Some of the biggest names in women's boxing have paid tribute to Katie Taylor after the Irish great ended her career with victory over Flora Pili at Croke Park.
Unified lightweight champion Caroline Dubois called Taylor "one of the best to ever do it", while Claressa Shields said the 40-year-old deserved to "ride off into the sunset".
Taylor beat Pili on points in Dublin to become undisputed light-welterweight champion and retires with 26 wins from 27 professional contests, Olympic gold and three undisputed ******* le triumphs across two divisions.
"Thank you so much for paving the way," Londoner Dubois wrote on X. "Wishing you happiness, success and joy for this next season."
Taylor was sharper throughout, repeatedly beating the Frenchwoman to the punch before finishing with one final burst of combinations as the crowd rose to its feet.

#irish

Fabio Wardley has leapt to the defence of coach Ben Davison after teammate Moses Itauma failed in his bid to become the second-youngest ever world heavyweight champion on Saturday.
Itauma punched himself out after a dominant eight rounds against Filip Hrgovic at London's O2 Arena, appearing visibly exhausted against the Croatian in the ninth before his corner threw in the towel.
The 21-year-old had admitted pre-fight that he had never gone 12 rounds in sparring, which after the result ignited a torrent of backlash towards his gym as questions were raised about his preparations.
Wardley, who is also trained by Davison, lost his first fight to Daniel Dubois in similar fashion, gassing late on after dominating the early stages, and will now rematch "Dynamite" looking to regain his WBO ***** le on 17 October.
But when speaking about the criticism his trainer has received, Wardley dismissed the noise as "delusional" and said he is ready to prove the gym's worth by delivering greatness.

#fabio #moses

Fabio Wardley has leapt to the defence of coach Ben Davison after teammate Moses Itauma failed in his bid to become the second-youngest ever world heavyweight champion on Saturday.
Itauma punched himself out after a dominant eight rounds against Filip Hrgovic at London's O2 Arena, appearing visibly exhausted against the Croatian in the ninth before his corner threw in the towel.
The 21-year-old had admitted pre-fight that he had never gone 12 rounds in sparring, which after the result ignited a torrent of backlash towards his gym as questions were raised about his preparations.
Wardley, who is also trained by Davison, lost his first fight to Daniel Dubois in similar fashion, gassing late on after dominating the early stages, and will now rematch "Dynamite" looking to regain his WBO **** le on 17 October.
But when speaking about the criticism his trainer has received, Wardley dismissed the noise as "delusional" and said he is ready to prove the gym's worth by delivering greatness.

#itauma #saturday #hrgovic

Daniel Dubois will defend his WBO heavyweight world ****** le against former champion Fabio Wardley in a highly anticipated rematch on 17 October at London's O2 Arena.
Londoner Dubois, 28, dethroned Wardley with an 11th-round stoppage in a thrilling all-British showdown in Manchester in May to become a two-time world champion.
It was announced during Saturday's undercard of Moses Itauma's IBF heavyweight world ****** le fight with Filip Hrgovic, with Dubois and Wardley facing off in the ring.
Dubois said he is predicting a "dominant victory" before adding: "Let's get it on. It's just a war.
"When you get in the water, you're going to get wet. We will see. Give me some of that face-to-face - boy."

#title #fabio

Caroline Dubois coasted to victory over Amelia Moore to defend her WBC and WBO lightweight **** les and stay on course for a blockbuster meeting with unified super-featherweight champion Alycia Baumgardner in 2027.
Dubois dominated the fight at BP Pulse Arenain Birmingham and knocked Moore down in the fifth round but was unable to find the decisive blow against the dogged American.
The British fighter won on unanimous judges' decision, 99-90 99-90 98-91 ahead on the scorecards.
Dubois was heavy favourite for this fight and never looked less than in control, although her reliance on power and presence rather than speed ensured it went the distance to a long, inevitable conclusion.
She sent Moore to the canvas with a booming left in round five, but Moore got straight back up and was instead moved around the ring by Dubois like a cat playing with a mouse.

