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KELL BROOK has pulled out of his July 28 fight with Brandon Cook due to an ankle injury which will reportedly sideline him until November. The Sheffield fighter was due another tune-up on the Dillian Whyte vs Joseph Parker undercard at the O2 Arena London but has hurt his foot. Mark Robinson Kell Brook ended Sergey Rabchenko's night very early in March Canadian super welterweight Cook, 32, told World Boxing News: “Apparently Kell Brook has hurt his ankle, so the fight is off. “That means no fight for me and I’m so upset. “This whole thing sucks and I put so much time into training. "It’s the worst news ever for me.” Getty Images - Getty Kell Brook has suffered an ankle injury Cook had dozens of fans making the trip over him to see him fight as a huge underdog but that dream upset against the former champion has now been wrecked. Brook’s Matchroom promoter Eddie Hearn will apparently address the binned bout soon. Cook said he had an inkling the fight might be called off but t...

MANNY PACQUIAO is carrying a shoulder injury into his world title fight with Lucas Matthysse that ex-coach Freddy Roach says he has failed to cure with prayer. The boxing mastermind, who was cruelly axed for this fight by the eight-weight icon, says the Filipino legend has gone against his doctor’s advice in a bid to mend the problem. EPA Manny Pacquiao has a right shoulder problem Roach says that even after surgery on the 2015 injury, the 39-year-old Pac Man is still trying to cure the nagging problem with ocean swims and talks with God. And American genius Roach fears the 11-time world champion will come undone fighting in Malaysia for the WBA welterweight strap on Sunday night. Roach told the LA Times: “I think and hope that Manny wins. But Manny has a bad shoulder. EPA Raising this right arm might be a problem for the southpaw “The rehab on that shoulder was done by praying and swimming in the ocean. “The ocean has healing properties, so I liked the ocean more than the praying, b...

TYSON FURY has announced the next opponent on his heavyweight comeback trail is Francesco Pianeta. The giant Gypsy King will face the 6ft 5in Germany-based Italian at Belfast’s Windsor Park on Saturday August 18. The giant Gypsy King will face the 6ft 5in Germany-based Italian at Belfast’s Windsor Park Pianeta will enter the ring with a record of 35-4-1 and has 21 knockout triumphs. But he fell short in world championship challenges against Wladimir Klitschko and Ruslan Chagaev and has lost two of his last three. But Fury’s promoter Frank Warren insists Pianeta is a huge step-up in competition from Seferi Sefer who was swept aside in June. He said: “The Seferi fight is history and Pianeta is a far better operator than him. His level of opposition tells you that. Reuters Tyson Fury eased his way to a win in his comeback fight Reuters Tyson Fury urged Sefer Seferi to get involved, but the Macedonian was a rabbit caught in the headlights Getty - Contributor Francesco Pianeta will ente...

LENNOX LEWIS will finally give Vitali Klitschko his long-awaited rematch at a WBC convention at the end of 2018, after his mum blocked the original re-run. The heavyweight pair will meet in an exhibition bout will take place in Kiev, Ukraine, where the 46-year-old elder Klitschko brother is the mayor. Getty Lennox Lewis will put those famous fists back through the wringer as he reportedly looks set for a rematch against Vitali Klitschko English hero Lewis, 52, beat Klitschko in 2003 with a sixth-round stoppage through a gaping and gushing eye wound. Klitschko insists Lewis promised him a rematch instantly after the bout but claims he reneged on the deal after a 2004 meeting, with Mrs Lewis, and retired. The Ukrainian politician was ahead on all three cards 58-56 and was gutted to have the contest decided on a cut. Klitschko went on to win the WBC title that Lewis vacated by retiring but he always felt robbed of his shot at revenge. Getty Vitali Klitschko is the Mayor of Kiev - but is...

ANTHONY JOSHUA is going to sign up for an April 13 unification fight with Deontay Wilder to hopefully force him into the long-awaited showdown. AJ defends his WBA belt against Alexander Povetkin at Wembley on September 22 and has booked the home of football out for a second fight in 2019. PA:Press Association Anthony Joshua will enjoy his next two fights at Wembley Stadium And promoter Eddie Hearn hopes the Alabama brawler will agree to the fight once he sees AJ’s coveted signature on the contract. Hearn told Sky Sports News. "I'm pretty confident "I think at the moment he's [Wilder] throwing his toys out of the pram, and eventually we hope he'll come to his senses. "I spoke to Anthony yesterday and I think what we're going to do is all the terms that were agreed by Deontay Wilder have now been put into the contract. Anthony Joshua posted an image of himself upside down on social media as he waits for his Sept 22 fight Getty Images - Getty Deontay Wild...

