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Today Manny Pacquiao announced his retirement from boxing. Hall of Fame writer Nigel Collins explained what made him so popular AT his very best, Manny Pacquiao fought like a comic book superhero come to life. There was a swirl of action almost faster than the eye could see, as he swooped in, unleashed a series

Feature • Issue • Premium Al Bello/Getty Images Armed with fake credentials and two printed T-shirts, Tris Dixon and Matthew Saad Muhammad embarked on an emotional journey to watch Hopkins-Trinidad at Madison Square Garden HE had a rough, lined face, battle scars above both eyes, a nose that had been battered flat but he still

Editor’s letter • Issue • Premium Mark Robinson/Matchroom Boxing Anthony Joshua can come back stronger but an immediate rematch seems a bad idea, writes Matt Christie MORE prominent than the cuts and bruises on Oleksandr Usyk’s face, as he sat down in front of the media a little before 1am on Sunday morning, was a

Bunce Diaries • Issue • Premium Mark Robinson/Matchroom Boxing The build up to Joshua vs Usyk was a rare treat, writes Steve Bunce IT started at York Hall on Monday morning and ended on the streets of Tottenham very early on Sunday. It was a proper fight week of locations, lunacy, down-facing-dogs, kebabs, fight people

Issue • Opinion • Premium Mark Robinson/Matchroom Boxing The undercard aside, the coverage surrounding Oleksandr Usyk vs Anthony Joshua was a triumphant return to form for big time boxing in the UK, writes George Gigney as he examines the boxing media’s offerings IF THAT was to be Anthony Joshua’s final fight on Sky Sports, it

History • Issue • Premium Larry Braysher The 4,000-seater New St James’ Hall was one of the finest boxing arenas in the north STEP off the train at St James’ station on the Tyne and Wear Metro line and you are standing, more or less, on the site of a one-time North East boxing mecca.

Boxers • Issue • Premium John Dennen speaks to one of the best prospects currently flying under the radar When and why you started boxing:Around age six I started going to the gym. That was because my uncles [Jon Lewis and Travis Dickinson] both boxed and I followed them there. Really I just wanted to

News Mark Robinson/Matchroom Boxing Victorious in London, but Oleksandr Usyk thinks he’ll have to wait to fight the Tyson Fury vs Deontay Wilder winner NINE years ago in London, in separate bouts at the ExCel arena, Anthony Joshua, at super-heavyweight, and Oleksandr Usyk at 91kgs both won Olympic gold medals. They moved on from London

News Matchroom ‘I’m going to lift myself up, look at myself in the mirror and say I know I can do it. I’ve just got to put myself up to it,’ Anthony Joshua reflects AFTER a humbling loss to Oleksandr Usyk, Anthony Joshua intends to rebuild and rematch the Ukrainian. “We’ll be back again,” Joshua

News Mark Robinson/Matchroom Boxing Oleksandr Usyk dethrones Anthony Joshua and promises there’s more to come AFTER scoring his monumental heavyweight victory over Anthony Joshua in London on Saturday, Oleksandr Usyk insisted he himself was unsurprised at the result. “The fight went exactly the way I expected it to go. There were a couple of moments

News Mark Robinson/Matchroom Boxing Oleksandr Usyk delivers a superb performance as he defeats British superstar Anthony Joshua in London. John Dennen reports from ringside OLEKSANDR USYK delivered a superb performance as he defeated British superstar Anthony Joshua in a marvelous heavyweight battle at the Tottenham stadium in London on Saturday (September 25). Usyk found his

News Callum Smith returns after Canelo Alvarez loss on the Anthony Joshua vs Oleksandr Usyk undercard. John Dennen reports from Tottenham LIVERPOOL’S Callum Smith moved up to light-heavyweight and halted Lenin Castillo with a frightening knockout early in the second round on the undercard of Anthony Joshua vs Oleksandr Usyk at the Tottenham stadium in

Opinion Ian Walton/Matchroom Boxing The panel make their picks for Anthony Joshua vs Oleksandr Usyk Anthony CrollaFormer WBA belt-holderI think Joshua deserves immense credit for taking the fight because, outside of Fury, I think it’s the most dangerous fight in the division for him stylistically. I just feel size will tell and I feel like

Opinion Richard Heathcote/Getty Images As Anthony Joshua once again moves into dangerous territory, we look at 10 of his best heavyweight wins so far WLADIMIR KLITSCHKONot only did Joshua hold it all together in front of a huge Wembley Stadium crowd, but he recovered from a heavy knockdown in round five to stop Klitschko in

Feature Mark Robinson Anthony Joshua reflects on his days of knocking back white cider as he prepares to knock out Oleksandr Usyk ANTHONY JOSHUA sits alongside Eddie Hearn in a hospitality suite at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium and observes a football pitch being turned into a battleground. This will be the third UK stadium in which

Opinion Ian Walton/Matchroom Boxing The Opening Bell podcast hears from Anthony Joshua ahead of his tremendous contest with Usyk, and Lennox Lewis reflects on his memories of Don King ANTHONY JOSHUA is in a confident mood ahead of his mouth-watering heavyweight clash with the unbeaten Oleksandr Usyk. We hear from Joshua as he heads into

History • Issue • Premium John Gichigi/Getty Images The leap from cruiserweight to heavyweight is notoriously tough. Matt Christie examines six cases that might interest both Joshua and Usyk EVANDER HOLYFIELDTHE only cruiserweight champion to make the leap into the heavyweight division and truly conquer it. His achievements don’t need spelling out again here, but

Feature • Issue • Premium Mark Robinson Which is why victory over Usyk, should Anthony Joshua manage to achieve it, will be the most important of his career to date, writes Elliot Worsell THE punishment Anthony Joshua and Tyson Fury have received for not being able to deliver the most blindingly obvious and important fight