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6d ago 23.05 BST “I have to commend him on his performance,” Dubois says. “I gave everything I had. There were probably a few things I could have sharpened up on. But take no credit away from the man, I’ll be back.” He’s asked if he thought he should have targeted Usyk more to the body like his corner was telling him to do between rounds. “I was just fighting, man,” he says. “I was in a fight and I was just trying to figure out round by round, but it is what it is. I’ll be back.” Dubois’ co-trainer Don Charles reserves high praise for Usyk, agreeing that his fighter was simply in with an all-time great tonight. “Most definitely, that was never in doubt,” Charles says. “We tried to get going. He’s a young champion, Daniel Dubois. Twenty-seven years old, remarkable what he’s achieved to date. He’ll be back from this, stronger. That’s a great champion, a generational great. If you’re going to lose, lose someone like that, you understand? He’ll be back from this.” Adds Dubois: I want to thank everyone for coming out. I gave my best. We’ll go back to the drawing board and come again.” Frank Warren, who promotes Dubois, echoes the praise for Usyk, saying: “Oleksandr Usyk is a modern-day legend. He’s an unbelievable fighter. In any generation, he’d be a great fighter. And I take my hat off to him tonight. You know, Daniel was ready for it. He was up and trained hard. No complaints, no excuses. The better man won on the night. He is a fabulous, fabulous champion.” View image in fullscreen Daniel Dubois, center, interacts with his co-trainer Don Charles, left, after Saturday’s fight. Photograph: Richard Pelham/Getty Images Share

6d ago 22.52 BST “Thirty-eight is a young guy, remember!” a triumphant Usyk says. “Thirty-eight, it’s only the start!” The undisputed heavyweight champion thanks Jesus Christ, his team and the Wembley crowd, then dedicates the win to his people. “Next, I don’t know,” he says. “I want a rest. I want to be at home with my family, my wife, my children. I want to rest now. Maybe two, three months, I want to rest. Just a rest.” Then? “Maybe it’s Tyson Fury,” Usyk says. “Maybe we have three options. Derek Chisora. And Anthony Joshua. Maybe Joseph Parker? I cannot say now, because I want to go back home.” View image in fullscreen Usyk celebrates after Saturday’s win. Photograph: Richard Pelham/Getty Images Share

6d ago 22.40 BST Usyk wins by KO 5! Dubois is dropped by with a chopping right hook to the temple that he never sees coming. He beats the 10 count, but Usyk wastes no time closing the show. The Ukrainian floors Dubois with a heat-seeking left counter to the chin that sends his mouthguard flying. Referee Michael Griffin waves it off before he can complete the count and correctly. View image in fullscreen Usyk delivers a big blow to Dubios. Photograph: Andrew Boyers/Action Images/Reuters View image in fullscreen Dubois is down! Photograph: Andrew Couldridge/Action Images/Reuters View image in fullscreen Usyk drops to his knees in celebration! Photograph: Andrew Couldridge/Action Images/Reuters Share Updated at 22.43 BST

6d ago 22.37 BST Round 4 Usyk is countering beautifully. He’s picking Dubois apart with that quick left hand. Just masterful work. The easiest round to score so far. Compubox’s punch statistics bear out a somewhat even fight: Usyk has landed 28 of 67 power shots (42%) compared to 22 of 67 for Dubois (33%). Guardian’s unofficial score: Usyk 10-9 Dubois (Usyk 39-37 Dubois) View image in fullscreen Daniel Dubois takes a punch from Usyk. Photograph: Adrian Dennis/AFP/Getty Images Share Updated at 23.08 BST

6d ago 22.33 BST Round 3 Dubois rebounded nicely at the start of the third. Usyk’s footwork and mobility continue to create headaches for the bigger man, but he’s landed enough scoring blows to shade the round on our card. Good fight. Guardian’s unofficial score: Usyk 9-10 Dubois (Usyk 29-28 Dubois) View image in fullscreen Daniel Dubois on the attack. Photograph: Andrew Boyers/Action Images/Reuters Share Updated at 22.34 BST

