Month: November 2024

HARLEM Eubank got the job done over eight rounds in Newcastle, defeating Nurali Erdogan on points in a scrappy welterweight debut. “Sometimes styles just don’t gel,” understated analyst Barry Jones, 20 seconds before the foul fest ended. The judges handed in scores of 77-73 (Neil Close), 79-70 (Terry O’Connor) and 77-72 (Darren Sarginson), all in
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Nov 22, 2024, 09:35 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Turkish light middleweight boxer Tugrulhan Erdemir has been banned for two years by the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) for breaching anti-doping rules, the International Testing Agency (ITA) said on Friday. CAS had confirmed in July Erdemir’s provisional suspension, which had ruled him out of
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Harlem Eubank vs. Nurali Erdogan – Boxing Betting Prediction HARLEM Eubank returns to the ring for the first time in over a year, taking on Nurali Erdogan in Newcastle. This is Eubank’s first dip into welterweight waters against a former French champion at 147. Eubank (1/16) is a strong favourite here to score win number
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By Simon Euan-Smith THERE was a ‘full house’ at London’s Connaught Rooms on October 20 for a tribute lunch for John Conteh, MBE. The event was put on by London EBA Secretary/Treasurer Ray Caulfield and long-time LEBA benefactor Scott Ewing (John is a LEBA Vice-President) to mark the 50th anniversary of John’s winning the vacant
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Fans of swangin’ and/or bangin’ rejoice, as Dan Rafael reports that heavyweights Derek Chisora and Jarrell Miller are finalizing a February 8th showdown in Manchester. Now 40 years old, Chisora (35-13, 23 KO) has spent the last decade or so oscillating between “worryingly shot” and “surprisingly resilient.” He’s currently in the latter stage after a
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JAI OPETAIA could make the fourth defence of his IBF cruiserweight title on January 8 in Australia. The 29-year-old’s potential opponent is mandatory challenger Huseyin ‘The Hurricane’ Cinkara, 22-0 (18 KOs), a 39-year-old German-born Turkish fighter who made his professional debut in June 2016. Cinkara grabbed the mandatory spot after winning a final eliminator against
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