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The Herald Scotland
3 days ago
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- The Herald Scotland
Scotland international Chris Harris makes Bath move
Previously with Newcastle Falcons, Harris made 158 Premiership appearances across the two clubs and has 34 tries to his name. The 46-cap Scotland man said of joining his new club: "I'm delighted to have the opportunity to join Bath and get to play with some great friends and great talent. Read more: 'The culture translates on the pitch and I'm excited to get started.' Johann van Graan, Bath's head of rugby, said: 'We are very excited that Chris will be joining us on injury dispensation for Ollie [Lawrence]. 'Chris is a leader, and an excellent all-round player, who wants to add to our fourth-year journey. 'I believe Chris' best is yet to come and he will fit in very well with our family-first environment.' Harris will be reunited with long-time Scotland colleague Finn Russell when he moves to The Rec, while Bath could field an all-Scottish midfield next season with Scotland's Cam Redpath also in van Graan's squad. Earlier this season, Harris said he hoped the door was not closed on his international career. Read more: However, the 34-year-old, a Lions test starter four years ago, has not played for Scotland since the 2023 Rugby World Cup victory over Romania.
Edinburgh Reporter
6 days ago
- Sport
- Edinburgh Reporter
Fourth round title defeat for ‘Lightning' Lee McGregor in Glasgow
Edinburgh boxer ''Lightning' Lee McGregor lost to Glasgow's Nathaniel Collins in an all-Scottish featherweight fight at the Hydro in Glasgow on Saturday night. The stoppage came at 1:45 of the fourth round when referee Mark Lyson called a halt to the match after former European, British, and Commonwealth bantamweight champion McGregor was knocked down for the third time in that round. McGregor (15-2-1, 11 KOs) landed a superb right hook in the second round that had Collins pinned against the ropes. But 'The Nightmare' responded and within 20-seconds of the bell to start the fourth McGregor had been knocked down twice. On both occasions he took an eight count but when he went down for the third time the contest was ended and Collins claimed the vacant WBC silver featherweight title. Post fight Collins said: 'One year ago, in two days, I was lying in a hospital bed and didn't know if I was going to box again, so to say I would put on a perfomance of a lifetime in front of these people? 'I would have laughed, can't explain it in words. I'm a world-class boxer and can punch. 'America, Riyadh, wherever, I'd have done the same to [WBC world champion] Stephen Fulton,' Like this: Like Related
Wales Online
24-05-2025
- Sport
- Wales Online
Josh Taylor v Ekow Essuman fight start time, TV channel and full undercard
Josh Taylor v Ekow Essuman fight start time, TV channel and full undercard Boxing tonight: Josh Taylor steps into the ring in Glasgow with Ekow Essuman Scotsman Josh Taylor will be fighting on home turf. (Image: (Photo by) ) Queensberry Promotions returns to Scotland as Josh Taylor steps into the ring with Ekow Essuman tonight. An all-Scottish affair will also take place on the card, with unbeaten former British champion Nathaniel Collins locking horns with former European bantamweight champion Lee McGregor. Thirty-four-year-old Taylor makes the step up to the welterweight division following his controversial defeat to Jack Catterall last year - the rematch of their 2022 encounter where Taylor was victorious. The Scotsman's opponent, Essuman, has lost just one fight in his professional career, knocking out eight of 22 opponents. He has previously held the WBC International Silver, British, Commonwealth and IBF European titles. That sole defeat came in 2023, where he lost to Harry Scarff by unanimous decision. He has won his last two fights against Ben Vaughan and Owen Cooper, which both took place last year. Also fighting on this card is young British heavyweight Moses Itauma. One of the youngest heavyweights in the division, he turned professional in 2023 and has won all of his 11 fights so far, with nine knockouts. Article continues below Queensberry head honcho Frank Warren said: "I