6d ago 22.29 BST Round 2 All class from Usyk, whose lead hand is really neutralizing Dubois’ jab, which he hasn’t been able to get going. The Ukrainian clips Dubois with a flush counter left hook as he rushes inside. Another one-two combo by Usyk sends the crowd in a frenzy. Then Usyk wobbles Dubois with a straight left at the end of the round. That might have hurt Dubois but the bell comes before Usyk can press the issue. Guardian’s unofficial score: Usyk 10-9 Dubois (Usyk 20-18 Dubois) View image in fullscreen Usyk catches Dubois with a left. Photograph: Andrew Couldridge/Action Images/Reuters Share Updated at 22.31 BST

6d ago 22.25 BST Round 1 And we’re off. They meet in the center of the right, the southpaw Usyk and the orthodox Dubois creating mirror images, touching gloves with pawing lead hands. Dubois lands a couple of crisp jabs early. Usyk moving very well in and out of range, showing that signature footwork. Dubois is throwing and landing more, but Usyk is starting to slipp jabs through the guard and really scoring in the back end of this opening round. Usyk uncorks a violent three-punch combination in the final seconds but most of the damage was swallowed up by Dubois’ guard. A close round but Usyk nicks it. Guardian’s unofficial score: Usyk 10-9 Dubois (Usyk 10-9 Dubois) View image in fullscreen Usyk aims a left at Dubois. Photograph: Bradley Collyer/PA Share Updated at 16.50 BST

6d ago 22.19 BST Buffer has made the fighter introductions. The final instructions have been given by referee Mike Griffin, the seconds are out and we’ll pick it up with round-by-round coverage from here! View image in fullscreen Dubois v Usyk II is go! Photograph: Andrew Couldridge/Action Images/Reuters Share Updated at 22.25 BST

6d ago 22.00 BST Lawrence Okolie has beaten Kevin Lerena by a unanimous decision in the final undercard bout. Now it’s time for the main event. Ring announcer Michael Buffer has taken his position and we’ll have the playing of a couple of national anthems before the fighters make their entrances. View image in fullscreen Lawrence Okolie lands a left hand on hos way to victory over Kevin Lerena. Photograph: Bradley Collyer/PA Share Updated at 22.06 BST

6d ago 21.51 BST Could be something, could be nothing. But Daniel Dubois didn’t arrive at Wembley until around 8.20pm tonight, less than two hours before the scheduled ring entrances and long after Oleksandr Usyk had started having his hands wrapped. Share

6d ago 21.38 BST Donald McRae Our man in the building Donald McRae has checked in with a dispatch from ringside. It’s good to be ringside for this one as at the last few big shows in the UK most of us humble boxing hacks have been shunted up into the gods. Ninety thousand fans are expected tonight, which is 6,000 less than last September when Daniel Dubois shocked Anthony Joshua and many in British boxing by crushing his older rival. But it’s still an impressive crowd as Dubois lacks the kind of vast following Joshua and Tyson Fury have built up over the last dozen years. The main undercard fight between Lawrence Okolie, campaigning as a heavyweight now, and the South African Kevin Lerena is approaching the later rounds. Okolie can be a destructive puncher and Lerena knocked down Dubois multiple times during their slu-fest in 2022. But this scrap is a more typical Okokie bout – low on thrills and high on tedium. At the moment there is a low hum around Wembley which only breaks out into something more enthusiastic when the bell rings for the end of another round and one of the usual old fight-night ditties is cranked up. In contrast to Okolie and Lerena, Jake Paul caught the attention of the crowd who responded with deep and sustained booing when he arrived 30 minutes ago with his fiancée, the Dutch speed skating star Jutta Leerdam. But we’re all really just waiting for the lights to dim and Usyk and Dubois to make their ring walks. The atmosphere then, unlike now, will be electric … View image in fullscreen Lawrence Okolie punches Kevin Lerena during the final undercard bout at Wembley. Photograph: Richard Pelham/Getty Images Share

