Yearly Archives: 2024

Richard Riakporhe has been preparing for Saturday’s rematch with Chris Billam-Smith for over 18 months. On Saturday at Crystal Palace’s Selhurst Park they contest Billam-Smith’s WBO cruiserweight title, aware that five years have passed since they previously fought. Riakporhe, like Billam-Smith aged 34, won via…

T he football European Championships are set to kick off in Germany on Friday night with a match that pits the hosts against Scotland and Manchester’s Macaulay McGowan is happy to represent the Scots when he challenges German Abass Baraou for the EBU junior middleweight…

LAS VEGAS – Carlos Adames’ only slip in the ring was against a crafty boxer, so as he heads to his first WBC middleweight title defense Saturday night, he embraces the assignment of another complex challenge. In Southern California’s Terrell Gausha, 36, Adames gets…

LAS VEGAS – Gervonta “Tank” Davis takes center stage on Saturday night in Las Vegas, headlining the 100 th show at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas. In a business destabilized for many by huge investment from the Middle East, there are moving parts…

Chris Billam-Smith is taking the conviction of his victory over Lawrence Okolie into Saturday’s rematch with Richard Riakporhe. The WBO cruiserweight champion makes the second defence of the title he won from Okolie at Crystal Palace’s Selhurst Park, aware that when they fought in 2019,…