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Opinion Melina Pizano/Matchroom The Opening Bell podcast looks at George Kambosos’ huge upset win over Teofimo Lopez and goes back, behind the scenes, of Tyson Fury’s incredible first fight with Deontay Wilder THE astonishing, brilliant and awe-inspiring exploits of George Kambosos Jnr are the focus this week as we look back on his huge upset

Issue • Opinion • Premium James Chance/Getty Images Staging a good small hall show is harder than ever before. Carl Greaves explains why PUTTING on a small hall boxing show is not the problem, it’s matching the fighters that’s the hard part. On the one hand I want to make the right fights for my

Issue • News • Premium Mark Runnacles/Getty Images Paul Butler is ready for Dubai showdown with fearsome John Riel Casimero, writes Elliot Worsell BY the time Christmas comes around, Liverpool’s Paul Butler will be able to say, with no small amount of pride, that he has shared the ring with three of the best little

Feature • Issue • Premium Melina Pizano/Matchroom In his own words new lightweight champion George Kambosos Jnr looks back on his journey as he explains how he beat Teófimo López, reveals they both ended up in the same hospital and declares himself not only the king, but the emperor BEFORE Saturday night I had heard

Issue • News • Premium Ethan Miller/Getty Images Richard Schaefer explains the new vision for boxing behind promotional company Probellum. He speaks to John Dennen PROBELLUM only came into existence in September. But the new promotional outfit is making rapid strides into boxing. Their first show takes place on December 11 in Dubai, featuring Sunny

Bunce Diaries • Issue • Premium Long live Randy and Dick Turpin, writes Steve Bunce IT was snowing the morning that Dick Turpin finally got a blue plaque in the street where he was born. The other Turpin boy, Randy, has had a magnificent statue for 20 years, it stands just a few minutes away

Issue • Opinion • Premium Al Bello/Getty Images In his boxing media review George Gigney considers statements from Tyson Fury and Anthony Joshua, as well as how live broadcasting can play a huge part in helping small hall boxing THE COVID-19 pandemic brought the world to its knees, shutting businesses down and claiming millions of

Issue • Premium • Reports Ryan Hafey/Premier Boxing Champions Nigel Collins watched Stephen Fulton pip Brandon Figueroa in a scintillating super-bantamweight scrap on Saturday MINUTES after Stephen Fulton was awarded a 12-round majority decision over Brandon “The Heartbreaker” Figueroa in their super-bantamweight clash, the previously undefeated Texan was so distraught he interrupted Showtime broadcaster Jim

Issue • Premium • Reports Ed Mulholland/Matchroom George Kambosos stuns Teofimo Lopez to rule the world at lightweight, writes Jack Hirsch from ringside SOMETIMES we need a reminder of why we like boxing so much. When we arrive home from the arena after a big fight but we’re unable to sleep because of the drama

Opinion Nathan Stirk/Getty Images Amir Khan vs Kell Brook will finally fight on February 19 in Manchester AMIR KHAN and Kell Brook, two of the best British fighters in boxing history, are set to collide on February 19 in a Manchester grudge match-cum-swansong showdown. This bout, which will be broadcast by Sky Sports, is many

News Esther Lin/Showtime Stephen Fulton open to rematch as Brandon Figueroa complains AT the Park Theater in Las Vegas on Saturday (November 27), Stephen Fulton beat Brandon Figueroa on a majority decision. One judge had them level at 114-114, the other two both scored 116-112 for Fulton. “I was catching him in between every shot

News Melina Pizano/Matchroom George Kambosos takes a memorable split decision over lightweight champion Teofimo Lopez at Madison Square Garden AUSTRALIA’S George Kambosos engineered a major upset when he beat world lightweight champion Teofimo Lopez at Madison Square Garden in on Saturday. Lopez was a significant favourite in his home city of New York. He had

News Lawrence Lustig Liam Williams is indeed injured a new date has been set for the Chris Eubank Jr fight CHRIS EUBANK JR’S bout with Liam Williams, which had been due to take place in just two weeks’ time on December 11, has been postponed. Speculation has been rife over the course of the last

Opinion Stephen Dunn /Allsport As George Kambosos Jnr attempts to become world lightweight champion this weekend, we examine some other favourite Australian boxers Kostya TszyuKnown as the ‘Thunder from Down Under’, Tszyu was a Russian-born, Australian-built destroyer who ruled at super-lightweight in 2001 when knocking out Zab Judah inside two rounds. Vic DarchinyanA big-punching little

Opinion Al Bello/Getty Images/Triller Can George Kambosos overturn lightweight champion Teofimo Lopez? Tony JeffriesOlympic medallistTo be honest not that much. It is certainly closer than the betting odds suggest but López has operated at a much higher level and his victory against Lomachenko far exceeds anything Kambosos has achieved. Joe GallagherTop trainerYou learn a lot

History • Issue • Premium Jimmy Warnock is the fighter who highlighted Benny Lynch’s sudden demise, writes Miles Templeton THERE has always been some debate about who was the best of Britain’s two pre-war flyweight world champions: Jimmy Wilde or Benny Lynch? After two early losses as a teenager, Wilde only lost four more times

Opinion The Opening Bell podcast looks back on Mike Tyson versus Trevor Berbick, discusses Terence Crawford and looks ahead to the weekend’s action IT is 35 years since Mike Tyson, then barely 20, confirmed his status as the most fearsome heavyweight in the land when he destroyed Trevor Berbick in two unforgettable rounds. But did

Issue • Premium • Preview Mikey Williams/Top Rank/Getty Images Teofimo Lopez makes his long-awaited return against feisty George Kambosos Jnr, writes Matt Christie BRACE yourselves, we were told, the lightweight division is about to catch fire. Teófimo López had out-bedazzled Vasiliy Lomachenko, Ryan García looked mustard while halting Luke Campbell, Devin Haney was getting better