many felt that the lufkin won that fight. —— ade adedoyin.never deliberately tried to cheat and he came from contaminating me but it has been a major talking point very heavily criticised in the build—up to this. as for the controversial draw last time out, how concerned is he about thejudges ahead time out, how concerned is he about the judges ahead of this fight? i believe this is more interesting. i think this time because as a more correct —— the judges are more correct. is there any anger in your emotion at the moment, because of what has happened? not now. no. i understand the situation. it is a crazy business, this boxing business. right now i feel only business. right now i feel only business only and fight. so much is they give is manufactured by the rivalry between this pair is not. it is very real. they do not pose for the customary face—to—face shot after the press conference. did not shake hands with anybody either. particularly golovkin was told before the press conference that he would not shake hands with anybody and one journ

our reporter ade adedoyin live from vegas. looking pretty loud in there!ot of talk about this fight, which is about boxing but not the failed drugs test. is bitterly controversial build—up. the first one was a draw. and then alvarez was banned for a banned substance this year. golovkin was not buying it and has been critical of alvarez in the build—up to this spot, saying he let himself down, he led his country down and that has left a bad blood between the two. in the next 30 minutes or so, on that stage behind me down there, they will weigh in for the fight. 2a hours from now, they will settle their differences in the ring and thousands of mexicans have flown into the city. really, really good atmosphere today. i spoken to lots of fans here and they'll believe that canelo alvarez will prove to be the winner. you will be the man who seemingly seems unbeatable, cannot he can often —— danny deakin often —— gennady golovkin. 0scar often —— danny deakin often —— gennady golovkin. oscar de la hoya, the promoter of this about, i spoke to him earlier this week a

ade adedoyin from las vegas. you better go catch a bus there! thank you.qualiser for atletico madrid in their last—32 champions league tie. gemma bonner opened the scoring for city in the first half, but atletico cranked up the pressure after the break, scoring in the final minute of normal time. retired british heptathlete kelly sotherton was finally awarded her third olympic medal this evening — a decade on from the beijing 2008 competition. here she is, clearly quite emotional to be receiving her medal at the team gb ball earlier. she finished fifth in the heptathlon in beijing but moved up after ukraine s liudmyla blonska and russian tatiana chernova were disqualified for doping. this is actually the second time sotherton has received a medal retrospectively, after collecting her relay bronze last year. it's a good feeling and i'm going to focus on... take that forward and do something positive with it. if i still think of negative, i've been cheated one. i am not going get all the trappings of being an olympic medallist at a loss that outcome and espe

povetkin has lostjust the once in his career. he fought for a world title. reporter ade adedoyin. hope the rain has stopped and that is not a factor later. is not a factor later. months ago, april 20 17, one of the great heavyweight bouts. great heavyweight bouts. the canvas to beat wladimir klitschko. klitschko. fights he's had since then, ahead of tonightfight? tonightfight? crowds and being of the guilty pressure that comes with it. pressure that comes with it. being able to deal with the pressure. pressure. joseph parker, 75,000 fans on both those night on average as well. those night on average as well. riding on it when he steps into the ring. ring. deontay wilder and having a huge unification bouts. unification bouts. it's still raining, it's cold. raining, it's cold. interesting how he approaches tonight as well. tonight as well. future beyond this fight in just a moment. moment. povetkin, 11 years older than anthony joshua. than anthony joshua. relatively inexperienced komodo. inexperienced komodo. —— inexperienced, though. inexperienced, though. them way in yesterday, ev

ade adedoyin is on the strip in las vegas.elcome to a very noisy las vegas. lot5 going on, as you can see and hear. the city is gearing up for one of the biggest fights for the year which has two of the best pound for pound fighter5 which has two of the best pound for pound fighters in the division at the moment. at a controversial draw last year, since then, more controversy, last year, since then, more c0 ntrove i’sy , m ore last year, since then, more controversy, more drama with a positive test for a banned substance earlier this year although he claimed he had eating contaminated meat in mexico. a lot riding on this co ntest for meat in mexico. a lot riding on this contest for both men. alvarez i5 trying to prove he's the best in the world and to write the role of the drug world and to write the role of the d rug te5t world and to write the role of the drug test and for golovkin, this could be his last hurrah. it's very important for the local economy because it is the kind of fight that a tt ra ct5 because it is the kind

