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Ring Magazine cruiserweight champion Jai Opetaia looks forward to capturing other belts in the division after relinquishing his IBF belt to take advantage of

Ellis Zorro takes on Jai Opetaia for the RIng Magazine cruiserweight title on the Day of Reckoning Card in Saudi Arabia.

The thud of mitts echoes in the background as Dec Spelman unfurls his fist and draws two lines down the centre of his palm. They represent two strands of connective tissue that have worn horribly thin, and Spelman starts to wobble his hand. “It’s like my brain’s a pea inside a ball,” he says, now shaking his fist deliberately. “It’s the repetition of it getting rattled, and this would’ve been my 19th year in boxing.”

Sheffield's Glyn Rhodes says not talking about boxer Scott Westgarth's death badly affected him.

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Leigh Wood defends his WBA featherweight world title against Mauricio Lara in an expected thriller in Nottingham on Saturday on DAZN.

Find out who Mikel Arteta and Sean Dyche have selected for this afternoon's game at Goodison Park

Get ready for matchday with all the need-to-know team news, manager quotes, opposition information and stats

Take a look at how our men's first team have been preparing for Saturday's game against the Toffees

The boss discussed his January signings and departures, provided injury updates and evaluated our opponents' new manager