Sport in brief: April 13, 2025
Jaron Ennis gestures after defeating Karen Chukhadzhian in an IBF World Welterweight title bout Saturday, Nov. 9, 2024, in Philadelphia
Sunday marks 10th anniversary of men’s and women’s events on Thames
JOHN WIGHT takes us on a journey back to a decade defined by union power, pop stars, and gritty football icons - no boxer embodied the heart and soul of 1970s Britain quite like Dave Boy Green
MEN’S BOXING: Jaron Ennis defended his IBF Welterweight belt when he stopped Lithuania’s Eimantas Stanionis after six rounds in Atlantic City early on Sunday morning.
Ennis improves his unbeaten record to 34 wins, 29 by way of knock-out as Stanionis fell to his first defeat in 16 bouts.
In Cuba, double Olympic gold heavyweight Julio de la Cruz beat Dilan Prasovic in the island’s first professional boxing event since 1961.
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