14 h. ago Jonas vs Price start time, full fight card and how to watch on TV and online

Natasha Jonas and Lauren Price headline an all-women’s event at the Royal Albert Hall

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16 h. ago Jonas vs Price is everything that once looked impossible in women’s boxing

The British pair will clash for three versions of the welterweight title on Friday, at the iconic Royal Albert Hall – 20 years after a similar super-fight fell through

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7 d. ago They told her women shouldn’t box. Now she’s Ghana’s first female world champion

When Abigail Kwartekaa Quartey decided as a teenager to become a professional boxer, her family begged her to stop training

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7 d. ago FTI Consulting reels from staff exodus after rainmaker launches rival

Competition from Jonathan Orszag’s Econic Partners triggered 14% share price slide

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1 week ago Trump brings Russia in from the cold, but at what cost to Ukraine? – podcast

In a matter of days, Donald Trump completed the most radical shift in US foreign policy in decades, bringing Putin back into the fold while sidelining Europe. He claims to have brought the end of the war in Ukraine in sight, but with Volodymyr Zelenskyy and the rest of Europe excluded from the US-Russia talks, are we really any closer to peace? And, at what price?Jonathan Freedland speaks to veteran US diplomat Kurt Volker, who served as Trump’s special representative for Ukraine during his first term, and the Guardian’s US live news editor Chris MichaelSend your questions and feedback to politicsweeklyamerica@theguardian.com Help support the Guardian by going to theguardian.com/politcspodus Continue reading...

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1 week ago Boxing’s ‘Fight Card of the Century’ has a glaring omission: women

As Riyadh becomes the de facto home of big-time boxing, the women’s code risks being left behindOn Saturday night in Riyadh, an evening of boxing dubbed as the “Fight Card of the Century” will take centre stage inside the 15-month-old Kingdom Arena. Headlining is the undisputed championship light-heavyweight rematch between Artur Beterbiev and Dmitry Bivol, chiefly supported by the IBF heavyweight title contest involving Great Britain’s Daniel Dubois and New Zealander Joseph Parker.There are five other bouts – including an all-British light-heavyweight fight between Joshua Buatsi and Callum Smith – but all of them will be contested by men, raising concern among a number of prominent voices in women’s boxing. Continue reading...

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