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NZ Herald
an hour ago
- Sport
- NZ Herald
Boxing: Floyd Masson keen on future fight against David Nyika
Waikato boxer Floyd Masson will fight John Parker tomorrow. Waikato boxer Floyd Masson is preparing for his fight against John Parker tomorrow – however, he has already hinted at big plans for the future. If Masson wins the IBF Pan Pacific Cruiserweight title against Parker, he could be catapulted into the IBF cruiserweight Top 10 ranking, which would put
BBC News
14 hours ago
- Sport
- BBC News
Crocker rejects Donovan's 'dive' claims
Lewis Crocker dismissed Paddy Donovan assertion that he "took a dive" in their first fight when they met on Monday to launch their IBF World welterweight rematch on 13 September at Belfast's Windsor Crocker won the first fight between the pair in March by way of disqualification with Donovan thrown out at the eighth round for punching after the bell of what was a world title to the ending, the Limerick man had been deducted points in the sixth and eight rounds for fouls but also scored a legitimate knockdown just prior to the late shot that forced referee Marcus McDonnell to issue the ultimate punishment dropped Crocker who was awarded the win and a shot at then champion Jaron 'Boots' following an appeal by Donovan's team, the IBF granted a rematch and with Ennis opting to vacate the title to move up to the light-middleweight division, the vacant belt will be on the line when Crocker and Donovan meet in the first all-Irish world title fight in history at the home of Northern Ireland football. 'It couldn't have worked out better' - Donovan The fighters met at Windsor Park on Monday for a media call to launch their second fight before moving to a press conference in the city where Donovan accused his rival of making the most of the late punch in March."It couldn't have panned out any better for me after the controversy after the first fight," said the 26-year-old who suffered his first career blemish due to the disqualification."The IBF ruled in our favour to get this world title over the line and I'm happy to be back in Belfast. I can't wait to get in there on 13 September and put on a show."You can ask Lewis if he took a dive or I knocked him out after the bell. I think he took a dive to get me disqualified. I'd been winning every round and was in a comfortable position, so the only way for Lewis to get the win was by taking a dive."After the last fight, my confidence is only growing and I can get the knockout this time." 'I have to be much better in the rematch' - Crocker Crocker insisted a rematch is warranted and he was keen to make it happen, but nonetheless, is adamant the right call was made at the end of their first 28-year-old put his performance in March down to "an off night" but acknowledges he will go into the rematch as an outsider after opinions were split before their first accepts he will need a much better performance to leave no room for debate this time around but shot down Donovan's jibes by saying his rival simply paid the price for breaking the rules."I agreed with the decision, but also agreed there should be a rematch," he said."He didn't knock me out. My eye was shut and I was in trouble at that stage. Paddy made the mistake and paid for it."Crocker added he will be a "massive underdog" this time around."Nobody wanted the fight to end like that, including myself, and I know I'm a lot better fighter than what I showed. The next day, I rang Jamie (Conlan, manager) and told him to get the rematch sorted."Everything has worked out. We were fighting in an eliminator originally, but now it's for the title. It's everything I've dreamed of since I was a kid and all I've ever wanted."I have to be better. Paddy is a great fighter and showed that in the last fight. I'm a massive underdog in this fight - nobody's expecting me to win. To pull off the win, it would be the stuff of dreams."
