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01:01:00
James DeGale arrived three quarters of an hour late for his head-to-head media conference with Saturday night's challenger for his world super-middleweight title, through no fault of his own.
The promoters forgot to send the car to collect him from the hotel where he staying away from the rest of fighters on the card in the DC Armory.
DeGale was gratified to arrive in time to hear Leonard Ellerbe, the chief executive of Mayweather Promotions, pay him this highest of compliments: 'What I like about James is that he reminds me of the great and now retired Floyd Mayweather. He talks a lot of trash, but like Floyd he backs it up.'
James DeGale fights Rogelio Medina late on Saturday night at DC Armory in Washington DC
James DeGale fights Rogelio Medina late on Saturday night at DC Armory in Washington DC

DeGale has promised to knock out his opponent of 'some levels below him' in three or four rounds
DeGale has promised to knock out his opponent of 'some levels below him' in three or four rounds
Chunky then promised to be extremely prompt when it comes to defeating a Mexican called Porky.
Of Rogelio Medina, DeGale says: 'He's a good fighter but I am some levels above him. My last two fights have gone the distance but not this one. I will knock him out in three or four rounds.'
Medina countered: 'Beware, I am the hungriest of the four men here who are fighting for world titles because I am the youngest.'

The other two are Las Vegas-based Swede Badou Jack, who won the WBC super-middleweight belt by beating George Groves, and Canadian-based Romanian Lucian Bute, a former world champion who is mounting a spirited comeback after defeats by Carl Froch and DeGale.
The two winners of this double header are expected to meet in a championship unification bout later this year.
Medina, Lucian Bute, Badou Jack and DeGale pose outside the White House ahead of their fights
Medina, Lucian Bute, Badou Jack and DeGale pose outside the White House ahead of their fights


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22:27:00
Amir Khan revealed he is working on the 'perfect game plan' to defeat Saul 'Canelo' Alvarez ahead of their world title showdown in Las Vegas.
The 29-year-old is ramping up training ahead of the bout on May 7 and insists he is exceeding a lot of targets and feeling 'really good'.
Khan and Alavrez opened up their training camps in Oakland and San Diego respectively ahead of the fight which will take place at the T-Mobile Arena.
Amir Khan is feeling really good and exceeding targets ahead of his world title fight with Saul Alvarez
Amir Khan is feeling really good and exceeding targets ahead of his world title fight with Saul Alvarez
Khan takes instructions from trainer Virgil Hunter
The Bolton-born fighter revealed he is working on the perfect game plan to claim victory in Las Vegas on May 7

Khan has increased training at his Oakland base and insists he will be in the best physical condition
Khan has increased training at his Oakland base and insists he will be in the best physical condition
'Camp is going great and I'm feeling really good,' said Khan. 'I've exceeded a lot of the targets that I set myself at this stage and am well on course. Virgil Hunter is happy with how things are going, and come May 7, I'm going to be in the best condition, physically and mentally, that I can be.
'I'm getting ready to give the fans a very exciting fight at the T-Mobile Arena,' Khan continued. 'We're working on the perfect game plan for this fight and that is what is going to win it for me. I don't put too much emphasis on one individual thing, whether that's speed or power, it's about having all the boxes ticked going into the fight. 
'I know what Canelo does well, and his key attributes, so we'll be looking to nullify those. I'm going to keep pushing myself hard in training and will be ready to give everything come fight night.' 
Alvarez, meanwhile, who won the WBC middleweight title by defeating Miguel Cotto in November, is determined to keep his crown and said: 'I train hard to fight hard, and I am focused this training camp to be prepared to win on May 7 and maintain my status as the champion.
'Amir Khan is a talented fighter and though I know I will be triumphant as the victor on May 7, I will not underestimate the challenge he poses to me in the ring.'  
'Canelo' Alvarez has also ramped up his training in San Diego and is confident of retaining his title
'Canelo' Alvarez has also ramped up his training in San Diego and is confident of retaining his title

