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There are still unsold tickets to #CaneloMbilli in Riyadh, if you’re interested… Opinion piece on the decision to press on with the fight despite very recent deadly attacks: independent.co.uk/sport/boxi…

Will Canelo box in Riyadh? The true fight has been a dangerous battle vs common sense

Comment: Canelo Alvarez is due to fight Christian Mbilli on Saudi soil on Saturday, despite numerous deadly attacks in recent weeks

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Will Canelo box in Riyadh? The true fight has been a dangerous battle vs common sense @alex_pattle independent.co.uk/sport/boxi… #CaneloMbilli

Will Canelo box in Riyadh? The true fight has been a dangerous battle vs common sense

Comment: Canelo Alvarez is due to fight Christian Mbilli on Saudi soil on Saturday, despite numerous deadly attacks in recent weeks

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Dalton Smith is now Britain’s boxer of the year and two major options lie ahead Piece by @bigdaddybunce in Sheffield independent.co.uk/sport/boxi… #SmithPuello

Dalton Smith is now Britain’s boxer of the year and two major options lie ahead

Comment: Smith’s close but deserved win over Alberto Puello marked a grand homecoming in Sheffield, but even bigger nights await the WBC champion

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Volkanovski becomes first man to beat Evloev as KO win extends UFC title reign independent.co.uk/sport/ufc/… #UFC333

Volkanovski becomes first man to beat Evloev as KO win extends UFC title reign

Volkanovski overcame some testing early moments to stop Evloev late in round two, after Petr Yan beat Merab Dvalishvili in the co-main event

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Islam Makhachev makes huge UFC decision as unexpected title fight is confirmed independent.co.uk/sport/ufc/… #UFC333 | #UFC336

Islam Makhachev makes huge UFC decision as unexpected title fight is confirmed

The welterweight champion was expected to defend his belt early next year

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Volkanovski is at a tipping point – here’s the Evloev plan to push him over the edge #UFC333 | @alex_pattle independent.co.uk/sport/ufc/…

Volkanovski is at a tipping point – here’s the Evloev plan to push him over the edge

Comment: An aged Volkanovski will be tested by an old training partner, the unbeaten Movsar Evloev, in their featherweight title clash

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Tyson Fury unveils three sparring partners to prepare for Anthony Joshua independent.co.uk/sport/boxi… #FuryJoshua

Tyson Fury unveils three sparring partners to prepare for Anthony Joshua

Fury and Joshua will finally clash in an all-British heavyweight fight on 11 December

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UFC legend Jon Jones reveals one regret he’ll ‘live with forever’ independent.co.uk/sport/ufc/…

UFC legend Jon Jones reveals one regret he’ll ‘live with forever’

Jones retired in summer 2025 but angled for a return this June, on the UFC’s unprecedented White House card

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Meet Lone’er Kavanagh, the British UFC star whose comeback story surprised even himself Exclusive interview by @WillCastleSport independent.co.uk/sport/ufc/…

Meet the British UFC star whose comeback story surprised even himself

London flyweight Kavanagh tells Will Castle about the ‘blessing’ that sparked his rapid recovery after his first career loss as he returns to action at UFC 333

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Volkanovski addresses sparring sessions with Movsar Evloev before UFC title clash independent.co.uk/sport/ufc/… #UFC333

Volkanovski addresses sparring sessions with Movsar Evloev before UFC title clash

Volkanovski defends his featherweight belt against the unbeaten Russian in a main-event bout this weekend

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Can Zuffa Boxing save itself? Why Dana White’s ‘body of work’ claim is backfiring as Shakur Stevenson leaves Comment | @alex_pattle independent.co.uk/sport/boxi…

Can Zuffa Boxing save itself? Why Dana White’s ‘body of work’ claim is backfiring

Comment: Shakur Stevenson’s release has been granted three months after he signed, and after zero fights for White’s controversial new promotion

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Shakur Stevenson ends Zuffa contract before even fighting for Dana White’s promotion independent.co.uk/sport/boxi…

Shakur Stevenson ends Zuffa contract before even fighting for Dana White’s promotion

Stevenson said he is a free agent, with his former promoter Eddie Hearn mocking White over the loss

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Controversial UFC champion declares: ‘Take the belt, it’s not for me’ independent.co.uk/sport/ufc/…

Controversial UFC champion declares: ‘Take the belt, it’s not for me’

Oliveira will defend the ‘Baddest Motherf*****’ strap against Diego Lopes in December, after his controversial title win in March

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Anthony Joshua must avoid this exact Fabio Wardley mistake to topple Tyson Fury | @alex_pattle independent.co.uk/sport/boxi… #WardleyDubois2

Anthony Joshua must avoid this exact Fabio Wardley mistake to topple Tyson Fury

Comment: Wardley made the same mistake against Daniel Dubois that Joshua did in 2024, with Ben Davison in the losing man’s corner each time. And the error was spotted by Andy Lee, one of Fury’s...

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Why Fabio Wardley’s ultimate risk was misunderstood in heavyweight arms race | @bigdaddybunce independent.co.uk/sport/boxi… #DuboisWardley2

Why Fabio Wardley’s ultimate risk was misunderstood in heavyweight arms race

Comment: Five months after a brutal fight in which Wardley almost stopped Daniel Dubois but was finished late on, the rematch brought one-way traffic against the Ipswich boxer

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Five things we learned from the opening round of the Champions Cup as English sides struggle independent.co.uk/sport/rugb…

Five things we learned from the opening round of the Champions Cup

Only one of the eight Prem entrants was successful on the first weekend of the competition

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Serbian tennis player banned for 24 years for match-fixing independent.co.uk/sport/tenn…

Serbian tennis player banned for 24 years for match-fixing

Stefan Milicevic is banned from being involved in tennis until 2050 after fixing matches and recruiting fellow players into ‘a corrupt network’

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Kalyn Ponga scores Rugby League World Cup wonder try despite shorts coming down to reveal pink underpants independent.co.uk/sport/rugb…

Kalyn Ponga scores wonder try despite shorts coming down to reveal pink underpants

Australian-born Ponga scored a sensational try for New Zealand against the country of his birth, despite his underpants being on show, but the Kangaroos ultimately won a thriller 24-22 to kickstart a...

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Exclusive interview: Audrey Werro on becoming the queen of 800m running and her rivalry with Keely Hodgkinson independent.co.uk/sport/gene…

Audrey Werro on becoming queen of 800m running and rivalry with Keely Hodgkinson

Audrey Werro, 22, is the third-fastest woman in the history of 800m running and closing in rapidly on the controversial world record. She spoke to Flo Clifford about her breakout season, rivalry with...

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Very enjoyable evening in with Shakhtar fans at Stamford Bridge last night. £43 a ticket. Real Madrid among the opposition to come. Why wouldn’t you? Piece on their long-trodden road to west London and a very visceral Ukrainian matchday experience. independent.co.uk/sport/foot…

Why a night with Shakhtar fans in London was the ultimate feel-good experience

After Russia annexed the Donbas region in 2014, Shakhtar Donetsk have not played at their stadium for 12 years. This season, they will play their Champions League home games in west London. Kieran...

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