MONDAY, MAY 21, 2018 19 to fight Selwady will Albania’s Sefer Seferi

• The former IBF, taste defeat, WBA and WBO heavyweight champion Tyson Fury finally returns to the ring at the Manchester Erik Carlsson Arena on June 9 after an absence of over two-and-a-half years Erik Carlsson is PA Sport | London the• first fighter from Sweden to have signed yson Fury will launch his with Brave Combat Tcomeback against Alba- Federation and has nia’s Sefer Seferi, his promoter competed against top Frank Warren has announced. The former IBF, WBA and Tyson Fury Middle Eastern fighters WBO heavyweight champion including Jarrah Al finally returns to the ring at Selawe, Gadzhimuza the Manchester Arena on June new promoter Warren have tar- 9 after an absence of over two- geted since next month’s date Gaziev and Ahmed Amir and-a-half years, and in Seferi was confirmed. fights an opponent who is a ca- Seferi is expected to be dura- TDT | Manama reer . ble without posing a significant Seferi, 39, has lost only once, DON’T MISS IT threat, giving the 29-year-old wedish lightweight fighter, at heavyweight against Ma - Fury the chance to shed some SErik Carlsson had stated in nuel Charr in September 2016, of the ring-rust that will have his latest interview that he is and he has been significantly Albania’s Sefer accumulated over the course confident in handing over the more active than Fury, fighting Seferi has lost only of their scheduled 10 rounds. first defeat for Abdul Kareem four times since Fury defeated He will also be his first oppo- Al Selwady in Brave Combat 10 months once and he has nent since working with new Federation. earlier. been more active trainer Ben Davison following Al Selwady has been an - He therefore represents the than Tyson Fury his split from uncle Peter Fury. nounced by the promotion type of opponent Fury and his to compete in Belfast, North- ern Ireland representing the Middle Eastern fighters in the promotional entry of Brave to Europe. Carlsson is the first fighter Neuville top of the rally world from Sweden to have signed with Brave Combat Federa- AFP | Matosinhos weeks. In Portugal Neuville was team incredible,” said Neuville. tion and has competed against 40secs clear of second-placed “We have also made a good top Middle Eastern fight - elgium’s Thierry Neuville Welshman Elfyn Evans in his move in the championship.” ers including Jarrah Al Sel - Bclinched his second victory Ford Fiesta and 47 ahead of Five-time world champion awe, Gadzhimuza Gaziev and of the season Sunday winning Finland’s Teemu Suninen, also Sebastien Ogier fell out of con- Ahmed Amir. the ‘dirt road’ Rally of Portugal racing a Ford. tention for victory on Friday The bout is significant for Al in his Hyundai after seeing a Already a winner on the snow after slipping off the course and Selwady since a victory would number of top rivals blunder. in Sweden this season, Neuville into trees in his Ford Fiesta. guarantee him to become the The win lifted Neuville top saw previous leader Kris Meeke Ogier had gone into the rally second fighter other than Jar- of the championship standings barrel-roll his Citroen on the top of the standings with 100 rah Al Selawe to secure five after six of the 13 events on the 12th special on Saturday. points but has now slipped to victories at Brave Combat Fed- calendar with the Rally of It- “This was fantastic, the car second, 19 behind new leader eration. Erik Carlsson aly in Sardinia next up in two was perfect and the work of the Neuville (119). retains WBC title Mo Farah sprints to 10km

BBC | London my place.” He moved up in weight fol- donis Stevenson retained lowing another majority draw, Great Manchester Run win Ahis WBC light-heavy- against Britain’s James De- weight title after a majority Gale, in January 2017, draw against in Stevenson, who has held his Mo Farah raced which no judge found him the title since 2013, said: “I feel I • winner. Two judges scored the won this fight but Badou is a past Ugandan Moses bout 114-114 and the third saw good fighter, two-time world Kipsiro with 100 Sweden’s Jack as a 115-113 vic- champion. I can give him a metres left to win in 28 tor in . Stevenson, 40, rematch if he needs one.” minutes 27 seconds and Jack are both open to a Jack had given up his WBA rematch. title in the division after taking “Let’s do it in Vegas,” said it from Welsh fighter Nathan BBC | London United States-based fighter Cleverly on the undercard of Jack, 34. “I came to his place. Floyd Mayweather’s win over ritain’s Olympic and world Now it’s his turn to come to Conor McGregor in August. B10,000m champion Mo Fa- rah raced past Ugandan Moses Kipsiro with 100 metres left to win in 28 minutes 27 seconds in the 10km Great Manchester Run. Abel Kirui of Kenya finished third, 25 seconds behind Farah. Mo Farah celebrates victory Ethiopian Tirunesh Dibaba won her third straight women’s race, well ahead of Kenya’s Joy- race, Britain’s Liz McTernan silence before the race in trib- metres to go. ciline Jepkosgei. was victorious in 34 minutes ute to the 22 people who died But he said he was still re - In the men’s wheelchair race, 20 seconds ahead of Heather in last year’s Manchester Arena covering from breaking the Britain’s David Weir beat John- Gilham and Lucy Keyworth. bombing. For most of the race, British record at last month’s boy Smith and Simon Lawson Farah, who was appearing in the 35-year-old looked comfort- marathon- his first event over to win in 21 minutes 28 seconds. the race for the first time since able in warm conditions as he the distance since switching his Highlight of Adonis Stevenson (R) v Badou Jack fight In the women’s wheelchair 2007, took part in a minute’s kicked past Kipsiro with 100 focus to road racing