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By Elliot Worsell THIS time 20 years ago I was about to start writing my first ever feature for Boxing News with the aim for it to find a home in an August issue of the magazine. There had been two previous attempts – a news piece about Paulie Ayala, and a pro-Audley Harrison fluff

JOE JOYCE doesn’t want to talk about the past anymore. Specifically his two defeats to Zhilei Zhang in 2023 which shattered the momentum he’d been building towards a world title shot. The 38-year-old heavyweight was immediately written off by many who believed his flaws had finally caught up with him, having got away with them

QUEENSBERRY PROMOTIONS have announced a £1 million pound pledge to BoxWise Foundation. The charity works with vulnerable young people to try and help them stay out of trouble and in school or work. In addition BoxWise, founded in 2020, delivers 10-week non-contact boxing programmes to the most disadvantaged and vulnerable people across the UK. A

IBF World cruiserweight champion Jai Opetaia today (July 25) launched a scathing attack on WBO titlist Chris Billam-Smith. Opetaia was a guest on DAZN’s coverage of the Justis Huni-Troy Pilcher fight card from Fortitude Valley in Australia. The spiky 29-year-old was asked how bad he wanted the unification fight against the Brit. “I’m ready for

By Oscar Pick A successful boxing career is not always defined by accolades. While every up-and-coming fighter dreams of becoming a world champion, few will achieve a feat of such magnitude. But, rather than fading into obscurity, those who remain just below the elite level are, nonetheless, presented with alternative opportunities to bring value to

By Declan Taylor AS Joe Joyce and Dereck Chisora prepare for their heavyweight London derby at the o2 Arena on Saturday, we take a look at how both men can win this clash. With a combined age of 78 and a combined weight close to 40st, anything could happen when they collide, so have the

A COUPLE of weeks after beating Steve Claggett in a dominant defence of his WBO 140-pound title, Teofimo Lopez was in a calm, reflective mood. Speaking to ESPN’s Mark Kriegel, before jetting off on holiday to Italy, Teo talked about just how tough his Canadian opponent proved to be. “I would say, I never threw

By Oscar Pick HEAVYWEIGHT dark horse Justis Huni dreams of becoming a world champion, after a shot at Olympic glory was brutally snatched from his grasp. The talented 25-year-old returns to his home city, Brisbane, this Thursday to take on fellow unbeaten Australian Troy Pilcher in only his 10th professional showdown. But while he continues

VASYL Lomachenko will not fight Gervonta Davis at the end of the year. While the fight could still be a possibility for 2025, the fact it has been pushed so far into the future, in an era of already inactive top-level fighters, is a blow for the lightweight division’s short-term progression. Some of the language

By Adam Noble-Forcey FORMER WBC light-heavyweight champion Oleksandr Gvozdyk plans to be back in the ring by September following a comprehensive defeat to David Benavidez last month at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas. Gvozdyk (20-2, 16 KOs) saw Benavidez’s hand get raised with scores of 119-109, 117-111 and 116-112 in the chief support for

SOMETHING happens to Derek Chisora in the month of July. It is hard to know exactly what, but, historically, it is in the month of July that his relevance increases, the spotlight hovering above him grows in intensity, and Chisora himself operates at maximum power; selling power, pulling power, punching power. Indeed, it is in

THE influence of Turki Alalshikh continues to grow with news released today that two of the biggest promotional companies in America will work alongside Riyadh Season. Having forged working relationships with Matchroom and Queensberry Promotions which has seen the likes of Anthony Joshua and Tyson Fury fight in Saudi Arabia there is now a fresh

ROBSON CONCEICAO must make the first defence of his WBC super featherweight world title against the man he beat, O’Shaquie Foster, after a rematch was ordered by the World Boxing Council. On July 6 in the third defence of his belt Foster lost to the Brazilian challenger by split decision. Judge Ron McNair scored the

TRAINER Dave Coldwell believes Saturday night’s heavyweight fight between Joe Joyce and Derek Chisora will boil down to what each boxer has left to offer. The all-British battle takes place at the O2 Arena in London, a venue Chisora is fond of having fought there nine times and won on his last five visits. Chisora,

Elliot Worsell speaks to the IBF super-lightweight champion after his away win in Puerto Rico YOU work hard for 12 weeks, work even harder for 12 rounds, and then suddenly it stops. The work stops, the fight stops, and all you can do in the end is hope that you have come away with the

NEW British middleweight champion Brad Pauls now has a target on his back after winning the biggest fight of his career in Birmingham last night. Beating Nathan Heaney – after the pair fought to a split draw in March – also created history for Pauls, who became Cornwall’s first British champion since Len Harvey in

JAKE Paul laid a beating on replacement foe Mike Perry, eventually forcing a stoppage in the sixth session of their scheduled eight-round headliner at the Amalie Arena, Florida, last night. ‘Platinum’ Perry arrived with bareknuckle boxing experience but a pitiful pro ring resume. The 32-year-old Floridian’s only previous foray into the noble art resulted in

BRAD Pauls is the new British middleweight champion after stopping Nathan Heaney in the 12th and final round of a thrilling domestic battle. Headlining in Resorts World Arena, Birmingham, the fight picked up where they left off in March when Heaney retained his title by a split draw. Heaney’s jab was working well early on