#fight #amelia

Just five months after a brutal 11-round heavyweight thriller between Daniel Dubois and Fabio Wardley, the British duo are set to run it back.
Dubois and Wardley will rematch for the WBO heavyweight ***** le on Oct. 17 at the O2 Arena in London, Frank Warren's Queensberry Promotions announced Saturday during the Moses Itauma vs. Filip Hrgovic broadcast.
Uncrowned has round-by-round coverage of Itauma vs. Hrgovic.
DAZN pay-per-view will stream the show.
Dubois was knocked down in Rounds 1 and 3 by Wardley in their first meeting, but he weathered the storm and dominated down the stretch for a TKO victory in the penultimate frame. The first Dubois vs. Wardley clash is generally considered the frontrunner for 2026's Fight of the Year.

#dubois #wardley #round #itauma

This weekend, Chantelle Cameron and Mikaela Mayer will meet in a ******* le-unification clash, as the pair top a women's UK vs US card in Birmingham.
Cameron puts her WBO super-welterweight ******* le on the line against American Mayer, who holds the WBC and WBA belts, in a meeting of multiple-division champions.
Caroline Dubois is also in action, putting her unified lightweight ******* les on the line against Amelia Moore, while Terri Harper and Shannon Courtenay are among the other established names competing.
With the legendary Katie Taylor about to retire, her former rival Cameron and Mayer could be vying for the status of boxing's top female star.
Here's all you need to know:

#mayer #caroline

This weekend, Moses Itauma will fight Filip Hrgovic for the vacant IBF heavyweight ****** le, with a piece of history on the line.
If Itauma wins, the Briton will become the youngest world heavyweight champion since Mike Tyson, who broke the record 40 years ago.
And Itauma, 21, will enter Saturday's main event full of confidence, with a 14-0 (12 KOs) record to his name, having stopped Dillian Whyte and Jermaine Franklin in his last two bouts.
Moses Itauma (left) vs Filip Hrgovic is a fitting vacant-title fight (Getty)
Hrgovic is a seasoned heavyweight, however, an Olympic medalist who has lost just once as a pro. The Croatian, 34, was bloodied by Daniel Dubois to the point of a stoppage in 2024, but he has since beaten three Britons in a row.

#moses

This weekend, Chantelle Cameron and Mikaela Mayer will meet in a **** le-unification clash, as the pair top a women's UK vs US card in Birmingham.
Cameron puts her WBO super-welterweight **** le on the line against American Mayer, who holds the WBC and WBA belts, in a meeting of multiple-division champions.
Caroline Dubois is also in action, putting her unified lightweight **** les on the line against Amelia Moore, while Terri Harper and Shannon Courtenay are among the other established names competing.
With the legendary Katie Taylor about to retire, her former rival Cameron and Mayer could be vying for the status of boxing's top female star.
Here's all you need to know:

#american

On Saturday's boxing double-header, Moses Itauma bids to become the second-youngest heavyweight world champion against Filip Hrgovic, while Mikaela Mayer and Chantelle Cameron meet in a major world ******* le unification clash.
Briton Itauma, 21, is one of boxing's brightest young talents, with 14 wins and 12 knockouts. Hrgovic, 34, brings a 20-1 record and years of top-level experience, with his only defeat coming against Daniel Dubois.
Can Itauma take down Hrgovic at London's O2 Arena and win the vacant IBF ******* le? Or will the Croatian's experience and power end the hype?
Meanwhile, Mayer and Briton Cameron collide in a three-belt light-middleweight unification fight at BP Pulse Arena in Birmingham. American Mayer holds the WBA and WBC ******* les, while Cameron owns the WBO belt.
The bout pits two top elite fighters against each other, with both aiming to move one step closer to becoming undisputed.