RTÉ News
15 hours ago
- Sport
- RTÉ News
World title dreams driving Lewis Crocker and Paddy Donovan after Belfast face-off
Lewis Crocker and Paddy Donovan debated the controversial ending of their first fight ahead of a rematch for the vacant IBF welterweight world title at Windsor Park later this year. The duo came face to face at the home of Northern Irish football today with thousands of tickets being snapped up by fans, with the hope of over 20,000 in attendance for the first ever world title fight between two Irish boxers on 13 September. Amid a largely pro-Crocker crowd at the press conference in Belfast, Donovan said that the pain of losing by disqualification has now evaporated by the chance to become a world champion on an historic night for Irish boxing. He said Crocker feigned a knockout after the bell which led to the DQ, something the home team vehemently denied. Donovan, who was occasionally silenced by the passionate home supporters, said: "It couldn't have panned out any better for me. I'm happy to be back in Belfast. I'm ready to seize this opportunity and do a number on Lewis. "Obviously I was winning every single round and I was in a comfortable position. The only way for Lewis to get the win, and no disrespect, was taking a dive. "The preparation is going top class and I'm ready to put on a demolition performance. "After the last fight the confidence I have is only growing. I will get the knockout this time in better fashion." The Limerick man said he will be intimidated by having a minority of fans in Belfast, having already faced the scenario in their original meeting at the SSE Arena. He said: "This is my sixth time in Belfast. I know it's not my home city, but the fans has been amazing. "They've followed me since 2019. "To be back here again is an amazing opportunity for me, I'm ready and I'm waiting. I want to see the best Lewis Crocker. I want to be the best Paddy Donovan. We want to put on the best fight for this crowd. And that's exactly what will happen." Crocker acknowledged he has to find a new level to try to beat Donovan, having been seconds from defeat before the DQ in their first clash. He was adamant that he was knocked out by the punch after the bell, but said his overall focus was on making a second bout and now trying to dig deep to cause an upset. "It doesn't get any bigger, especially considering the last fight," Crocker said. "I agreed with the decision to disqualify Paddy but I also agree that there should be a rematch. Nobody wanted to fight the end like that, including myself. "The next day, I said 'let's get that rematch sorted'. There was no opponent in my mind other than Paddy. I know I'm a lot better fighter than what I showed. And everything's worked out. "To be fighting for a world title in Windsor Park, it's the stuff I've dreamed of as a kid. It's everything I've ever wanted. "I have to be better. But I've said from the start, Paddy's a great fighter and he showed it in the last fight. I have to put on the performance of my life to win on 13 September and there's no better time and place to do it. "I'm a massive underdog in this fight now. Nobody is expecting me to win. The first fight [was predicted] as 50-50 by the general public. To pull of a win is the stuff of dreams too." Donovan's trainer Andy Lee feels the fight will mark the break out of a new star for Irish boxing, in the name of his fighter: "What a moment for Irish boxing. Days like these do not come around often. "This is the start of the crowning of a new Irish champion. There's only a handful of them from this island. "You can count them on two hands in recent years and Paddy is going to be be the next one. "He has got the ability not just to win this world title, but to defend it multiple times and put his name among those superstars in the division. "I believe it'll be a lot closer this time with Lewis but Paddy will be ready. "I said before the first fight and nobody believed me that Paddy is a guy who will go on and on through the levels of boxing and will go down as one of the best fighters in Irish history. It is just the start for him." In Crocker's corner, Billy Nelson wants to see his unbeaten man turn it around: "We're both really looking forward to redeeming ourselves. "Andy Lee and Paddy both know that wasn't [the best] Lewis Crocker in the ring that night. Paddy boxed extremely well in the first fight but he fouled on multiple occasions. "What is done is done. We move on and to have two Irish guys fighting for a world title, it is an unbelievable occasion."
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Business Standard
2 days ago
- Business
- Business Standard
Beverage makers' April-June quarter takes a hit due to unseasonal rain
Early monsoon and unseasonal rainfall this year in most parts of the country have impacted the topline of beverage makers in the June quarter. This has not only impacted sales of the cola brands but also traditional milk-based beverage products, such as lassi, shakes, flavoured milks, and buttermilk. Interestingly, the beverage makers had early volume gains in 2026 as summer arrived early. They had stocked inventory and channels in anticipation of a repeat of last year's bumper sales. However, by mid-April, intermittent rainfall started hitting southern and western India, impacting overall which sales from early May. The Coca-Cola Company Chairman and CEO James Quincey, in the latest investors' call, said the company got a "hit by some early monsoon in India", in the June quarter, which is the important selling season in the country. The company had a good start in the quarter, but early arrival of monsoon impacted it, said