ade adedoyin there at wembley stadium.he world heavyweight title bout in just over two hours' time. to the football. holly has been following this afternoon's premier league football. the verbal, perfect season. jurgen kl°pp, the verbal, perfect season. jurgen klopp, a happy man. he has not stopped smiling yet. well, it's been a busy afternoon in the premier league. plenty of goals and the return of a familiar face at old trafford. let's begin at anfield, where liverpool's win over southampton made it six wins out of six. it ended 3—0 at anfield. they took the lead after just ten minutes, thanks to an own goal. joel matip then doubled their lead. mo salah ended that mini goal drought with the third, his first premier league goal since the opening weekend of the season. and that givesjurgen klopp's side a record seventh seventh straight victory since the start of a season. to be honest, i was not interested in history before the game because maybe a few tried to do the seventh time or whatever, but to be honest, now, i like

our reporter ade adedoyin is in las vegas.ust like the weather here, the atmosphere is really starting to heat up ahead of what is a huge bout in boxing. thousands of mexicans are expected to descend on the city of the next 2a hours, this being the weekend of mexico's independence day celebrations and an opportunity born ofa celebrations and an opportunity born of a favourite of mexico, canelo alvarez, to win the title against kazakhstan‘s gennady golovkin. a lot of bad blood after the events of the last 12 months. controversial draw in the fight last year and canelo alvarez tested positive for a banned so alvarez tested positive for a banned so spent —— substance last year and criticism from gennady golovkin. suchis criticism from gennady golovkin. such is the bad feeling they refused to do what face—off. 0 the la jolla says for the good of boxing, there has to be a decisive result on saturday night. we need a knockout. boxing needs a knockout. whether it is canelo or ggg, we need a great fight, punches and bunches and combin

a controversial draw and it's without doubt the biggest boxing bout of the year. 0ur reporter ade adedoyin

our reporter ade adedoyin was in las vegas and says last night's fight was close.alvarez and gennady golovkin delivered another highly entertaining contest, one that ebbed and flowed, sometimes within the same round. i spoke to many of the journalists ringside — they all had it close, some for golovkin and some for alvarez and some even called it a draw. alvarez got the decision and he described it as one of the greatest moments of his life. he said it is a proud moment for mexico, this bout, of course, happening on the weekend of mexico's independence day celebrations. as for gennady golovkin, he came to the post—fight news conference wearing sunglasses, after having stitches for a cut eye. he said he leaves the arena the defeated man, but in his heart, he still feels he's the champion, he feels that he did enough to win, and he says he's open to a third fight. there certainly seems to be an appetite for a trilogy, and why not? both men will earn over $50 million for tonight's fight. may 5th next year is another bank holiday weekend for mexico, so a real possibili

our reporter ade adedoyin is in las vegas. assessed all for what it because it features a two of thet pound for pound fighters in the world, gennady golovkin and canelo alvarez. this fight will also be on mexico's independence day celebration, thousands have flown into the city and it has created a really great atmosphere. they had a head news conference and so much of what happens in lossmakers is manufacturer, but the rivalry isn't. they would not go within ten feet of each other, it would not shake each other‘s hands and there was not the customary head to head pose either. many ringside observers thought that gennady golovkin one that fight but it was declared a draw and i asked them at the news conference how would he create a different outcome this time around? i believe he is a com pletely this time around? i believe he is a completely different guy. he has experienced too. i believe this fight is more interesting, more hard like a real war. and canelo alvarez has been very upset about some things that gennady golovkin said after the fight, he said that he let his country down

pair fought a controversial draw and could be a career defining fight for both men. 0ur reporter ade adedoyine lobby of the mgm grand which is unrecognisable from a few hours ago when there were thousands of fa ns hours ago when there were thousands of fans here to welcome the two fighters to the city. hugely anticipated because the first was declared a draw but many people think that gennady golovkin one about but since then, canelo alvarez has tested positive for a banned substance which has resulted in a rematch. he's always maintained he never tried to cheat but he ate contaminated meat in mexico. gennady golovkin has been critical of canelo alvarez since that incident but he was a lot more measured when i caught up with him. it is a different situation, you know? he has good experience from the first fight and we are ready to bring it. we will bring another news story. how disappointed are you about the failed test? you know, maybe like 80%. the first step, the second step, right now, we are all professional. i still want to champion. how big is this fight in terms of the context of your

