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News Victory over Bolotniks should propel Joshua Buatsi closer to Dmitry Bivol and his WBA title JOSHUA BUATSI faces a threat. Ricards Bolotniks may have a few defeats on his record but he has beaten Steven Ward, Hosea Burton and Serge Michel in his last three fights and, when he meets Buatsi on August 14

Issue • Opinion • Premium Allsport Hulton/Archive Brian London never worried about the past, writes Dave Garside FIRST met Brian London in 1985 when I was a professional boxer myself. Brian was a truly wonderful man. He was wise with his money and always very witty. The following year I got together with his daughter,

Opinion Would it be repeat or revenge if Lomachenko does get his rematch with Teofimo Lopez? Sam MaxwellRising super-lightweightNo. I’m a big Lomachenko fan and in the last fight I felt he lost the first six rounds but won the last six and could have got the decision. I watched his last fight against Nakatani

Opinion Esther Lin/Showtime Gervonta Davis won his first bout at 140lbs. What should his next move be? Sam MaxwellRising super-lightweightI’d love to see Gervonta Davis in with the winner of Lopez and Lomachenko. I know that will probably be next year now. “Tank” is so entertaining and the lightweight division has so many fights that

Opinion Ten teams are left in football’s Euro 2020 tournament at the time of writing. Here, we pick out famous fighters from each remaining nation JEAN-PIERRE COOPMAN (BELGIUM)Although he would go on to claim the European crown the following year, Coopman is undoubtedly best known for his unsuccessful world heavyweight title challenge against “The Greatest”,

Issue • News • Premium Bert Hardy/Getty Images Regardless of what happened against Muhammad Ali in 1966, Brian London deserves to be remembered among the best of all 20th century British heavyweights, writes Matt Christie BRIAN LONDON not only fought them all, he outlived them all. The former British heavyweight champion, who shared a ring

History Mike Tyson was disqualified for his outrageous conduct. Here is Ian Darke’s fascinating Las Vegas diary of the events that led to ‘The Bite’ SKY commentator Ian Darke was out in Las Vegas in June 1997, unaware that Mike Tyson was on the brink of tarnishing his reputation forever. The following is his day-by-day

Boxers • Issue • Premium ‘I love boxing so much, losing is a very hard thing.’ Joe Gallagher-trained Callum Thompson speaks to John Dennen When and why you started boxing:I started boxing when I was seven. I went down to the gym with two of my friends and never left really. It was Tower Hill

News Amanda Westcott/Showtime Gervonta Davis breaks through the taller and rangier Mario Barrios in an exciting battle GERVONTA DAVIS did the business on his super-lightweight debut, stopping the previously unbeaten Mario Barrios in the 11th round of an entertaining encounter in Atlanta, Georgia. Rangy Texan Barrios used his height and reach advantages to good effect

Premium • Reports Top Rank Impressive Vasiliy Lomachenko sends a warning to Teofimo Lopez by pummeling Masayoshi Nakatani IF a dose of humility and a healthy right shoulder were all that was needed to help Vasiliy Lomachenko produce his latest masterwork inside the brightly lit plateau of the boxing ring, his goal of reclaiming his

History • Premium Larry Braysher Looking back at the career of Dai Dollings – a trainer of legends WHAT do Gene Tunney, Al Brown, Jimmy McLarnin, Jack Britton, Mike McTigue, Ted Kid Lewis and Johnny Dundee have in common? Obvious answer: they were all world champions of the pre-war era. Less obvious answer: they were

News MTK Global Ricardo Sandoval upsets the odds by finishing Jay Harris with a fierce body shot JAY HARRIS was unable to cement himself as one of the leading contenders for Sunny Edwards’ IBF flyweight title, as the Welshman was knocked out in the eighth round by Ricardo Sandoval in Bolton. Heading into his IBF

Feature • Issue • Premium JOE KLAMAR/AFP/Getty Images Behind the scenes with Tim Bradley as he rematches Manny Pacquiao in 2014. By Thomas Hauser SHORTLY after one o’clock on the afternoon of April 10, 2014, Manny Pacquiao concluded a series of satellite interviews that were conducted in Section 118 of the MGM Grand Garden Arena

Issue • Premium • Preview John Dennen previews Gervonta Davis vs Mario Barrios GERVONTA DAVIS could end up calling himself a super-lightweight champion by the end of this weekend. That would be to erase the real achievements of Josh Taylor, who unified all four of the major belts at 140lbs with his recent victory over

Issue • Premium • Preview Mikey Williams/Top Rank Vasiliy Lomachenko, despite his illustrious career, has it all to prove again when he takes on Nakatani in Las Vegas, writes Matt Christie THIS time last year Vasiliy Lomachenko was considered untouchable. Then he lost a fight to Teofimo Lopez in October and it’s almost as if

Issue • Premium • Preview Nigel Roddis/Getty Images Hamed Ghaz and Liam Shinkwin in crossroads scrap, writes Matt Bozeat THE top-of-the-bill clash in Sheffield on Friday night (June 25) should reveal a new contender for domestic honours at 135lbs. Rotherham’s Hamed Ghaz (16-0) meets Liam Shinkwin in an eliminator for the English championship. Derby’s Myron

Issue • Premium • Preview A major title shot beckons for Jay Harris if he is victorious in Bolton, writes Matt Bozeat SWANSEA’S Jay Harris could soon be fighting for another major sanctioning body title when he takes on Ricardo Sandoval in a final eliminator for the IBF flyweight title, held by Sunny Edwards. The

Amateur Barrington Coombs/Getty Images/BOA ‘We’re a force in amateur boxing right now.’ Frazer Clarke leads the Olympic team to Tokyo FOR the upcoming Olympic Games, super-heavyweight stalwart Frazer Clarke will be the GB boxing team captain. The likeable big man from Burton has been at the heart of the squad for over 10 years. This