power isn’t outrageous and what defence? He just jumps back, you never see him slip any punches, you never see that. Go watch him, you just see him back up and move around, move around, he ain’t got no technique.

His offence is the same thing. Go look at his fights. Easy work. I touched him with 16 ounce gloves on and he ran, imagine if I hit him with 8 ounce gloves.”

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Shakur was last out against Edwin De Los Santos in a less than convincing performance, and ‘Tank’ says he’ll give him his shot if he gives De La Santos in a rematch.

Ringside video of Gervonta Davis win against Ryan Garcia

Tell him to rematch Edwin De La Santos and if he beats him we can get it on. I guarantee you he won’t fight that guy again. I guarantee it.”

Davis returns to the ring after over a year out against Frank Martin on June 15, whilst Stevenson will defend his title against Artem Harutyunyan on July 6.

Now that resurgent two-time heavyweight king Anthony Joshua has fought his way back into form it seems he has a target on his back as a former champion declares he is ‘coming to get’ him.

For several years Joshua was the biggest name in the sport. He went on a superb run of form that saw him pick up three of the four major world titles and knock out the majority of the men he faced. That was until late stand-in Andy Ruiz Jr spoiled things and dramatically stopped ‘AJ’ in Madison Square Garden in New York back in June 2019.

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Just months later Joshua avenged that loss before then coming unstuck in back-to-back fights with now undisputed champion Oleksandr Usyk. That period also saw him switch coaches three times before settling with current trainer Ben Davison.

Anthony Joshua Had Brutal Four Word Reaction To Daniel Dubois Performance -  Seconds Out

It’s a partnership that is now flourishing as Joshua has put together a run of four wins, the last three of which have been knockouts over Robert Helenius, Otto Wallin and most recently Francis Ngannou back in March.

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As such he is now a man in the sights of Ruiz once more. Speaking to BoxNation, the former unified champion was asked if it is only now that Joshua has got back to form following his loss to Ruiz.

Anthony Joshua's Next Fight Against Daniel Dubois in Potential World Title  Clash

Should Ruiz come through his next fight with Jarrell Miller – the man he replaced against Joshua on that infamous night – who knows what could happen in future.

No American gymnast has won more all-around national championships than Simone Biles’ eight.

And this weekend, she hopes to make it nine.

Biles will be the headliner at the U.S. gymnastics championships in Fort Worth, Texas this week — the last and most significant competition before the U.S. Olympic trials at the end of next month. The start of the Paris Olympics is now less than two months away.

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Biles, 27, won the all-around national title last year and is a safe bet to make the Olympic team regardless of her performance this weekend. The event carries more significance for the women hoping to join her, including regining Olympic gold medalists Suni Lee (all-around) and Jade Carey (floor exercise), among many others. Gabby Douglas, the 2012 all-around Olympic champion, will not be competing after announcing her withdrawal Wednesday.

Gymnastics-Simone Biles' unexpected Tokyo story | Reuters

The U.S. championships will also be a pivotal event for the men, where Brody Malone, Fred Richard, Yul Moldauer and Asher Hong are among those trying to position themselves for Olympic team inclusion.

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Here’s everything you need to know about the 2024 U.S. gymnastics championships.

When are the 2024 U.S. gymnastics championships?

The U.S. championships will run from Thursday to Sunday at Dickies Arena, located a few miles west of downtown Fort Worth. The senior men will compete Thursday night and Saturday night, with the women in action Friday and Sunday.

Simone Biles | Biography, Olympics, Medals, & Facts | Britannica

Unlike the Olympics, where there are separate all-around and apparatus finals, the national championships will consist of two all-around sessions in each gender. More than 50 athletes will also be competing in the junior competition.

Highlights from the men’s singles match between Novak Djokovic and Roberto Carballes Baena on Day 5 of the French Open at Roland Garros in Paris.

Novak Djokovic was delighted with his round-the-post winner at the French Open, telling Eurosport: “I don’t know if I’ve ever done that” and admitting he “always envied the players who have”.
The world No. 1 comfortably defeated Roberto Carballes Baena in straight sets on Thursday to move into the third round, and put in a performance that marked a return to top form.

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A moment of mesmerising skill in set three was the highlight, when Djokovic scampered to the edge of the court to steer a backhand winner around the net post before imploring the Philippe Chatrier crowd to raise the roof in recognition.
French Open 2024: How to Watch, Stream Djokovic vs. Carballes Baena From  Anywhere - CNET
“I haven’t had too many shots like this in my life. I don’t know if I’ve ever done that,” Djokovic said in The Cube on Eurosport’s French Open coverage.
“That’s why I was asking the crowd to cheer a little bit louder. I don’t recall ever doing it and I always envied the players who have done it at least once in their career.
“Playing around the post is really cool, it’s a great highlight. So when I saw his drop shot moving away from the doubles line, I thought this was my chance, and it was pretty good.”

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Djokovic has had a difficult 2024 season so far by his high standards and arrived at Roland-Garros without a single title to his name and with recent shock defeats in Rome and Geneva fresh in the memory.
The 24-time major winner also split with long-time coach Goran Ivanisevic at the end of March and hasn’t yet replaced him full-time.
Novak Djokovic Vs Roberto Carballes Baena, French Open 2024 Live Streaming:  H2H, When, Where To Watch On TV And Online
Asked by Eurosport expert Tim Henman if he needs a coach or can take care of his game by himself, Djokovic explained his current set-up in Paris.

Gervonta Davis versus Shakur Stevenson is on every list of fights fans want to see in the next twelve months.

The clash of styles and personality between the two unbeaten Americans sets the stage for a fascinating encounter that would be a unification in the lightweight division.

In an interview with FightHub TV, former two weight world champion Timothy Bradley has called for the fight to be made but admits ‘Tank’ holds the key to making it happen.

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ank’s the guy I want to see Shakur fight, but I already know what will happen, Shakur is going to have to take short money if that’s what’s going to happen.

Tim Bradley Predicts Gervonta Davis-Shakur Stevenson After Poor Performance

They’re going to use things against him, they’re going to say ‘you don’t sell out any arena’s, you don’t bring anything to the table’. They’re going to say ‘you’re going to run all night’. They’re going to say everything they possibly can for this fight not to happen, but I think the fight should happen.”

Bradley is tipping Stevenson to come out on top due to his superior defensive skills.

“My money is on Shakur, I think defence wins championships. I could be wrong, ‘Tank’ is an animal and he can fight but he has yet to be in the ring with a guy as smart as Shakur and a guy that’s on this IQ level.

I got Shakur because of his defence, you can’t hit him, you cannot hit him. ‘Tank’ has the bomb, but if you can’t land that bomb or figure out a way to land that bomb then how is he going to beat him?”

GERVONTA TANK DAVIS WILL AVOID SHAKUR STEVENSON, BUT NEEDS TO FIGHT HIM TO  BE H.O.F SAYS TIM BRADLEY

Davis has made it clear that Shakur is on his hit-list and is confident of a knockout performan

Davis will defend his WBA lightweight title when he returns to the ring after nearly a year out next month against Frank Martin.

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Stevenson will put his WBC belt on the line against a former Martin opponent in Artem Harutyunyan on July 6.