导出博客文章Billy Joe Saunders long-awaited first defence of his WBO world middleweight
title will be against Russian Artur Akavov at the Motorpoint Arena in Cardiff on
October 22.The Briton had been scheduled to fight on the same bill as compatriot
Tyson Furys world heavyweight title rematch with Wladimir Klitschko on October
29. But when Fury pulled out, Saunders was given a return date a week earlier
than planned.?Saunders (23-0, 12 KOs) has been delayed in making a first defence
due to injury, after twice flooring Andy Lee in a points win last December, and
turned down an offer to fight the divisions No. 1 Gennady Golovkin (36-0, 33
KOs) at the start of the year.?But future fights against WBC-IBF-WBA champion
Golovkin of Kazakhstan, or Mexican Saul Alvarez, the WBO light-middleweight
titlist, will be back on the agenda for 2017 if Saunders extends his unbeaten
record in the Welsh capital.?Nothing comes easy in boxing and Im definitely not
taking Akavov for granted, said Saunders. Hes a strong fighter and very
dangerous and if I dont come in 100 percent then he could cause an upset in my
first title defence.Im going to make sure Im in the shape of my life and give
Akavov the toughest night hes ever had, hes never been stopped before so this is
going to be a first for him.
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. After taking two big hits this week -- losing at home and dropping
back-to-back games for the first time all season -- Indiana struck back by
playing its most complete game of the year.
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game for both teams night. TEMPE, Ariz. -- Failure to force turnovers had been a
big problem for Arizona State this season.Until the final three minutes Saturday
night.The Sun Devils picked off Davis Webb twice in that span and D.J. Calhoun
returned a Cal onside kick attempt 42 yards with 48 seconds to play in a 51-41
victory over the Bear in the Pac-12 opener for both teams on Saturday night.Laiu
Moekiola returned the second interception 28 yards for a touchdown to put the
Sun Devils (4-0, 1-0 Pac-12) ahead 44-34 with 2:52 remaining.You cant throw two
picks in the fourth quarter and expect to win, Webb said. That is on me. If you
turn the ball over, you are probably going to lose.Webbs fifth touchdown pass of
the night, 26 yards to Demetris Robertson, cut the lead to 44-41 with 54 seconds
to play. But Calhoun grabbed the onside kick try and ran untouched to the end
zone.Manny Wilkins completed 21 of 30 passes for 290 yards and a touchdown for
Arizona State and ran 23 times for 72 yards and three scores.Salamo Fisos
interception set up the last of Zane Gonzalezs three field goals, a 23-yarder
that careened off the right upright, to put the Sun Devils ahead for good 37-34
with 2:55 remaining.On the first play after the subsequent kickoff, Moekiola
picked off Webbs short pass and returned it for the score.You see veteran guys
make big plays tonight when it mattered, Arizona State coach Todd Graham
said.Webb completed 31 of 55 for 478 yards for California (2-2, 0-1 Pac-12). He
wrapped up his night with a lost fumble.Clearly turnovers, clearly turnovers,
Cal coach Sonny Dykes said, and we just diddnt make any breaks for ourselves
down the stretch.ddddddddddddChad Hansen, who entered the game the national
leader in yards receiving and receptions, caught 10 passes for 110 yards for
Cal, but had just two catches for six yards in the second half.The Bears led
24-10 at the half before allowing Arizona State to score 41 second-half points,
31 in the fourth quarter.First half, thats on me, Wilkins said. I just have to
get things rolling a bit quicker, but well be good, 4-0.Arizona State took the
second-half kickoff and drove 75 yards for a touchdown.The big drive they had
was at the start of the third quarter, Dykes said. They really ran the ball well
on that drive and that gave them some confidence that they can run it against
us. It seemed like we got on our heels at that point.THE TAKEAWAYCalifornia:
Nothing changed the perception that the Bears have one of the top passing
offenses in the country, but it wasnt enough. Webb had thrown only two
interceptions in the first three games.Arizona State: The Sun Devils are gaining
a reputation as a fourth-quarter team. They rallied to beat Texas Tech, UTSA and
California.FAMILIAR FOEThe Sun Devils knew all about Webb. As a freshman at
Texas Tech, he threw for 403 yards and four touchdowns in a 37-23 upset victory
over Arizona State in the 2013 Holiday Bowl.UP NEXTCalifornia: The Bears return
home to face Utah next Saturday.Arizona State: The Sun Devils go to Los Angeles
to play USC on Saturday. ' ' '
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