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Rankings go up on Mondays at Noon ET. We won’t do an update next Monday unless Marie-Eve Dicaire upsets Claressa Shields. In that case, we will, because obviously it would lead to a big rankings change, but otherwise there’s just the one fight this week with a ranked fighter in action, and we can just cover it the next week instead, so we’ll list upcoming fights that would take place before the next scheduled update on March 15. Upcoming ranked fights: Junior Bantamweight: (4) Srisaket So...

(Getty Images) Some of the best boxers across all weight classes in the sweet science, including Canelo Alvarez, Terence Crawford and more. When you talk top pound for pound, its the boxers who are so great that they transcend their division, as their eminence resonates through the sweet science overall. With Saul Canelo Alvarez, arguably the top boxer in the game, fighting Saturday night against mandatory challenger Avni Yildirim, its the perfect time for DAZN News to take a closer look a...

Miami Vice: Canelo vs Yildirim In his quest to become undisputed champion, boxing politics means that Canelo cannot avoid an underwhelming assignment against the overmatched Yildirim, writes Paul Wheeler BECOMING an undisputed world champion is a difficult thing to do – especially in this day and age. Not only do you have to get into the ring and actually win the titles, but in the meantime you also have to keep four separate sanctioning bodies happy. The WBC, WBA, IBF and WBO each have manda...

Photo by Alex Livesey/Getty Images Unbeaten British super middleweight Zach Parker, who secured WBO mandatory challenger status last March, has officially joined forces with Frank Warren’s Queensberry Promotions. ✍️ ✍️ Delighted to welcome unbeaten and WBO #1 ranked super middleweight @zachparkerboxer to the team! Parker will make his Queensberry debut on March 26th live on @btsportpic.twitter.com/YDyKgfNVKM— Frank Warren (@frankwarren_tv) February 22, 2021 The 26-year-...

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Posted: Feb 09, 2021 11:04 AM NT | Last Updated: February 9 comments Peggy Jacobs turned 90 on Monday, and celebrated by cross-country skiing at Blow Me Down Trails in Corner Brook.(Colleen Connors/CBC) While many people in Corner Brook were hunkered down at home during a snowstorm Monday, Peggy Jacobs celebrated her 90th birthday by gliding at Blow Me Down Trails, the citys cross-country ski club. "I ski on my birthday, regardless the weather," she said.  "So Ill ski for five minutes, jus...

Caleb Truax unlikely to uproot Caleb Plant Veteran Caleb Truax challenges Caleb Plant for his old IBF title, writes Matt Bozeat POUND-FOR-POUND king Saul “Canelo” Alvarez saying he intends to unify the 168lbs division this year adds interest to Caleb Plant’s defence of his IBF belt against veteran overachiever Caleb Truax in Los Angeles on Saturday (January 30) night. Talks about a Canelo-Plant fight broke down last year. Canelo instead took the WBA belt from Callum Smith last month while...

One man who could really have a break out year in 2021 is 28-year-old Caleb Plant. ‘Sweet Hands’ only fought once in 2020, but starts this year as he hopes to go on with a third defence of his IBF Super Middleweight title. Plant (20-0, KO12) puts his belt on the line against a former holder of the same title in Minnesota’s Caleb Truax (31-4-2, KO19), and the contest tops a Premier Boxing Champions bill. Plant turned professional in 2014 under the wing of the notorious Al Haymon, and came ...

THE FLATS – Georgia Tech swimming & diving hosted its second dual meet of the spring season, coming up short against SEC opponent No. 16/11 Alabama on Friday afternoon at McAuley Aquatic Center. The men fell 153-145, while the women lost 191-106. “Overall, I am very proud of the energy we brought to today’s meet,” said Toni M. and Richard L. Bergmark Swimming & Diving Head Coach Courtney Shealy Hart. “It was a lot of fun, especially leading into the relays. We had several great perfo...

Alabama Swimming & Diving is destroying Georgia Tech in SEC / ACC Battle News Highlights: Alabama Swimming & Diving is destroying Georgia Tech in SEC / ACC Battle Swimming and diving in Alabama ended its regular season with a swing from the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets Friday afternoon in Atlanta, Georgia, at the McCauley Aquatic Center. Recommended The women of Crimson Tide swept every swimming event, with Gracie Felner, Kensey McMahon and Rhyan White leading the way with two wins each. Felner...