News Sky Sports Boxing’s Adam Smith speaks exclusively to John Dennen as they announce new deals with Top Rank and Boxxer FOR Sky Sports Boxing there is life after Matchroom. Their long-term, exclusive partnership with the UK promoter will end after the Lewis Ritson show on Saturday in Newcastle. But the broadcaster will remain a
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Opinion Al Bello/Allsport Keith Mullings, 16-8-1 (11), sadly passed away on May 29. Here, we pay tribute to the former WBC super-welterweight titlist by picking out his 10 most notable fights TERRY NORRIS (DEC 1997)This is the fight that will forever define Mullings’ career. Going into the bout with just one win in his last
Issue • Premium • Preview Matt Bozeat previews Matt Windle’s fight with Neil McCubbin for the Commonwealth light-flyweight crown THE Commonwealth light-flyweight title will be contested for only the third time in the car park of Sheffield Arena this Friday (June 11). Dennis Hobson promotes the clash between Scotland’s Neil McCubbin and Englishman Matt Windle
News • Premium Dan Smith/Allsport He lived his life exactly the way he wanted to, not the way he was expected to, and that, frankly, is the only epitaph The Gifted One ever wanted. Matt Christie pays tribute to Kirkland Laing KIRKLAND LAING obituaries have been taking shape for years. On two occasions in the
Always travelling. Ephemeral. A figure eternally in transit. Once upon a time, boxing writer Ian Probert got to know Kirkland Laing as well as almost anyone got to know Kirkland Laing. He shared his personal reflections here SO often life seems to be defined, even, one might suspect, moulded by coincidences which sometimes promise to
Amateur Boxing Road to Tokyo Pat McCormack and Lauren Price react to their triumphs at the European Olympic qualification event WITH 11 British boxers having secured their place at the Tokyo Olympics, GB had a strong showing on the last day of the European qualification event with seven boxers reaching finals at the Le Grand
Opinion Industry figures consider what to make of Floyd Mayweather’s latest outing Michael ConlanSuper-bantamweight contenderI don’t really care but I’m not enjoying Floyd in exhibitions as he’s the best of this generation, although who are we to criticise as he’s making serious money. Paul EdwardsFormer British championNo. He’s fighting against someone who can never beat
Issue • Opinion • Premium Boxing Road to Tokyo The European qualifier showed just how good Olympic boxing can be, writes John Dennen IMAGINE a world where the best fought the best. Not only once or twice a career but at every major event. Where you didn’t have to endure bickering about who should be
Bunce Diaries • Issue • Premium Behind the scenes in a bustling Telford it felt like normality was returning as Daniel Dubois made his comeback, writes Steve Bunce THE Love Island fans jammed the barrier, the locals howled, Naeem Ali came to lose and off somewhere behind the scenes Daniel Dubois was talking to his
Issue • Opinion • Premium Mikey Williams/Top Rank Deontay Wilder is still singing to the same old tune, writes George Gigney as he reviews the boxing media from the last seven days WITH a third fight between Tyson Fury and Deontay Wilder all but confirmed, the latter has made himself more available to the media
Issue • News • Premium Steve Brenner was in Miami for the Floyd Mayweather vs Logan Paul exhibition. He spoke to the key players and considers what the event means for the future IT felt like a proper American boxing show even though it was anything but. There was a healthy ringside mix of sports
Opinion ‘When it comes to legalised bank robbing I’m the best.’ With his exhibition against Logan Paul, Floyd Mayweather once again has the last laugh IF Floyd Mayweather didn’t care about his exhibition with Logan Paul, should we? The notorious Youtuber, Logan Paul has a following but had never previously boxed a fighter and is
Issue • Premium • Reports Richard Heathcote/Getty Images Daniel Dubois powered past Bogdan Dinu in his first fight since losing to Joe Joyce. Matt Bozeat reports from ringside WE only got to see the new Daniel Dubois at the International Centre for three minutes and 31 seconds, and he looked very much like the old
Issue • Premium • Reports Final eliminator joy for Marc Leach, writes Andy Whittle from ringside BOXING returned to a sun-drenched overspill car park at Sheffield Arena on Saturday (June 5) for the second consecutive night with Dennis Hobson’s latest Fightzone offering. The bill-topper was a final eliminator for the British super-bantamweight title between Salford’s
Amateur Boxing Road to Tokyo Britain’s biggest men were under the greatest pressure but Frazer Clarke and Cheavon Clarke delivered. They joined Pat McCormack as Tokyo Olympians on Sunday in Paris BRITAIN’S biggest men were under the greatest pressure on Sunday at the European Olympic qualification at the Le Grand Dôme in Villebon-sur-Yvette on the outskirts
Amateur Boxing Road to Tokyo On the same day as her brother’s comeback, Caroline Dubois qualifies for the Tokyo Olympics, as do four other GB boxers FIVE British boxers booked places at the Tokyo Olympics on Saturday at the qualification in Paris, France. Young GB star Caroline Dubois delivered in sensational style. The previous day
History • Premium Larry Braysher A four-time ABA heavyweight titlist, fighting fireman Tony Stuart was ‘probably the most travelled amateur of his day and the richest in boxing knowledge’ IN my last column I looked back on a memorable victory for a British ABA team over a group of America’s elite amateurs in a special
Boxers • Premium Amanda Westcott/Showtime Thomas Mattice explains why if you cheat in training, you are only cheating yourself When and why you started boxing: I knew a few people who boxed and they always told me that I knew how to throw my hands, even though I’d never done any boxing before and didn’t