Brendan Bradford

3 days ago | codesports.com.au | Brendan Bradford

Tim Tszyu has boldly promised to “reclaim the throne” in his world title rematch with Sebastian Fundora, while ‘The Towering Inferno’ lobbed the first grenade of the build-up by claiming his more experienced team will be the difference on fight night. Tszyu is in America for the official announcement of the bout, which will be a co-main event to Manny Pacquiao’s welterweight world title comeback against Mario Barrios at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas on July 19 (July 20 in Australia).

5 days ago | codesports.com.au | Brendan Bradford

Liam Wilson was agonisingly close to fighting on the same card as Tim Tszyu and Manny Pacquiao on July 19 in Las Vegas, before the deal fell through at the last minute. The Queenslander will instead fight on the same card as Liam Paro on June 25 on a non pay-per-view show in Cairns. But the 29-year-old was tantalisingly close to facing Brandon Figueroa on one of the biggest cards of the year at the MGM Grand. “I was on it.

1 week ago | codesports.com.au | Brendan Bradford

Sonny Bill Williams has apologised for sharing a video promoting ‘Run it Straight’ just days after a teenager in New Zealand died while playing a similar game with friends. One of the modern game’s hardest hitters, Williams played in the pre and post shoulder charge NRL era, and there are plenty of videos on social media of his most brutal tackles. One user found a clip from 2004 of Williams putting a big hit on Penrith’s Joel Clinton.

2 weeks ago | codesports.com.au | Brendan Bradford

An emotional Luke Plapp celebrated “the good old Aussie way” with a couple of glasses of vino after his heroic solo win on Stage 8 of the gruelling three-week Giro d’Italia. Plapp won his first Grand Tour stage in spectacular fashion, attacking his three breakaway companions 700m from the top of the Montelago climb, and a remarkable 45km from the finish of the hilly stage.

3 weeks ago | codesports.com.au | Brendan Bradford

Tim Tszyu has declared he has no mental scars from his bloody defeat to Sebastian Fundora as he prepares for a “dogfight” in his Las Vegas revenge mission against the 197cm tall American. The Aussie added it’s “a blessing” that the world title rematch will take place on the same card as boxing legend Manny Pacquiao’s first fight in four years on July 19 at the MGM Grand in Sin City.