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LEIGH WOOD has described his training team, led by Ben Davison, as “game changers” ahead of Saturday’s fight against Josh Warrington. Nottingham’s Wood defends his WBA featherweight title against Leeds’ Warrington on neutral territory at…

THE prospect of Leigh Wood fighting Josh Warrington appears to have edged another step closer. Both featherweights have been heavily linked to a fight against one another ever since Wood beat Mauricio Lara in convincing fashion on May 27.…

Offspinner Leigh Kasperek will replace medium-pacer Jess Kerr for New Zealand women's tour to Sri Lanka. Kasperek, who last played an international game in September 2021, returns after Kerr was struck on the toe while batting in the nets.…

JUST 12 short weeks had passed since Gedling’s Leigh Wood, cut from an early head clash and floored heavily from a huge left, was rescued by his corner late in the seventh, his WBA featherweight strap duly passing to heavy-handed Mexican…

LUIS ALBERTO LOPEZ is targeting another British scalp for his growing reputation. The Mexican made a case for being the best featherweight in the world with his win against Michael Conlan at the SSE Arena in Belfast on Saturday. Lopez 28-2…

THERE will be just 98 days and 83 miles between Mauricio Lara’s crushing knockout of Leigh Wood and the Nottingham man’s risky yet admirable crack at redemption this weekend. It was February 18 when the Mexican ‘Bronco’ left-hooked a hole…

LEIGH WOOD says eight months of preparing to fight Mauricio Lara will give him an advantage on Saturday night at the Manchester Arena. The two featherweights meet for a second time this year after Lara proved he carried more power on the…

ON A wooden shelf that overlooks the main ring in Ben Davison’s Performance Centre gym sits a red and gold sombrero. For the countless rounds of sparring, shadow boxing and hitting pads during this gruelling camp, the headwear has been…

International Monetary Fund division chief Daniel Leigh on Tuesday reposed faith in the Indian economy and said that it is a "very strong economy."He said that India is one of the bright spots in the global economy right now with a high…

One of the greatest and most notorious players in AFL history believes the game is currently more dangerous than the 'rough and violent' times of the '70s and '80s.Four-time premiership winner as both a coach and a player, Leigh Matthews,…