Dereck Chisora's fight against British heavyweight champion Dillian Whyte on Saturday in Manchester "will go ahead -- but will no longer be for the title." Chisora threw a table at Whyte in Wednesday's news conference. He "has received a two-year ban from boxing, which comes in if he commits another offence," been fined £25,000 ($31,500) and told to pay another £5,000 ($6,300) in costs. The British Boxing Board of Control "withdrew their sanction for the fight being for the title," which Whyte keeps (BBC, 12/8).
League One side Coventry City's off-field problems were "further highlighted" at the Ricoh Arena on Wednesday night as the club attracted its lowest-ever crowd for a first-team game. Only 1,338 spectators turned up for the EFL Trophy second-round tie against League Two side Crawley Town, which Coventry won 1-0. League gates "have already dipped this season," with an average attendance more than 3,000 down from last season. Only one-and-a-half stands were open at the 32,609-capacity stadium for the game against Crawley, with "just 57 away fans making the trip" (BBC, 12/8).