CAMPBELL HATTON returns to the ring in Manchester next weekend as he faces Jimmy Joe Flint in a big rematch.

Son of British boxing hero Ricky Hatton, Campbell went 14 fights undefeated as a young pro before running into Flint.

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Their first fight was a close one but the judges ultimately scored it to Flint.

And now Campbell wants revenge as he seeks to continue his efforts in landing a first title in boxing.

The Southern Area super-lightweight title was up for grabs in their first fight but it won’t be this time around.

A win for Campbell, would position him perfectly for a shot at it in the future.

When is Campbell Hatton vs Jimmy Joe Flint?

• Hatton’s big rematch with Flint will take place on Saturday, October 26.
• Hatton vs Flint is likely to take place in the middle of the card, most likely around 8pm BST.
• The main event between Catterall and Prograis will get underway from around 10.30pm BST.
• The fight will be held at the new Co-Op Live Arena in Manchester and it can host approximately 23,500 spectators.

What channel is it on and can it be live streamed?

• Campbell vs Flint will be broadcast LIVE on DAZN.
• DAZN can be streamed in both the UK and US.
• You can subscribe to DAZN in the UK for £9.99-a-month on a 12-month deal
• A flexible pass, worth £19.99-a-month, is also available, and you can cancel anytime.
• Alternatively, fans can live stream the action from the DAZN app which you can download onto your mobile or tablet device.

Full card

• Jack Catterall vs Regis Prograis
• Reece Bellotti vs Michael Gomez Jr
• Pat McCormack vs William Andreas Herrera
• Campbell Hatton vs James Flint
• Joe McGrail vs Lewis Morris
• William Crolla vs Lorenzo Grasso
• Stephen Clarke vs TBA
• Emily Whitworth vs TBA

Cody Garbrandt has a big decision to make.

The former UFC bantamweight champion is set to complete his current contract with the promotion on Nov. 9, when he fights Miles Johns at a UFC APEX show in Las Vegas on Nov. 9. When fight night rolls around, that’s 16 octagon appearances for Garbrandt, once one of the UFC’s most popular fighters.

Garbrandt discussed his contract status on a recent episode of the JAXXON podcast.

“Still going through some things with the UFC,” Garbrandt said. “It’s my last fight on the contract, so we’ll get together with them and see what we can come up with.”

After beginning his pro MMA career with five straight wins, Garbrandt went 5-0 in the UFC with four knockout wins to earn a shot at bantamweight champion Dominick Cruz at UFC 207 in December 2016. Garbrandt put on a virtuoso performance to claim the title at 25 years old, but then lost back-to-back fights by knockout to rival T.J. Dillashaw.

Since winning the title, Garbrandt has won just three of his past nine fights and appears to be well past his prime. He would still garner plenty of attention in free agency given his past accolades and he’ll likely consider other offers even if his preference is to stay put.

“I’d love to [re-sign],” Garbrandt said. “I love the UFC, especially the way the sport’s going. I love mixed martial arts. Obviously, UFC is the premier league to fight in there, but you know, money talks.”

Should the Johns fight go poorly, there’s also the chance that Garbrandt decides to call it a day, though he hasn’t discussed retirement as a possibility. When asked what he plans to do when he’s done competing, Garbrandt mentioned he’d like to stay involved in combat sports, though he’ll pass on the responsibility of coaching.

“I haven’t put too much thought into it—well, a little bit of thought into it,” Garbrandt said. “I try to not stay focused on one thing, but I’ve been in the sport for so long. Wrestling my whole life, boxed, did MMA, it would be in that realm. Maybe a gym.

“I don’t know if I could be a coach and deal with a lot of the fighters because a lot of the fighters are pretty crazy. Maybe I have a gym, maybe get in some management.”

Tragic. Thoughts and prayers go out to the loved ones of UFC and Bellator veteran Guilherme “Bomba” Vasconcelos, dead at 38.

Doubt. Matt Brown weighs in on Francis Ngannou’s star power and what that means for this Saturday’s milestone PFL event.

More beef? Ilia Topuria has yet another rivalry cooking as he is now trading shots with Conor McGregor.

Rankings. Dana White vows to fix the UFC rankings.

Deplorable. Mike Perry used some disgusting language during his recent arrest.

Duck? Ian Machado Garry claims Colby Covington hasn’t accepted a fight offer.

G’day Mate. The UFC returns to Sydney in February.

PFL stars tackle media day.

