Boxers Jennifer Charlton Andrew Fairley talks to someone who can’t get enough of Peppa Pig. Stephen Sayers answers our questions When and why you started boxing:My dad made me go but once I was there I loved it. I loved the smell of the gym and being around real blokes. Who is your favourite all-time
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Issue • News • Premium Mark Robinson/Matchroom Gavin Gwynne hopes to win a British title in London just like Johnny Owen, writes Elliot Worsell BACK in November 1979, Merthyr Tydfil’s Johnny Owen travelled to London to stop Paddy Maguire inside 11 rounds and take home the British bantamweight title. It was a belt Owen would
News Esther Lin/Showtime As well as the triumph of Sebastian Fundora, Mikaela Mayer dominates Jennifer Han in Eric Armit’s international action round-up APRIL 9 LAS VEGAS, USA In a dramatic super-welterweight battle which saw both fighters on the canvas SEBASTIAN FUNDORA, 19-0-1 (13), eventually battered and bloodied ERICKSON LUBIN, 24-2 (17), into a retirement defeat
News Daniel Kinahan, an influential figure in boxing, is sanctioned by the US Treasury Department ONLY a fortnight ago no less a figure from the boxing world than Mauricio Sulaiman, the head of the WBC, one of the major sanctioning bodies in the sport, was praising Daniel Kinahan for his involvement in boxing. Now Kinahan
Issue • News • Premium Mark Robinson/Matchroom Boxing After becoming adept at upsetting the odds, Jason Cunningham is enjoying life as the favourite, writes Elliot Worsell IN a sport forever ready to celebrate ‘Cinderella men’, Doncaster’s Jason Cunningham has to be considered one of the finest examples competing today. The never-say-die 32-year-old has lost six
Issue • Opinion • Premium In his media review, George Gigney reacts to Floyd Mayweather’s latest pronouncement, the Golovkin broadcast and more IT’S not often we get live boxing from Japan to watch here in the UK but when we do, it’s always welcome. And that’s not just because the main event ends up taking
Issue • News • Premium Mark Robinson Lee Selby hangs up the gloves and he can look back with pride on a stellar career, writes Gareth Jones WHEN Lee Selby turned pro, there was barely a ripple of interest beyond the Welsh border. No million-pound deal from the BBC to launch him into a new
Issue • News • Premium David Becker/Getty Images Cut-man Frank Hopkins tells Matt Bozeat about the career that will reach new heights when he looks after Tyson Fury in the upcoming Dillian Whyte showdown FRANK HOPKINS says his rates are as follows… “It’s £5 for an autograph, £10 for a selfie and £100 for an
Opinion Young star Ryan Garcia tries to put away negative Emmanuel Tagoe. The sport is still a more exciting place with him back in it, writes Declan Taylor THE lightweight division has moved on drastically during Ryan Garcia’s 15-month absence and the 23-year-old has some catching up to do. Garcia had not beed seen since
Opinion Toru Hanai/Getty Images With only hints of the fighter of old, Gennadiy Golovkin does his part to set up a trilogy with Canelo Alvarez, writes Declan Taylor AFTER Terry Downes despatched an ageing Ray Robinson in London back in 1962, he famously said: “I didn’t beat Sugar Ray, I beat his ghost”. Nearly 60
Editor’s letter • Issue • Premium A quarter of a century has passed since the death of former heavyweight titlist John Tate, writes Matt Christie TODAY marks the 24-year anniversary of John Tate’s passing. A man once regarded as one the best heavyweights in the world is today all but forgotten. Knoxville saved John Tate
Opinion Lawrence Lustig Which Tokyo Olympian do you think will have the biggest impact on the professional sport? Paul SmithFormer British championI think Lauren Price will shake up women’s boxing. For me it’s got to be Bakhodir Jalolov. The way he fights and how he is. He moves great, he covers ground very quickly. He
Opinion Jayne Kamin-Oncea/Getty Images As Ryan Garcia looks to make a name for himself at lightweight, we take a look at the (unrelated) fighting Garcias who came before him 1. Ceferino GarciaFilipino Ceferino Garcia fought Barney Ross in 1937 for the middleweight title, Henry Armstrong in ’38 for the welterweight title, and became middleweight champ
News Ian Walton/Matchroom Boxing A UK site remains one of the options for the Anthony Joshua vs Oleksandr Usyk rematch THE negotiations for Anthony Joshua’s rematch with Oleksandr Usyk continue. A site in the UK is still one of the options for the location of the fight, with Saudi Arabia a potential destination it too.
Opinion We ask an expert panel whether they believe Canelo vs Golovkin III will come to fruition Paul SmithFormer British champI think they’ll both win and win well. Golovkin should still have enough in the tank for Ryōta Murata. Dmitry Bivol, in my opinion, just does enough and is happy doing enough. I can see
Opinion STR/JIJI PRESS/AFP/Getty Images On the Opening Bell podcast Gennadiy Golovkin talks earnestly about getting older and the problems that presents, Saturday’s opponent, and the old enemy, Canelo Alvarez GENNADIY GOLOVKIN is preparing for his 40th birthday and a date with Ryota Murata the following night. What a weekend approaching for the old master. Here
Preview Ryan Garcia is under pressure to win and shine against the tough Emmanuel Tagoe IT looked like the world was Ryan Garcia’s oyster following a January 2021 stoppage victory over Luke Campbell. Before that, Garcia had been written off as a social media darling first and legitimate contender second. But Garcia impressed, a searing
Issue • News • Premium Mark Robinson/Matchroom Thomas Essomba intends to start winning, writes John Dennen THOMAS ESSOMBA has been too used to losing. The Cameroonian hasn’t won a fight since 2019. But that, he insists, is going to change. He has moved to a new gym, joining Grant Smith in Sheffield and he is
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