Archive July 20, 2025

United States (0) 5

Klein tries:

England (19) 40

In a game in Washington that was delayed by almost two hours due to lightning strikes, England dominated.

Play in the one-off Test will begin at 18:05 local time (23:05 BST) on Saturday, with kick-off in the US capital delayed by an hour.

When more bad weather became known, England had a 14-0 lead in the 29th minute before Scottish referee Sam Grove-White was forced to play a further 40 minutes without the players.

On both occasions, fans in Washington’s 20, 000-capacity Audi Field were instructed to “exit the seating bowl” and “seek shelter in the concourse” via a video message posted to the stadium’s video screen.

England finished their tour of Argentina and the United States with a perfect three-win record despite the weather delays.

Luke Northmore crossed under the posts seven minutes after Steve Borthwick’s side had a strong start to the match, leading 2-0 through Curtis Langdon’s maul in the eleventh minute. Chris Hilsenbeck and the USA were the only ones who scored both tries and Chris Hilsenbeck was the sinner.

After TMO reviews, Alex Dombrandt and debutant Joe Carpenter scored tries, before Cadan Murley deservedly added England’s third score with a cross on the left wing just before half-time.

In the 62nd minute, Harry Randall scored a brilliant dummy while Jack van Poortvliet went over immediately following the restart.

Shilo Klein crashed over in the corner just in time to complete England’s sixth try, which was Gabriel Oghre’s only attempt to stop.

In addition to Sale full-back Carpenter, Bath center Max Ojomoh, Gloucester second-row Arthur Clark, and Gloucester fly-half Charlie Atkinson all made their English debuts.

After serving a two-game suspension, Immanuel Feyi-Waboso also made a second-match appearance for Borthwick, who made 12 changes to the England side that beat the Pumas in San Juan.

Due to bad weather, a number of sporting events in the US this summer have been postponed.

When the United States hosts the 2031 Men’s and 2033 Women’s Rugby World Cups, Washington is one of 27 cities that has expressed interest in hosting games, including Chicago, New York, Las Vegas, and Los Angeles.

In Orlando, Florida, lightning strikes nearly delayed Benfica’s game with Auckland City by almost two and a half hours last month during the Fifa Club World Cup.

Due to lightning, Benfica’s match against Chelsea in Charlotte, North Carolina, was delayed by one hour, 53 minutes.

Klein, Iscaro, Kofe, Helu, Poidevin, Alikhan, Smith, and Futi are the replacements.

England: Carpenter, Feyi-Waboso, Northmore, Ojomoh, Murley, Ford (c), Van Poortvliet, Rood, Langdon, Opoku-Fordjour, Coles, Clark, Cunningham-South, Pepper, Dombrant, and Coles.

Is there anyone who can challenge Usyk, the second-time reigning undisputed heavyweight champion?

What fighting incidents are known to be occurring, then? What other events might be possible?

Itauma will take a significant step up in the fight for the former world champion, and the 20-year-old is likely to gain a lot from his reputation as the next big thing.

Following the fight, Usyk named a number of rivals in the ring. Even Derek Chisora was mentioned, along with Anthony Joshua, Joseph Parker, and Tyson Fury.

The 38-year-old has the option of facing any of them, or he might choose to take the unexpected step and invite Fabio Wardley or even rising star Itauma to face him.

After a third defeat of his career, Dubois, 27, will be licking his wounds for a while.

Two of those went to Usyk, and Dubois might acknowledge that neither fight was particularly close. Dubois continues to be a stand-out entertainer in the heavyweight division despite the excitement they have had.

Dubois really has so many options for regaining his composure. Even Fury might view his fellow Briton as a potential matchup in the Joshua rematch, which takes place in Itauma, Wardley, Chisora, and Whyte.

One of the world’s top heavyweights continues to exist.

His promoter, Frank Warren, predicted that Daniel would take a short break and that he would need to “resurrect himself.”

He needs to make a statement against a top fighter, he says. That is what he did the first time. Only a young man, he is.

It’s all about perseverance, desire, striving to be best, and building on your mistakes, in essence. Numerous combatants have recovered from defeat.

He says, “He can punch, he can hurt you, but it’s about improving his game.”

When the first bell rang, there were rumors that Joshua and Fury would be present at Usyk v. Dubois’ ringside, but neither sounded present.

Joshua is not expected to fight until November at the earliest because he had elbow surgery earlier this year. He has stated that Fury is at the top of his wishlist and has spoken openly about discussions with Riyadh Season about a new fight contract.

Fury may still be retired, but he appears to be making up plans for a return in 2026.

Instead of engaging in what appears to be an obvious fight with Joshua, Fury, 36, called out Usyk for his return.

You never know what Fury is thinking, said Eddie Hearn, Joshua’s promoter, to BBC Sport. When AJ vs. Fury is the only movie in the world, he starts calling out Usyk.

The third fight isn’t really commercially interesting to the money men or the fans because they are in a similar position and have both lost to Usyk twice.

After missing action for just shy of a year last month, Deontay Wilder made a successful, if labored, return.

He stopped unheralded Tyrrell Herndon, which was his first victory since 2022, not a particularly vintage Wilder performance.

Given his star power and accomplishments, it is unlikely that the American could be put right back in the mix for big fights. Wilder described the encounter as a “new beginning” for him.

Dave Allen has already offered his hand up, so who knows if anyone would find Wilder attractive? Does the 39-year-old want to engage in such combat, though?

After their fight has been scheduled, Frazer Clarke and Jeamie Tshikeva will likely compete for the British heavyweight title.

Promoter Eddie Hearn calls a rematch between British rivals Chris Eubank Jr. and Conor Benn “dead.”

In April’s Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, Eubank defeated Benn by unanimous points.

Although a second fight had been scheduled for September 20th, it was revealed earlier this week that the match was unlikely to occur.

Hearn, the promoter of Benn, claimed that his fighter was now considering withdrawing from the rematch and instead focused on a chance to win the world title.

He revealed that the fight between Eubank and Benn is still ongoing.

“September 20th was the date; I think there might be some discussion about a fight in November.”

Benn doesn’t like waiting around or being messed up. A chance at the world title would be something he would enjoy and probably prefer.

“We would definitely look at that option if that presented itself.”

He claimed to be prepared to leave after signing a two-fight deal with BBC Sport. Following the first fight in September, there were many discussions over the location and dates.

They all came out and said he wasn’t ready after they all agreed on September 20.

Hearn continued, “We have to give them a chance,” when asked if Benn was willing to wait until the end of the year.

Good luck to you if you’re not ready to go back to war with Benn and prefer to sit at a poker table in Las Vegas. But let’s get started.

“We’re prepared to move on, drop down to 147, and win the world title,” Benn said.

The first fight was planned by Turki Alalshikh’s company, Ring Magazine, and it was assumed that the rematch would also be a part of the Riyadh Season promotion.

Alalshikh, who appeared on Saturday’s broadcast prior to Oleksandr Usyk’s victory over Daniel Dubois at Wembley Stadium, said the Eubank-Benn fight might still exist and suggested January or February as potential alternate dates.

Eubank has not personally addressed the issue, and it’s not yet clear when a formal decision will be made.