#cameron #World

After three one-run wins positioned it to reach the Junior Little League World Series, Middletown-Odessa-Townsend was foiled by two such defeats on July 30.
The Delaware champs lost twice to New Jersey champion Freehold Township at the East Regional July 30 in DuBois, Pennsylvania.
Freehold Township scored four sixth-inning runs to pull ahead in the deciding game and prevailed 9-8 when MOT scored just one run in the bottom of the seventh inning.
Freehold Township had forced a deciding game in the double-elimination format by winning earlier in the afternoon 12-11 as both teams staged incredible rallies.
MOT trailed 8-1 through five innings, then scored three runs in the top of the sixth inning and seven more in the seventh to go ahead 11-8. But Freehold answered by scoring four runs in the bottom of the seventh to prevail in dramatic fashion.

#seventh #july #four

Caroline Dubois spends some time talking about her disappointment in not being able to secure a ****** le unification fight just yet as she aims to go undisputed, and keeping busy in the meanwhile rather than sitting around and waiting for the big fights to come her way. Dubois would also call out some rivals who she believes to be ducking the smoke.
"It's very disappointing. The goal was to fight either Elif Turhan or Stephanie Han. Unfortunately the Elif Turhan fight fell apart and unfortunately the Stephanie Han fight is something that has to wait, she just fought recently. So, she's resting or recovering and hopefully we can get that fight end of the year, that's the plan. I'm disappointed with Elif. We sent her an offer, she turned it down and, yeah, at the end of the day you can't force someone into the ring."
"There's a few reasons, I'm not going to go into them. At the end of the day, all I can say is the facts. I'm so happy with what we've achieved, I'm so happy for where I'm at, and I'm so excited for the future. And I know another fact is I want to be better…I want to dominate. You have to train to dominate. You have to train, you have to push yourself and I think the definition of insanity is to do the same thing and expect a different result. So if you want something you've never had, you have to do something you've never done.
"Working with Manny Robles now, I've been with him for three weeks now and it's been really good, really positive, great sparring, the work is good…I'm just happy to be in an exciting, booming gym."
"I think she's a coward. At the end of the day I think she knew I was going to be here, she knew that Mikaela Mayer was going to be here — she probably just thought 'nah, I don't want it'. She doesn't want it and I think it's a lame move. You come all the way out to the UK and you don't turn up? You don't want to be in the mix of some big fights? You got a table full of opponents that could possibly be in [with], you're not about it?! I think it's real disappointing and it shows her character."

#going #don 't

Milford 17, Leominster 0: Nick Pedroli was 3 for 4 with four RBIs and three runs, and pitched four innings and allowed one hit as Post 59 blanked Post 151 in a State Tournament elimination game.
Milford's Gavin Metcalf went 2 for 4 with two RBIs and two runs, Matt Pedroli was 2 for 2 with an RBI and three runs, Josh Bouchard had two hits and three runs, and Joey McGee college two hits, three RBIs and a run.
Pennsylvania 13, Lou Gehrig 5: Aaron Nguyen drove in Colin Dykas to tie the game at one in the bottom of the first and Lou Gehrig took the lead in the second when Joshua Regus was walked in and a sac fly by Dykas gave them a 3-1 lead, but Pennsylvania fired back with three runs in the third and pulled away with eight runs in the seventh as Lou Gehrig's season came to a close in the Junior League East Regional in Dubois, Pa.
Dominic Eilert led Lou Gehrig with three hits, an RBI and two runs.
Bravehearts 10, Spinners 0: Joey Hagen struck out eight and allowed one hit over 5.2 innings and Charlie Hess fanned one and gave up two hits in 1.1 innings as the visiting Bravehearts blanked the Spinners.

