includes saying he will hospitalise tony bellow and cave his skull in. the british boxing board of control has warned him to stop and that he could face sanctions, but tonight he was unrepentant. is there anything that you've said in the last two weeks that you'd wish to apologise for? no, nothing. every single thing i said, at the time i said it, i meant it. everything i've said in the leadup to this fight will be forgotten once tony bellow is stretched out unconscious on the counters. those comments, they're very disrespectful. they're degrading. they're dragging my sport in the mud and they're just, they are such wrong things to say. these kind of comments are nothing new, but 2016 was a terrible year for the sport. 25—year—old mike towell died after his last fight and two other fighters were placed into induced comas. there's now a sense from inside the sport that those that those who oversee it must show some leadership. it's not particularly good for the sport. the boxing board of control forever say what they're going to do about it, they never do

everything i've said in the leadup to this fight will be forgotten once tony bellow is stretched outre dragging my sport in the mud and they're just, they are such wrong things to say. these kind of comments are nothing new, but 2016 was a terrible year for the sport. 25—year—old mike towell died after his last fight and two other fighters were placed into induced comas. there's now a sense from inside the sport that those that those who oversee it must show some leadership.

david haye has told tony bellow to enjoy "his last days" ahead of their heavyweight fight on saturdays. british cycling bosses will make changes in order to be more caring to riders after accusations of bullying and sexism. an investigation into the culture at british cycling was launched last year, with a report on the findings imminent. but the governing body says work on an action plan to address any failings is already under way. our sports correspondent, david ornstein, reports. over the last decade, cycling has become symbolic of britain's olympic success, but at what cost? the governing body has been hit by allegations of bullying and sexism while its anti—doping structures are being investigated. today, the new chairman of british cycling admitted to serious failings. occurrence of issues in terms of behaviours and harassment, bullying, is unacceptable. the report has highlighted some issues that we, as an organisation, need to address. we've already met with groups of both riders and staff and we've made it very clear that where there's been failings, we apologise for those.