If he had listened to Arthur Beetson when the late, great Immortal bailed him out of jail in his teens, Puna Rasaubale may well be playing footy alongside Paul Gallen instead of fighting him next month.

Jeff Horn will defend his welterweight title against England's Gary Corcoran in Brisbane on December 13.

The next name on Jeff Horn's hit list might not be a household name.

Newly invested Australian Hall of Fame Legend Raelene Boyle considers herself blessed many times over, and not all of them in ways you might imagine.

Jake LaMotta, an iron-fisted battler who brawled his way to a middleweight title and was later memorialised by Robert De Niro in the film Raging Bull, has died. He was 95.

And you thought that the Conor McGregor v Floyd Mayweather fight was going to leave a bad taste in people's mouths.

Saul "Canelo" Alvarez vs. Gennady "GGG" Golovkin gave all they had Saturday night but the fight ended in a draw.

The Australian middleweight championship means so much more than victory for Dave Toussaint.

Dave Toussaint will look to end years of heartache with an Australian title victory.

Steve Lovett's journey has been tough, but this man loves a challenge - he's nicknamed "Tough Love" for a reason.

• COMMENT

At 42 and well past his prime, Mundine would be an easy payday for WBO welterweight champion Horn. But it would cost some of his credibility on the international stage.

Paul Gallen says Sonny Bill Williams is dodging him and the Sharks skipper is close to giving up on his fight with the cross-code superstar.

The search is now on for a new opponent with Horn still to defend his WBO welterweight title in Brisbane later this year.

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Since the AFL season has come to a hiatus, and A League season hasn't started yet, and the Test cricket season has but we'd rather not talk about it, and the basketball season may or may not have started - it's hard to say - let's seize the chance to do what all good sports adminstrators do: duck over to America for a weekend to "study" the latest in sports promotion.

The clock is ticking for Pacquiao to commit to a sequel with WBO welterweight champion Horn, with a former title-holder one of the options should the fight be postponed until 2018.

This wildly lucrative contrivance posing as a boxing match for the ages ended as expected.

A ruthless Floyd Mayweather scored a 10th round technical knockout over mixed martial arts champion Conor McGregor, cementing his legacy as one of boxing's all-time greats.

• ANALYSIS

What many thought would be the 'Farce of the Century' turned out to be an enthralling contest.

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Follow all the live action as Conor McGregor attempts to hand Floyd Mayweather Jr the first loss of his career.