HUGHIE FURY is edging closer to an IBF heavyweight title shot against Anthony Joshua after landing a final elimiator against Kubrat Pulev. Bulgarian Pulev – who lost an October 2017 fight with AJ through injury - is ranked No2 by the governing body. PA:Press Association Hughie Fury reacts after beating Sam Sexton to become the British heavyweight champion But the veteran has failed to agree terms for a final eliminator with American Jarrell Miller, ranked in 3 and that has let Fury - ranked in 5th - jump to the head of the queue. Russian drugs cheat Alexander Povetkin is No4 in the list of IBF heavyweights but he is already getting his shot at Joshua on September 22 through the WBA. Pulev won a purse bid to face ‘Big Baby’ Miller but the New Yorker – who AJ promoter Eddie Hearn liked as a potential USA debut for the Brit icon – quit talks. Miller’s promoter Dmitry Salita told Sky Sports the fight collapsed when Pulev insisted it would be held in Sofia, for home advantage. Anthony Jos...

VASYL LOMACHENKO will fight again on August 25  despite undergoing shoulder surgery at the end of May. The pound-for-pound king suffered a torn labrum after just two rounds of his May 12 win over Jorge Linares and was dropped in the sixth by the Venezuelan. Vasyl Lomachenko will fight again on August 25 I’m returning August 25th, who do you think I’m going to be fighting? —— Ну ,что я возвращаюсь 25 августа в бой👊🏻 как вы думаете кто следующий соперник? A post shared by LOMA (@lomachenkovasiliy) on Jul 9, 2018 at 6:23am PDT But he climbed off the deck – one handed – and added the WBA lightweight title to his list of accolades. The Ukrainian ace, 30, looked like having his August return wrecked by going under the knife but his super-human skills extend to recovery and he will be ready to rumble in Arizona. Promoters Top Rank have a show including British-Ghanaian super-bantamweight  WBO champion Issac Dogboe planned and High-Tec is now on the billing too. Following the surgery,...

JAMES DEGALE is officially in the market for a massive domestic battle after dropping his IBF super-middleweight belt. The 2008 Olympic golden boy lost the belt in a huge shock loss to Caleb Truax in December 2017. But he wrestled it back from the American in another 12 round war four months later. AP:Associated Press James DeGale reclaimed his IBF title after a shock loss to Caleb Truax DeGale’s last six fights have gone the distance and his thrilling 2017 draw with Badou Jack was a memorably brutal clash that cost the southpaw his front teeth. And he has decided to quit the political clamour for belts – that would have involved gruelling and low-key mandatory defences – to target British grudge matches. Hall of Fame promoter Frank Warren wants Chunky to meet his WBO middleweight champ Billy Joe Saunders, who is serious danger of ring rust after missing on Canelo and Gennady Golovkin again. Loudmouth nearly man Chris Eubank Jr has made lots of big statements about how he would handle...

EXTREME Rules is just days away, so it was up to the superstars of SmackDown LIVE to crank up the excitement ahead of the big show. Did the blue brand get extreme? Or just extremely dull? Here are five things we learnt from last night’s SmackDown. Daniel Bryan was at his high-flying best on SmackDown Team Hell No and The New Day rocks together Things started with The Miz interviewing Daniel Bryan and Kane – another chance for Miz and Bryan to squabble and add more fuel to the fire of their impending feud. But it was cut short when The Bludgeon Bros and nutty trio SAnitY arrived for a beat-down  - prompting The New Day to run out for fun 5-on-5 brawl. As is standard, the teams joined forces later in the night for a 10-man tag team match. Daniel Bryan hit Eric Young with a running knee for the win Bryan hit Eric Young with a running knee for the win. (Amusingly, Young was Impact Wrestling’s bargain basket version of Bryan when the rival promotion ripped off the Bryan v Authority storyl...