Boxing: Dubois forces second-round stoppage of Wardley to retain WBO belt
Champion dominates fellow British boxer in London before facing a challenge from IBO champion Hrgovic.

Champion dominates fellow British boxer in London before facing a challenge from IBO champion Hrgovic.



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Unbeaten French challenger Flora Pili stands in the way of Taylor becoming undisputed world champion for a third time.
No date has been set for the all-British heavyweight boxing showdown, but it is expected to be held in November.
Filip Hrgovic is the first Croatian to become a world heavyweight boxing champion after beating Briton Moses Itauma.
Tete, who won world WBF flyweight and WBO bantamweight titles, was killed outside his home in Eastern Cape last week.
Zolani Tete, who held WBF flyweight and WBO bantamweight world titles, killed at his home in Eastern Cape, South Africa.
The all-British, much anticipated boxing showdown between Fury and Joshua was scheduled for November.
Prichard Colon suffered neurological damage that required emergency surgery following a boxing bout in 2015.
The 34-year-old boxer tested positive for cocaine on day of shock loss to Fabio Wardley in London in October.
Athletes from Uganda and Pakistan were reported ‘missing’ after failing to return home from 2026 Commonwealth Games.
Featherweight Raven Chapman collapsed while sparring on July 24 and was rushed to surgery, her team says.