ade adedoyin is there for us. records could be broken, couldn't they?oduced the greatest fighters of all time, sugar ray robinson in the 1950s, carlos monza in the 1970s and marvin hagler in the 1980s and bernhard hopkins is jointly holds records for most consecutive title defenders, champion between 1995 and 2005. history will be made on saturday if golovkin wins because he will set a new mark for most consecutive defences in that division. i am speaking from the media centre where they were doing the rounds earlier and hopkins told me he rates golovkin as a top 20 middleweight and even if he does set a new mark on saturday night, their records stand the same. to compare to any other fighter except for marvellous marvin hagman. and look at the titles and the recognition of the titles i had, it was wba, the number one wba with the wbc and the number one wc belt. the ibf belt. it was not the region, it was not watered down sanctioning bodies to give you a belt. saying, you are not the real champion, you the champion default. we don't do that. not in hist

ade adedoyin there for us. he atmosphere in vegas right now? the build—up has been very controversial because both men have refused to stand next to each other and they did not do so in the final head to head news conference yesterday when asked to pose for the customary shot. things quickly started to go over. as he approached the bus to head towards him and they had to be separated. a bit of pushing and shoving between the two camps. what i thought was quite interesting was golovkin did not move and stay completely still and calm. what that showed me is the animosity is real, it is notjust hyped up, these two generally do not like each other and i bodes well in terms of this being a good contest. i'm not writing on it for both after the controversy of the last 12 months. with it being the rematch i'm sure both cans of fancy their chances. would you think of coming out on top? it will be quite interesting. i thought maybe alvarez showed to much emotion yesterday saying when he was interviewed on stage he got a

ade adedoyin there for us. ght — i can only imagine the atmosphere in vegas right now? we've got a sense that the height and build up to this fight was real. the rivalry is real, the animosity is real. at the weigh—in yesterday there was a possibility of things boiling over. they have kept them apart throughout this promotion, they would not stand within three feet of each other at the final press c0 nfe re nce feet of each other at the final press conference and at the weigh—in yesterday it was interesting that alvarez behaved a little out of character, thrusting himself toward his opponent, pushing of the chest between the two camps and alvarez had to be pulled back. what wipe—out was interesting was that the lofty and through it all did not move, he was the epitome of calm and maybe a sense that the pressure is getting to old arrest. he said when he was on stage afterwards he was a little emotional after all the crowd in there were cheering him, 9000, 5000 in the arena behind me to support alvarez so it all g

controversial draw — with the unified world middleweight championship on the line once more. 0ur reporter ade adedoyinded on these two last year... what's been said now? they were once friends but their relationship has deteriorated over the last year. over the first —— after the first fight, head accused alvarez of fighting in an un—mexican way because he would not stand and engage. alvarez then they'll the drug test. golovkin said he let his country and his sports down. this is a chance for redemption. he is a man ona a chance for redemption. he is a man on a mission. beating the seemingly unbeatable champion tonne and restore a reputation. he insists he is not a cheat as some critics suggest. it is then suggesting that in their own heads but i am preparing like everyone for the last you days, you're going to see the same muscles, same speed, same size. alvarez blames contaminated meat in mexico for his positive test. an explanation that doesn't sit well with the champion. does boxing have a doping problem? absolutely, that is my point. everyone understands, 0k, is my point. everyone understands, ok

our reporter ade adedoyin told sent us this report.ve up we know rematches don't always live up to expectations but alvarez and golovkin delivered a highly entertaining contest, one that ebbed and flowed, sometimes within the same round. i spoke to many journalists ringside and they all had it close, some for golovkin and some for alvarez and some even called it a draw. alvarez got the decision and described as one of the greatest moment of his life. he said it isa greatest moment of his life. he said it is a proud moment for mexico, this is happening at the weekend of mexico's independents and abrasions. golovkin came to the press conference wearing sunglasses after having stitches for a stitched eye. he said he leaves the arena beat amanda in his upfield he was the champion, felt he did enough in his heart to win. there seems to be an appetite for a trilogy and why not? both men will earn over $50 million that is fight. another bank holiday weekend for mexico is another possibility they could do it again and afight possibility they c

rematch comes one year on from their controversial draw in the same venue and earlier our reporter ade adedoyin00 fight fans in here and they saw a brilliant contest. very close to call. a lot of the assembled media, some added in favour of golovkin, some in favour of canelo, some a draw. when canelo was interviewed he said it's the best he's ever faced and would be open to do it again maybe next bank holiday in may. golovkin was disappointed by the decision, he left the arena without speaking to the media. we have a quote from him saying they delivered a great fight and under the right circumstances would be more than happy to do it again. they'll go home with over $50 million each and now make a lot of money if they do it again. there's a possibility of a trilogy. great britain's alistair brownlee was disqualified from the grand final of the world triathlon series as mario mola won a third world title in a row. brownlee was initially given a 15—second penalty in australia forfailing to go around a buoy in the swimming. but this was then upgraded to a disqualification. he continued to compete

