Grandad who strangled wife before going to Costa jailed for six years
A grandad who killed his wife then went to Costa Coffee for a cup of tea has been jailed for six years after being found guilty of manslaughter.
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Amit Panghal In Focus As Indian Boxers Fight In Final Qualifiers For Paris Olympics
Indian pugilists will be determined to overcome the recent setbacks both inside and outside the boxing ring when they aim for the last available tickets to the Olympic Games at the second World Qualification Tournament, starting on Friday. Up until the last qualifying event, Indian boxers had four quotas but in an unprecedented embarrassment, that number is now down to three after women's 57kg holder Parveen Hooda was handed a 22-month ban for whereabouts failure this month. The boxers' performance at the previous world qualifiers in March was dismal to say the least with only 2023 World Championship bronze medallist Nishant Dev moving past the opening round.
Neeraj Goyat To Debut On MVP Card Against Brazil's Whindersson Nunes
India's leading boxer and WBC Asia titleholder, Neeraj Goyat, is set to make his debut with Most Valuable Promotions (MVP) against Brazilian sensation Whindersson Nunes. This exciting matchup is part of the undercard for the Paul versus Tyson and Taylor versus Serrano 2 event, scheduled for Saturday, July 20. The bout between Neeraj Goyat and Whindersson Nunes is a professional six-round super middleweight fight at 165 lbs.
Canadian boxers look to punch ticket to Paris Olympics at Bangkok qualifier
Bantamweight Scarlett Delgado leads a team of nine Canadian boxers trying to fight their way into this summer's Paris Olympic field at a last-ditch world qualification tournament in Bangkok.
Frank Warren: Tyson Fury’s rematch with Oleksandr Usyk will be even better
Frank Warren says Tyson Fury’s rematch with Oleksandr Usyk “will be announced in due course” following Saturday’s thrilling fight in Saudi Arabia.
‘Boxer’ accused of manslaughter of ‘peacemaker’ after fight in town centre tells police: “I’m not a killer”
A boxer accused of killing a man who acted as a ‘peacemaker’ after a fight broke out in Bury town centre told police: “I’m not a killer.” Brook Marshall-Byrne, 20, denies the offence of manslaughter following the death of 35-year-old Piotr Ludwiczak.
India To Lose Asian Games Medal After Boxer Parveen Hooda's Suspension
India is set to lose a Hangzhou Asian Games medal after bronze medallist boxer Parveen Hooda was suspended for 22 months for whereabouts failure. Parveen had won the bronze medal in the women's 57kg weight class at the Asian Games last year, which had also fetched her a Paris Olympic quota. However, she was handed a suspension by the International Testing Agency (ITA), the agency responsible for results management, earlier this month after she failed thrice to file her whereabouts within a twelve-month period.
Usyk suspended from boxing as Fury seeks rematch
[FILES] Oleksandr Usyk punches Tyson Fury during the IBF, WBA, WBC, WBO and Undisputed Heavyweight titles’ fight between Tyson Fury and Oleksandr Usyk at Kingdom Arena on May 18, 2024 in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. (Photo by AFP)