6d ago 21.33 BST Also here at Wembley is Hamzah Sheeraz, the rising British star fresh off his career-best win last Saturday in New York. Fighting in the main event of a Ring Magazine card at Louis Armstrong Stadium – the first boxing show ever held at the US Open tennis venue – the 26-year-old from Ilford dropped Edgar Berlanga twice in the fourth round before finishing him just 17 seconds into the fifth. It was a spectacular 168lb debut for Sheeraz, who rebounded from a frustrating draw at middleweight in February with a headling-grabbing performance under new trainer Andy Lee. View image in fullscreen Saudi boxing supremo Turki al-Sheikh, left, English boxer Hamzah Sheeraz, center, meet with actor Jason Statham during the undercard bouts on Saturday at Wembley. Photograph: Daniel Hambury/EPA Share

6d ago 21.16 BST Lawrence Okolie and Kevin Lerena are just under way in the final preliminary of the evening, a scheduled 12-round heavyweight bout. Before that, Daniel Lapin extended his unbeaten run to 12-0 with a mostly forgettable points win over Lewis Edmondson in a 10-round light heavyweight scrap. The Ukrainian southpaw edged it on two of the three scorecards, 96–94, while the third judge had it even at 95–95, a reflection of a fight short on clean action and high on clinches. Edmondson, coming off two strong wins including a breakout performance against Dan Azeez, struggled to find rhythm against the awkward 6ft 6in Lapin. Both men were guilty of excessive holding, and referee Marcus McDonnell repeatedly intervened to separate them and issue warnings. Lapin landed occasional left hands, while Edmondson responded with sporadic right hooks, but neither fighter was able to impose their will. The contest deteriorated into a maul by the later rounds, drawing ironic cheers from the crowd. In the end, Lapin’s slightly sharper work down the stretch proved just enough. View image in fullscreen Daniel Lapin was nearly sent over the top rope twice during the eighth round of Saturday’s fight with Lewis Edmondson. Photograph: Richard Pelham/Getty Images Share

From 12 Jul 2025 03.28 BST Tale of the tape Here’s a look at how Taylor and Serrano measure up ahead of tonight’s main event. Physically, there’s not much to separate them. Serrano has a slight half-inch edge in height, while Taylor has the same advantage in reach. Their knockout percentages make it clear this is a match between the fighter and the boxer: Serrano has stopped 61% of her opponents inside the distance compared to 25% for Taylor. Serrano hit the contracted 136lb catch-weight on the nose at Thursday’s weigh-in, while Taylor came in two-tenths of a pound under. Katie Taylor v Amanda Serrano III Share

12 Jul 2025 05.27 BST “Thank you, Jesus. I needed a lot of help, a lot of strength today,” Taylor says. “I just want to thank Amanda Serrano. What an amazing fighter. We made history together, three times. It’s such a historic fight and it’s such a privilege to share the ring with her.” Asked whether she thought she’d won the fight before the scores were raised, Taylor says: “I thought I was boxing very smart, very well, and she wasn’t catching me with much tonight. But it’s always going to be a very close contest between myself and Amanda. I just thank God that my hand was raised again and I’m 3-0.” She continues: “I can’t tell you how much it means to me that people out there spent their hard-earned money to come over and support me. I just love you all, I love my country. Everytime I step in here I represent my country, I represent every single one of you guys.” Share Updated at 05.30 BST

12 Jul 2025 05.18 BST Katie Taylor wins by majority decision! Taylor has retained her WBC, WBA, IBF and WBO junior welterweight titles by a majority decision. One judge scored it 95-95 while two others had it 97-93. Share

12 Jul 2025 05.14 BST Round 10 Taylor continues to score with quick counters before darting out of range. It’s the winning strategy and why she will likely see her hand raised in a few minutes’ time. A masterful if slower-paced showing by Taylor and, for me, the easiest to score of their three encounters. Guardian’s unofficial score: Taylor 10-9 Serrano (Taylor 97-93 Serrano) Share

