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Billy Joe Saunders looks to keep momentum in his bid to secure a super fight in 2021 with his first fight since the Covid-19 pandemic, which cost him an opportunity against Canelo Alvarez.

The WBO super middleweight world champion remains unbeaten but after the pandemic postponed his fight, the Mexican superstar agreed to fight domestic rival Callum Smith, who owns the WBC title at 168 pounds.

British veteran Martin Murray is Saunders’ opponent at the SSE Arena this evening, with the pair supposed to have fought years ago but for an injury to Saunders.

Should Saunders impress, then Canelo may revisit a potential fight against him in 2021, though Murray is likely to throw everything at him in his final opportunity at this level from a great career that has seen the biggest prize prove illusive.

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Game of Thrones star Hafthor Bjornsson announces boxing fight against pro Steven Ward

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GAME OF THRONES star Hafthor Bjornsson has confirmed that he will make his boxing debut against a fighter over 12 STONE lighter than him.

The 32-year-old, also known as ‘The Mountain’ from the hit TV show, will step into the ring to face Steven Ward on 16 January 2021.

Hafthor Bjornsson is set to make his boxing debut next month

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Hafthor Bjornsson is set to make his boxing debut next monthCredit: Instagram / @thorbjornsson

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The exhibition bout will serve as a warm-up for Bjornsson’s highly-anticipated clash against fellow strongman Eddie Hall next September.

The 6’9 Icelander weighed in over 32 STONE when he set a world record for the deadlift back in May.

But he recently revealed he has dropped down to 26 stone with further cuts planned after realising his ambition to step into the boxing ring.

However, Northern Irish pro boxer Ward will still be giving up a hefty size advantage when he travels to Reykjavik

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Errol Spence Jr. vs. Danny Garcia fight: Shawn Porter previews bout between two men he has faced in the ring

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It’s hard to imagine there will be a more interested spectator in Saturday’s welterweight title pay-per-view bout between unified champion Errol Spence Jr. and former two-division champion Danny Garcia than a man who has shared the ring with both and could be in line to face the winner.

In addition to being a two-time welterweight champion, Shawn Porter (31-3-1) has also evolved into an accomplished broadcaster and will be on the call at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas, when the two men he split disputed decisions against square off (Fox PPV, 9 p.m. ET) for the IBF and WBC titles. 

“The biggest headline is who are we going to see in Errol Spence Jr. on Saturday night,” Porter told “Morning Kombat” on Wednesday in reference to a scary car crash last October that Spence was lucky to survive. But Porter then echoed a statement just as important when he said,

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Lawrence Okolie’s world title fight against Krzysztof Glowacki CANCELLED after Pole tests positive for coronavirus

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LAWRENCE OKOLIE’S first world title shot has been KO’d after Krzysztof Glowacki tested positive for coronavirus.

Okolie was meant to face the Pole for the vacant WBO cruiserweight world title on his manager Anthony Joshua’s undercard next weekend.

Lawrence Okolie's world title fight against Krzysztof Glowacki has been cancelled

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Lawrence Okolie’s world title fight against Krzysztof Glowacki has been cancelled Credit: News Group Newspapers Ltd
Former champion Glowacki tested positive for coronavirus

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Former champion Glowacki tested positive for coronavirus Credit: Getty Images – Getty

But promoter Eddie Hearn confirmed the fight will have to be rescheduled as his searches for a replacement opponent instead.

Hearn tweeted: “The search is on. Any top 10 cruiserweights slide into my DM’s.”

Okolie, 27, has been flawless in his 14-fight unbeaten career.

Having won the British, Commonwealth and European titles, a shot at world glory was to follow.

And he planned on challenging for the vacant belt Mairis Briedis was stripped of.

But that will have to be shelved, following

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Anthony Yarde vows to learn lessons from Sergey Kovalev defeat to school Lyndon Arthur in Commonwealth title fight

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ANTHONY YARDE has vowed to learn learn the lessons from his defeat to Sergey Kovalev in the hopes of schooling Lyndon Arthur.

The British light-heavyweight challenges Arthur for the Commonwealth title this Saturday.

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Anthony Yarde vowed to learn learn the lessons from defeat to Sergey Kovalev to school Lyndon ArthurCredit: Getty Images – Getty
Kovalev knocked Yarde out in Russia

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Kovalev knocked Yarde out in RussiaCredit: AP:Associated Press

It comes a year on from his first loss, when he travelled back from Russia having been just a punch away in round eight of beating Kovalev.

But the exhausted Londoner was stopped three rounds later but finds himself two wins to the good since.

Now, having comes just whisker away from winning the world title, Yarde is armed with the confidence that he did wilt under the pressure of the brightest lights in his career.

