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History Punters race to place bets on Evander Holyfield after the weigh-in EVANDER HOLYFIELD w ko 3 JAMES ‘BUSTER’ DOUGLASOctober 25, 1990; Mirage Hotel & Casino, Las Vegas, NVDON’T watch this and expect one of the greatest fights in heavyweight history. But it’s worth revisiting nonetheless. The finish from Holyfield, as he sways back from

Old rivals Juan Francisco Estrada and Roman Gonzalez pick up victories to remain on track for a 2021 collision A LITTLE over three years ago, Juan Francisco Estrada and Carlos Cuadras combined to produce a thrilling, back-and-forth battle, with Estrada prevailing by just a solitary point on all three of the judges’ scorecards. Heading into

News The British Boxing Board of Control will take no action against Terry O’Connor The British Boxing Board of Control have ruled that Terry O’Connor’s score of 117-111 in Lewis Ritson’s favour over Miguel Vazquez was satisfactory. The lightweight bout topped a Matchroom show on October 17 at the Showground Arena in Peterborough. Most observers

Feature • Issue • Premium Gavin Evans investigates the careers of Julio Cesar Chavez and Canelo Alvarez to illustrate how being both an A-lister and a national icon can be a formidable combination in the eyes of officials THERE’S an old boxing adage, recited all too often: ‘You have to take the fight to the

Opinion Who are the best fighters from Africa operating today? MORUTI MTHALANEUnbeaten in 12 years, Mthalane is the reigning two-time IBF flyweight champion. The vastly seasoned South African has a record of 9-1 in world title fights, including wins over various notable names. ILUNGA MAKABUA power-punching Congolese cruiserweight, the portsided Makabu unsuccessfully challenged for the

Opinion Should Vasiliy Lomachenko and Teofimo Lopez rematch or move on? Natasha JonasWorld title challengerBoxing fans can be so fickle. He’s lost and now they’re acting like Lomachenko still isn’t a great. Loma could request a rematch or go back down. He has lots of options. Lopez has always said he goes up and there’s

Opinion A panel of experts considers what can be done about controversial decisions Natasha JonasWorld title challengerGet rid. It’s that simple. There has to be independent reviews on fights where there have been massive differences in scoring. Decisions should be reversed if they’re deemed wrong. These people are changing lives and are never held accountable.

Amateur • Issue • Premium ‘To get an MBE for something I love is unbelievable,’ Vince McNally tells Matt Bozeat SOUTH Wye Police BA coach Vince McNally has been awarded an MBE for services to the community in Hereford. The 52-year-old said the reaction to the news from fellow coaches and friends was “overwhelming.” He

Amateur Welsh national coach Colin Jones has been recognised in the Queen’s birthday honours list COLIN JONES has been awarded an MBE for services to boxing in Wales. When he went to the Montreal Games in 1976 he was the youngest Briton to qualify for an Olympics, until Amir Khan came along in 2004. As

Opinion After both the Lomachenko-Lopez and Ritson-Vazquez fights were tainted by some controversial scorecards, Matt Christie and Alex Steedman ask that age-old question: What’s up with boxing judges? FOUR days after both the Lomachenko-Lopez and Ritson-Vazquez fights were tainted by some controversial scorecards, Matt Christie and Alex Steedman ask that age-old question: What’s up with

Feature • Issue • Premium Miles Templeton on proud Welshman Ron ‘Ponty’ Davies I WAS sorry to hear about the death of Ron “Ponty” Davies of Llanbradach, South Wales. Ron was an extremely talented amateur who had a brief but successful professional career in the late 1950s and early 1960s. Like so many before him,

Boxers • Issue • Premium Paul Wheeler talks to Mikael Lawal, a man who is careful with his money When and why you started boxing:I started boxing when I was 17 years old. I did it to control my anger management issues more than anything else. Favourite all-time fighter:The GOAT, Muhammad Ali of course. He’s

Jaron Ennis tells Phil Rodgers about his life in boxing and the plans he has for Terence Crawford TALKING to Jaron Ennis is a nightmare. Barely a sentence leaves his lips before a queue of doe-eyed well-wishers are fawning over him, eager to eulogise his recent performances and snatch a morsel of his attention. His

News • Premium Germaine Brown defeats Dmitrii Chudinov in Belarus. He speaks to John Dennen GERMAINE BROWN was not expected to win. He was the unbeaten prospect but he was travelling to Minsk to fight seasoned Russian Dmitrii Chudinov. Prior to this the only place Brown had fought outside of London as a pro was

Issue • News • Premium Kell Brook yet again shows his astonishing courage and desire by taking on the feared Terence Crawford KELL BROOK is set to challenge welterweight supremo Terence Crawford for the WBO title in Las Vegas on November 14. The bout will be promoted by Top Rank and staged inside the crowd-less

Scoring debate dominates Lewis Ritson’s split decision win over the energetic Miguel Vazquez. Roy Kelly reports from ringside BOXING. There is nothing quite like it, is there? No other sport has the capacity to excite, infuriate or court controversy in equal measures (maybe until VAR’s introduction into football). And there you have Matchroom’s latest offering in

Issue • News • Premium Josh Kelly responds to accusations from David Avanesyan’s team that he’s a ‘bottle job’, writes Roy Kelly JOSH KELLY insists accusations that he is ducking a fight with David Avanesyan are a “total joke”. The unbeaten Sunderland star said he has spoken to trainer Adam Booth and manager and promoter

Issue • Premium • Reports Marcel Braithwaite gives Jay Harris plenty to think about, Paul Butler chalks up a win and more, writes Andy Whittle SOMEONE’S ‘0’ had to go when MTK staged a truncated four-bout offering in the now-familiar surrounds of Production Park Studios on Sunday (October 18). Belfast southpaw Michael McKinson, having won