am delighted to have Josh as a Queensberry fighter for his welterweight journey, and he will be tested, believe me, by his opponent in Ekow Essuman tonight. "Ekow is a proper fighter and someone I hold in the highest regard. He has been with us a long time and has delivered the goods, winning plenty of titles and always giving entertainment value to the fans. If it wasn't for a slip-up at the end of 2023, Ekow would have fought for a world title by now, but he has built himself back and taken part in two thrilling fights since then." Also listed in this article are any other relevant boxing events taking place this weekend. Read further down for those. Here's everything you need to know. What time does Josh Taylor vs Ekow Essuman start? Josh Taylor vs Ekow Essuman will start at around 10pm, depending on the length of the undercard bouts. The event is being held at the SSE Hydro Arena in Glasgow, Scotland, on Saturday, May 24. Viewing details Josh Taylor vs Ekow Essuman is being shown live on DAZN. Coverage begins at 7pm. It is not a pay-per-view event. An annual DAZN subscription is £119.99 or £14.99 monthly. There is a flexible pass for £24.99 which you can cancel at any time. You can live stream on the DAZN website or app on desktop and mobile. Who's on the undercard? 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 More boxing Rene Calixto vs Willibaldo Garcia 2 - Mexico Article continues below Early hours of Saturday morning Angelo Leo vs Tomoki Kameda - Japan
Edinburgh Reporter
22-05-2025
- Sport
- Edinburgh Reporter
Josh Taylor aims to get his journey 'rebooted and kickstarted again' on Saturday
Land of the Brave' takes place at the OVO Hydro in Glasgow on Saturday night when a new, welterweight version of Josh Taylor will take on former British champion Ekow Essuman on his debut at the weight, having been undisputed champion at the weight below, shown live on DAZN Worldwide. Also on the bumper card is future heavyweight star Moses Itauma who takes on Mike Balugon who's only loss was against Murat Gassiev. In a pair of all-Scottish match-ups, Nathaniel Collins faces Lee McGregor while Aston Brown and Reece Porter will go at it in a battle of unbeaten prospects. An intriguing cruiserweight clash sees Aloys Junior and David Jamieson contest Junior's WBA Continental and the vacant Commonwealth Championships. While the sons of two Scottish boxing legends, Alex Arthur Jr and Drew Limond, make their pro debuts. GLASGOW, SCOTLAND, MAY 22: Josh Taylor v Ekow Essuman Press Conference 'Land of the Brave' at the Scottish Event Campus, Glasgow, Scotland on the 22nd May 2025. Queensberry Promotions. Credit: Leigh Dawney/Queensberry. The final press conference took place at the Scottish Event Campus this afternoon. Taylor said: 'It is great to be back here and this has been my home since the Commonwealth Games. I've had most of my big fights here, Victor Postol, my first world title against Ivan Baranchyk, so I've had most of my big nights here, so I am looking forward to getting back. It has been a little while since I've been here, so I am looking to put on a big show on Saturday. 'Obviously training has been gruesome and hard, hard work, but it feels like I am at holiday camp this week. No dieting, cutting weight or drying out tonight, getting the last bit of water you can out of you. There is none of that this week, I am full of beans, full of energy with a spring in my step. I can't wait to get going on Saturday. 'I will get this journey rebooted and kickstarted again. Take care of business on Saturday, do it in a good fashion and look forward to moving on to big fights in the future. GLASGOW, SCOTLAND, MAY 22: Josh Taylor v Ekow Essuman Press Conference 'Land of the Brave' at the Scottish Event Campus, Glasgow, Scotland on the 22nd May 2025. Queensberry Promotions. Credit: Leigh Dawney/Queensberry. 'At 140lbs what else was there left for me to do? I'd completed boxing in a sense and won every single belt in boxing you can win. What else was there for me in terms of challenges, setting new targets? There was nothing to do. So, what there was, was moving up with an assault on becoming a two-time, two-weight world champion. 