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Issue • Opinion • Premium United Artists/Getty Images Joe O’Neill watches Sylvester Stallone’s 2021 rehash of a Rocky cult classic THE Rocky series populates an odd place in the mind of boxing fans. While almost universally loved as a concept and a memory, do many of us actually remember them as movies? Really, think about

Issue • News • Premium Mark Robinson Lee Selby actively chasing rematch with George Kambosos, writes Elliot Worsell SET for what could be his final run at a title, Lee Selby is hardly in need of motivation or inspiration going into 2022. However, it will have done the Barry Island lightweight no harm to have

Opinion Mark Robinson/Matchroom Boxing Amanda Serrano should be next. In her own words Katie Taylor explains why this is the fight she’s been waiting for I think when you’re in there against the best fighters you definitely do rise to the occasion. Saturday was no masterclass by any means but a win is a win

Issue • Premium • Reports Francois Nel/Getty Images Sunny Edwards outclasses the plucky Jayson Mama but there’s disappointment for Butler as Casimero pulls out, writes Elliot Worsell IT is a testament to Sunny Edwards’ adaptability and boxing brain that a mandatory defence against Jayson Mama in Dubai (Saturday, December 11) got easier and easier with

History • Issue • Premium Reg Speller/Fox Photos/Hulton Archive/Getty Images What about Jim Cooper? Remembering the lesser-known Cooper brother and other fighting twins TWINS in boxing are quite rare and yet in recent years two pairs of them, the Galaxy and Charlo brothers, have won major belts at world level. Over 100 years ago in

Issue • Premium • Reports Esther Lin/Showtime Sean Nam watches the evergreen Nonito Donaire take out Reymart Gaballo, 14 years his junior, in four rounds IF there is nothing sweeter in boxing than when the underdog defeats the favourite, then consider that a close second is when an ageing veteran, deep into the winter of

Amateur England Boxing Aaron Bowen, Ramtin Musah and more shine as many new champions are crowned in the finals of the England Boxing National Amateur Championships THE finals of the 2021 England Boxing National Amateur Championships were held at the SportsDock on the University of East London campus, and light-heavyweight produced the bout of the

Issue • Premium • Reports Sarah Stier/Getty Images With the world’s top lightweights all in action over the last three weeks, Vasiliy Lomachenko puts in the most convincing performance, writes Sean Nam IN a topsy-turvy, three-week span that saw virtually every top lightweight in the world step into the ring, it may have been the

News Mark Robinson/Matchroom Boxing Conor Benn takes out Chris Algieri with a ferocious finish and confirms himself a new star in British boxing CONOR BENN continues his rise. The younger fighter is increasingly popular not only due to his likeable personality, his famous father Nigel but his own increasingly impressive performances in the ring and

News Mark Robinson/Matchroom Boxing Irish star Katie Taylor outpoints Kazakh challenger Sharipova to defend her crown KATIE TAYLOR retained her lightweight world championship with a clear victory over Firuza Sharipova at the M&S Arena in Liverpool on Saturday night (December 11). Taylor took the measure of Sharipova in the first round, slipping quickly back from

Boxers • Issue • Premium Commonwealth Games silver medallist Paige Murney has her pro debut in her Leicester hometown on December 12 When and why you started boxing:I started boxing just by going to a youth club with my cousin and my friend, I think I was about 14. I started for fitness, it was

News Mark Robinson/Matchroom Boxing But Conor Benn must overcome Chris Algieri in Liverpool CONOR BENN is open to fighting Amir Khan or Kell Brook next year. But first he must overcome experienced American Chris Algieri in Liverpool on Saturday (December 11). Khan and Brook themselves will fight early in 2022. “It is frustrating they didn’t

Opinion Meg Oliphant/Getty Images The Opening Bell on what’s next for Tyson Fury, the lightweight division and more THE lead news story this week is Tyson Fury being ordered to fight Dillian Whyte by the WBC.  A terrific domestic fight but one that pushes Fury-Usyk out of reach for now. The lightweight division is in

Issue • Premium • Reports Sunny Edwards takes his skills to Dubai and Jayson Mama this Saturday, writes Elliot Worsell IT seems almost unfortunate that flyweight Sunny Edwards, one of the more talented and interesting characters on the British scene right now, follows his belt-winning masterpiece against Moruti Mthalane in April with a relatively low-key

Issue • Premium • Preview Mikey Williams/Top Rank/Getty Images Richard Commey is solid, reliable and exactly the kind of fighter Vasiliy Lomachenko loves to face, writes Matt Christie ONE can imagine Vasiliy Lomachenko watching his old rival Teófimo López lose the world lightweight championship to George Kambosos Jnr last month. He must have felt disappointment

Issue • Premium • Preview Mark Robinson/Matchroom Boxing John Dennen previews the big Conor Benn vs Chris Algieri bill in Liverpool CONOR BENN’S rise over the past three years has been singularly impressive. In 2018, after his struggles with Cedrick Peynaud, it looked like he had found his level. But he has developed significantly from

Opinion In his own worlds Vasiliy Lomachenko explains he can’t think about challenging new lightweight king George Kambosos until after his clash with Richard Commey on Saturday RICHARD COMMEY is a boxer with a good punch. He has big punches, his reach is long and he has a lot of experience. He thinks when he

News Isaac Chamberlain and the McKenna brothers are in action on Friday night CHANNEL 5 has become a reliable provider of boxing entertainment in recent years, with promoter Mick Hennessy serving up some solid matches. This weekend (Friday December 10) cruiserweight Isaac Chamberlain, 13-1 (7), can win his fifth consecutive bout when he takes on