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Opinion In honour of Roman González, here are 10 champions from Nicaragua who left their mark on the boxing world 1. Alexis Arguello‘The Explosive Thin Man’ was a world champion in three weight classes, winning the WBA featherweight title against Rubén Olivares in 1974, and holding the belt until beating Alfredo Escalera for the WBC

Bunce Diaries • Issue • Premium Hulton Archive/Getty Images As Ukrainian legends fight for their country, the story of Dick Tiger is worthy of revisiting DICK TIGER was a hero, an old-fashioned boxing hero. His journey from Nigeria to Shoreditch Town Hall and to the main ring at Madison Square Garden in the Fifties and

Preview Jose Ramirez and Jose Pedraza make their case for a title shot SHOULD Josh Taylor do as is expected and leave the 140lbs weight class, he will vacate the world championship and four belts in the process. It stands to reason, then, that the winner of Friday night’s (March 4) tussle between Jose Ramirez

History Dan Mullan/Getty Images On March 4 2017 Tony Bellew unleashed mayhem against David Haye at the O2 Arena. Read John Dennen’s ringside report IN the 10th round David Haye stood in a neutral corner. He leant his gloves on the two taut ropes stretching out from the post. He had to hold himself up.

Issue • News • Premium Leigh Dawney/Getty Images With a bad taste in his mouth Bradley Skeete says goodbye and good riddance to boxing, writes Elliot Worsell IT has been a tempestuous, up-and-down love affair, but Bradley Skeete’s relationship with boxing is over. The well-schooled former British and Commonwealth welterweight champion has announced his retirement

Feature • Issue • Premium Ed Mulholland/Matchroom Julio Cesar Martinez tells Thomas Gerbasi that he has unfinished business with the González and Edwards families JULIO CESAR MARTINEZ was like many of his peers growing up in the Mexico City borough of Azcapotzalco, in that he liked to scrap from an early age. A lot. That

News Lawrence Lustig After Josh Taylor vs Jack Catterall, the insults, personal attacks and even death threats targeting fighters and families are unacceptable JOSH TAYLOR has been subjected to appalling abuse after Saturday’s fight with Jack Catterall. Criticising a decision in boxing is perfectly valid, but personal insults, attacks and even death threats are a

Issue • News • Premium Kalle Sauerland speaks to John Dennen about his multi-fight deal with Channel 5, and what next for Chris Eubank Jr WASSERMAN Boxing have agreed a long-term, multi-fight deal to be the exclusive provider of boxing content for terrestrial TV broadcaster Channel 5. Promoter Kalle Sauerland has a vision for how

Feature Lawrence Lustig Taylor vs Catterall – Incompetence, corruption or just a difference of opinion? The Opening Bell podcast speaks to the head of the British Boxing Board of Control and more A SUPERB performance from Jack Catterall was not rewarded with victory. Instead, Josh Taylor was named the winner in one of the most

News GENYA SAVILOV/AFP/Getty Images ‘This is our home. What would you do if someone gets into your house? You defend it. What else?’ says Wladimir Klitschko, alongside his brother Vitali, the mayor of Kyiv IT is extraordinary to see major figures from the boxing world, past and present, staying in Ukraine during the Russian invasion

News James Chance/Getty Images ‘Both fighters are going for the knockout and when I land the Lancaster Bomber on his jaw it is going to be over,’ declared the champion ahead of Tyson Fury vs Dillian Whyte tickets going on sale DESPITE Tyson Fury vs Dillian Whyte tickets only going on sale today, their April

Opinion Lawrence Lustig After Taylor vs Catterall we also ask an expert panel whether the current scoring system is an effective system Matthew MacklinFormer European champI have no idea. Saturday night for me was a shocker. I thought they got it wrong. 99.9% of people had it for Catterall, even if they had it closer.

Video James Chance/Getty Images Tyson Fury will fight Dillian Whyte at Wembley stadium on April 23. Watch the announcement press conference live DILLIAN WHYTE might be a no show at today’s press conference, but the fight with Tyson Fury will go ahead on April 23 at Wembley stadium. Watch below: [embedded content]

Boxers Warren Little/Getty Images Jordan Flynn promises that his time will come When and why you started boxing:I always loved fighting when I was younger. I started karate when I was six and I started boxing when I was eight, then I had my first fight at 11 and stuck at it ever since then.

Feature • Issue • Premium Robert Daniels turned pro at 15, won a major belt at 21, but couldn’t avoid the inevitable, writes Oliver Fennell THERE were plenty of things Robert Daniels wasn’t allowed to do in March 1984. He couldn’t vote, or drive a car. He couldn’t legally drink a beer, or buy cigarettes,

Issue • Premium • Reports Mark Robinson/Matchroom Boxing Lawrence Okolie works his way to a unanimous decision victory against Michal Cieslak in the toughest fight of his career so far. Declan Taylor reports from the O2 BENEATH a brand new roof, it was very much back to the old Lawrence Okolie at the O2 Arena

Issue • Premium • Reports Lawrence Lustig The Josh Taylor vs Jack Catterall result hits both fighters, and British boxing. John Dennen was at the Hydro in Glasgow YOU can’t be perfect every fight. In his 18 previous contests Josh Taylor had been superb. He’d risen quickly as he beat Ivan Baranchyk, Regis Prograis and

News Lawrence Lustig Josh Taylor reacts to the controversy of his victory over Jack Catterall and promises ‘to be a monster’ when he moves up to welterweight next JOSH TAYLOR left the Hydro arena in Glasgow on Saturday with a split decision win over Jack Catterall and the world super-lightweight championship. But it was an