'I am planning on taking this guy out on Saturday and that is what I'm going to do.' Ekow Essuman added: 'Thank you to everyone in Glasgow for accepting me, everyone has been extremely welcoming and it is a beautiful place. I am just happy to be here. 'That is the whole point of it, we're supposed to do that [in response to Taylor's taking out comment]. I don't take offence to it, it is what it is. He's in my way, I'm in his way. 'Of course he believes it, he should. That is good, if he wants to try and end it early it might be to his detriment. We are going to find out on Saturday. I came prepared for the best Josh Taylor there can be, so this is just confirming what I thought would come. 'It doesn't matter about being his backyard or if it was back in Nottingham or in London. I don't have a lot of shows I've boxed on in my home city, like big shows, so I am used to being the away fighter. 'It is just same job, different venue.' GLASGOW, SCOTLAND, MAY 22: Josh Taylor v Ekow Essuman Press Conference 'Land of the Brave' at the Scottish Event Campus, Glasgow, Scotland on the 22nd May 2025. Queensberry Promotions. Credit: Leigh Dawney/Queensberry. Francis Warren said: 'It is an absolutely great show to reintroduce Queensberry back in Scotland. We have had some terrific nights here over the years and it is an absolute pleasure to be back. It is fantastic to be working with Josh and what he has done in this sport is second to none, literally, with him being the only guy in the UK to be undisputed in the four-belt era. 'Ekow has decided this is the challenge he wants to take and it is going to take a phenomenal effort from him to come up to Josh's hometown and disrupt what I am sure Josh wants to be a successful campaign at welterweight. But Ekow has got his own ambitions at world level and, if he does come up here and do the business on Josh, he is making a real statement. Josh also wants to make a big dent in the world scene. 'We've got some terrific youngsters on the undercard as well, local guys, and it is a pleasure to be back in Glasgow alongside a couple that we brought up from down south in Aloys and Moses. I am looking forward to a cracking night on Saturday.' Like this: Like Related
Edinburgh Reporter
02-05-2025
- Sport
- Edinburgh Reporter
Josh Taylor returns to the ring as a welterweight
Prestonpans boxer Josh Taylor will return to the ring, headlining the Land of the Brave event at the OVO Hydro in Glasgow on Saturday, 24 May. And after spending his entire career at 140lbs, Taylor will make his official welterweight debut against the relentless WBO European champion Ekow Essuman. Botswana-born Essuman – the 35-year-old nicknamed The Engine – has won 21 and lost one in his professional career and is the former British and Commonwealth welterweight champion. Hibs fan Taylor (19-2, 13 KOs), now 34, has signed with promoter Frank Warren's stable for his first fight since losing a rematch to Jack Catterall in May 2024. He is the former undisputed world champion at super lightweight, but decided to move up a weight after being edged out on points in the rematch of his controversial encounter with Jack Catterall in early 2022. And on the undercard former European bantamweight champion Lee McGregor (15-1-1, 11 KOs) will face undefeated former British champion Nathaniel Collins (15-0, 7 KOs)n an all-Scottish showdown for the prestigious WBC Silver championship. Edinburgh born McGregor last fought on 21 December 2024 at the Kingdom Arena in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia as part of the undercard for the heavyweight world title rematch between Oleksandr Usyk and Tyson Fury where he defeated Isaac Lowe via unanimous decision. And the Hearts fan is hoping to make it a double celebration that day because the Scottish Cup final will take place at Hampden Park. And if Neil Critchley's men can overcome Aberdeen in the semi-final there will be 20,000 plus fellow Jambos in town. Tickets for Land of the Brave are available from GLASGOWPictures outside The OVO Hydro Arena. Event – Josh Taylor v Ekow Essuman Launch Press Conference at the Lomond Auditorium, Scottish Event Campus, Glasgow, Scotland on the 5th March 2025. Queensberry Promotions. Credit: Leigh Dawney/Queensberry Promotions Like this: Like Related