12 Jul 2025 05.10 BST Round 9 Taylor’s hand and foot speed are far more intact at this stage than in either of the first two fights and they’re serving her well here. The left-hand counters have been sparing but they’re scoring and catching the eyes of the judges. Serrano has all but abandoned the body. Guardian’s unofficial score: Taylor 10-9 Serrano (Taylor 87-84 Serrano) Share

12 Jul 2025 05.07 BST Round 8 Another highly tactical round. Taylor does enough to take it, but she’s showing some damage beneath her right eye. Guardian’s unofficial score: Taylor 10-9 Serrano (Taylor 77-75 Serrano) Share

12 Jul 2025 05.05 BST Round 7 Another very close round with neither fighter landing too much. The scores will be all over the place. Guardian’s unofficial score: Taylor 9-10 Serrano (Taylor 67-66 Serrano) Share

12 Jul 2025 05.02 BST Round 6 Taylor continues to fight well moving backwards, moving out of harm’s way to her left whenever Serrano closes in. In a far more muted affair than the first two instalments, Taylor is boxing beautifully. Serrano catches Taylor with a right hand right on the jaw as the bell sounds. Guardian’s unofficial score: Taylor 10-9 Serrano (Taylor 58-56 Serrano) Share

12 Jul 2025 04.59 BST Round 5 Serrano continues her pursuit of Taylor around the ring with Taylor measuring distance masterfully and staying just out of range. Serrano is having trouble cutting off the ring with Taylor tying up whenever she’s cornered. A very close round to call with not much action to go by, but Taylor is landing enough rights to swing the round. This fight is bearing no resemblance to the first two. Guardian’s unofficial score: Taylor 10-9 Serrano (Taylor 48-47 Serrano) Share

12 Jul 2025 04.55 BST Round 4 Taylor takes the fourth round fighting off the back foot in another round where each fighter is showing the other loads of respect. Guardian’s unofficial score: Taylor 10-9 Serrano (Taylor 38-38 Serrano) Share

12 Jul 2025 04.53 BST Round 3 The tension is smoldering. Taylor lands a combination in the center of the ring and Serrano fires right back. Neither flurry did any serious damage. Serrano catches Taylor with a big shot. Taylor lands a couple of sharp counters with Serrano coming in near the end of the frame and they may have been enough to swing it her way. Guardian’s unofficial score: Taylor 9-10 Serrano (Taylor 28-29 Serrano) Share

12 Jul 2025 04.49 BST Round 2 Another very cautious round as the mutual respect between the pair is coming through. Serrano finally lands the first punch of significance more than halfway through the second with lunging left hand but even that doesn’t land cleanly. Taylor is fighting off the back foot looking for openings but Serrano is not accomodating. Lots of feinting and deft footwork. Serrano nicks the round as the aggressor. Guardian’s unofficial score: Taylor 9-10 Serrano (Taylor 19-19 Serrano) Share

12 Jul 2025 04.46 BST Round 1 And we’re off! They meet in the center of the ring, the 21st round of their trilogy under way. Taylor looks to establish the left jab with several offerings before Serrano throws a punch. Lots of feinting early as each attempts to take the measure of the other and collect data. The round is over and there might not have been a single punch landed in the two minutes. The ultimate feeling-round round. Taylor shades it on activity. Guardian’s unofficial score: Taylor 10-9 Serrano (Taylor 10-9 Serrano) Share

12 Jul 2025 04.42 BST The fighters are in the ring. The introductions have been made. The fighters have gotten their final instructions and the seconds are out. We’ll pick it up with round-by-round coverage from here! Share

12 Jul 2025 04.36 BST A jubilant Amanda Serrano comes to the ring first. And it’s a highly theatrical entrance to Bad Bunny’s NUEVAYoL while accompanied by her promoter Jake Paul and about a dozen dancers. She’s wearing a red, white and blue leather robe and the crowd is eating it up. And now it’s Katie Taylor’s turn. And the Bray fighter emerges from the tunnel to a mix of boos and cheers to Even Though I Walk by Hannah McClure and Bethel Music. She’s ambling slowly to the ring, completely focused with a stony expression, wearing a black robe with gold trim. The two entrances couldn’t possibly be more different. Share