Alvarez insists he will not underestimate the challenge Khan poses when the two fighters meet in May
Alvarez insists he will not underestimate the challenge Khan poses when the two fighters meet in May


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21:56:00
Saturday's fight between Guillermo Rigondeaux and James 'Jazza' Dickens has been cancelled after the Cuban was unable to secure a UK visa.
The super-bantamweights were due to fight in Liverpool, but a statement released by Queensberry Promotions last night confirmed that Rigondeaux, who had been training in Russia, had failed to obtain the necessary paperwork and had returned to his base in Miami.
Dickens had sought answers from Rigondeaux following rumours that their showdown was in doubt, with the Englishman yesterday tweeting his rival: 'Sorry to call you out like this champ, and with all due respect, are you coming to Liverpool to fight me? Yes or no?x'
Saturday's fight between Guillermo Rigondeaux (right) and James 'Jazza' Dickens has been cancelled
Saturday's fight between Guillermo Rigondeaux (right) and James 'Jazza' Dickens has been cancelled
Rigondeaux, had failed to obtain the necessary paperwork and had returned to his base in Miami.
Rigondeaux, had failed to obtain the necessary paperwork and had returned to his base in Miami.
His answer soon arrived in the form of a lengthy statement from the English promotional outfit, which questioned why Rigondeaux had flown to the United States when he was still apparently in the process of securing a UK visa via the UK Visa Application Centre in Moscow.
The statement read: 'Yesterday (Tuesday) and for some unexplained reason, unbeknown to both QP and Roc Nation Sports, Rigondeaux boarded a flight to Miami and arrived in the USA on Tuesday afternoon. We have yet to establish how and why he flew to the USA and further, how he managed to fly anywhere when the normal practice is, when applying for a visa, that you hand your passport in and get it back when the visa is issued.
Rigondeaux (left) is a two-time Olympic gold medalist but has only fought 16 times in his professional career
Rigondeaux (left) is a two-time Olympic gold medalist but has only fought 16 times in his professional career
'Strangely, Rigondeaux left Moscow at a time when both the Application Centre and Consulate were still closed. He has yet to explain to RNS, who are as much in the dark as QP, as to how and why he has arrived in the USA and why he was in possession of his passport which should, as is standard protocol, have been presented to the Visa Application Centre.
'We are all extremely disappointed by the whole situation as Rigondeaux will not appear this Saturday and Dickens will not get the chance, that he has trained so hard for, to fight the world’s best super-bantamweight in front of his own fans.'
Rigondeaux is widely recognised as a top 10 pound-for-pound fighter, having won his first world title in only his ninth fight. That followed a glittering amateur career in which he won bantamweight gold medals at the Sydney and Athens Olympics.
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10:47:00
He didn't come, he didn't see it but, as ever, he conquered all.
Muhammad Ali's presence surrounded and pervaded us at the preview of 'I Am The Greatest,' the new exhibition about his life which opens on Friday at London's O2 Arena.
For English gentlemen of uncertain age, such as myself, the most eye-catching exhibit was not the largest, an above life-size bronze statue, nor the most extravagant, the gold-embossed gown he gave to Elvis Presley.
A curator at the 'I Am The Greatest' exhibition handles the Muhammad Ali 'split glove' from his fight with Henry Cooper in 1963
A curator at the 'I Am The Greatest' exhibition handles the Muhammad Ali 'split glove' from his fight with Henry Cooper in 1963
A curator at the 'I Am The Greatest' exhibition handles the Muhammad Ali 'split glove' from his fight with Henry Cooper in 1963
This is the glove allegedly slit open by Ali's also-iconic trainer, Angelo Dundee, to buy more recovery time for the-then Cassius Clay
This is the glove allegedly slit open by Ali's also-iconic trainer, Angelo Dundee, to buy more recovery time for the-then Cassius Clay

