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Yahoo Sport UKIMPACT continues road to redemption via British wrestling’s resurgence
Professional wrestling here in the United Kingdom is thriving, with weekly Saturday afternoon show World of Sport Wrestling recently concluding a 10-week run on ITV and World Wrestling Entertainment announcing an upcoming “NXT UK” series on WWE Network. IMPACT Wrestling, formerly known as TNA, ran annual shows at Wembley Arena in addition to its weekly television offering being available on Challenge TV. After a period of internal turmoil nearly ended the company entirely, IMPACT are back under new management and one of the key components of their comeback plan is to restore their UK presence.
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British wrestling's resurgence continues with inaugural Wrestling MediaCon
In a year where the sports-entertainment world of professional wrestling has reached its strongest level outside of industry leader WWE since the days of WCW and ECW, a year in which the genre has finally returned to terrestrial screens via ITV’s World of Sport show on Saturdays, the continual development of British wrestling’s inner strength continues on Saturday September 8 and Sunday September 9 with Wrestling MediaCon. With the rise in popularity of independent promotions providing an alternative to shows such as Raw and Smackdown has come a rise in wrestling conventions, where promoters combine with famous faces from decades past to provide a festival of action, souvenirs and meet-and-greets. Held at Bowlers Exhibition Centre in Manchester, not too far from Man United’s Old Trafford home, diehard wrestling fans this side of the pond have the chance to meet some of the biggest names in the industry and watch several critically-acclaimed companies such as Impact Wrestling and Revolution Pro all under one roof within a 48-hour span.
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Fight Network channel launches in the UK
Fight Network, the multi-platform channel dedicated to complete coverage of combat sports, today announced it has launched on Channel 192 on SKY and Channel 161 on Freesat across the UK.
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No punches will be pulled in pro wrestling star Jeff Jarrett's spoken word tour
The UK is set to welcome one of the most controversial figures in professional wrestling history this summer when former WWE, WCW and TNA star Jeff Jarrett begins a no-holds-barred Q&A tour. Jarrett was one of the few wrestlers to sit on both sides of the infamous Monday Night Wars, switching employment between Raw and Nitro multiple times during the industry’s hottest ever period.
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Ronda Rousey has her first wrestling match at Wrestlemania on Sunday - here's what's going to happen
For an athlete of Rousey’s calibre with her already-growing acting experience, the move makes a lot of sense for the former UFC megastar who idolised WWE legend ‘Rowdy’ Roddy Piper, even earning the blessing of ‘Hot Rod’ to use the ‘Rowdy’ nickname before his passing in 2015. The annual supershow is the biggest night on the wrestling calendar, a historic celebrity crossover hotbed and a suitable setting for her very first attempt to combine her fighting skills and her acting credentials in front of a crowd.
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James DeGale facing the end of the road against Caleb Truax
James DeGale has gone on record and claimed he will retire if he loses to Caleb Truax for the second time.
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It's time for Deontay Wilder and Tyson Fury to put up or shut up about fighting Anthony Joshua
It's time to crown an undisputed heavyweight champion and it's time to see evidence that Tyson Fury and Deontay Wilder are doing something other than talking a great game.
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Cerebral AJ, controversial ref, absentee Wilder: Five things we learned from Joshua vs Parker
Anthony Joshua added Joseph Parker's WBO heavyweight title to his WBA and IBF belts in his latest big stadium fight on Saturday. Here are five key take-homes from Cardiff's Principality Stadium.
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Anthony Joshua beats Joseph Parker to claim another world heavyweight title
Liam Happe with all the action from Principality Stadium in Cardiff, where WBA and IBF heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua added the WBO title after beating Joseph Parker.
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Why the entire sport of boxing needs Anthony Joshua to beat Joseph Parker
Liam Happe looks at why defeat for the British world champion could be a knockout blow for the sport
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Jorge Linares vs Vasyl Lomachenko: Boxing's recent streak of great matchmaking continues
WBO super featherweight champion Vasyl Lomachenko celebrates after stopping Guillermo Rigondeaux after six rounds on Dec. 9 in New York. Boxing has picked up its matchmaking in the last couple of years, and that trend continued with the announcement that Vasyl Lomachenko will once again step up in weight to challenge Jorge Linares for the WBA lightweight title on May 12 at Madison Square Garden. It’s a chance for the Ukrainian to continue his quest to rack up the world titles at different weights, and yet Linares will offer a serious test of Vasyl’s potential to transcend the divisions and prove himself as the world’s top pound-for-pound boxer.
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Lesser-known Brits steal show at UFC London to cap big week for domestic MMA
Former boxer Danny ‘Hot Chocolate’ Roberts got back to winning ways with an emphatic first-round TKO of Oliver Enkamp.
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Boxing: Canelo Alvarez's failed drugs test must not be swept under the carpet
Canelo may indeed be innocent of serious actual doping, but surely he needs to prove that before we can just move on to the small matter of a massive payday
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Despite beating Ortiz, Deontay Wilder won't get the respect he deserves until he fights Anthony Joshua
Deontay Wilder’s exciting victory over Luis Ortiz to retain the WBC heavyweight title in Brooklyn this past Saturday only seemed to prove one thing for certain: that in the eyes of most boxing fans, there really isn’t much the American can actually do to prove himself.
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Is this the end for Kell Brook, or merely the beginning?
British fighter Kell Brook makes his return to the ring against Sergey Rabchenko in his debut at the super-welter division, hoping to get his career back on track.
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Comment: Scott Westgarth's death will raise questions about boxing - but let's make sure we ask the right ones
Liam Happe has no doubts Scott Westgarth's death will raise questions about boxing but thinks the dangers of the sport need to be put into perspective.
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Farewell Andy Lee: One of Britain and Ireland's under appreciated boxers
Boxing lost another one of its good guys when Andy Lee retired this week.
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Chris Eubank Jr needs a new trainer - and here's the perfect candidate for the job
The Groves fight was Eubank’s chance to prove he could back up his apparently-genetic tendency to carry himself as if he’s the best thing since sliced bread - but that bread became burnt toast.
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Five things we learned from Groves vs Eubank Jr
Late injury could postpone WBSS final and Prince Naseem entertains on TV are just two of five things we learned from the big fight between George Groves and Chris Eubank Jr
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George Groves defeats Chris Eubank Jr in World Boxing Super Series semi-final
George Groves cruised into the World Boxing Super Series final after retaining his WBA super-middleweight title against an outmatched Chris Eubank Jr in Manchester.
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