#innings #pennsylvania

WORCESTER – Hard work, determination, a commitment to practice and perseverance. Those are the keys in which Lou Gehrig coach John Connolly credits to his team as they prepare to travel to DuBois, Pennsylvania for the Junior Little League All-Stars East Region Tournament.
"It feels great," Dominic Eilert said. "It's a great opportunity that we get to show people that we're great and how good we are, and we've been doing this. I've been playing for Lou Gehrig for a long time, so it's a good feeling to play with these kids, but I know them and they're all good kids."
Lou Gehrig defeated North Reading in the final on July 19 in Oxford to qualify for the East Regional. Connolly believes his team's depth is what has helped them all season long.
"All my kids can pitch," Connolly said. "I've got a lot of pitching depth. We've very strong. I think our biggest strength is our lineup. We can hit one through 12. We don't have a weak spot in our lineup. My 12 hitter is as good or close as good enough to my leadoff hitter."
The team's depth was tested in a game at Fitton Field, in which they found themselves short-staffed.

#great

Delicious Orie has weighed in on the debate around Joe Joyce’s future, after his fellow Commonwealth champion suffered his fifth loss in six fights.
Joyce, 40, won Commonwealth gold for England and Olympic silver for Britain before turning professional and winning his first 15 fights – even stopping Daniel Dubois, Joseph Parker and Carlos Takam.
However, the heavyweight’s sole win since 2022 is a late stoppage of Kash Ali in 2024, which came after back-to-back KOs by Zhilei Zhang and preceded a hat-trick of defeats: points losses to Derek Chisora and Filip Hrgovic, and a stoppage by Artem Suslenkov this month.
Now, compatriot and fellow heavyweight Orie has given his opinion on the situation, one year after abruptly calling time on his own pro career after just one fight.
“It’s funny you say this, because I was literally having a conversation about Joe Joyce earlier,” the 29-year-old told The Independent. “It’s very interesting with Joe. Phenomenal athlete, he did exceptional as an amateur and did great things as a professional as well.

#fights

The MMCS All-Star senior league team advanced to the second round of the elimination bracket with a 10-0 win over DuBois in DuBois on Monday.
After going scoreless in the first inning, MMCS scored four of its 10 runs in the bottom of the second, with Greyson Stevenson, Konnor Mascitti, Jared Grubbs and Santino Trenga all scoring.
Colton Redden had two RBI for MMCS. Landen Klink struck out two over 3.2 innings, walking two and allowing four hits.
MMCS split its two games Sunday, defeating Chester Valley 6-2 in the first round before falling to Hanover Area 8-4 in the next round.
Against Chester Valley, Gavin Reynolds doubled and had two RBI, while Klink had a double and an RBI. Mason Potosky tripled.

The heavyweight landscape has rarely looked so British.
Oleksandr Usyk's decision to relinquish the WBA, IBF and WBC ****** les has opened the door for a new era and UK heavyweights could not be better placed.
Across the four major sanctioning bodies - WBA, WBC, WBO and IBF - seven fighters from the nation sit in the top 10 of their rankings.
WBO champion Daniel Dubois is the only one in possession of a ****** le, with Fabio Wardley ranked number four after losing to his fellow Briton in May.
Rising star Moses Itauma, former world champions Tyson Fury - ranked number one with the WBC - and Anthony Joshua, British champion Richard Riakporhe are the other names.

Coaches from all Seacoast high school baseball teams were invited to nominate a player for Player of the Year for the 2026 season.
Read on to see the nominees and vote for your chance.
Voting can be completed through the ballot below. Voting closes at midnight Thursday, June 25.
The winner will be announced in a story published June 26 at seacoastonline.com/sports and fosters.com/sports.
Dubois was a Division IV second team All-State selection for the Hilltoppers in 2026.

Super-bantamweight Tysie Gallagher has signed with Most Valuable Promotions (MVP) to become the latest British fighter to join the promotional outfit.
The 27-year-old has won 10 of her 12 professional fights and is the reigning British and Commonwealth champion.
She joins fellow Britons Ellie Scotney, Caroline Dubois, Chantelle Cameron and Savannah Marshall in signing with MVP, which was co-founded by Jake Paul and Nakisa Bidarian and has invested heavily in female boxing.
"I'm excited to represent Britain on the global stage and become world champion," said Gallagher.
The Luton fighter retained her **** les with a points win over Ellie **** ewell in September.

