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Issue • News • Premium Lewis Storey/Getty Images After being confirmed as the WBO bantamweight belt-holder Paul Butler sets his sights on the division leader, writes Elliot Worsell LAST Wednesday Liverpool’s Paul Butler received some unexpected but welcome news. In bed at the time, he was woken by the screams of his girlfriend, who then

Opinion Lawrence Lustig The top 10 current British boxing pros born to former fighters 1. Tyson FuryPeter is the least decorated of the dads here (with a pro record of 8-4-1), but there is no disputing Tyson Fury’s accomplishments. As the world’s premier heavyweight, he has more than put his family name on the map.

Opinion Ed Mulholland/Matchroom After Canelo-Bivol, who do you think is the best pound-for-pound fighter in the world? Stacey CopelandFormer Commonwealth championThis loss doesn’t detract from what Canelo has achieved in the sport and it was only Bivol’s 20th fight so there’s a long way to go if he’s to show dominance across different weight divisions.

Opinion Sean Michael Ham/TGB Promotions After losing to Dmitry Bivol, what should Canelo Alvarez’s next move be? Stacey CopelandFormer Commonwealth championIt’s hard to say what a fighter should do next, as it’s their career and depends on their motives and the legacy they want to leave; however, there are still lots of options for Canelo.

Issue • News • Premium Ed Mulholland/Matchroom Jerry Forrest has given up his job to focus purely on boxing. The heavyweight tells Thomas Gerbasi it’s only a matter of time before he gets his rewards JERRY FORREST had already gotten a bitter taste of the inner workings of the fight game when he left a

Issue • Premium • Preview JEAN-FRANCOIS MONIER/AFP/Getty Images For different reasons, the pressure is on Tony Yoka, Sergey Kovalev and Gilberto Ramirez to show their worth, writes Matt Christie SHOULD Tyson Fury do the unexpected and keep his promise of retirement, he will leave an almighty hole at the top of the heavyweight division. The

Amateur Clive Wood/England Boxing Cindy Ngamba is fighting for even more than medals, writes John Dennen WINNING a medal at the World championships is important in itself. But for Cindy Ngamba it would have even more significance. She is in Istanbul at the World championships with the Fair Chance refugee team, supported and funded by

Issue • Premium • Preview Lawrence Lustig The contestants might be unknown but expect a series of well-matched and exciting fights in Saturday’s Boxxer Series event, writes Matt Bozeat THERE’S likely to be drama when Boxxer Series brings together eight cruiserweights to fight for a £40,000 prize in Manchester on Saturday night.The 200lbs division has

Issue • Premium • Preview Jermell Charlo and Brian Castaño tried to decide the world super-welterweight champion last year. Now a king must be crowned, writes John Dennen THEIR first encounter was a thriller. It was an excellent contest between the number one and number two at 154lbs. But, instead of deciding the world champion,

Feature • Issue • Premium Mark Runnacles/Getty Images Willie Limond expects to have his 47th and final fight this Friday on the same bill that his son, Jake, has his second, writes Elliot Worsell OFTEN a child will embark on many of their greatest adventures behind a parent’s back, yet rarely do they end up

Boxers Leigh Dawney/Wasserman Boxing John Dennen speaks to Brad Pauls a man who can’t help watching cooking programmes while he’s making weight When and why you started boxing:I started when I was 10. My grandad showed me boxing on the TV but I was already into fighting at that point. I was sort of looking

Issue • Premium • Preview Leigh Dawney/Wasserman Boxing Josh Kelly looks to get back to winning ways while Bentley hopes to rebound himself, writes Matt Bozeat BOXING returns to Channel 5 on Friday night when Wasserman promotes a show at the Indigo at O2 Arena featuring Sunderland slickster Josh ‘Pretty Boy’ Kelly. For Kelly, the

Opinion Ed Mulholland/Matchroom On the Opening Bell podcast Matt Christie and Alex Steedman discuss the performances of both Canelo Alvarez and Dmitry Bivol in detail, ponder what comes next and wonder if a rematch would be any different DMITRY BIVOL turned in a masterclass to outscore Canelo Alvarez in Las Vegas at the weekend.  Matt

News Lawrence Lustig/Boxxer Putting his knockout loss to Robeisy Ramirez behind him, Eric Donovan returns to action. He speaks to Elliot Worsell HAVING turned professional just weeks before turning 31, Ireland’s Eric Donovan does not need to be lectured about the importance of time. He has at various points taken it, battled it, run out

Issue • Opinion • Premium Mark Robinson I’ve recovered from the Avanesyan defeat. I know why it happened. After this comeback fight, I’ll look for big fights, says Josh Kelly Xhuljo Vrenozi will be my first fight back since losing to David Avanesyan. The old school fighters won and lost and beat each other and

Editor’s letter • Issue • Premium Lawrence Lustig/Boxxer How Kell Brook crafted a world-class boxing career to be proud of KELL BROOK could have retired last year with nothing left to prove and ticked almost every box. A British champion at welterweight. The winner of a sanctioning body belt on American soil. Some serious cash

History • Issue • Premium Miles Templeton investigates why Maxie Smith was ranked among the world’s best light-heavyweights I WAS recently scanning through an old copy of The Ring magazine from April 1974, and my mind was jogged by something that I had forgotten about. The light-heavyweight ratings that month listed the following: Champion –

Amateur James Chance/Getty Images Rosie Eccles speaks to John Dennen about the significance of the Women’s World championships in Turkey BOXING at the Women’s World championships in Istanbul, Turkey culminates in the finals from May 19-20. The tournament was delayed from last year. Long awaited, it will decide the leading female boxers in the world