Cooper's renowned left hook – our 'Enry's 'Ammer – sent Clay crashing onto his backside (left) before he went on to win at Wembley

Clay (right) and Cooper shake hands after the former's victory over the British heavyweight champion in a non-title fight at Wembley
Cooper's renowned left hook – our 'Enry's 'Ammer – sent Clay crashing onto his backside (left) before he went on to win at Wembley

A curator checks the pair of gloves which are a star attraction at the 'I Am The Greatest' exhibition ahead of its opening on Friday
A curator checks the pair of gloves which are a star attraction at the 'I Am The Greatest' exhibition ahead of its opening on Friday
The legendary American boxer has penned his own profoundly eloquent and typically mischievous epilogue, which is pictured above
The legendary American boxer has penned his own profoundly eloquent and typically mischievous epilogue, which is pictured above
The legendary American boxer has penned his own profoundly eloquent and typically mischievous epilogue, which is pictured above
Cooper's renowned left hook – our 'Enry's 'Ammer – sent Clay crashing onto his backside and into the ropes near the end of the fourth round.
The bell saved The Greatest and Dundee, seeing that he was still groggy at the end of the one-minute interval, called the referee to inspect the fresh slit in that glove.
Almost another minute passed while they thought about replacing the glove and a revived Clay went on to cut and defeat Britain's best-loved boxer.
A general view of the iconic battered pair of old boxing gloves which were allegedly slit open when Clay was on the brink of losing 
A general view of the iconic battered pair of old boxing gloves which were allegedly slit open when Clay was on the brink of losing 
British heavyweight boxer David Haye, who has recently returned to the ring, poses for a picture with the gloves worn by Clay in 1963
British heavyweight boxer David Haye, who has recently returned to the ring, poses for a picture with the gloves worn by Clay in 1963
British heavyweight boxer David Haye, who has recently returned to the ring, poses for a picture with the gloves worn by Clay in 1963

Ali, then known as Cassius Clay, fighting Britain's Henry Cooper at Wembley Stadium in 1963 
Ali, then known as Cassius Clay, fighting Britain's Henry Cooper at Wembley Stadium in 1963

Headgear worn by Ali in 1980 signed to Sylvester Stallone, who played the role of boxer Rocky Balboa in the Rocky film series
Headgear worn by Ali in 1980 signed to Sylvester Stallone, who played the role of boxer Rocky Balboa in the Rocky film series

A general view of the 'I Am The Greatest' exhibition at London's O2 Arena which opens its doors to the public on Friday
A general view of the 'I Am The Greatest' exhibition at London's O2 Arena which opens its doors to the public on Friday

A statue of the legendary boxer is displayed - and there is plenty of memorabilia on show including artefacts which trace his journey 
A statue of the legendary boxer is displayed - and there is plenty of memorabilia on show including artefacts which trace his journey

He said of Cooper: 'He hit me so hard that my ancestors in Africa felt it.'
Clay was saved to fight another day, against Sonny Liston when he shocked the world by winning the heavyweight title, he promptly announced his conversion to Islam and changed his name.
Those events and pretty much everything else from the cradle to his grave affliction by Parkinson's has a place in this lovingly compiled and beautifully presented exhibition.
There are big-screen films of almost all the great fights, the first against Cooper, the Liston sensation, the Joe Frazier epics The Fight of the Century and the The Thrilla in Manilla, the immortal Rumble in the Jungle with George Foreman included.
Videos and artefacts trace his journey from a shanty in Louisville to Olympic gold and three glorious world championships, through his civil rights activism and his banishment from the ring for refusing to fight in the Vietnam war.
A curator polishes a replica of the Cassius Clay 1964 Championship belt, which he claimed after he defeated Sonny Liston
A curator polishes a replica of the Cassius Clay 1964 Championship belt, which he claimed after he defeated Sonny Liston

