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Editor’s letter • Issue • Premium Dave Thompson/Matchroom Boxing Matt Christie examines the implications of Steve Gray’s decision to reject the towel THE towel is a long-standing symbol of surrender in a boxing ring. The thinking goes that when it’s thrown by a corner, that corner’s fighter must immediately be rescued by the referee. Last

News Joe Joyce sets July 24 clash with Carlos Takam. He speaks to John Dennen THERE were many disappointed when Anthony Joshua and Tyson Fury failed to agree an undisputed heavyweight title fight, apart from Deontay Wilder. But perhaps none more than Joe Joyce. His career has been on hold as he’s waited for the

Opinion Ryan Hafey/Premier Boxing Champions On the latest Opening Bell podcast Matt Christie and Alex Steedman consider the mindsets of Tyson Fury and Deontay Wilder, pay tribute to Kirkland Laing and much more TYSON FURY seems to working his way into Deontay Wilder’s head again. We hear from Tyson ahead of their third bout on

History Tom Hogan/Hogan Photos/Roc Nation Sports Andre Ward repeated a victory over Sergey Kovalev to confirm his dominance of the light-heavyweight division on June 17 2017. Here’s John Dennen’s ringside report SERGEY KOVALEV shook. The right hand from Andre Ward had blasted across his chin and left the feared Russian “Krusher’s” legs shivering beneath him.

Feature • Issue • Premium Kirkland Laing may have been a special boxer but he was an even better father, writes his daughter Delene Laing MY dad had an unmistakeable presence right up until the end. He would light up a room with that smile, a loveable rogue until his dying day. When we were

Bunce Diaries • Issue • Premium Monte Fresco/Mirrorpix/Getty Images The one and only Kirkland Laing is dead at 66 but the sport will never forget him, writes Steve Bunce KIRKLAND LAING in all his pure fighting glory was a beautiful sight in any boxing ring. Laing was the night, a man of brilliance, frustration, desperation

Feature • Issue • Premium Off-camera at Durán-Barkley. A special tribute to the great Roberto Durán as he turns 70, by Spring Toledo EARLY IN 1987, when Roberto Durán was in Miami drinking cerveza and salsa dancing, Winter Hill gangster Joe McDonald was released from federal prison. He headed straight to a liquor store in

News Meg Oliphant/Getty Images ‘That’s the difference between me and them. Money doesn’t motivate the Gypsy King. Blood does. Smashing faces in does.’ Tyson Fury is ready for war AFTER a long time out of the ring, Tyson Fury has a fight. It won’t be Anthony Joshua. He will go into a third fight with

Feature • Issue • Premium Mikey Williams/Top Rank/Getty Images Before the Kambosos fight had to be put back to August 14, Thomas Gerbasi spoke to Teofimo Lopez to get a unique insight into his mindset as well as his thoughts on Lomachenko LIGHTWEIGHT champion Teofimo Lopez tested positive for coronavirus and was developing symptoms on

Feature • Issue • Premium Jermall Charlo insists the lure of Alvarez won’t steel his focus from the middleweight division, writes Phil Rogers CHASING superstars can lead to dark horses being disregarded. For WBC middleweight belt-holder Jermall Charlo – a long-time suitor of both Canelo Alvarez and Gennady Golovkin – this weekend’s fight with Mexican

Issue • Opinion • Premium Mikey Williams/Top Rank Teofimo Lopez resolves their differences and pledges his immediate future to Top Rank and ESPN after his next fight THE broadcast landscape, both in the UK and the US, is undergoing some significant changes. Last week of course saw the announcement that Eddie Hearn’s Matchroom Boxing will

Feature • Issue • Premium Holly Stein/ALLSPORT From her days in the Kronk Gym to managing fighters via that fiery and unpredictable relationship with James Toney, Jackie Kallen has some story, writes Craig Scott STANDING over James Toney as he receives instructions between rounds, Jackie Kallen cuts an intimidating figure, snarling across the ring at

Boxers • Issue • Premium Chris Hyde/Getty Images Paul Wheeler talks to Yuki Nonaka, a man for whom age is just a number When and why you started boxing:When I was a child, I wanted to be a football player, but after graduating from high school I was severely injured in a motorcycle accident –

Opinion • Premium Matchroom The day after a brutal fight with Jeremias Ponce, in his own words Lewis Ritson considers the referee throwing the towel back out of the ring and what’s next I feel a lot better after that than what I did after the Miguel Vazquez fight, believe it or not. Obviously I

News Anthony Joshua and Tyson Fury aren’t fighting each other, and both set their next fights for opponents who are dangerous in different ways. John Dennen reports THE plan is for Anthony Joshua to fight Oleksandr Usyk in front of 70,000 fans in London on September 18 or 25. That contest, for the WBO, IBF

News Shakur Stevenson unanimously outscores Nakathila and looks for greater challenges SHAKUR STEVENSON defeated Jeremia Nakathila with a unanimous points decision on Top Rank’s Saturday (June 12) show at the Virgin Hotel in Las Vegas. But he wanted more. He wanted to send a message to the super-featherweight champions he’s been chasing. Even though no

News Dave Thompson/Matchroom Boxing A brutal fight finishes in a wild ending as Lewis Ritson succumbs to Jeremias Ponce. John Dennen reports from Newcastle THE ending was extraordinary. Argentine puncher Jeremias Ponce had hammered Lewis Ritson to his knees in the 10th round of their ferocious super-lightweight clash at the Eagles Community Arena in Newcastle

Feature Eddie Hearn on what Canelo Alvarez means for Matchroom’s global plans, and how he’s ‘addicted’ to boxing PROMOTER Eddie Hearn rarely has a quiet day. But the last few weeks have been as tumultuous as they come. He took over from his father Barry as chairman of the Matchroom Sport group, came close to