canelo became the new unified middleweight champion — winning by majority decision. 0ur reporter ade adedoyinnow rematches don't always live up to expectations but saul alvarez and gennady golovkin delivered another highly entertaining contest, one that ebbed and flowed, sometimes within the same round. i spoke to many of the journalists ringside and they all had it close, some for golovkin and some for alvarez and some even called it a draw. alvarez got the decision and he described it as one of the greatest moments of his life. he said it is a proud moment for mexico, this bout, of course, happening on the weekend of mexico's independence day celebrations. as for gennady golovkin, he came to the post—fight news conference wearing sunglasses, after having stitches for a cut eye. he said he leaves the arena the defeated man, but in his heart, he still feels he's the champion, he feels that he did enough to win, and he says he's open to a third fight. there certainly seems to be an appetite for a trilogy and why not? both men will earn over $50 million for tonight's fight. may 5th next year is

majority decision but there is already talk of a third encounter between the pair. 0ur reporter ade adedoyin matches don't always live up to expectation but this was a highly contest. i spoke to manyjournalists ringside who all had it closed, some even calling it a draw. alvarez got the decision and described it as one of the greatest moments of his life. he said it was a proud moment for mexico, this bout happening on the weekend of mexico's independence day celebrations. as for golovkin, he came to the news conference wearing sunglasses after having stitches for a cut eye. he says cvs the arena a defeated man but in his heart he still feels he's is the champion after he he did enough to win. he says he is open to a fair fight. there was certainly an appetite for trilogy and both men will earn over $50 million for two ‘s fight. another bank holiday weekend for mexico, a real possibility they could do it again then in may and anotherfight, could do it again then in may and another fight, great for vegas and the local economy. great britain will be seeded in next year's revamped davis cup com

ade adedoyin is in london for us. what did we learn from this moment when they were face to face?rom this moment when they were face to face ?|j wonder whether what they weighed told us about how they will approach the fight. anthony joshua told us about how they will approach the fight. anthonyjoshua is nearly two stone he. he says alexander povetkin may try to use his speed. joshua said he may have to employ his dancing feet to keep‘ po in check. joshua was very muscular. 17—and—a—half stone he weighed. he looked a physical specimen as compared to alexander povetkin. i won‘t read too much into that. when they stade face to face he towered over alexander povetkin. he has talk about how this could be one of the toughest fights of his career. he talked about being under pressure going into this contest but he says he knows how the win a fight of this magnitude. alexander povetkin is strong. she is a good fighter. there is no doubt about that. i could go on the back foot and keep him at bay and do the uk foot and keep him at bay and do the u k style foot and keep him at bay and do t

well, let's go straight to nevada now and our reporter ade adedoyin. eally split opinion. 0ne called it a draw, the other in favour of alvarez. the ring where they fought is behind me, that is where the news conference is taking place. we are expecting alvarez to be here in the next five minutes or so. 21,000 fight fans in here and they saw a real treat of a contest between two of the best fighters in the world. a lot of the media here, some had in favour of alvarez, some said it was a draw. alvarez, some said it was a draw. alvarez, when he was interviewed afterwards, pay tribute and said it was the best he has ever faced an be open to do it again next bank holiday in may. he was to sit —— is appointed without speaking to the media. he said he wouldn't criticise thejudge, paid tribute media. he said he wouldn't criticise the judge, paid tribute to alvarez but said under the right circumstances he would be more than happy to do it again. they go home at $15 million each. there is every possibility they will have a trilogy. i can see the trilogy happenin

let's go straight to nevada now and our reporter ade adedoyin. scored 0ne judge scored it a draw and the other scored it in favour of alvarez. i have spoken to a lot of the media who am making their way out now and they were completely split. some people have it for golovkin, some people had if the alvarez. this happened on mexico's independence day celebration weekend. the majority of mexican fancier, supporting alvarez. he failed a drug test in fabric on criticised by a quota of letting the country and the sport down, and this was a chance for redemption. a lot of people having their say on social media about who won this fight. and what have the fighters had to say? in the ring behind me, it which is being dismantled, i should be out of the building, the media making their way out, alvarez made his way out. equally one of the happiest days of his life. he said it is a great moment for mexico as well and he paid tribute to golovkin and he said is the greatest fighter he ever faced. golovkin came into the ring with sunglasses on after having stit