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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...

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...

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...

12th July 2018, 1:18 pm == UFC star Paige VanZant is heating up for her octagon comeback with sizzling hot Bikram yoga sessions. The American MMA star was beaten on points last time out when she took on Jessica Rose-Clark in her flyweight debut. Instagram / @paigevanzant Paige VanZant has been in a smouldering yoga studio But she already looks in sensational shape for her next UFC bout after sweating and stretching in one of the gruelling classes. A standard Bikram yoga class is only for the hardcore practitioner. Classes run for 90 minutes and consist of the same series of 26 postures, all set in a room heated up to 42 °C VanZant was putting herself through dangerous dehydrating processes to campaign at strawweight and made the move up in January, only to suffer her fourth MMA defeat. The loss did not harm her positive outlook and the former Dancing With the Stars guest stunned fans with a display of her dance moves on Instagram. The 24-year-old came second when she appeared on the ...

5th July 2018, 8:25 am == UFC featherweight champion Max Holloway has been pulled out of his Saturday night fight and hospitalised with ‘concussion-like symptoms’. The Hawaii MMA hero was set to defend his crown against Brian Ortega after two devastating failed fights earlier in the year – one through injury and the other a failed weight cut on short notice. Getty - Contributor Max Holloway looked uncharacteristically slow at his media workout But he made it a horror hat-trick when he was pulled from the  Las Vegas UFC 226 showdown after showing worrying signs of a head injury during the build-up. Holloway’s management team released a statement to MMA junkie saying:“Max’s team and UFC staff noticed Max was not normal since late last week. “This became obvious to many watching his interviews and public appearances the past few days. “He was showing concussion-like symptoms before he even started his weight cut and was rushed to the ER on Monday where they admitted him overnight. Twitt...

21st June 2018, 1:18 pm == CONOR MCGREGOR is continuing his jiu jitsu training ahead of his long-awaited UFC return and Khabib Nurmagomedov grudge grapple. The Irish MMA hero is putting in the rounds with training partner Dillon Danis, who shared has been sharping images of the pair at the grind in the Hamptons, New York. Instagram @dillondanis Conor McGregor has been working on his ground game after mastering striking Instagram @dillondanis Khabib Nuramgiomedov will launch take-down attempts on McGregor like this McGregor could regain his lightweight crown against Nurmagomedov at UFC 229. But he has a legal wrangle to settle first following an attack on a UFC bus in New York carrying the Russian champ. The Irish superstar and his co-defendant Cian Cowley were freed on bail after a brief court appearance on Thursday. They are due back in court on July 26 and prosecutors confirmed that plea negotiations are ongoing. Instagram @dillondanis Dillon Danis and Conor McGregor are back in ...

19th June 2018, 1:38 pm == DAVID HAYE should jump into an MMA cage for a one-off fight spectacular – if his body can handle it, according to his protege Michael "Venom" Page. The 37-year-old Hayemaker announced his boxing retirement at the start of June after back-to-back losses to Tony Bellew. Getty Images - Getty David Haye has retired from professional boxing The former unified cruiserweight king and WBA heavyweight champion has battled a range of injuries in recent years and could not recapture his old form. But the South Londoner could still do a job in MMA, against a fellow striker like verbal sparring partner Jimi Manuwa, and Page says he should strike while the iron is still warm after the Floyd Mayweather vs Conor McGregor circus. Page – who is competing in both codes under Bellator and Hayemaker – said: “Going from MMA to boxing is easier than doing it the other way around because there is more to learn. “David has struggled with injuries towards the end of his ca...