Boxing
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Nicola Adams targets full gold-medal set before doubling up in RioThe British boxer is desperate to fill the one gap in her gold-medal collection at the world championships this week but it’s the prospect of a second Olympic gold that really makes her smile
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Fury seems to be a sensitive and intelligent man who gets dazzled by attention and a buzz from sharing his thoughts, however ill-consideredTyson Fury tries to apologise his way out of a jungle of prejudice
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Tyson Fury apologises for offensive comments made in videoWorld heavyweight champion Tyson Fury has issued a statement apologising for offensive comments made in a video interview last week, insisting he is ‘in no way a racist or bigot’
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Tyson Fury talks of seeking a way out of the ring in much the same way as Mike Tyson, who spent 25 years in effect living a lie after setting the heavyweight division alight at 20Tyson Fury unwise to follow familiar destructive path of other Tyson
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Wilder v Povetkin postponed after Russian challenger's failed drug testHeavyweight champion Deontay Wilder’s title defense against Alexander Povetkin has been postponed by the WBC
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Tyson Fury’s demons keep prodding him into the theatre of the absurdThe world champion boxer, whose latest hate-filled tirade sparked outrage, is in a dilemma of his own making and does not appreciate that everyone is entitled to be offended by what he thinks and says
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Tyson Fury makes antisemitic comments in interview - videoBoxer Tyson Fury makes antisemitic comments, claiming ‘Zionist, Jewish people own all the banks, all the media’, in an hour-long interview that has caused outrage
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Calls for Tyson Fury to be banned after antisemitic comments in videoBoxer Tyson Fury has sparked further outrage after making homophobic, sexist and antisemitic comments in an hour-long video rant
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Meet Tony Moran, the homeless boxer who became a world champion aged 42Tony Moran says he has been ‘moulded by adversity’ but, after losing his job and finding refuge in homeless shelters, he can now call himself a champion
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What next for Amir Khan? One thing is for sure, it’s not Kell BrookAmir Khan is not downbeat despite his defeat to Canelo Álvarez in Las Vegas, buthe is not interested in meeting the IBF champion, Kell Brook, for a British showdown
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Will Saúl Álvarez give Gennady Golovkin the legacy-defining fight he craves?Gennady Golovkin faces the same problem Marvin Hagler had a generation ago: he is too good for the limited boxers in his own weight class but is too tough a prospect for the great fighters in the divisions below. Will Álvarez take him on?
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Pressure on Amir Khan to take Kell Brook fight after defeat by Saúl ÁlvarezDevastating knockout by Saúl Álvarez leaves Amir Khan with few title options while the Mexican WBC middleweight champion weighs up Gennady Golovkin fight
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Canelo Álvarez knocks out Khan and eyes Gennady Golovkin fightAmir Khan suffered a knockout every bit as brutal as the first one of his career in Las Vegas against his Mexican opponent
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Amir Khan cleared by hospital and lauded as one of 'bravest fighters on the planet'Amir Khan was given the all-clear by doctors after suffering a brutal knockout at the hands of Saul ‘Canelo’ Álvarez
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Amir Khan knocked out by Canelo Álvarez: WBC middleweight title – in picturesCanelo Álvarez took four rounds to find a great right hand to knock out Amir Khan in the WBC middleweight title showdown in Las Vegas
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Canelo Álvarez beats Amir Khan: WBC middleweight boxing – as it happenedThe Mexican knocked out Britain’s Amir Khan in their World Boxing Council middleweight title showdown in Las Vegas
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Madhvi Pankhania: The complex racial undertones swirling about Amir Khan have left the British-Pakistani boxer appreciated less at home than abroadWhy is Amir Khan appreciated more abroad than at home?
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Amir Khan, the road to Vegas – in picturesAfter years of chasing a big-money fight with Floyd Mayweather or Manny Pacquiao, Amir Khan finally gets his name in lights in Las Vegas as he meets Saúl Canelo Álvarez
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Amir Khan v Canelo Álvarez: in the end it all boils down to weightThe story of Amir Khan’s career is approaching its conclusion but, as he takes on Canelo Álvarez, will the final chapters will be gloriously uplifting or brutal and blood-spattered?
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Greats rate Amir Khan’s guts but not his chances against Canelo ÁlvarezBernard Hopkins has praised Amir Khan for ‘daring to be great’ but, like other former fighters and the bookmakers, doubts if he will take Canelo Álvarez’s WBC middleweight title
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Amir Khan told that beating Canelo Álvarez would make him boxing’s No1Virgil Hunter has said Amir Khan can be boxing’s ‘new No1’ if he defies predictions and beats Canelo Álvarez in Las Vegas
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Amir Khan and Canelo Álvarez team up against Donald TrumpSaúl ‘Canelo’ Álvarez takes on Amir Khan in Las Vegas on Saturday, and the pair teamed up in their pre-fight news conference to punch back at Donald Trump
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Saúl ‘Canelo’ Álvarez plays fight game to be proud not loud in Las VegasAfter the noisy fanfare, Álvarez and Amir Khan will try to rip the other’s head off in a world title bout – but it is a contest between two of the nicest guys in boxing
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Amir Khan succeeds 'bitter' Floyd Mayweather as poster boy in Las VegasAmir Khan is the talk of Sin City for his world title fight against Canelo Álvarez and believes his retired rival is missing being in the spotlight
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