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Opinion Chris Farina/Top Rank The Opening Bell podcast discusses the return of Vasiliy Lomachenko, Naoya Inoue and much more ANOTHER packed episode looks ahead to Vasiliy Lomachenko’s crucial comeback bout while Gervonta ‘Tank’ Davis steps up to super-lightweight against Mario Barrios. Alex Steedman and Matt Christie also reflect on the latest thrashing dished out by

History Hulton Archive/Getty Images The legendary Jack Dempsey was born on this day (June 24) back in 1895. Here are his 10 most famous fights GENE TUNNEY II (SEP 1927)After dropping Tunney in the seventh round, Dempsey initially failed to go to a neutral corner, meaning that the referee was not able to start the

Issue • Opinion • Premium David Becker/Getty Images If Gervonta Davis wants to win a title at 140lbs, he’s got to fight me not Mario Barrios. I’m the one with the titles, says undisputed champ Josh Taylor in his own words I WANT to do more. I want to go up in weight, I want

Editor’s letter • Issue • Premium Jayne Kamin-Oncea/Getty Images KSI partnering with Wasserman is a sign. Brace yourselves for an increase in novelty boxing masquerading as the real thing, writes Matt Christie IT’S almost four years since Conor McGregor invaded the world of boxing and was beaten by Floyd Mayweather in the 10th round. The

Bunce Diaries • Issue • Premium Even when Rocky Marciano was cut, dropped and losing, he could take a man out with one punch, writes Steve Bunce WHEN Rocky Marciano made his retirement from boxing official, it was a time of mob rule, a time of confusion, blood, lies and invented history in the boxing

News Dave Thompson/Getty Images Stephen Smith walks away at the age of 35 ONE of the best British boxers of recent years, Stephen Smith, has retired at the ago of 35. The announcement came exactly 13 years after he made his professional debut. His record reads 28-4 (15) and included winning British (feather and super-feather)

Issue • Opinion • Premium Alexis Cuarezma/Getty Images Admirable veteran Nonito Donaire steps in for Rigondeaux to fight Casimero in hugely enticing bantamweight scrap, writes George Gigney as he rounds up the breaking stories NONITO DONAIRE, at the age of 38, continues to show boxing’s young stars how it’s done. The Filipino star, just weeks

Issue • Premium • Reports Leo Wilson/Premier Boxing Champions Jermall Charlo overcomes Juan Montiel in a surprisingly gruelling fight, writes Jack Hirsch THE city of Houston has not had it easy with their sports teams recently. The Rockets and Texans are arguably the worst teams in the NBA and NFL respectively and their baseball team

Issue • Premium • Reports Rosendo Hugo Guarneros repeats his victory over Tommy Frank in Sheffield. Andy Whittle reports AN injured left shoulder put paid to the hopes of local flyweight Tommy Frank when he first fought Rosendo Hugo Guarneros on Dennis Hobson’s drive-in boxing event in the main Sheffield Arena car park in December.

News Manuel Velasquez/Getty Images A split decision loss to MMA fighter Anderson Silva could be the most embarrassing defeat of Julio Cesar Chavez Jr’s career ANDERSON SILVA, a former star of the UFC, now 46 years old, is a mixed martial artist who’d only boxed in two pro bouts before and not since 2005. Boxing

Reports Mikey Williams/Top Rank Naoya Inoue might be the greatest Japanese boxer since Fighting Harada JAPANESE athletes are having a moment. Shohei Ohtani may be the best switch-hitter in all of baseball; Naomi Osaka is the current face of women’s tennis and the world’s highest paid female athlete; Rui Hachimura figures to be a future

News Gabriel Rosado takes out Melikuziev, while Jaime Munguia continues his advance at middleweight GABRIEL ROSADO stole the show at the Don Haskins Center in El Paso on Saturday (June 19). He stunned onlookers and Bektemir Melikuziev with an astonishing one-punch knockout. Melikuziev had been in charge of their bout. Having dropped Rosado in the

News Steve Marcus/Getty Images Japanese star Naoya Inoue dispatches Michael Dasmarinas in three rounds as bigger fights await FEARSOME bantamweight champion Naoya Inoue delivered as expected. In three rounds he destroyed Michael Dasmarinas to retain his WBA and IBF 118lb titles at the Virgin Hotel in Las Vegas on Saturday (June 19). The Japanese star

Opinion Dan Smith/Allsport We ask a panel of experts who they felt was the best British fighter to never win a world title Micky HellietManager & promoterAt his best Kirkland Laing was a boxing genius. It’s a tragedy that he was unable to meet the rigorous levels of mental discipline required to fulfil his potential.

Opinion Matchroom Last weekend referee Steve Gray dramatically overruled Lewis Ritson’s corner when they tried to halt the contest. But was it the right decision? Micky HellietManager & promoterThe referees go through a stringent training process so are experienced. Steve Gray was the man nearest to the action and in a good position to read

Boxers • Issue • Premium Martin Rose/Getty Images Paul Wheeler talks to Denis Radovan, a middleweight who wishes he could eat like a heavyweight When and why you started boxing:I started boxing at the age of seven. My father was always a big boxing fan. One time he took me to a boxing club in

Carlos Zarate vs Alfonso Zamora was a riotous fight, with chaos on the night spilling through the ropes. Steve Bunce tells the story IT was an exotic fight, the Z-Men, two fighters from a Promised Land of boxers meeting at the irresistible Inglewood Forum. It was out of reach, alien in every single way to

Issue • Premium • Preview Mikey Williams/Top Rank Dasmarinas does not appear to be a worthy test of Naoya Inoue’s significant skillset, writes Matt Christie NAOYA INOUE is now so well respected in boxing circles that the hipsters, the self-proclaimed ‘historians’ and the so-called afficionados – annoyed that their long-time favourite fighter is suddenly everyone’s