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FABIO WARDLEY is preparing for a huge homecoming bout THIS WEEKEND!

The lifelong Ipswich Town fan will take to the ring at Portman Road as he faces Justis Huni on Saturday night.

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A win for Wardley would see him move into pole position for a shot at the WBA heavyweight title.

The unbeaten Brit was due to fight Jarrell Miller, but the American was forced to pull out of the bout due to a shoulder injury.

In stepped Huni, on roughly six weeks’ notice, who is looking to cause a huge upset on Wardley’s homecoming.

Wardley goes into the fight as the big favourite, but Australian Huni, 26, is not expected to be a pushover.

He is unbeaten, with a record of 12 wins and seven KOs, although he hasn’t fought much outside of Australia.

Dillian Whyte is chief support for the event – but the Body Snatcher does not yet have an opponent booked.

There will also be lots of eyes on Lewis Richardson, who makes his pro debut against Dmitri Protkunas.

Richardson won a middleweight bronze medal at the 2024 Olympics.

When is Fabio Wardley vs Justis Huni?

• Fabio Wardley vs Justis Huni will take place on Saturday, June 7.
• The event will take place in front of tens of thousands of fans at the home of Ipswich Town FC, Portman Road.
• The card is set to get underway at 7pm BST.
• The main event is scheduled for approximately 10pm BST.

Are tickets still available for Fabio Wardley vs Justis Huni?

• Tickets for Wardley vs Huni are still available on secondary sites such as StubHub.
• At the time of writing, the cheapest ticket is priced at £55.

*Please note that StubHub and similar secondary ticket resale sites may list tickets above face value.

What TV channel is Fabio Wardley vs Justis Huni on and can it be live streamed?

• Fabio Wardley vs Justis Huni will be broadcast live on DAZN.
• You can subscribe to DAZN in the UK for £9.99-a-month, which commits you to an entire year of action.
• A flexible pass, worth £19.99, is also available, and you can cancel at any time with 30 days’ notice.
• You can also pay £119.99 for the year upfront, which is the lowest cost option.
• Alternatively, you can follow SunSport’s live blog of the event to keep up with all the latest on the card.

Fabio Wardley vs Justis Huni undercard

Here are all the bouts taking place at Portman Road.

• Fabio Wardley vs Justis Huni – for the interim WBA heavyweight title
• Dillian Whyte vs TBA
• Pierce O’Leary vs Liam Dillon – for the EEU uropean super-lightweight title
• Nelson Hysa vs Patrick Korte – for the WBO European heavyweight title
• Mike Perez vs Steven Ward 
• Sam Gilley vs Gideon Onyenani
• Umar Khan vs Moises Garcia
• Billy Adams vs Alexander Morales
• Lewis Richardson vs Dimitri Protkunas
• Lillie Winch vs Katerina Dvorakova
• Jack Williams vs Fernando Valdez

What’s been said?

Wardley said he is facing the wrath of his partner – who is due just a week after the fight.

He said: “This is a slightly tense topic. My missus wasn’t the happiest with this fight date.

“She is due a week later but it is Portman Road. It’s not just any fight, it’s the one at Portman Road. She said, ‘Yeah I know but…’

“They say the chances are that the first one comes late but who knows.”

On fighting at Portman Road, he added: “Of course it comes with pressure. But pressure is a privilege. Being here is a privilege.

“Being able to fight here is a privilege and I think I have proven throughout my career that I do well under pressure.

“I like it. When the lights are bright, when the occasion is big, it’s when you get the best from me.

Huni told Sporting News: “I want to go over there and make them never forget my name.

“Fighting over there in his hometown, I feel like there’s no pressure on me, all the pressure’s on him.

“He has to come and perform for his people.

“At the end of the day, I don’t know anyone there and a lot of them might not even know me. They’ll know after, that’s it.”

Channel 5 will show four home England T20s per year for the next four years under a new deal with the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB), keeping the matches on free-to-air television.

The two men’s and two women’s matches, previously shown on the BBC, will also be available on Channel 5’s streaming service 5.

They will still be broadcast on Sky Sports, which shows all of England’s home matches.

Channel 5 will also stream highlights of the T20 Blast.

The first match on the channel is the women’s T20 between England and West Indies at Chelmsford on Monday.

It will also show England’s men against the Windies on Sunday 8 June, then Nat Sciver-Brunt’s England against India on Saturday 28 June and the men’s match against South Africa on Sunday 14 September.

The BBC signed a new deal with the ECB this year, which includes highlights of all red and white-ball internationals across television, iPlayer and the BBC Sport website.

There will also be in-play clips of all matches on the BBC Sport website and app, plus live TV coverage of eight double-headers in each season of The Hundred.

The BBC’s audio deal also means Test Match Special will have commentary of home internationals until at least 2028, along with the new four-year contract to broadcast men’s and women’s county cricket.

JOSH TAYLOR takes on Ekow Essuman in a Scottish homecoming fight THIS Saturday!

Taylor is looking to rectify back-to-back defeats as he takes on 36-year-old Essuman.

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‘The Tartan Tornado’ Taylor comes into the clash off the back of two losses, having been beaten by Teofimo Lopez before losing his rematch to Jack Catterall in May 2024.

Ekow ‘The Engine’ Essuman comes into the bout with a record of 21-1-0, with eight of his 21 victories coming by KO.