WASHINGTON (AP) — Vice President JD Vance has added a chicken coop to his residence at the U.S. Naval Observatory, along with a dozen baby chicks whose new henhouse is designed to look like the Victorian home where the second family lives.
The coop, which features a round turret and faux slate roof, was donated by Carolina Coops, a North Carolina company that advertises "premium" coops that have amassed a social media following. The coop was custom-built for the residence and completed May 29, the company's owner and founder said.
"It's something I thought was amazing to do for this country," Matthew DuBoise said in an interview. "It's a place of history and a place of significance."
The coop was built without taxpayer money, according to a person familiar with the project who spoke anonymously because they were not authorized to discuss it publicly. The residence hosted a family event over the weekend where local 4-H students taught other kids about the newly installed coup, the person said.
Vice presidents since 1977 have lived on the grounds of the 72-acre Naval Observatory, and many have left their own imprint on the property. Joe Biden added a heritage garden, Mike Pence's wife, Karen, contributed beehives, and Kamala Harris' updates included pink wallpaper in the house's library. A heated swimming pool on the property was added by Dan Quayle in 1991.

Friday’s announcement came as no surprise to anyone, but it was still a thrill to learn that the long-held dream of Ireland’s Katie Taylor would be fulfilled to close out her boxing career at home in Dublin on September 5.
Taylor had long expressed her goal of concluding her career as Ireland’s greatest athlete by defending her ***** les at Croke Park, a historic venue seating 80,000 people and home to the Gaelic Athletic ***** ociation. It will be the first boxing event at Croke Park since Muhammad Ali fought Alvin Lewis of Detroit in 1972.
Taylor’s opponent is her newly minted mandatory challenger for the vacant WBC World Super Lightweight, Flora Pili of France (12-0, 2 KOs). Although many women threw their names into the hat as Taylor’s final opponent, including Stephanie Han, Holly Holm, and Caroline Dubois, this was never meant to be a trial by fire.
It is designed to provide Taylor with a credible opponent, sharp enough to help promote the fight and share the ring, while tipping the scales as much as possible to ensure Taylor earns herself the fairy-tale ending to a storybook career.
The 2012 London Olympics gold medalist and two-division champion Taylor of Bray, Ireland (25-1, 6 KOs) began a four-day promotional tour with Friday’s news conference, then moving on to her hometown of Bray, County Wicklow, and on to Dublin, Cork, Limerick, Galway, and Belfast in Northern Ireland.

No party before Dubois faces Wardley - Charles

Trainer Don Charles guaranteed Daniel Dubois' team will not be hosting a party before Saturday's fight against WBO heavyweight champion Fabio Wardley in Manchester.
Dubois, 28, arrived for July's fight with Oleksandr Usyk at around 20:15 BST - less than two hours before his ringwalk - after reports that a gathering had been held at his house.
The Briton was stopped in the fifth round, losing his IBF ******* le, and his team subsequently held an "internal inquest" as to why the party was allowed to happen.
A similar event had been held prior to Dubois' victory over Anthony Joshua in September 2024, when he knocked out the former champion in the ninth round.
"It's not ideal to have a gathering on the day of the fight," Charles told BBC Radio 5 Live's Boxing with Steve Bunce podcast.

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Maurice DuBois out as CBS Evening News anchor as network shakeup continues

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Maurice DuBois announced that he is leaving CBS Evening News on Dec. 18.
DuBois' co-anchor, John ******* erson, previously announced that he would depart the program by the end of 2025.
CBS News has yet to announce their replacements, leaving CBS Evening News without permanent anchors.
Maurice DuBois is bidding adieu to CBS News.

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