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Super League Grand Final: Wigan Warriors 9-2 Hull KR
Whereas Wigan were freescoring in their play-off semi-final win over borough rivals Leigh last week, Saturday’s Grand Final was a more cautious affair.
Hull KR thought they had got on the board first with a cool finish in front of their fans from Man of Steel Lewis, but the score was chalked off after replays showed Tyrone May knocked on in the build-up.
Wigan were temporarily depleted when young second rower Junior Nsemba left the field for a head injury assessment after taking a heavy tackle from James Batchelor.
Yet despite the impressive forward’s absence, Wigan wasted no time in seizing the initiative as French scored his second stunning try in as many matches after his epic touchdown against Leigh last week, the stand-off picking up possession just past halfway and going through in sensational style.
Showing just how tight the game was, Peet’s side took no chances as Smith dinked a drop-goal through the posts on the half-time hooter just to edge Wigan further in front at the break.
With so much at stake, it was unsurprising that Lewis cannoned what should have been a straightforward penalty goal off the posts and through just before the hour mark.
The Cherry and Whites really should have wrapped up the win with just over 15 minutes left when Jake Wardle was sent through into the corner, but he was brought to ground by some sensational try-saving defence from Ryan Hall and lost possession of the ball before he could reach the line.
But a late penalty, successfully kicked by Keighran in front of a wall of a vociferous and noisy Robins fans, wrapped up a remarkable fourth trophy of 2024 to cap off a season unheard of in the past quarter of a century.
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Artur Beterbiev vs Dmitry Bivol labelled ‘biggest robbery ever’ as scorecard leaves Eddie Hearn ‘baffled and disgusted’
FANS were left astounded after the result of Artur Beterbiev’s title fight with Dmitry Bivol was announced.
Beterbiev edged out his rival by majority decision as the light heavyweight title fight went the distance.
One judge scored the fight at 114-114, while the other two went 115-113 and 116-12 in Beterbiev’s favour.
However, many fans and pundits at home had scored the bout in Bivol’s favour.
And taking to social media following the fight, one angry fan said: “We just witnessed the biggest robbery OF ALL TIME. WHAT??????”
A second said: “There’s no bigger Beterbiev fan than me and that was one of the worst robberies I’ve ever seen in Boxing. That’s insane.”
A third said: “F*** BOXING. Bivol has just produced one of the best 12 round performances I’ve ever seen and won that fight easily it’s an absolute robbery. 116-112 to Beterbiev is the worst card of all time.”
Three-weight champion Shakur Stevenson posted the score card numbers in Beterbiev’s favour alongside a pair of laughing emojis.
Another said: “No way Beterbiev won that, draw or Bivol. That’s a robbery. Yet again Boxing confuses fans the more fights go on.”
A fifth added: “That is bulls***. Not a robbery but Bivol won that. Thats a great fight. No way it goes Beterbiev’s way imo.”
Another said: “One judge gave Bivol only four rounds there That’s tough to swallow but he’s just oozed class there in that interview and I am not sure if he knows how well he did there. Class from Bivol. Would love to see the rematch.”
Bivol’s promoter Eddie Hearn was also furious with the surprising 116-112 scorecard.
Speaking after the fight, he said: “In one of the biggest fights of our generation and in the most important fight in Dmitry Bivol‘s life you give him FOUR rounds? It’s absolutely disgusting.
“You heard in the 10th Round ‘you have to knock him out to win this fight’. They knew Artur Beterbiev lost this fight. I’m absolutely baffled and disgusted by a scorecard of 116-112.
“I don’t want to disrespect Artur Beterbiev but Dmitry Bivol should be the undisputed champion tonight and that judge should never work again. Four rounds in a fight of that magnitude is disgusting.”
Beterbiev’s win makes him the first unified light heavyweight champion since Roy Jones Jr.
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Artur Beterbiev scores controversial majority decision win over Dmitry Bivol in 12-round battle
Artur Beterbiev went to the scorecards for the first time in his career to win a controversial majority decision over Dmitry Bivol in a battle between two of the top pound-for-pound boxers in the world.
While both fighters had their moments, Beterbiev relied on his aggression and power to get the job done as he kept pushing forward and unloading huge shots trying to get the knockout. In return, Bivol displayed incredible speed and accuracy as he rattled off several multi-punch combinations to consistently chip away at his opponent.
It was close throughout with Bivol winning early and then Beterbiev rallying late but the judges saw it differently. The scores came back 116-112 and 115-113 for Beterbiev while the final judge had it as a draw at 114-114.
That was still enough for Beterbiev to get the majority decision win to move to 21-0 in his career and become the undisputed light heavyweight champion.
