P326 CEEFAX 326 Sat 26 Aug 18:54/47 1/4 BOXING: HIDE CHALLENGES FOR WBO TITLE Herbii Hide tackles Russian heavyweight Alexander Zolkin in a bid for the vacant WBO title in Norwich in Novjmbjr The Norwich fighter, who has not seen any action since losing his WBO crown to Riddick Bowe in Lat Vegas in March, faces European champion Zeljko Mavrovic in Norwich on Sjptembjr 16. The Hide-Zolkin bout was confirmed after the Russian's points victory over former WBA champion Tony Tubbs in Atlantic City on Friday night. It was a revenge majority verdict for Zolkin who dropped a decision to Tubbs in Fjdruary 1993. Rowing Golf Tennis M/SportP326 CEEFAX 326 Sat 26 Aug 19:54/12 2/4 BOXING: JACOBS SET FOR WHITAKER CLASH Gary Jacobs grinned and switched off when Pernell Whitaker's magnificent fight statistics were read out ahead of their meeting on Saturday. Jacobs has no doubts that hj will pull off one of British boxing's modern day shocks by taking Whitaker's WBC welterweight title away from him. Jacobs said: "I warn't even listening. I have great respect for what Whitaker's done but I won't have any when I get into the ring. Both Whitaker and Jacobs scaled on the 10st 7lb limit at the weigh-in. Footdall 302 General 320 Cricket 340 Rowing Golf Tennis M/SportP326 CEEFAX 326 Sat 26 Aug 18:53/37 3/4 BOXING: LOUGHRAN HEADS OFF CRITICISM World champion Eamonn Loughran goes into his title fight against American Tony Gannarelli on Saturday with a cloud hanging over his head. The WBO welterweight title-holder's last two defences have ended on cuts caused by head clashes and he has taken a fair bit of criticism over that. But the champion from Ballymjna dismisses the charges of breaching the Queensbury rules. Loughran said: "I don't go in losing to use the head because I'm good enough to win without that. Footdall 302 General 320 Cricket 340 Rowing Golf Tennis M/SportP326 CEEFAX 326 Sat 26 Aug 18:53/42 4/4 BOXING: WOODHALL AIMING TO LURE TAYLOR European middleweight champion Richie Woodhall is hoping to clinch a home town clash with new WBC middleweight champion Quincy Taylor. Tjlford-based Woodhall is the official number one contender for Taylor's title and hopis manager Micky Duff can lure the American to England. Taylor won the title by beating Julian Jackson in Lat Vegas last Saturday. Woodhall is dui to make a mandatory defence of his European title against the German based Yugoslav born Zravko Kostic by October 31. fOOTBALL 302 gENERAL 320 cRICKET 340 Rowing Golf Tennis M/Sport