A pair of signed boots worn by Ali in fight with Jimmy Young in 1976, where Ali was awarded controversial one-sided unanimous decision
A pair of signed boots worn by Ali in fight with Jimmy Young in 1976, where Ali was awarded controversial one-sided unanimous decision

A signed 'Float like a butterfly sting like a bee' robe worn by Ali's corner man Drew Bundini Brown at the Rumble in the Jungle fight
A signed 'Float like a butterfly sting like a bee' robe worn by Ali's corner man Drew Bundini Brown at the Rumble in the Jungle fight

The words 'Float like a butterfly sting like a bee' and 'Ali' are displayed on the back of the robe which was worn by corner man Brown
The words 'Float like a butterfly sting like a bee' and 'Ali' are displayed on the back of the robe which was worn by corner man Brown

Referee Zack Clayton counts out George Foreman as Ali looks on during the Rumble in the Jungle in 1974
Referee Zack Clayton counts out George Foreman as Ali looks on during the Rumble in the Jungle in 1974

The haul of memorabilia bears not unfavourable comparison with the treasures on display at the Ali Center in his home town.
The cruel affliction which has silenced the Louisville Lip and limits his movement makes long-haul travel especially difficult and he could not attend the opening.
There is a little hope that he may make the flight to London before the exhibition closes at the end of August.
But, just in case, he has penned his own profoundly eloquent and typically mischievous epilogue, which we display here.
My favourite lines are: 'I'd settle for being remembered as a great boxer and a champion of the people…..I wouldn't even mind if folks forgot how pretty I was….be cool and look out for the ladies.'
Miraculously, at 74 and more than a quarter of a century after he was first diagnosed with Parkinson's, Muhammad Ali's God is still looking out for him. 
A case containing a 'People's Choice' robe presented to Ali by the late music legend Elvis Presley is polished ahead of exhibition opening
A case containing a 'People's Choice' robe presented to Ali by the late music legend Elvis Presley is polished ahead of exhibition opening

The Ali 'Two Time World Champion' (left) from 1974 and 'Three Time World Champion' (right) from 1978 rings displayed by a curator
The Ali 'Two Time World Champion' (left) from 1974 and 'Three Time World Champion' (right) from 1978 rings displayed by a curator
Ali (centre), pictured alongside Larry Holmes (left) and George Foreman, was not well enough to travel for the opening of the exhibition 
Ali (centre), pictured alongside Larry Holmes (left) and George Foreman, was not well enough to travel for the opening of the exhibition 
Ali (centre), pictured alongside Larry Holmes (left) and George Foreman, was not well enough to travel for the opening of the exhibition 
The legendary boxer stands over fallen challenger Liston after knocking him down in Maine during their second fight in May 1965
The legendary boxer stands over fallen challenger Liston after knocking him down in Maine during their second fight in May 1965
The legendary boxer stands over fallen challenger Liston after knocking him down in Maine during their second fight in May 1965

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05:27:00
Manny Pacquiao has received an invitation to compete at the 2016 Olympics in Rio ‒ but Floyd Mayweather has 'absolutely' no intention of making a surprise return to the Games. 
Top professional boxers will become eligible to compete in this summer's Olympics under radical new proposals being pushed through by the sport's world governing body, AIBA.
In light of the decision, which is yet to be confirmed, it has emerged that AIBA president, Dr Ching-Kuo Wu, has personally invited Pacquiao to compete in Brazil.
Legendary boxer Manny Pacquiao has received an invitation to compete at the 2016 Olympics in Rio
Legendary boxer Manny Pacquiao has received an invitation to compete at the 2016 Olympics in Rio

Floyd Mayweather (pictured left during his win over Pacquiao) has no intention of making a return to the ring
Floyd Mayweather (pictured left during his win over Pacquiao) has no intention of making a return to the ring