12 Jul 2025 04.27 BST The atmosphere in the Garden is positively electric in the moments before the national anthems. Sweet Caroline is in the books and the Puerto Rican and Irish fans are going back and forth trying to best one another on the decibel scale. Two anthems: Republic of Ireland and Puerto Rico. They’re happening right now. Ringwalks to come. Share

12 Jul 2025 04.07 BST Alycia Baumgardner retains undisputed 130lb title Alycia Baumgardner has just won a 10-round unanimous decision over Jennifer Miranda to retain her undisputed junior lightweight title. Two of the judges handed down cards of 98-92 while the third scored it 97-93. (Those margins feel wide; the Guardian had it 96-94 for Baumgardner in a fight where Miranda more than held her own.) “I definitely give myself a B-plus,” Baumgardner says. “It wasn’t my best performance, but I’m just happy to be in the ring [after] such a long layoff and just be able to get those rounds in.” View image in fullscreen Alycia Baumgardner, right, lands a punch on Jennifer Miranda during their fight on Friday night. Photograph: Stephen McCarthy/Sportsfile/Getty Images Next up: the main event between Katie Taylor and Amanda Serrano. Share

12 Jul 2025 03.48 BST Earlier, Ellie Scotney unified three of the major world titles at junior featherweight champion by outpointing Yamileth Mercado. The 27-year-old from Catford, southeast London, won a 10-round unanimous decision by scores of 98-92 (twice) and 100-90, adding the Mexican’s WBC belt to her WBO and IBF straps. Scotney improved to 11 wins in 11 professional fights and now holds three of the four major world titles at 122lb. The fourth, sanctioned by the WBA, is held by Mayelli Flores. View image in fullscreen Ellie Scotney, right, celebrates after her win over Yamileth Mercado to unify three of the four belts at 122lb. Photograph: Al Bello/Getty Images for Netflix Share

12 Jul 2025 03.28 BST Tale of the tape Here’s a look at how Taylor and Serrano measure up ahead of tonight’s main event. Physically, there’s not much to separate them. Serrano has a slight half-inch edge in height, while Taylor has the same advantage in reach. Their knockout percentages make it clear this is a match between the fighter and the boxer: Serrano has stopped 61% of her opponents inside the distance compared to 25% for Taylor. Serrano hit the contracted 136lb catch-weight on the nose at Thursday’s weigh-in, while Taylor came in two-tenths of a pound under. Katie Taylor v Amanda Serrano III Share

12 Jul 2025 03.20 BST Early indications suggest a heavily pro-Serrano crowd. Notably, during the break between the sixth and seventh rounds of the last fight, the large video screens in the Garden flashed to Taylor then Serrano getting their hands wrapped in their dressing rooms. It was crowd’s first glimpse of either of the main event fighters tonight and it seemed the louder reaction was reserved for the Brooklyn-based challenger. That would be a shift from their first fight in this room back in 2022, where the audience allegiances felt split right down the middle. View image in fullscreen American singer-songwriter and actress JoJo perfoms the national anthem before the televised undercard begins on Friday night at Madison Square Garden. Photograph: Stephen McCarthy/Sportsfile/Getty Images Share

12 Jul 2025 03.11 BST Shadasia Green unifies 168lb titles Shadasia Green has just won a 10-round split decision over Savannah Marshall to unify the IBF and WBO super middleweight titles. Two of the ringside judges tipped the 35-year-old from Paterson, New Jersey, by scores of 96-93 and 95-94, while the third had it 96-93 for Marshall. Green was overcome by emotion after the scores were announced. She adds Marshall’s IBF title at 168lb to her own WBO belt. Marshall, the 34-year-old from Hartlepool, does not dispute the result but is not happy with the margin on the 96-93 card. “To give me two rounds,” she says, amid boos from the crowd. “All I wanted was a fair fight.” View image in fullscreen Shadasia Green, left, takes a punch from Savannah Marshall during their title unification bout on Friday night in New York. Photograph: Al Bello/Getty Images for Netflix That leaves one more undercard fight before the main event: a 10-rounder between Alycia Baumgardner and Jennifer Miranda for Baumgardner’s undisputed junior lightweight championship. After that, Taylor and Serrano will make their entrances. Share