Francis returns.

The baddest of BMFs.

No Bets Barred. Jed Meshew brings you your best bets for PFL: Battle of the Giants and UFC Vegas 99.

Geeking Out. Matt Serra and guest Frankie Edgar go deep on the film oeuvre of the great Jean-Claude Van Damme.

Tribute.

Ah yes, perhaps “Poatan” can finally get some of that elusive KO power.

Amanda Ribas catching a body.

Atomweights been here.

Happy birthday!

Not the worst idea.

Fight Circus.

Talisson Teixeira (7-0) vs. Lukasz Brzeski (9-5-1, 1 NC); UFC 310, Dec. 7

Nikolas Motta (14-5, 1 NC) vs. Maheshate (10-3); UFC Macau, Nov. 23

Jake Hadley (11-3) vs. Cameron Smotherman (11-4); UFC Vegas 99, Oct. 19

It’s been almost eight years since Cody Garbrandt won the UFC bantamweight title and, somehow, it feels longer than that? It’s safe to say we’ve never quite seen a career decline as steep as Garbrandt’s and it’s unclear how much he has left in the tank. Perhaps he can be reborn in bare-knuckle boxing? Just spitballing.

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Anthony Yarde says he wants to fight Joshua Buatsi or Artur Beterbiev in the near future as he prepares to make his return to the ring on Saturday.

The light-heavyweight has spent nine months on the sidelines, due to a “contractual dispute” with his long-time promoters Queensberry.

Yarde, 33, makes his return against Ralfs Vilcans on the undercard of Adam Azim v Ohara Davies, an event promoted by Ben Shalom’s Boxxer.

Speaking at a news conference Yarde dismissed criticism about his opponent, who is unheralded and has fought most of his pro career in his home country of Latvia.

“I want to be in the ring. Everyone is going to have their opinion on the level I should be fighting, or the fight, or how big the fight should be,” Yarde said.

“I want the biggest fights out there. That’s Joshua Buatsi, that’s Beterbiev 2, that’s [Dmitry] Bivol.”

Yarde has a loss on his record to the newly crowned undisputed champion Beterbiev in 2023.

Beterbiev stopped Yarde in a defence of his world title before going on to beat Bivol in their undisputed contest last Saturday.

Yarde failed in his first world title attempt in 2019, but expects another opportunity and said “three’s the charm”.

Queensberry’s Frank Warren has not commented on Yarde’s fight with Boxxer, but Shalom said the Englishman has not signed a long-term promotional deal.

“We don’t have many genuine superstars that can capture the attention as mainstream stars and Anthony Yarde is one of them,” Shalom said.

“There’s Josh Buatsi, there’s Ben Whittaker, there’s Anthony Yarde all in the domestic light-heavyweight scene [in the UK].

“You can expect a showman. There’s not many fighters, if any, in the division that can fight the way Anthony Yarde can fight. He is a super talent.”

Leicester City manager Steve Cooper says he believes in Britain’s culture and coaching pathway following Thomas Tuchel’s appointment as England head coach.

German Tuchel, 51, was confirmed as the next Three Lions boss on Wednesday and will become only the third non-British manager of the England men’s team when he starts in the role on 1 January.

English candidates were among “approximately 10” people interviewed for the job, says the Football Association, but former England defender Gary Neville called the decision “damaging” for homegrown coaches.

“Hopefully over the course of time British coaching will continue to improve and we will be right up there with the world’s best,” said Welshman Cooper, who led England to victory at the Under-17 World Cup in 2017.

“In the meantime any opportunity we are given we have to take them and do a good job. Until we do that on a regular basis maybe we shouldn’t say so much.

“I really believe in British culture, I believe in the coaching education pathway as well.”

FA chief executive Mark Bullingham said on Wednesday England are “not in that place” to have several homegrown managers in contention for the national team job but insisted the national coaching system is a success.

“I think any federation in the world that is looking to hire a senior manager, clearly you would love to have five to 10 domestic candidates who are coaching clubs in your domestic league, challenging and winning honours in your domestic league and European football,” said Bullingham.

“We are not quite in that place at the moment.”

JACK CATTERALL and Regis Prograis will finally do battle in a super-lightweight showdown after their first initial date got postponed.

El Gato was forced to pull out of his August 24 encounter against Prograis after suffering an injury during his training camp.

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And it was a huge blow for the English star as he was looking to build on his incredible win over long-term rival Josh Taylor three months before.

