Conor: I will be a god in boxing ring SPORTS LOG
Conor McGregor has vowed he’ll be a “god of boxing” after facing Floyd Mayweather in his first professional bout.
The Ultimate Fighting Championship star will look to end the American’s 49-fight unbeaten record this month in Las Vegas.
And the Irish mixed martial arts fighter, a two-weight UFC champion, said: “I have a game plan and I will execute it perfectly, like always. I have been boxing my whole life so this is not a new experience for me.
“I will rule over MMA and boxing with an iron fist after August 26. The critics say Floyd has been there before.
“They discredit my training, my skills, my accomplishments. This isn’t new to me, though – just like boxing isn’t new to me.
“I am no stranger to being the underdog on paper. I am a seasoned veteran and confident I’m the better man. After Saturday August 26 I will be a god of boxing.” Two- time Brit ish Touring Car Championship winner Jason Plato capitalised on a drying track to bag pole for today’s opening race at Knockhill.
The 49-year- old Subaru driver topped the timesheet in 52.579secs, pipping teammate Ash Sutton by 89/1000ths of a second.
Plato, who clinched his 50th career pole position, said: “It’s the team’s first one-two in qualifying this season and means I can help Ash in his bid for the title.”
Defending champ and title leader Gordon Shedden will start the opening race from ninth while fellow Scot Rory Butcher will be back in 25th on his BTCC debut. Scotland capped promotion to the top tier of European hockey with a gold medal in the men’s EuroHockey Championship II in Glasgow.
Willie Marshall and Alan Forsyth fired the home side to a 2-1 win over Wales after victory against Russia in the semis sent them up following a 12-year absence.
Forsyth, who picked up both top scorer and player of the tournament awards, said: “When the ball came to me I just decided to hit it as hard as I could. It was one of the best feeling of my life when it went in.” Wimbledon singles champ Garbine Muguruza crashed out of the Rogers Cup in Toronto after the Spaniard lost her rain-delayed quarter-final 6- 4 4- 6 3- 6 to Elina Svitolina of Ukraine.
Dane Caroline Wozniacki, ranked sixth in the world, booked her place in today’s final with a 6-2 6-3 victory over American Sloane Stephens.