12 Jul 2025 02.45 BST Preamble They’ve landed a combined 861 punches, fought 20 rounds without a single knockdown and helped alter the course of women’s boxing history. Tonight at Madison Square Garden, Katie Taylor and Amanda Serrano step through the ropes for the third and very likely final time. One last dance. One last chance at closure. This is more than a fight. It’s the culmination of a rivalry that has elevated the sport. In 2022, their first meeting was hailed as a landmark moment: the first women’s bout to headline the Garden, a ferocious spectacle before a raucous crowd that forced promoters to open the upper decks. Taylor edged it on a split decision many still debate. Their rematch last year in Texas was marginally more decisive, with Taylor again declared the winner but not without controversy. Serrano, bleeding from a deep cut above her eye, accused her rival of leading with her head. Taylor bristled at the suggestion: “Opinions are opinions, but facts are facts. I plan to stay 3-0.” Now comes the trilogy bout and a shot at resolution. Taylor, 39, is putting her WBA, WBC, IBF and WBO junior welterweight titles on the line at a catchweight of 136lb. She is a two-division undisputed champion, Olympic gold medallist and arguably the most accomplished female boxer of all time. But her defining foil is Serrano: the 36-year-old Puerto Rican-born, Brooklyn-raised southpaw who’s won world titles in seven divisions and brings relentless volume and grit. If Taylor is the technician, Serrano is the engine. If Taylor is the icon, Serrano is the insurgent. And neither has much left to prove – except to each other. Adding to the stakes is the backdrop: the first all-women’s professional card in Madison Square Garden history, streaming globally on Netflix. Alycia Baumgardner, Chantelle Cameron, Ellie Scotney, Savannah Marshall and Ramla Ali all feature, but it’s Taylor and Serrano who close the circle they started drawing two years ago. This fight may not crown a new champion or undisputed queen. But it could finally provide the clarity their rivalry has lacked – or stir the call for a fourth. Either way, the bell is coming. And we’ll be ringside for every second of it. Share

12 Jul 2025 02.37 BST How to watch Katie Taylor v Amanda Serrano III The broadcast will stream live globally on Netflix starting at 8pm ET (1am BST) at no additional cost to subscribers. The broadcast will feature live commentary in English, Spanish (Spain), Spanish (Latin America), Brazilian Portuguese and French. It’s uncertain when Taylor and Serrano will make their entrances for the main event, but it won’t happen before 11pm local time (4am BST). The first three undercard bouts not carried by the Netflix stream will be available free on Most Valuable Promotions’ YouTube page starting at 5.30pm ET (10.30pm BST). Share

Even before his playing career came to an end almost 10 years ago, Paul O’Connell felt like an Irish head coach in waiting. The absence of Farrell for this trip gives him his first opportunity to lead the side he represented on 108 occasions.

Such is the youthful nature of his summer squad, centre Stuart McCloskey is the only player on the trip who played with or against the Munster legend.

Ireland arrived in Georgia on Wednesday with 13 uncapped players in their number after Ulster prop Scott Wilson was added to the squad just before departure.

Wing Tommy O’Brien and second row Darragh Murray will make their debuts against Georgia, while the uncapped Michael Milne, Jack Aungier, Tom Ahern and Ben Murphy are all on the bench.

Farrell has previously spoken cautiously about the idea of simply handing out international caps although this tour has a different feel with interim attack coach Mike Prendergast saying last week it “would be the intention” to have all of the tourists get game-time across the two Tests.

These results do matter, though. They are two of just six games to be played by Ireland before the 2027 World Cup draw is staged in December with the seedings to be based upon world rankings at that point.