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Jose Zepeda and Ivan Baranchyk went hell for leather in the fight of the year so far, writes Eric Armit JOSE ZEPEDA knocked out Ivan Baranchyk in the fifth round of a truly thrilling battle that contained eight knockdowns. These unforgettable 15 minutes of drama would have electrified a stadium full of fans and is

Liam Williams tells John Dennen why he is fighting with a point to prove How have you been preparing for Andrew Robinson? I think a lot of people think I’m going to overlook Robinson. Believe I’ve been training just as hard, if not harder than any of my fights. Because it’s at this stage where

History • Issue • Premium Miles Templeton highlights memorable first round knockouts from the heavyweight division of 1973 I USUALLY write about British boxing, but I would like to recall some events from another interest of mine; 1970s heavyweight boxing, and in particular, from 1973, the year in which I first started to become seriously

History Duke McKenzie turns in masterclass to take the IBF flyweight title DUKE McKENZIE w rsf 11 ROLANDO BOHOLOctober 5, 1988; Grand Hall, Wembley, LondonIN the first IBF flyweight title fight to be scheduled for 12, Rolando Bohol of the Philippines – who had won and defended the belt via 15-round decisions – risked his

News Mark Robinson/Matchroom Boxing Under pressure Joshua Buatsi rallies to drop and stop Marko Calic in Milton Keynes JOSHUA BUATSI endured a torrid return to action when he met Marko Calic at the Marshall Arena in Milton Keynes on Sunday night. Croydon’s Buatsi zeroed in on his opponent’s chin with hard, straight jabs. Those shots

Boxers • Issue • Premium Hennessy Sports Sammy Cantwell received a police commendation when, out on a training run, he saved someone from jumping off a bridge When and why you started boxing:I didn’t walk into an amateur boxing gym until I was 21 years old. That was Danson ABC. Then I moved to Rumbles

History The legend of Arturo Gatti takes shape in all-time classic against Gabriel Ruelas ARTURO GATTI w rsf 5 GABRIEL RUELASOctober 4, 1997; Caesars Hotel & Casino, Atlantic City, NJAPPROXIMATELY two minutes into the fourth round, Rafael Ruelas fires an uppercut at IBF super-featherweight champion Arturo Gatti that is about as perfect as uppercuts get.

News Mark Robinson/Matchroom Boxing Chantelle Cameron remains on course to fight for world title, despite opponent coming in over weight CHANTELLE CAMERON remains on course to fight for the WBC super-lightweight world title on Sunday night, although her opponent Brazilian Olympian Adriana Dos Santos Araujo came in five pounds over the limit. Cameron scaled 9st

History Ray Mancini was determined to win for the sake of his father but Alexis Arguello had other ideas ALEXIS ARGUELLO w rsf 14 RAY MANCINIOctober 3, 1981; Ballys Hotel Casino, Atlantic City, NJWHILE Alexis Arguello was winning his first world championship in 1974, a 13-year-old Ray Mancini was writing poems about his father, a

Fitness • Technique Tony Jeffries demonstrates the importance of mastering boxing footwork Footwork is the most important thing in boxing. I bet you can’t name a great fighter who has bad footwork, right? In the video below I give you three simple but very effective footwork drills that I think every fighter should be working

The original Larry Holmes vs Muhammad Ali ringside report from October 2, 1980 THE FINAL BELL FOR TRAGIC ALI‘Surely now the old maestro has climbed his last mountain’ LAS VEGAS – October 2: HARRY MULLAN reporting AFTER 20 years spent achieving the apparently impossible, Muhammad Ali has finally run out of miracles. The old maestro,

Issue • Premium • Preview Mark Robinson/Matchroom Boxing Joshua Buatsi ends 14-month layoff while Chantelle Cameron can pick up a world belt, writes Matt Bozeat POSSIBLY the most talked about of the Matchroom-Queensberry match ups proposed by Frank Warren is a clash between light-heavyweight punchers Anthony Yarde and Joshua Buatsi. Yarde says he has had

A two-time world title challenger, top trainer and marathon runner extraordinaire, Jim McDonnell is still going strong AT first, football was my number-one sport, but because a couple of my mates were boxing, I ended up drifting into it with them. Mickey Hughes, who went on to box at the 1984 Olympics, was at the

History • Issue • Premium This week 55 years ago, Bootle ‘Iron Man’ Harry Scott faced the daunting task of tackling the brilliant Emile Griffith THEY say fortune favours the brave and that’s a mantra Bootle middleweight Harry Scott could have taken heart from this week in 1965. The great Emile Griffith was in Britain

Opinion Matt Christie and Alex Steedman discuss Conor McGregor reappearing in boxing, Josh Taylor’s world title defence and more Rumours of a risible bout between Manny Pacquiao and Conor McGregor stole the attention from a busy weekend of worthwhile boxing action so why does the sport keep opening the door to such rubbish? It certainly

John Dennen takes an overview of the situation confronting amateur boxing and the problems that must be addressed THE greatest challenge facing the sport is the crisis affecting amateur boxing. The outlook is of profound concern. In this magazine we’ve been speaking to clubs throughout the country that have been struggling to preserve their gyms

Paulie Malignaggi fought for over eight more years after losing to Ricky Hatton. But his loss to the Mancunian put a damper on his dreams. By Thomas Hauser ON November 22, 2008, Paulie Malignaggi fought Ricky Hatton at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas. Entering the ring, Malignaggi knew that the hopes and

The reaction to the mooted Pacquiao vs McGregor lays bare boxing’s problem, writes Matt Christie NEWS broke over the weekend that Conor McGregor plans to return to boxing and Manny Pacquiao has agreed to face him in the new year. It’s the sport’s biggest story – purely in terms of interest – since Mike Tyson