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Boxers Matchroom Unbeaten Matchroom prospect Cyrus Pattinson should be back out again in April When and why you started boxing:I was getting into trouble at school and out of school. I was fighting and took an interest in boxing and changed my life. I was about 13. Favourite all-time fighter:Growing up it was Sugar Ray

History • Issue • Premium The forgotten story of a young royal marine, Private Sampson, told by Miles Templeton AMONG the saddest experiences I’ve had as a boxing historian is discovering long-forgotten contests in which one of the protagonists died at the hands of his opponent. Since the war there have been a number of

Opinion Nigel Roddis/Getty Images What next for Amir Khan and Kell Brook? Matt Christie sees them hint at retirement after their clash in Manchester on Saturday BOTH Kell Brook and Amir Khan hinted at retirement in the aftermath of their long-awaited showdown. Khan in particular seemed ready to call it a day while Brook, who

Opinion Top Rank Arguably the UK’s best fighter, Josh Taylor returns to action next weekend against Jack Catterall in Glasgow. Here are 10 of his best wins 1. Jose RamirezTo really prove his dominance at super-lightweight, Taylor travelled to America during a pandemic and went toe-to-toe with fellow titleholder Ramírez in 2021. He lived to

Opinion Nigel Roddis/Getty Images Kell Brook stopes Amir Khan in six rounds to at last gain the bragging rights AFTER nearly 19 years of peacocking, posturing and false starts, Amir Khan and Kell Brook had a fight. A prize fight that had been in the making since they sparred as amateurs in 2003, a contest

Opinion Lawrence Lustig/Boxxer We ask a panel of experts how they see Amir Khan vs Kell Brook Frankie GavinFought Kell BrookI think, in their prime, it would have been Kell Brook all day long. But right now it’s anyone’s for the taking. It will depend what Brook has left. Barry JonesFormer WBO belt-holderI’m tentatively going

History Jeff Zelevansky/Getty Images Tears fell when Bernard Hopkins taught Kelly Pavlik all about boxing. By Thomas Hauser Speaking of his hometown, Kelly Pavlik said, “In Youngstown, when you’re on top, you’re on top. But when you let them down, you’re the worst person in town. It’s funny how that works. You don’t want to

Bunce Diaries • Issue • Premium Jamie McDonald/ALLSPORT Remembering a missed boxing tournament that showcased the great, the good, and the unknown IN 1998 I saw an odd and telling handwritten sign in an old bar at a fight hotel where I was staying: ‘Moet $50’. Simple and to the point. There was nothing unusual

Opinion Lawrence Lustig Amir Khan and Kell Brook weigh in. While Brook wins his battle with the scales, it remains to be seen whether that will leave him vulnerable against Amir Khan tomorrow THERE had been doubts that Kell Brook could make the agreed 149lbs catchweight for his grudge match with Amir Khan. But in

Issue • Premium • Preview Lawrence Lustig Matt Christie considers Amir Khan vs Kell Brook who wins. Because we don’t know how much either fighter has left it’s almost impossible to call, AMIR KHAN VS KELL BROOK WHO WINS? AGE AND PHYSICAL EQUIPMENTIT is difficult to name another contest of this magnitude – a sold-out

Issue • Premium • Preview Lawrence Lustig/Boxxer Natasha Jonas has a third shot at a belt she craves and Olympic star Frazer Clarke goes pro on the Khan-Brook undercard, writes John Dennen NATASHA JONAS needs some silverware. The Liverpudlian was the first female British boxer to qualify for an Olympic Games. She was one of

Feature • Issue • Premium Warren Little/Getty Images The fight and the fighters are years past their sell-by-date but, regardless, Khan versus Brook remains a fascinating spectacle… even if we have to watch through our fingers, writes Elliot Worsell THE overriding emotion we all expected to feel when receiving confirmation that Amir Khan and Kell

Fitness • Technique Mikey Williams/Top Rank Lee Wylie examined what makes Vasyl Lomachenko the best boxer on the planet today IT’S A GUESSING GAME FEINTS are an integral part of Vasyl Lomachenko’s boxing and a way of outwitting his opponent. As with most boxers, Lomachenko utilises feints for various purposes, such as to gain feedback

History When Muhammad was forced off the heavyweight throne in 1967, the World Boxing Association staged an audacious eight-man tournament to find a successor. Jack Hirsch tells the story THE year was 1967 and the world was changing fast. It was the start of a revolution in which society could express its feelings in a

Amateur Brendan Warburton on receiving an MBE for services to the sport and Sheffield City’s community SHEFFIELD CITY coach Brendan Warburton received an MBE at Windsor Castle earlier this month, for services to boxing and to the community in Sharrow in Sheffield. “Flattering really,” Warburton said. “It’s not what I’m in it for, awards and

Amateur • Issue • Premium Andy Chubb/England Boxing The England Boxing Youth championships concluded on February 13, with good showings for Sharpstyle and other clubs. Matt Bozeat was ringside in Barnsley SHARPSTYLE southpaw Nelson Birchall starred when the England Boxing Youth Championship reached its conclusion over three days at the Metrodome. He won the Youth

Opinion Alex Davidson/Getty Images We ask a panel of experts what they thought of the Danny Jacobs vs John Ryder decision on Saturday Frankie GavinFought BrookI’m a big fan of John Ryder’s but he never won that fight. Danny Jacobs looked like was cruising. He did take his foot off the gas but still won

Issue • News • Premium James Chance/Getty Images ‘I expect to go to war. I want to entertain fans and I want to be in wars.’ Tyrone McKenna speaks to Elliot Worsell STRADDLING the line between genius and crazy, Tyrone McKenna’s approach to boxing is one that separates him from many of his peers. Whereas