“I feel not bad,” Beterbiev said afterwards. “I did not do good today. I didn’t like this fight but I’ll be better one day. It’s not tough. It’s a little bit uncomfortable.
“Of course, this is a tough fight because Dmitry is a world champion, too. He has good skills, maybe better than me but today, Allah chose me.”
As for Bivol, he refused to place blame on the judges for the loss and instead took time to pay homage to Beterbiev on a job well done.
“I am a warrior,” Bivol said. “I have to do everything perfect. I don’t have any explanation because it would look like excuses. I just congratulate Artur and his team, he deserves it.
“I just have time to make another decision for my future. I did my job. I felt I could make it better. I can always make it better. Just some opinion of judges. He won, what could I say?”
Despite questions about the final scores, Beterbiev and Bivol lived up to the billing as they went to war for 12 rounds and brought the best out of each other.
As expected, Bivol got off to a fast start displaying good speed and footwork while establishing a jab to begin chipping away at Beterbiev. Bivol was careful not to stand in front of Beterbiev for any extended amount of time as he constantly hit and then moved out of the way.
Bivol connected with a good power punch early that had the crowd reacting but it was clear that Beterbiev was just waiting for his opportunities. For the most part, Beterbiev was content throwing one punch at a time until the fourth round saw him unleash some nasty shots as he continued walking down Bivol.
Beterbiev also connected with a huge shot to the body but Bivol wouldn’t be deterred as he kept coming back with combinations so the pace never slowed. Just when it looked like Beterbiev was gaining momentum, Bivol upped his workrate and he really began peppering away with that same stiff jab that kept finding a home on the chin.
In the seventh, Bivol cracked Beterbiev with one of his best punches after he unloaded a massive left that found a home on the chin. Beterbiev was seemingly rattled momentarily but he just bit down on his mouthpiece and started throwing back with sledgehammers in his fists.
Beterbiev slammed home a couple of really stiff shots that backed off Bivol and for a moment it looked like the momentum might be shifting in his favor.
That changed when Bivol settled into a better rhythm and he really started putting together some nasty shots that backed Beterbiev off. Bivol snapped off several good jabs and then started following with some huge hooks that were slipping through Beterbiev’s defense.
At the end of the 10th round, Beterbiev’s coaches told him that he needed a finish if he wanted and that seemed to motivate the Dagestani born fighter. As soon as he got unleashed from the corner, Beterbiev was looking to take off Bivol’s head with every punch thrown and more of his shots were connecting.
Bivol was beginning to slow down and he played more defense as Beterbiev continued to chase him around the ring. Beterbiev was marching forward, throwing with bad intentions behind every punch including a few to the body as he tried to punish Bivol to just drain the life out of him.
The devastating power kept coming from Beterbiev but Bivol found a way to fire back at him, displaying superior speed and a laser-like focus with his combinations.
When it was all over, Beterbiev had his hand raised while a dejected Bivol had to say goodbye to his own undefeated record after falling to 23-1 in his career. Judging by the reactions to the result, these two might see each other again in the near future and Beterbiev seems up for the challenge.
“If his excellency [Turki Alalshikh wants a rematch], we’re going to do,” Beterbiev said.
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Artur Beterbiev outpoints Dmitry Bivol, Fabio Wardley knocks out Frazer Clarke
Artur Beterbiev beat Dmitry Bivol by majority decision to become the undisputed light-heavyweight world champion as one of boxing’s most-anticipated fights lived up to the hype in Saudi Arabia.
In a contest that could have gone either way, Bivol, 33, won the earlier rounds with his superior movement and combinations.
Fellow undefeated Russian Beterbiev, 39, was undeterred and forced his way back into the fight with relentless pressure and power punching.
With scores of 114-114, 115-113 and 116-112, Beterbiev becomes the division’s first undisputed champion since 2002, and the first ever in the four-belt era.
“I feel not bad. I did not good today. I wanted to box with more quality,” said a modest Beterbiev – who is now WBC, WBA (Super), IBF and WBO champion.
Bivol was defeated for the first time in 24 bouts.
“I am a warrior. I don’t know, I did my job but I felt like I could do better but it was just the opinion of some judges,” he said.
In the chief support, Fabio Wardley retained the British heavyweight title with a spectacular first-round stoppage win over Frazer Clarke in a rematch of March’s fight-of-the-year contender.
Wardley, 29, landed a heavy, looping right hand to hurt the challenger and floored him with another ferocious right.
A dazed Clarke admirably rose to his feet but was in no position to continue as the referee halted the contest.
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