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Former WBC junior lightweight titleholder Miguel Berchelt is undergoing a step-by-step comeback after back-to-back defeats in 2021 and 2022. The 32-year-old will now face Jeremy Triana at lightweight at the Recinto Ferial de Tlaxcala, Mexico and will be broadcast on TV Azteca on Saturday. “It will be an excellent fight whenever the “El Alacran” Berchelt fights it is a guarantee of spectacle,” Berchelt (39-3, 35 knockouts) told The Ring through his handler Mario Abraham of Max Boxing. The power-punching Mexican was on top of the world but yielded his WBC crown to Oscar Valdez (KO 10) and then in his…
The life of an elite golfer certainly has its perks, such as free equipment or travelling on a private jet, and can be glamorous in many ways, but the journey to get there is anything but easy, and experiencing life at the top can be stressful. You risk getting injured due to constant play, whether an amateur or a professional. Despite the health benefits beyond just getting a good walk, you face injuries like golfer’s elbow, rotator cuff conditions, back strains, and tendonitis, to name a few. Whether it’s the injury itself or the fact that you’re susceptible to long-term…
LeBron James was selected by his peers within the United States Olympians to be the country’s flagbearer for the Paris Olympics Opening Ceremonies. James is the first male basketball player to be selected for this honor. James joins Sue Bird and Dawn Staley as basketball players to be given this honor. This is James’ fourth Olympics for Team USA. “It’s an incredible honor to represent the United States on this global stage, especially in a moment that can bring the whole world together,” James said in a statement. “For a kid from Akron, this responsibility means everything to not only…
Share this article share tweet text email link on Facebook on Twitter via text message on LinkedIn via email https://mmajunkie.usatoday.com/2024/07/ufc-304-countdown-tom-aspinall-vs-curtis-blaydes-2-video-feature Did you miss the debut of UFC 304 “Countdown” or just want to watch it again? Check out the co-main event preview now. The segment takes a special look at the rematch between interim heavyweight champion Tom Aspinall (14-3 MMA, 7-1 UFC) and Curtis Blaydes (18-4 MMA, 13-4 UFC). UFC 304 (pay-per-view, ESPN, ESPN+) takes place Saturday at the Co-op Live in Manchester, England. “Countdown” goes behind the scenes with the two fighters, and you can watch the full segment…
Thomas Heilman is Latest Rising American Star to Pursue Olympic Success Before arriving at his first U.S. Olympic Trials, Thomas Heilman was already the owner of 20 national age group records, the most impressive of which were set last summer when he made the leap from Junior Pan Pacific Championships medalist to World Championships team member. On the first day of the 2023 U.S. nationals, Heilman finished second in the 200 butterfly in 1:54.54, clipping 4-hundredths off an age-group mark set by Michael Phelps in 2001—at the time, a world record. Two days later, Heilman smashed the mark in the…
With the 2024 Tour de France now finished, the final count for the amount of prize money won by each of the 22 teams is in, with Tadej Pogačar’s UAE Team Emirates of course on top again after dominating the three-week race.Race winner Pogačar and his UAE support squad raked in a stunning €806,810, almost a third of the €2,282,200 total, through their dominance, with the Slovenian’s overall yellow jersey victory netting €500,000 itself and his six stage wins amassing €66,000. Pogačar’s teammates and key climbing domestiques João Almeida and Adam Yates managed fourth and sixth overall behind their leader, adding…
LSU blue-chip recruit Boston Bateman (Eric Sorenson) Recruiting Shooter Hunt – July 12, 2024 While the arrival of every summer brings with it monumental risks for college’s best prep recruiting classes, this year’s angst among college coaches might be driven most by the vast uncertainty surrounding the 2024 MLB Draft. This is one of the more unsettled drafts in recent memory, and that uncertainty is most prevalent in regards to this group of high school seniors. November’s Signing Day Primer provided a sneak peek at some of the (potentially) impactful recruiting classes from across the country, and much of the…
Transfer news expert Fabrizio Romano has congratulated Manchester United on what he felt was a “really surprising” move to sign Leny Yoro from Lille this summer.The talented young Frenchman shone in Ligue 1 to establish himself as one of the top young players in Europe, attracting strong interest from Real Madrid and also coming to pretty much a full agreement with the Spanish giants, according to Romano as he spoke exclusively to CaughtOffside for the latest episode of The Debrief Podcast.Romano praised Man Utd and congratulated them for this surprise deal, as he admits he fully expected Yoro to end…
The Wallabies backed it up. That’s not something that you hear all that often as a rugby union supporter nowadays in Australia, but as a loyal Wallabies fan and devotee of rugby, it is something that I’m sure many others in Australia could certainly get used to. Having now won two successive matches against the Welsh, and held off Georgia, there is no doubt that Australian rugby fans around the world have had a spring in their step in July and who can blame us? Australia had not won two games on the trot since October of 2021, and Joe…
As Barbora Krejcikova stood with the Venus Rosewater Dish in her hands, there was one thing she could not stop saying.”I don’t have any words right now, it’s just unbelievable,” the Czech said, to cheers from the crowd.Asked what it means to the Czech Republic to have another Wimbledon champion, she said: “Well, I think nobody believes it that I got to the final and nobody believes that I won Wimbledon.”I still can’t believe it.”Krejcikova arrived at SW19 having won just three matches in five months, the result of a season plagued by injury and illness.She leaves it as the…