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History • Issue • Premium Derek O’Dell Ernie Vickers was the last person with a professional ring record to die in action AS November 11 was Armistice Day this week is an appropriate time to reflect on the career of a very good professional who gave his life for his country. The many boxers who

News Jayne Kamin-Oncea/Getty Images David Benavidez could fight Canelo Alvarez, in the near future. But first he can’t afford to lose to Kyrone Davis on Saturday BROADCASTER Showtime wants to position David Benavidez as a future opponent, possibly the next opponent for Canelo Alvarez. But first Benavidez, an unbeaten Mexican super-middleweight, must beat Kyrone Davis

Issue • Premium • Preview Ian Walton/Matchroom Boxing Kid Galahad vs Kiko Martínez is a bout that brings back memories of the past – and not for the right reasons, writes Elliot Worsell A MEETING between Kid Galahad and Kiko Martínez would have been a tantalising prospect had it taken place between 2011 and 2014,

Issue • Premium • Preview Matt Christie on Jaime Munguia vs Gabriel Rosado and more of the forthcoming action, discovering good, bad and indifferent matchups ANAHEIM, CALIFORNIAMunguia-Rosado ★★★★★GABRIEL ROSADO is what is known in the modern day as ‘old school’. He doesn’t care about where he fights, who he fights, or the conditions in which

Editor’s letter • Issue • Premium James Chance/Getty Images The plight of Scott Fitzgerald should highlight the mental health problems that many fighters battle with behind closed doors, writes Matt Christie THE day before Canelo Álvarez unveiled his pristine physique and stood on the scales in Las Vegas, ready for battle with Caleb Plant, images

Issue • News • Premium Dave Thompson/Matchroom The always improving Chris Billam-Smith tells Elliot Worsell why his stablemate Lawrence Okolie would be too good for Mairis Briedis BOURNEMOUTH cruiserweight Chris Billam-Smith never has to search too hard for either inspiration or a blueprint, at least not when training alongside Lawrence Okolie, one of the best

Opinion Al Bello/Getty Images The Opening Bell podcast reflects on Canelo Alvarez’s performance against Caleb Plant, hears from David Haye and more YET again Canelo Alvarez proved he’s in a different league to his peers, this time with a clinical beatdown of the brave Caleb Plant. But Plant was better than many expected beforehand as

Opinion PATRICK T. FALLON/AFP/Getty Images Is there a fighter out there who can dethrone Canelo Alvarez? Darren BarkerFormer IBF belt-holderI don’t we’ll see Canelo beaten any time soon, unless he does something crazy and moves up to cruiserweight. Dave ColdwellTop trainerIt could be Beterbiev if he lands on him. I want to see it because

Bunce Diaries • Issue • Premium Sean Michael Ham/TGB Promotions The magic of boxing was in every nook and cranny of Las Vegas during the Canelo Fight Week, writes Steve Bunce ISMAEL SALAS has a boxing academy in one of the hundreds of anonymous little shopping strips in one of the hundreds of anonymous Las

Opinion Ryan Hafey/Premier Boxing Champions What would you like Canelo Alvarez’s next move to be? Darren BarkerFormer IBF belt-holderSuper-middleweights wrapped up now, done, nothing else to prove there. I’m guessing world domination at light-heavyweight. I do feel Gennady Golovkin is a possible fight that can happen at 168lbs. It’s a fight that I’d like Golovkin

News Matchroom Conor Benn faces veteran Chris Algieri in December test in Liverpool CONOR BENN will continue his welterweight education against 37-year-old Chris Algieri on December 11 at the Echo Arena in Liverpool. The New Yorker is the latest fading force to test the 25-year-old Benn, who has beaten Adrián Granados, Samuel Vargas and Sebastian

Issue • Premium • Reports Ryan Hafey/Premier Boxing Champions Caleb Plant asks real questions of Álvarez, and Canelo finds the answers in a thrilling fight. John Dennen reports from Las Vegas SHADES of fury pass across Canelo Álvarez’s face. They come and go quick, a storm cloud one moment, clear the next, changing in an

Issue • Opinion • Premium Amanda Westcott/Showtime Both BT Sport and Sky Sports excel on another busy weekend for fight fans, writes George Gigney SKY Sports are certainly finding their feet after the split with Matchroom Boxing, as this weekend highlighted how well their new partnerships can work. On Friday night, they aired the international

Amateur • Issue • Premium AIBA Bronze for Scotland’s Reese Lynch is the only British medal at World championships in Serbia. Daniel Herbert reports on the last week of the tournament (November 1-6) IN a generally disappointing World Championships for British boxers, Scotland’s Reese Lynch produced an unexpected bright spot by capturing a brilliant bronze

Issue • Premium • Reports Queensberry Classy stuff from Zach Parker against Marcus Morrison, writes Andy Whittle SHOWS in the second city are as plentiful as they have ever been at the moment, with many others already scheduled, and barely a month passes without the Arena hosting an event. It was a quick fairly quick

News Al Bello/Getty Images Canelo Alvarez on what’s next after his victory over Caleb Plant. John Dennen reports from Las Vegas CANELO ALVAREZ has been busy, within the last 11 months he has fought four times, including big wins over Caleb Plant most recently as well as Callum Smith and Billy Joe Saunders. He won’t

News Al Bello/Getty Images ‘I never lost the discipline, that passion and that’s how I’m here to today.’ But Canelo Alvarez acknowledges how tough it was against Caleb Plant in their championship fight HIS victory over Caleb Plant at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas on Saturday night will rank as one of the most

Issue • Opinion • Premium CHANDAN KHANNA/AFP/Getty Images There is plenty boxing can do to make the sport safer for its athletes, writes Tris Dixon, author of Damage, shortlisted for Sports Book of the Year IT was only when I got an email from acclaimed author Thomas Hauser that my mind was put at ease.