Opinion Steve Marcus/Getty Images Liam Smith returns against Magomed Kurbanov in Russia on Friday AFTER more than a year out of the ring, Liverpool’s Liam Smith returns to action on Friday (May 7). After bouts in Mexico and Phoenix, the former WBO titlist is once again on the road, taking on Magomed Kurbanov in Ekaterinburg,
Month: May 2021
Feature • Issue • Premium Michelle Farsi/Matchroom Canelo Alvarez reveals the circumstances that turned him into a fighter, how he copes with the pressures of superstardom and what makes him tick outside the ring. By Don McRae “I GET very nervous and I scream like a crazy person,” Saúl “Canelo” Álvarez says with a wry
Opinion Ed Mulholland/Matchroom How you rate Billy Joe Saunders’ chances of defeating Canelo Alvarez on Saturday? Dave ColdwellLeading trainerBilly’s got the style and the ability to cause Canelo some serious problems and is historically his nightmare sort of style. Do I think he’s going to be able to keep him off down the stretch and
Opinion We ask a panel of experts whether Chris Eubank Jr will ever win a recognised world championship Dave ColdwellLeading trainerI don’t like to write fighters off because a lot can happen in boxing; timing, opportunity, a weak champion. But what I would say is in order for him to do so he has to
Opinion Jayne Kamin-Oncea/Getty Images Picking out the 10 finest victories of Billy Joe Saunders’ career so far DAVID LEMIEUX (UD 12 – DEC 2017)Fighting on hostile ground in Canada, Saunders put on a beautiful exhibition of boxing to completely outclass the big-punching Lemieux. The near-flawless performance was replete with showboating and slick skills aplenty. ANDY
News John Ryder flies out to Dallas tomorrow ready to step in to fight Canelo Alvarez at short notice if Billy Joe Saunders does withdraw from the contest, reports John Dennen JOHN RYDER is flying out to Dallas tomorrow (Wednesday) and is ready to step in to fight Canelo Alvarez on Saturday, if Billy Joe
Issue • Opinion • Premium Mark Robinson ‘I want to win this so badly.’ In his own words Billy Joe Saunders looks forward to the Canelo fight I DON’T give a s**t about Canelo. Not two s**ts. For me, in my own brain, I look and I think. I’ve planned this out in my own
Editor’s letter • Issue • Premium Mikey Williams/Top Rank The case of the once so promising Felix Verdejo is a deeply shocking one. writes Matt Christie HUNDREDS of people gathered on a bridge in San Juan, Puerto Rico on Sunday morning and demanded justice. Beneath them was the lagoon where the body of 27-year-old Keisha