Yarde, 29, told SunSport: “You can only learn

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Snoop Dogg and Triller Announce New Boxing League ‘The Fight Club’

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Snoop Dogg hit the announcer booth for the Mike Tyson and Roy Jones Jr. card and immediately became the best part. ESPN reports Snoop will be a fixture in boxing going forward as he and Triller have started a new league titled The Fight Club.

The Fight Club will have multiple events per year and The Doggfather will serve as the host and announcer. The events will be similar to what was seen in Saturday’s event, blending boxing and music performances.

The Fight Club has the aim of “connecting celebrities from various backgrounds, from breakout social media stars and professional athletes renowned for their athletic abilities to celebrated musicians and well-known actors and other stars willing to tackle a new venture and enter the world of boxing, as well as pro boxers making their way up.”

“Up until this weekend, boxing was about the experience of one small group of

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Errol Spence Jr. vs. Danny Garcia: Fight Odds, Time, Date, Live Stream, TV Info | Bleacher Report

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FILE - IN this Sept. 28, 2019, file photo, Errol Spence Jr., center, celebrates his victory over Shawn Porter during the WBC & IBF World Welterweight Championship boxing match in Los Angeles. Authorities say welterweight boxing champion Spence was seriously injured but is expected to survive after crashing his Ferrari in Dallas. Dallas police say the crash happened just before 3 a.m. Thursday, Oct. 10, 2019, when Spence's Ferrari crossed the median into oncoming traffic and flipped over several times. (AP Photo/Ringo H.W. Chiu, File)

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After surviving a horrific car crash last October, undefeated welterweight champion Errol Spence Jr. is ready to climb between the ropes again. 

Spence (26-0, 21 KOs) will put his WBC and IBF world titles on the line Saturday night when he takes on Danny Garcia (36-2, 21 KOs) at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas. He’s hoping 13 months of ring rust doesn’t get in the way of him furthering what has already been an excellent career.

One could have forgiven the 30-year-old if he opted for a tune-up fight in his first foray back into the ring after that single-car crash in Dallas, a collision that he escaped without serious injury and also resulted in a driving while intoxicated charge. He was ultimately sentenced to probation.

Instead, “The Truth” is getting right back into the mix by fighting Garcia, a former welterweight and junior welterweight world

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Anthony Joshua says Oleksandr Usyk looking like stronger possibility for 2021 fight, not Tyson Fury

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Anthony Joshua says he believes he’s more likely to face Oleksandr Usyk in 2021 than his rival world heavyweight champion Tyson Fury.

Promoters of Joshua and Fury have talked about the Englishmen meeting for all four major world titles, but Deontay Wilder insists he has a contractual right to a third fight with Fury next and has taken legal action.

Joshua (23-1, 21 KOs), 31, defends his WBA, IBF and WBO belts against Bulgarian Kubrat Pulev in London on Dec. 14 and he is wondering if a victory would set up a different fight to Fury.

Joshua says Usyk (18-0, 13 KOs), the former undisputed world cruiserweight champion who is the WBO mandatory challenge, is a stronger

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Evander Holyfield wants to fight Mike Tyson for a third time: ‘No more excuses’

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Evander Holyfield heard about the hype behind a 54-year-old Mike Tyson returning to the ring to fight a 51-year-old Roy Jones Jr. and decided that he wanted in on the action. The former undisputed heavyweight champion has called out Iron Mike for one last bout between the two middle-aged men.

“No more excuses,” said Holyfield in a statement, per Reuters. “This is the fight that must happen for both our legacies. Saturday night you said you were ready to fight me, so sign the contract and get in the ring, Tyson. The world is waiting and it’s on you now. I’m ready.”

If there’s anyone who understands the magnitude of the draw these two fighters can still bring, it’s Holyfield. Not only does the boxer keep his ear to the ground on such things, but Tyson once helped it get there in one of their two famous bouts.

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2 former heavyweight champs want to fight Mike Tyson following comeback vs. Roy Jones Jr.

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Time to fire up the wayback machine.

Following Mike Tyson’s successful return to the ring on Saturday, a pair of former champions are clamoring for another shot at the former heavyweight world champion.

Buster Douglas, whose knockout of Tyson three decades ago ranks as one of the biggest upsets in modern sports history, says he’s game for a rematch.

“Sure, I would welcome the opportunity,’’ the 60-year-old Douglas told USA TODAY Sports. “Being a prizefighter all those years and still feeling pretty good today, you always feel you got one more fight in you.’’

Douglas made his pitch following Tyson’s eight-round exhibition fight Saturday with Roy Jones Jr., which ended in a draw.

That brings us to another former foe of Tyson: Evander Holyfield. Now 58, Holyfield wants back in. Per Sportsnet:

“My side tried to make the fight happen and we got nothing but excuses,” Holyfield said in a

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