Serrano vacates title after WBC refuses to let her fight under same rules as men

Boxer: ‘The WBC has refused to evolve the sport for equality’Women’s fights typically scheduled for no more than 10 roundsFeatherweight boxing champion Amanda Serrano has relinquished her WBC title after the organisation refused to allow her to compete…

  • Boxer: ‘The WBC has refused to evolve the sport for equality’
  • Women’s fights typically scheduled for no more than 10 rounds

Featherweight boxing champion Amanda Serrano has relinquished her WBC title after the organisation refused to allow her to compete in bouts under the same rule-set as men’s boxing, with 12 three-minute rounds.

Women’s championship fights are typically scheduled for no more than 10 rounds with each round lasting two minutes. Serrano, who had unified the WBA, WBC, IBF, WBO, IBO and Ring Magazine titles, was among the women boxers who launched a campaign in October to have the choice to compete under the same rules as men.

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Jordan Gill says he was ‘saved’ from suicide after loss to Martínez

Boxer completed surprise victory over Michael Conlan in BelfastGill says of dark day this year: ‘Someone came and saved me’Jordan Gill has revealed he was “saved” from killing himself after struggling to cope with the aftermath of his European featherw…

  • Boxer completed surprise victory over Michael Conlan in Belfast
  • Gill says of dark day this year: ‘Someone came and saved me’

Jordan Gill has revealed he was “saved” from killing himself after struggling to cope with the aftermath of his European featherweight title defeat to Kiko Martínez last year.

The Huntingdon boxer was speaking after completing a surprise seventh-round stoppage win over the home favourite, Michael Conlan, in Belfast on Saturday night.

In the UK and Ireland, Samaritans can be contacted on freephone 116 123, or email jo@samaritans.org or jo@samaritans.ie. In the US, you can call or text the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline on 988, chat on 988lifeline.org, or text HOME to 741741 to connect with a crisis counsellor. In Australia, the crisis support service Lifeline is 13 11 14. Other international helplines can be found at befrienders.org

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Jordan Gill says he was ‘saved’ from suicide after loss to Martínez

Boxer completed surprise victory over Michael Conlan in BelfastGill says of dark day this year: ‘Someone came and saved me’Jordan Gill has revealed he was “saved” from killing himself after struggling to cope with the aftermath of his European featherw…

  • Boxer completed surprise victory over Michael Conlan in Belfast
  • Gill says of dark day this year: ‘Someone came and saved me’

Jordan Gill has revealed he was “saved” from killing himself after struggling to cope with the aftermath of his European featherweight title defeat to Kiko Martínez last year.

The Huntingdon boxer was speaking after completing a surprise seventh-round stoppage win over the home favourite, Michael Conlan, in Belfast on Saturday night.

In the UK and Ireland, Samaritans can be contacted on freephone 116 123, or email jo@samaritans.org or jo@samaritans.ie. In the US, you can call or text the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline on 988, chat on 988lifeline.org, or text HOME to 741741 to connect with a crisis counsellor. In Australia, the crisis support service Lifeline is 13 11 14. Other international helplines can be found at befrienders.org

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‘When I’m losing I’m a “war refugee”, when I’m winning I’m “British boxer”’: Ramla Ali on labels, sparring and speaking out

Ramla Ali was just a toddler when her family fled Somalia for the UK. Now 34, she’s had enough of being defined by her past. She talks about life in the ring, Gaza, and how an upcoming biopic will let her drive her own narrativeRamla Ali sounds apologe…

Ramla Ali was just a toddler when her family fled Somalia for the UK. Now 34, she’s had enough of being defined by her past. She talks about life in the ring, Gaza, and how an upcoming biopic will let her drive her own narrative

Ramla Ali sounds apologetic. As a professional boxer and a model, her working day can span the full spectrum of dressing up and down. And today she thinks her hair looks a mess, patting the curls scraped neatly into a high bun with a sheepish grimace. “The last wash day was Saturday,” she says, when she was in Monaco for a high-stakes fight. No matter – she looks lovely, especially given she recently spent an evening getting punched in the face. Makeup-free, she is relaxed on the sofa in a fleece tracksuit at her in-laws’ in Hove, East Sussex. Her husband, Richard Moore, is also her manager and former boxing coach (a role now taken over by Los Angeles-based Manny Robles). They have decamped to Moore’s parents’ place because, “if you’re in London after you compete, no one will leave you alone!”

Ali brings up hair because hers has been the cause of some anxiety over the past few months. Since turning pro in October 2020, she had been undefeated in the ring (excluding amateur bouts). Then she lost a fight in June 2023, a shock knockout left hook landed by Julissa Alejandra Guzman of Mexico. Over the following months, Ali’s hair started to fall out. She noticed parts of it thinning during a 12-week intensive training camp to prepare for the November rematch in Monaco, which Ali won to claim a World Boxing Association international super-bantamweight (55kg) title (she earned her first pro title in February 2023).

