Author: Nifemi Filani

[ad_1] UFC fighter turned BKFC brawler ‘Platinum’ Mike Perry returned to the squared circle on Saturday night gunning for his fifth-straight win in the KnuckleMania IV main event in Los Angeles. Standing in his way was former BKFC middleweight champion Thiago Alves, making his first appearance with the promotion since his title-winning performance against Ulysses Diaz in 2021. Perry came out looking to put pressure on Alves early. Offering up a few combinations up against the ropes, Alves attempted to counter, but that only momentarily backed up Perry. Resuming his pursuit, Perry threw a combination punctuated by a nasty left…

[ad_1] THE RESULT: In his debut for Golden Boy Promotions former super-lightweight unified champion Jose Carlos Ramirez scored a wide unanimous decision against Cuban Rances Barthelemy at the Save Mart Arena in Fresno. KEY MOMENTS: Ramirez was stunned by a straight left hand from Barthelemy in round three. The underdog jumped at the chance to cause an upset but after putting his man down the Cuban kept punching, illegally, forcing referee Jack Reiss to push him off and warn him. The experienced official didn’t award a knockdown and didn’t deduct a point for the illegal blows.. That same punch proved…

[ad_1] The new world record-holder in the women’s-only marathon reflects on her London victory, admitting she is still struggling to wrap her head around it Peres Jepchirchir made history at the London Marathon last week as she sprinted clear of three rivals to claim the women’s-only world record of 2:16:16 – breaking the 2:17:01 Kenya’s Mary Keitany ran in London 2017. The 30-year-old made a definitive move to win as she left Tigist Assefa, who smashed the overall women’s world record when she ran 2:11:38 last year, with 600m left to go – smashing her PB by exactly one minute.…

[ad_1] Los Angeles Lakers big man Christian Wood is available to play in Game 4. Wood hasn’t played since February 14, due to a knee injury. Los Angeles had hoped he might be available for Game 3, but Wood wasn’t quite ready to return. The Lakers are down 3-0 against the Denver Nuggets entering Game 4 of the first round. In his first season with Los Angeles, Wood averaged 6.9 points and 5.1 rebounds in 17.4 minutes per game. Wood mostly came off the bench, starting in just one of his 50 appearances for the Lakers. [ad_2]

[ad_1] Few would argue that Tottenham Hotspur haven’t made progress under Ange Postecoglou’s management, but there’s no doubt that this talented team has so much room for growth. While Tottenham are a work in progress and have seen an exciting first campaign under new management marred by inconsistencies, a return to European competition (in some format) looks like a formality at this late stage of the year. So, what serves as an accurate measure of success down at N17? Maybe it’s a return to Europe’s elite, currently six points behind fourth-placed Aston Villa in the Premier League with two games…

[ad_1] BKFC KnuckleMania 4 takes place Friday, and you can keep up with official results and watch a live stream of the prelims right here on MMA Junkie beginning at 9 p.m. ET (6 p.m. PT). The 12-fight bareknuckle boxing event takes place at Peacock Theater in Los Angeles. The main card airs live on fuboTV and the BKFC app. Headlining the event is a clash between UFC veterans Mike Perry and Thiago Alves. The co-main is a title fight between BKFC heavyweight champ Mick Terrill and former two-division BKFC champ Lorenzo Hunt. In addition, another UFC veteran matchup is…

[ad_1] “I’m going into that group fancying my chances to see where I can get. It’s another opportunity to grow and I haven’t been in Sevens for a while so I’m looking forward to being in a new environment and finding different levels to my game.”Kildunne was one of the beneficiaries after England became the first country in the Six Nations to award players permanent full-time professional contracts in 2019.”I’ve been in the Sevens before but I had to step away from it when the [professional] contracts came up and that broke my heart because I wasn’t too far away…

[ad_1] Posted on 04/20/2024By Sean Crose A scheduled 10 round junior middleweight showdown opened the Devin Haney-Ryan Garcia pay per view card Saturday night in Brooklyn. The 22-7-1 Nathaniel Gallimore took on the rising 18-0 Charles Conwell to start things off at the Barclays Center. Both men fought tight in the first as they tried to control the tempo, though Gallimore opened up in the round’s final moments. Conwell was able to get in on Gallimore in the second, though he wasn’t able to do so consistently. By the third, however, Conwell was truly able to open fire on the…

[ad_1] Britain’s Daryll Neita beat world 100m champion Sha’Carri Richardson as she took victory in the women’s 200m at the Suzhou Diamond League.Neita, 27, clocked 22.62 seconds in her season-opening outdoor individual race to cross the line clear of Anavia Battle, who finished in 22.99.Battle’s fellow American Richardson, who took world 200m bronze last year, was third in 23.11.”I came here praying and hoping for the win,” said Neita.”To come out here and win it, in a decent time, in such a strong field, I feel really confident going forward.” [ad_2]

[ad_1] Los Angeles Clippers reserve guard Russell Westbrook and Dallas Mavericks forward P.J. Washington were ejected with 6:10 remaining in the fourth quarter of the Mavs’ 101-90 Game 3 win on Friday night. A heated confrontation between Westbrook and Washington began when Westbrook fouled Mavericks superstar Luka Doncic by grabbing his right arm from behind and yanking on it, pulling Doncic backward. When Doncic approached Westbrook to retaliate, Westbrook shoved him with his left arm. Washington and Westbrook then exchanged shoves before other players, coaches, and officials intervened. Russell Westbrook gets ejected for picking up two technical fouls and first for…