According to the Philippine Star, the idea was initially discussed when Pacquiao flew to Doha, Qatar for the AIBA World Championships last October.
It is believed Pacquiao, who is preparing for his fight with Timothy Bradley in April, is wanted to compete at the Games as the sport's world governing body bids to attract the biggest names to Rio.
However, retired boxer Floyd Mayweather has revealed he has no intention of making a shock return to the ring at the Olympics.
Mayweather, who won bronze at the 1996 Olympics in Atlanta, retired undefeated with a record of 49-0 after defeating Andre Berto in September.
'Absolutely not,' said the 39-year-old when asked if he is considering a return to the ring.  
'For my body to recover from all my fights will be for the rest of my life. I'm truly blessed to have been fighting for so much of my life.
'I had a great run. Ain't no more for this body to heal but rest.'
Mayweather was in attendance as he watched the Washington Wizards beat Cleveland Cavaliers 113-99
Mayweather was in attendance as he watched the Washington Wizards beat Cleveland Cavaliers 113-99

International Boxing Association president Ching-Kuo Wu hopes to push through proposals in time for Rio

Until now only amateur boxers have been allowed to compete in Olympics, but professional boxers could appear in the summer. 
Dr Ching-Kuo Wu has indicated that the last remaining barriers preventing full-time professionals competing in the Games are set to be abolished within a matter of months.
Wu said: 'We want the best boxers to come to the Olympic Games. It is AIBA's 70th birthday, and we want something to change - not after four years, but now.
'It is an IOC policy to have the best athletes in the Games, and of the international federations, AIBA is probably the only one without professional athletes in the Olympics.
'We already have our own professionals, APB and WSB boxers, in the Games - [and] we will go further.'
Tyson Fury and other professional boxers could be set to become eligible to compete in the Olympics
Tyson Fury and other professional boxers could be set to become eligible to compete in the Olympics

British heavyweight boxer Anthony Joshua won the gold medal at the London 2012 games
British heavyweight boxer Anthony Joshua won the gold medal at the London 2012 games

But former World and Olympic champion Lennox Lewis has labelled the proposal to allow professional boxers to compete at the Olympics as 'preposterous'.
The British fighter won super-heavyweight gold for Canada at the 1988 games in Seoul before turning professional, and fears the potential safety consequences of the plan.
Lewis told BBC Radio 5 Live's Sportsweek programme: 'I kind of think it is preposterous, to a certain degree. The amateur system is based for amateurs - this is why we put in the headgear to protect them because they have a lack of experience and they are not that primed as a professional yet.
'Now all of a sudden, you get a world champion or somebody in the top 10 as a professional now going against basically an amateur, somebody with a lack of experience - I don't look at that as being fair.' 
Lennox Lewis (right), pictured with Anthony Joshua, doesn't think professionals should fight at the Games
Lennox Lewis (right), pictured with Anthony Joshua, doesn't think professionals should fight at the Games
Fighters are prevented from fighting at the Olympic Games if they have had 15 or more paid bouts
Fighters are prevented from fighting at the Olympic Games if they have had 15 or more paid bouts

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12:05:00
Amir Khan got yet another opportunity to size-up 'Canelo' Alvarez when the pair squared off at the Hard Rock Cafe and Empire State Building on Tuesday.
New York was the latest stop on a media tour which took the 29-year-old Bolton boxer and the Mexican idol to London at the weekend ahead of their super-fight which takes place on May 7.
And Khan again looked comfortable alongside the middleweight champion despite the fact that he is moving up two weight classes to meet the dangerous 25-year-old who has only lost once in his professional career.
'Canelo' Alvarez (left) and Amir Khan (right) pose for photographs at the Hard Rock cafe in New York
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'Canelo' Alvarez (left) and Amir Khan (right) pose for photographs at the Hard Rock cafe in New York
The pair squared off in the latest leg of their media tour to promote their May 7 fight in Las Vegas
The pair squared off in the latest leg of their media tour to promote their May 7 fight in Las Vegas
Khan is confident in beating the middleweight world champion despite moving up two weight classes
Khan is confident in beating the middleweight world champion despite moving up two weight classes

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