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News Mark Robinson/Matchroom Boxing Michael Conlan on bad decisions in Olympic boxing, British boxing and his fight with Leigh Wood MICHAEL CONLAN is no stranger to bad decisions. His loss in the quarter-finals of the 2016 Olympic Games caused consternation. Recriminations stemmed from that tournament overall. International amateur boxing is still struggling to reform and

Opinion Alex Livesey/Getty Images As Leigh Wood prepares to fight Michael Conlan in his home city this weekend, we take a look at some of the best boxers from Nottingham 1. Carl FrochNottingham’s most famous fighter, Froch became WBC super-middleweight belt-holder in 2008, defeating Jean Pascal at home. He won and lost the title before

Opinion Mark Robinson/Matchroom Boxing How do you see the Michael Conlan vs Leigh Wood fight going? Lisa WhitesidePro fighterMichael Conlan will start as favourite but I think this is going to be close. Leigh Wood is stronger than his record suggests and if he got his tactics right he could win a tight points decision.

Opinion Mark Robinson/Matchroom Boxing What should Anthony Joshua do if he has to wait for the Oleksandr Usyk rematch? Lisa WhitesidePro fighterAnthony Joshua should fight maybe Joe Joyce in an all-British affair, which would be an interesting one for the fans. Charlie SimsBoxing managerAnother southpaw; somebody tough but beatable. Luis Ortiz would be good, he’s

Issue • Premium • Preview Leigh Dawney/Getty Images Ronnie Clark takes on Craig Woodruff in a bout with more at stake than the Celtic title, writes Matt Bozeat AS he sat in the away changing room at Norfolk Showground waiting to fight a six-rounder he took at short notice, Ronnie Clark glanced at a television.

Issue • Premium • Preview Mark Robinson/Matchroom Leigh Wood vs Michael Conlan has all the makings of a very close fight, writes Declan Taylor WHEN Michael Conlan made his professional debut as the headline attraction at the Theater at Madison Square Garden back in March 2017, amid much fanfare and cheered on from ringside by

News Buda Mendes/Getty Images IBA, the world governing body for Olympic-style boxing, has excluded Russian athletes. The BBBoC also won’t permit boxers licensed with the Russian Boxing Federation to compete in the UK AFTER Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) called for international sports federations to ban Russian and Belarussian athletes and

News Lawrence Lustig The British Boxing Board of Control downgrade Ian John-Lewis, say his scorecard didn’t affect the overall result but recommend all the sanctioning bodies make Jack Catterall their mandatory THE British Boxing Board of Control has downgraded one of the judges of the controversial Josh Taylor vs Jack Catterall fight. Catterall lost a

Issue • News • Premium Alex Livesey/Getty Images Gary Cully plans to take care of Miguel Vázquez before setting his sights even higher, writes Elliot Worsell IRELAND’S Gary Cully was given the nickname ‘The Diva’ when his demands and need for everything to be exactly right raised eyebrows within the offices of his management team.

Feature • Issue • Premium Al Bello/ALLSPORT Eric Bottjer remembers Mike Marley, a true character who lived for the sport of boxing WHEN I was born into professional boxing in 1988, it was as a writer (hack). To me, the Four Kings were Phil Berger (New York Times), Wally Matthews (Newsday, Mike Katz (New York

Bunce Diaries • Issue • Premium Holly Stein/Allsport Lennox Lewis vs Frank Bruno was a real and British heavyweight rivalry, writes Steve Bunce BACK in 1993 there were dead deals, live deals, ugly deals and then a great heavyweight fight between Lennox Lewis and Frank Bruno one cold and miserable night in Cardiff. Lewis was

News Mikey Williams/Top Rank/Getty Images Jose Ramirez impressively decisions Jose Pedraza, writes Eric Armit in his international action round up MARCH 3BRISBANE, AUSTRALIALIAM WILSON, 10-1 (7), gains revenge for his only defeat as he crushes JOE NOYNAY, 19-3-2 (8), in two rounds of their ‘super-featherweight’ clash. Both had some success in a lively opening round

Issue • Premium • Reports Ed Mulholland/Matchroom Roman Gonzalez underlines his status as one of the best in the game against Julio Cesar Martinez, writes Jack Hirsch TO give a round-by-round description of Roman Gonzalez’s performance in his unanimous decision victory over Julio Cesar Martinez would distract from the artistry he showed from the first

History Alan Hubbard explains what it was like to be a ringside reporter at The Fight of the Century WE were strangers in the night exchanging glances when the guy with the trilby standing next to me in a men’s urinal at Madison Square Garden enquired: “How ya doing fella?” “Fine thanks, Mr Sinatra.” I

News James Chance/Getty Images Matt Christie breaks down what we know and should consider about the all-British Tyson Fury vs Dillian Whyte heavyweight showdown TYSON FURY vs DILLIAN WHYTE – THE BACKSTORY Dillian Whyte spent a long time at the top, or near the top, of the WBC rankings. Some will tell you that he

History • Issue • Premium Larry Braysher The case of Edwin John proves that the phenomenon of the celebrity boxer is nothing new, writes Mile Templeton THERE seems to be a trend these days towards the celebrity boxer. With the rise of the YouTube star, backed up by some TV and media personalities also looking

Boxers Mark Robinson Campbell, Ricky Hatton’s son is coming on as a professional. He spoke to John Dennen When and why you started boxing:I was always in the gym ,then around the time my dad had his comeback fight [in 2012] I sort of got a little bit more of an interest and wanted to

Feature • Issue • Premium Ian Walton/Matchroom Boxing It wasn’t real. It couldn’t be. Kash Farooq was a young man and he was going places. But he couldn’t box anymore. There was something amiss with his brain, writes Craig Scott THERE is no expression on the face of Glasgow’s Kash Farooq (16-1, 6KOs) as he scans almost