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History Mike McCallum survived the kind of first round onslaught that would have sent lesser men to sleep MIKE McCALLUM w ko 2 JULIAN JACKSON August 23, 1986; Convention Center, Miami Beach, FLMIKE McCALLUM survived the kind of first round onslaught from the ferocious Julian Jackson that had sent lesser men to sleep. The thunderous

News Alexander Povetkin upends the form book and takes out Dillian Whyte in the climatic finale of Matchroom’s Fight Camp JUST when it looked like Alexander Povetkin was on his way to a punishing defeat to Dillian Whyte, the Russian veteran uncorked an astonishing left uppercut to knock the British heavyweight cold. Whyte, with new

History Ivan Robinson wins a 10-round decision after wild and exciting slugfest with Arturo Gatti IVAN ROBINSON w pts 10 ARTURO GATTIAugust 22, 1998; Convention Hall, Atlantic City, NJ“A Philadelphia fighter is basically one with a lot of heart, a lot of desire and comes to fight every minute of every round,” Meldrick Taylor once

History Amateur superstar Mark Breland upset by the excellent Marlon Starling in WBA welterweight title fight MARLON STARLING w rsf 11 MARK BRELAND August 22, 1987; Township Auditorium, Columbia, SCMARK BRELAND was one of the hottest talents to emerge from the amateur ranks in the USA but, despite winning the WBA welterweight title, went into

The popular Irish middleweight never won a world title. But John Duddy ennobled boxing, writes Thomas Hauser ON September 29, 2006, John Duddy fought Yory Boy Campas at the Theater at Madison Square Garden. Duddy was never a great fighter in the traditional sense. But that night, he was great. A native of County Derry,

Opinion A panel of experts considers Dillian Whyte vs Alexander Povetkin Chris McKennaSports journalistI’m sure if it turns out to be a slugfest with knockdowns galore then everyone involved will say ‘you get what you pay for’ but let’s be realistic – it’s an interim title fight between a heavyweight contender and a faded force.

Opinion Will it be repeat or revenge in Katie Taylor’s rematch with Delfine Persoon Chris McKennaSports journalistTaylor can win this one more clearly and silence doubters. The fact she has had more time in camp than Persoon will benefit her greatly. She should be more calm and collected with no crowd roaring her on and

Issue • News • Premium Liam Taylor tells John Evans about the bizarre treatment he’s undertaken ahead of his next bout THE shaman takes a burning stick and uses the embers to delicately burn through a layer of his patient’s skin. He then applies the carefully harvested kambo – a secretion taken from the giant

Dillian Whyte risks his mandatory status against dangerous veteran Povetkin and Katie Taylor takes a big rematch, writes Paul Wheeler THERE is a lot on the line for Dillian Whyte this Saturday (August 22). The 32-year-old has been the No. 1 contender for the WBC heavyweight championship for over 1,000 days. Earlier this summer he

Issue • Premium • Preview Shakan Pitters and Chad Sugden battle it out to follow in the footsteps of Mills, Turpin, Conteh and Andries, writes Matt Bozeat THERE should finally be a new British light-heavyweight champion crowned on Saturday night (August 22). After Joshua Buatsi vacated, the Board paired Craig “Spider” Richards with Shakan Pitters.

Matt Christie compares Dillian Whyte’s journey to a world title shot to other British fighters, Lennox Lewis, Frank Bruno, Tyson Fury and Anthony Joshua, who went on to win the heavyweight crown DILLIAN WHYTE has waited and waited in an era when patience is not a virtue, it’s unnecessary. Plenty of fighters have strolled, some

History Mike Tyson ends four-year layoff with victory over the wild Peter McNeeley MIKE TYSON w dq 1 PETER McNEELEYAugust 19, 1995; MGM Grand, Las Vegas, NVNOBODY gave Peter McNeeley a sniff of a chance against Mike Tyson. No matter. This was all about the return of a superstar after imprisonment kept him out of

History Mikey Williams/Top Rank But the ‘reign’ of Terence Crawford lasts just 11 days as the championship is almost immediately splintered yet again TERENCE CRAWFORD w rsf 3 JULIUS INDONGOAugust 19, 2017; Pinnacle Bank Arena, Lincoln, NETERENCE CRAWFORD’S brilliant thrashing of Julius Indongo says plenty about the state of modern boxing. Firstly, what a crying

Editor’s letter • Issue • Premium Dillian Whyte returns with Box Office boxing this weekend THERE has been something of a honeymoon period in boxing as the sport rallies against a coronavirus pandemic running riot all over the world. Old rows have been forgotten and that nagging feeling of discontentment has eased. Almost everyone working

Issue • Opinion • Premium In his own words, Isaac Dogboe on his vision to become a two-time world champion FIGHTING in ‘The Bubble’ wasn’t that bad. The week of the fight, fighters don’t really do much. You just kick back, rest and relax. Do what you have to do, thinking about the fight. For

Steve Bunce on Jimmy Cable, a fighter from a different world and one of his first idols It would be hard to invent the twists, wicked turns, joy and chaos of Jimmy Cable’s boxing year in 1984. Not to mention the rest of his life. After a quick win on cuts in January 1984, Cable

Issue • Opinion • Premium David Benavidez failing to make weight speaks of poor discipline, writes George Gigney in his media review BroadcastsWITH plenty of televised action on both sides of the Atlantic, it was David Benavidez’ alarming lack of discipline that unfortunately stole my attention. The unbeaten Mexican-American lost his WBC super-middleweight title on

History • Issue • Premium Howard Winstone got more than he bargained for when he defended his titles against Billy Calvert THIS week in 1963, featherweight great Howard Winstone was out to put a second notch on his second Lonsdale Belt and make the maiden defence of his recently won European title. Sheffield’s Billy Calvert