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‘When I’m losing I’m a “war refugee”, when I’m winning I’m “British boxer”’: Ramla Ali on labels, sparring and speaking out

Ramla Ali was just a toddler when her family fled Somalia for the UK. Now 34, she’s had enough of being defined by her past. She talks about life in the ring, Gaza, and how an upcoming biopic will let her drive her own narrativeRamla Ali sounds apologe…

Ramla Ali was just a toddler when her family fled Somalia for the UK. Now 34, she’s had enough of being defined by her past. She talks about life in the ring, Gaza, and how an upcoming biopic will let her drive her own narrative

Ramla Ali sounds apologetic. As a professional boxer and a model, her working day can span the full spectrum of dressing up and down. And today she thinks her hair looks a mess, patting the curls scraped neatly into a high bun with a sheepish grimace. “The last wash day was Saturday,” she says, when she was in Monaco for a high-stakes fight. No matter – she looks lovely, especially given she recently spent an evening getting punched in the face. Makeup-free, she is relaxed on the sofa in a fleece tracksuit at her in-laws’ in Hove, East Sussex. Her husband, Richard Moore, is also her manager and former boxing coach (a role now taken over by Los Angeles-based Manny Robles). They have decamped to Moore’s parents’ place because, “if you’re in London after you compete, no one will leave you alone!”

Ali brings up hair because hers has been the cause of some anxiety over the past few months. Since turning pro in October 2020, she had been undefeated in the ring (excluding amateur bouts). Then she lost a fight in June 2023, a shock knockout left hook landed by Julissa Alejandra Guzman of Mexico. Over the following months, Ali’s hair started to fall out. She noticed parts of it thinning during a 12-week intensive training camp to prepare for the November rematch in Monaco, which Ali won to claim a World Boxing Association international super-bantamweight (55kg) title (she earned her first pro title in February 2023).

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‘When I’m losing I’m a “war refugee”, when I’m winning I’m “British boxer”’: Ramla Ali on labels, sparring and speaking out

Ramla Ali was just a toddler when her family fled Somalia for the UK. Now 34, she’s had enough of being defined by her past. She talks about life in the ring, Gaza, and how an upcoming biopic will let her drive her own narrativeRamla Ali sounds apologe…

Ramla Ali was just a toddler when her family fled Somalia for the UK. Now 34, she’s had enough of being defined by her past. She talks about life in the ring, Gaza, and how an upcoming biopic will let her drive her own narrative

Ramla Ali sounds apologetic. As a professional boxer and a model, her working day can span the full spectrum of dressing up and down. And today she thinks her hair looks a mess, patting the curls scraped neatly into a high bun with a sheepish grimace. “The last wash day was Saturday,” she says, when she was in Monaco for a high-stakes fight. No matter – she looks lovely, especially given she recently spent an evening getting punched in the face. Makeup-free, she is relaxed on the sofa in a fleece tracksuit at her in-laws’ in Hove, East Sussex. Her husband, Richard Moore, is also her manager and former boxing coach (a role now taken over by Los Angeles-based Manny Robles). They have decamped to Moore’s parents’ place because, “if you’re in London after you compete, no one will leave you alone!”

Ali brings up hair because hers has been the cause of some anxiety over the past few months. Since turning pro in October 2020, she had been undefeated in the ring (excluding amateur bouts). Then she lost a fight in June 2023, a shock knockout left hook landed by Julissa Alejandra Guzman of Mexico. Over the following months, Ali’s hair started to fall out. She noticed parts of it thinning during a 12-week intensive training camp to prepare for the November rematch in Monaco, which Ali won to claim a World Boxing Association international super-bantamweight (55kg) title (she earned her first pro title in February 2023).

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Sports quiz of the week: Terry Venables, Katie Taylor and Mohamed Salah

Have you been following the big stories in football, golf, motor sport, snooker, rugby union, tennis and boxing? Continue reading…

Have you been following the big stories in football, golf, motor sport, snooker, rugby union, tennis and boxing?

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Oleksandr Usyk seeking February date for Saudi showdown with Tyson Fury

Date in Riyadh pushed back to next year after Briton’s last fight‘Technically, nothing changes’ says the holder of four beltsOleksandr Usyk is hoping his undisputed heavyweight world title showdown with Tyson Fury can take place in Saudi Arabia in Febr…

  • Date in Riyadh pushed back to next year after Briton’s last fight
  • ‘Technically, nothing changes’ says the holder of four belts

Oleksandr Usyk is hoping his undisputed heavyweight world title showdown with Tyson Fury can take place in Saudi Arabia in February once the Briton has recovered from a bruising 10 rounds against Francis Ngannou.

Contracts were signed in September but a proposed 23 December date in Riyadh has been pushed back to next year since the WBC champion’s near-defeat to former UFC champion Ngannou in a non-title bout last month. The Ukrainian holds the WBA, WBO, IBF and IBO belts and both he and Fury are unbeaten.

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