Quincey. "In India, after a strong start to the year, volume declined, as our business was impacted by early monsoons and geopolitical conflict (India-Pakistan conflict) early in the important summer season," he said. India is the fifth largest market for The Coca-Cola Company, which operates here with brands as ThumsUp, Sprite, Maaza, Minute Maid, Kinley, besides Coca-Cola and Coke. For PepsiCo, India continues to be a double-digit growth path; however, its beverage business was also hit in India during the quarter under review. PepsiCo's International Beverages Franchise (IBF) segment, which focuses on the bottling and distribution of PepsiCo's beverage brands outside of North America, had "a decline in India" in the second (June) quarter, the company said earlier this month in its earnings statement. IBF includes PepsiCo's international franchise beverage businesses, as well as its SodaStream business. In India, PepsiCo's bottling operations in India are mostly handled by its largest franchisee is Varun Beverages Ltd (VBL). Several dairy companies also faced an impact on sales of beverage products in the quarter, due to unseasonal rainfall and early arrival of monsoon. IDA President R S Sodhi told PTI more rain has affected the demand for beverages, including dairy-based ones, this year. Moreover, he said the rural demand is also tight because of inflation. "The emergence of many local and regional brands in the beverage segment is also impacting sales of large companies," he said. Tata Consumer Products Ltd, which operates in the beverages segment with its glucose-based drink Gluco+ and Fruski, said volume growth of its ready to drink (RTD) business "was impacted by unseasonal rain" in the June quarter. "RTD business was impacted by unseasonal rains and recorded a moderate volume growth of 3 per cent," the Tata group FMCG arm said in its earnings statement. Similarly, home-grown FMCG major Dabur India said its consolidated revenue in the June quarter is expected to grow in low-single digits on account of a decline in beverages, which was impacted during the quarter due to unseasonal rainfall and a short summer. "The beverage portfolio was impacted during the quarter due to unseasonal rains and short summer," Dabur said earlier this month in its quarterly updates.
Mint
2 days ago
- Business
- Mint
Beverage makers June qtr goes downstream on early monsoon, unseasonal rain
New Delhi, Jul 27 (PTI) Early monsoon and unseasonal rainfall this year in most parts of the country have impacted the topline of beverage makers in the June quarter. This has not only impacted sales of the cola brands but also traditional milk-based beverage products, such as lassi, shakes, flavoured milks, and buttermilk. Interestingly, the beverage makers had early volume gains in 2026 as summer arrived early. They had stocked inventory and channels in anticipation of a repeat of last year's bumper sales. However, by mid-April, intermittent rainfall started hitting southern and western India, impacting overall which sales from early May. The Coca-Cola Company Chairman and CEO James Quincey, in the latest investors' call, said the company got a "hit by some early monsoon in India", in the June quarter, which is the important selling season in the country. The company had a good start in the quarter, but early arrival of monsoon impacted it, said Quincey. "In India, after a strong start to the year, volume declined, as our business was impacted by early monsoons and geopolitical conflict (India-Pakistan conflict) early in the important summer season," he said. India is the fifth largest market for The Coca-Cola Company, which operates here with brands as ThumsUp, Sprite, Maaza, Minute Maid, Kinley, besides Coca-Cola and Coke. For PepsiCo, India continues to be a double-digit growth path; however, its beverage business was also hit in India during the quarter under review. PepsiCo's International Beverages Franchise (IBF) segment, which focuses on the bottling and distribution of PepsiCo's beverage brands outside of North America, had "a decline in India" in the second (June) quarter, the company said earlier this month in its earnings statement. IBF includes PepsiCo's international franchise beverage businesses, as well as its SodaStream business. In India, PepsiCo's bottling operations in India are mostly handled by its largest franchisee is Varun Beverages Ltd (VBL). Several dairy companies also faced an impact on sales of beverage products in the quarter, due to unseasonal rainfall and early arrival of monsoon. IDA President R S Sodhi told PTI more rain has affected the demand for beverages, including dairy-based ones, this year. Moreover, he said the rural demand is also tight because of inflation. "The emergence of many local and regional brands in the beverage segment is also impacting sales of large companies," he said. Tata Consumer Products Ltd, which operates in the beverages segment with its glucose-based drink Gluco and Fruski, said volume growth of its ready to drink (RTD) business "was impacted by unseasonal rain" in the June quarter. "RTD business was impacted by unseasonal rains and recorded a moderate volume growth of 3 per cent," the Tata group FMCG arm said in its earnings statement. Similarly, home-grown FMCG major Dabur India said its consolidated revenue in the June quarter is expected to grow in low-single digits on account of a decline in beverages, which was impacted during the quarter due to unseasonal rainfall and a short summer. "The beverage portfolio was impacted during the quarter due to unseasonal rains and short summer," Dabur said earlier this month in its quarterly updates.
