| CHAGAEV | Ruslan, boxer who took the WBA Heavyweight title from Nikolay Valuev in April, 2007 (7) |
| DANIEL | British boxer who held the WBA heavyweight title from 2022 to August 2023, _ Dubois (6) |
| SOLOMON | In April 2007 this Pacific nation was struck by a major earthquake and tsunami, ... Islands |
| MIKETYSON | Youngest boxer to win the WBA heavyweight title |
| EMI | Company that dropped DRM in April, 2007 |
| LORENAOCHOA | Mexican golfer who was #1 in the LPGA from April 2007 to May 2010: 2 wds. |
| BENITEZ | Wilfred, American boxer who won the WBA light welterweight title in 1976 at the age of 17 years 173 days (7) |
| EVANDER | First name of Mr Holyfield, the US boxer who took part in Celebrity Big Brother in 2014 (7) |
| DILLIAN | First name of Mr Whyte, the boxer who took part in Celebrity MasterChef in 2019 (7) |
| BUGNER | Joe, boxer who took the British, European and Commonwealth Heavyweight titles from Henry Cooper in 1 |
| JACKBODELL | Boxer who took the European, Commonwealth and British Heavyweight titles from Joe Bugner in 1971 (4,6) |
| FISCHER | Bobby ---, American chess grandmaster who took the World Chess Championship title from Boris Spassky in 1972 (7) |
| PUSHKIN | Russian author whose works include the novels Eugene Onegin and The Captains Daughter, drama Boris Godunov, and poem Ruslan and Ludmila (7) |
| HERRERO | Santiago, racer from Spain who took the only GP victories ever for the Ossa factory. (7) |
| NESBITT | Northern Irish actor who took the lead role in medical drama Monroe (5, 7) |
| MCGERRY | Max ___, Chloe Godard's colleague who took the blame for her son's crimes in Holby City (7) |
| SIMPSON | Scot who took the last British Superbike title for Norton. (3,7) |
| COTTO | Miguel ___, boxer who took the WBC Middleweight title in June (5) |
| GAVINREES | Welsh boxer nicknamed "The Rock" who held the WBA super lightweight title from 2007 to 2008 |
| THESEUS | Ancient hero who took the ones here to America (7) |