Essuman’s only defeat came at the hands of Harry Scarff in 2023, losing by unanimous decision in Manchester, meaning Taylor will look to be the first man to KO Essuman to get back to form.

The Engine in turn looks to be the first man to KO Taylor, with both of his defeats coming by unanimous decision, with whoever can score the victory becoming the WBO international welterweight champion.

When is Josh Taylor vs Ekow Essuman?

• Josh Taylor vs Ekow Essuman is LIVE on Saturday, May 24.
• Coverage of the card starts at 7pm BST on DAZN.
• The fight takes place at the SSE Hydro in Glasgow.
• Ringwalks for Taylor vs Essuman are expected at around 10pm BST.
• Tickets are still available on Ticketmaster.

*Please note that StubHub and similar secondary ticket resale sites may list tickets above face value.

How to watch Josh Taylor vs Ekow Essuman and is there a live stream?

• The bout will come live to fans on DAZN to over 200 countries.
• An annual DAZN subscription costs £119.99 or £14.99 for monthly.
• There is also monthly flexible pass – which can be cancelled at any time – for £24.99.
• The broadcast is on DAZN TV or can be live streamed via the website or app.
• SunSport will blog all the action from the card as it happens.

Full card

• Josh Taylor vs Ekow Essuman; Welterweight
• Nathaniel Collins vs Lee McGregor; Featherweight
• Aloys Junior vs Davie Jamieson; Cruiserweight
• Moses Itauma vs Mike Balogun; Heavyweight
• Luke McCormack vs Samir Cuentas; Light welterweight
• Alex Arthur Jr vs Robbie Chapman; Super middleweight

TERRI Harper looks to continue her reign as WBO lightweight champion when she clashes Natalie Zimmermann.

Harper defends her title in her hometown of Doncaster on Friday, May 23.

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She is a multi-weight strap holder, and makes her first defence of her new title after beating Rhiannon Dixon for the title last September.

The 28-year-old puts her world title on the line at the stadium of Doncaster FC.

Her opponent, German Zimmermann, comes into the fight with a record of 12-0-0, with three wins coming by way of KO.

Harper has two losses to her name, but with a record of 15-2-2, with six wins coming by KO, she holds an experience advantage.

How to watch Terri Harper vs Natalie Zimmermann and is there a live stream?

• Terri Harper defends her WBO lightweight title against Natalie Zimmermann LIVE in the UK.
• The whole card will stream live via DAZN to over 200 countries.
• DAZN subscriptions start at £14.99 per month for an Annual Super Saver subscription, or £24.99 for a Monthly Flexible pass.

When does Terri Harper vs Natalie Zimmermann start?

• Terri Harper takes on Natalie Zimmermann on Friday, May 23.
• Coverage of the card starts at 6pm BST.
• Harper and Zimmerman are expected to make their ringwalks around 10pm BST.
• The full card will stream live from DAZN.

Full card

• Terri Harper vs Natalie Zimmermann; Lightweight, for the WBO title
• Maxi Hughes vs Archie Sharp; Lightweight
• Tysie Gallagher vs Ebonie Jones; Super bantamweight
• Reece Mould vs Lewis Sylvester; Lightweight
• Jimmy Joe Flint vs Haithem Laamouz; Super lightweight
• Stevi Levy vs Ellie Hellewell; Super bantamweight
• Joe Hayden vs Lewis Booth; Light middleweight

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Crossings this year

The Honesty Box star Rose Skehan has revealed that she was admitted to a medical clinic while travelling in Thailand after filming the show, with the star fainting at a restaurant

The Honesty Box runners up Rose Skehan and Tommy Biswell went off on their travels to Thailand after filming the E4 show – and have revealed that one particular day proved to be dramatic when Tommy was forced to carry Rose to a nearby clinic. The couple, who met on the dating show hosted by Vicky Pattison, have stayed together since the show’s finale and moved in together as they travel from place to place in the UK.

However, Rose revealed in a chat with The Mirror that she suddenly became ill one night during their trip to Thailand. “There was one time where I got really sick when we went to Thailand and I fainted at dinner,” she says.

“Tommy was carrying me like a baby through the streets of Thailand to this clinic and I was on an IV drip. We had the most random time ever.”

Tommy adds, “One minute she was singing having a fab time, next she was in a clinic on a drip. It was really quite mad that but Thailand was amazing time. We saw elephants, we rode horses, we saw monks.”

Rose continues, “We were walking up waterfalls, we really like broaden our horizons as well.”

The trip also made the couple even closer after Rose suffered a devastating loss back at home. “It brought us so much closer together because while were out there as well, my horse of 11 years, he passed away and Tommy really stepped up in caring for me and supporting me so we’ve got such a strong base coming back to England.”

Since leaving the show, Rose and Tommy have moved in together – revealing that they have been travelling the UK as a couple ever since. “We’re actually all over, so we jump round from cabin to cabin,” Tommy says. “We’re exploring the whole country. We’re finding nice little places that we’ve not been to in the UK.”

Rose adds, “It’s great because we both love historic houses and animals – we’re in our element going all over the countryside.”

The couple narrowly missed out on the show’s winnings as it was Chantelle and Jovan who emerged as champions of The Honesty Box. The winning pair recently revealed to the Mirror that they’re ready for marriage.

You can catch up on The Honesty Box on Channel 4.

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