However, the huge fight has now been salvaged and it will see Catterall become the first boxer to headline the new Co-Op Arena in Manchester.

There will be no world title on the line as Prograis lost his WBC super-lightweight belt to Devin Haney in a one-sided unanimous decision bout.

But Catterall in particular will be aware that victory over the American star could see him move a step closer to a title shot.

When is Catterall vs Prograis?

• Jack Catterall vs Renan Prograis will take place on Saturday, October 26.
• Ring-walk times are yet to be announced but it is expected to be around 10:30pm/5:30pm.
• The huge fight will be held at the new Co-Op Live in Manchester and it can host approximately 23,500 spectators.

What TV channel is Catterall vs Prograis on and can it be live streamed?

• Jack Catterall vs Regis Prograis will be broadcast LIVE on DAZN.
• DAZN PPV can be streamed in both the UK and US.
• You can subscribe to DAZN in the UK for £9.99-a-month on a 12-month deal
• A flexible pass, worth £19.99-a-month, is also available, and you can cancel anytime.
• Alternatively, fans can live stream the action from the DAZN app which you can download onto your mobile or tablet device.

What is the undercard?

• MAIN EVENT: Jack Catterall vs Regis Prograis
• Reece Bellotti vs Michael Gomez Jr
• Pat McCormack vs William Andreas Herrera
• Campbell Hatton vs James Flint
• Ishmael Davis vs William Crolla
• Stephen Clarke vs Joe McGrail
• Emily Whitworth vs TBA

What has been said?

Jack Catterall has revealed that he is delighted that the fight will still take place and is excited to become the first headliner at the Co-Op Live.

El Gato said: “I’m delighted that a new date for my fight with Regis Prograis has been sorted so quickly.

“Big thanks to Matchroom, my team and Co-op Live for all of their hard work on this.

“To be the first boxer to headline at Co-op Live is going to be special and I’m really happy I’ll still get that opportunity.

“It was gutting having to pull out of a fight for the first time in my 30-fight career but I need to be fit and healthy going into one of the most important contests of my life.

“Thanks for everyone’s continues support and I’ll see you all on October 26!”

Factory Mercedes driver Jules Gounon will make his DTM debut in this weekend’s final round at Hockenheim, replacing Luca Stolz at HRT.

Double Spa 24 Hours winner Gounon has been drafted into the #4 HRT Mercedes AMG GT3 at the last-minute after Stolz had to withdraw from the Hockenheim races due to health reasons.

No further information was provided about 29-year-old Stolz, who was due to see out his third full season with the team in the German GT3-based series.

A statement from HRT read: “Luca Stolz (GER) of Mercedes-AMG Team HRT has been forced to withdraw from this weekend’s DTM finale at Hockenheim for health reasons.

“The 29-year-old’s place in the #4 Mercedes-AMG GT3 will be taken by Jules Gounon (AND).

“The Haupt Racing Team thanks Jules for stepping in at short notice and wishes Luca a speedy recovery.”

Gounon brings with him a wealth of experience of GT racing, having won the Bathurst 12 Hour on three occasions and scored class victories in major IMSA SportsCar Championship enduros including Daytona 24 Hours and Petit Le Mans.

His illustrious CV includes two titles in GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup with Mercedes, as well as the 2017 GT Masters title at the wheel of a Corvette C7.

Luca Stolz, Mercedes-AMG Team HRT Mercedes-AMG GT3

Photo by: Alexander Trienitz

This year has seen the second-generation driver expand his horizons into prototype racing, competing in three rounds of the World Endurance Championship with Alpine in the Hypercar class.

After making his first appearance in the DTM in Germany on 18-20 October, he will be back behind the wheel of the Alpine A424 LMDh in the Bahrain 8 Hours WEC finale on 2 November.

The HRT outfit he is joining in the DTM currently sits fifth in the teams’ standings, two spots behind fellow factory-supported Mercedes team Winward.

The squad’s best runner in the standings is Arjun Maini in eighth on 128 points, while Stolz is placed just one spot behind in ninth after scoring a first win of 2024 at the Sachsenring last month.

Both drivers are out of the championship fight, although another Mercedes driver Maro Engel (Winward) remains firmly in the hunt in third place, 20 points behind championship leader Mirko Bortolotti of SSR Lamborghini.

Engel’s team-mate Lucas Auer, the last remaining driver in the four-strong Mercedes roster, sits 12th in the drivers standings.