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NEW JERSEY super-welterweight hope Vito Mielnicki Jr, 17-1 (12), will get his first taste of action in 2024 on a very special event. The 21-year-old will pit his wits against 32-year-old Ronald Cruz, 19-3-1 (12), on the Canelo Alvarez-Jaime Munguia undercard at the T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas on May 4 (Cinco De Mayo). Cruz picked

AT LAST month’s ‘Undisputed’ British Boxing Board of Control (BBBofC) Awards there were five fights nominated for Contest of the Year. Artur Beterbiev v Anthony Yarde Joe Cordina v Shavkatdzhon Rakihmov Leigh Wood v Josh Warrington Sam Gilley v Louis Greene Jack Martin v CJ Challenger Every one worthy of their spot but the gong

By Elliot Worsell SUCH is the obsession with accumulating in boxing, whether that’s rounds, or belts, or wealth, there remains a belief that comfort can be found in numbers and that to be surrounded by people is a sign not of weakness but in fact strength. Apparently, the more people you have telling you how

Dune Bud Another week, another megastar linked with a major debut in Saudi. This time, on Wednesday, Turki Alalshikh tweeted a picture of Terence Crawford with a shrug emoji. In the past, a Tweet like that would seem innocuous, but these days it will send the whole app into a spin. This was one of

TERENCE CRAWFORD’S trainer Brian “BoMac” McIntyre had a message for the super-welterweight division when he spoke to Boxing News in New York yesterday (April 24). The 154lb class now has the former undisputed super-lightweight and welterweight champion in its ranks. And Crawford’s debut in the division comes on August 3 against WBA titlist Israil Madrimov,

THERE was an inevitable search for the best card on paper, and the best card on the night, following the big reveal of the first 5 v 5 card in Saudi Arabia. The Frank and Eddie caper has legs, as they say. There is probably not a definitive night; there are certainly nights with five

EDDIE HEARN believes Israil Madrimov is the best super-welterweight in the world but understands his fighter is facing a “genius” in Terence Crawford. Madrimov, 10-0-1 (7), makes the first defence of his WBA world title against Crawford outdoors at the BMO Stadium on August 3. The card marks the first of its kind for Riyadh

CONTROVERSIAL American heavyweight Jarrell Miller still hopes to face Anthony Joshua one day. The two were due to meet at Madison Square Garden in 2019 but a fiery build-up which involved a physical altercation during one face-off proved all for nothing when Miller tested positive for a banned substance. Andy Ruiz Jr got the call

By Matt Christie, Editor of Boxing News WHETHER sitting ringside at a world heavyweight title fight, losing myself in the musty archives, interviewing a real-life superhero, or even squabbling with promoters, working at Boxing News has been the ultimate privilege. Today it is with biting sadness that I write this is my final issue as

AFTER weeks of waiting, it was confirmed today that Chris Billam-Smith will defend his WBO Cruiserweight title against mandatory challenger Richard Riakporhe this summer. The date is set for June 15 outdoors at Selhurst Park – the home of Riakporhe’s favourite football team Crystal Palace FC – on a Boxxer promotion to be broascast live

ON FEBRUARY 27, Joe Taylor of Leyland passed away just two days short of his 89th birthday.   Very few will remember Joe today, but he was the first man to put Howard Winstone onto the seat of his pants in a professional ring. Joe was a throwback to the old school, and he turned pro

1) Assume nothing This being boxing, we should know by now not to claim to be experts, but still it is humbling, and somehow surprising, when we realise all we thought we knew before a fight turns out to be wrong. 2) Weight matters It may have only been three pounds, but the difference between

By Oliver Fennell “I WAS riding my motorbike. I overtook a lorry and saw the road bend round. I saw this barrier and thought ‘if I hit that, I’ll be dead’. I looked down at the speedometer and it was at 80mph, so I just hit the throttle. “I went into the side of the

By Elliot Worsell ON Friday (April 19), at 1.35 pm in Manhattan, New York, CNN Anchor and Chief Legal Analyst Laura Coates was presented with the unenviable task of describing to her audience the sight of a man self-immolating in front of Collect Pond Park. As flames roared just metres from where Coates stood, the

THE RESULT: Ryan Garcia stuns Devin Haney to win a majority decision (112-112, 114-110, 115-109) at the Barclays Centre in Brooklyn, New York. Garcia dropped the WBC super-lightweight champion three time on his way to the biggest victory of his career but does not win the title having came in three pounds over the 140lb

Devin Haney faces Ryan Garcia at the Barclays Centre in Brooklyn, New York. [embedded content] 17:57:33 WE ARE LIVE FROM BARCLAYS CENTER Welcome to tonight’s live blog from ringside at Barclays Center in Brooklyn, where WBC super lightweight champ Devin Haney will face rival Ryan Garcia in the 12-round main event. I’m Keith Idec, a

By Elliot Worsell THE great thing about writing previews before the advent of social media and the push for boxers to inform you of their every thought and move was this: one’s focus and frame of reference tended to be narrow, specific. You focused not on what a boxer had posted online when bored, crying

It is nearly six years since Sam Noakes paid £25 for a ticket to his first ever live boxing show – a hospitality seat at Wembley Stadium for Anthony Joshua’s clash with Alexander Povetkin. But the 20-year-old amateur, still 12 months away from his professional debut, made sure he got to the venue early enough