Boxing

Manchester Arena to host five-belt blockbuster on November 10 Undisputed Cruiserweight World Champion Oleksandr Usyk will defend his WBC, IBF, WBA, WBO and Ring Magazine belts against Tony Bellew at Manchester Arena .

Darren Till failed in his bid to be the second Brit to win UFC world championship. American Tyron Woodley had other plans as he produced a submission move to ensure this dream will not happen in Texas.

De La Hoya: I strongly feel Golden Boy MMA will not be a one-off Earlier this year, UFC President Dana White explained his plan to jump-start a boxing venture called Zuffa Boxing. White has tried to sign several high profile boxers, but things have not gone as planned.

Only Dan Hardy and Michael Bisping have challenged for the title British participation at the elite levels of the UFC could do with some building up – only two Brits have ever challenged for UFC gold before Liverpudlian Darren Till’s tilt at UFC 228 next weekend.

“As it goes right now, he’s [Whyte] the favourite, because Wilder won’t communicate with us” Eddie Hearn says Dillian Whyte is Anthony Joshua’s most likely opponent at Wembley next April as a fight with Deontay Wilder “looks impossible”.