4 h. ago Lawrence Okolie and David Adeleye to headline ‘historic’ show in Nigeria

British heavyweights Lawrence Okolie and David Adeleye will head to Nigeria in December to headline a ‘historic’ card in the African country

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5 d. ago Frank Warren names David Adeleye as potential next opponent for Dave Allen

Warren hopes to pit a member of his heavyweight stable against Matchroom’s Allen in the near future

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2 w. ago British breakthroughs and India pride as Delhi hails para athletics worlds a success

Empty seats catch the eye but history-making wins capture the imagination, with 35 world records tumblingThe headline, slightly stuffily, read “heartiest congratulations”. Underneath, an effusive Narendra Modi posted congratulations to his country’s para-athletics team. “A historic performance!”, the Indian prime minister wrote on social media, celebrating a record 22-medal haul for his country at the World Para Athletics Championships in Delhi, which ended on Sunday. “I am proud of each and every member and wish them the very best for their future endeavours,” he said. “Hosting the tournament in Delhi has also been an honour for India.”This was India’s first time staging the biggest track-and-field event in disability sport, outside the Paralympic Games, and they made a suitable noise about it. After a last-minute decision that confirmed Delhi as hosts last December, the hope was that the championships might expand awareness of para-sport in India and, in the process, perhaps help ...

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2 w. ago Lawrence Okolie makes bold prediction for Joseph Parker and Fabio Wardley’s heavyweight duel

Wardley and Parker will fight for the latter’s WBO interim title on 25 October at the O2 Arena

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3 w. ago Lawrence Okolie targets fight with ‘most avoided’ heavyweight to boost world title hopes

Ranked number one by the WBC, Lawrence Okolie wants to face an interim world champion to advance his world title hopes

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3 w. ago Moses Itauma linked to two potential foes ahead of planned December fight

Itauma is due to return to the ring on 13 December in Manchester against an as yet unconfirmed opponent

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