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Editor’s letter • Issue • Premium Mark Robinson/Matchroom Anthony Joshua vs Tyson Fury hits an almighty Wilder-shaped snag just as we were starting to believe, writes Matt Christie TYSON FURY said it first. Then Eddie Hearn said it and kept saying it in different ways. Bob Arum said it, seemed to change his mind for

Issue • Opinion • Premium Sky Sports confirm the latest Floyd Mayweather pantomime will be a Box Office event, writes George Gigney as he casts his eyes over the boxing media IN the latest sign of the apocalypse, Sky Sports revealed that it will be broadcasting Floyd Mayweather’s exhibition bout against YouTuber Jake Paul –

News Tyson Fury’s arbitration with Deontay Wilder is now a major stumbling block for the Anthony Joshua super-fight JUST when it looked like the negotiations for Anthony Joshua vs Tyson Fury were drawing ever closer to the heavyweight super-fight being signed, sealed and delivered a new problem has emerged. Deontay Wilder is back in the

Boxers • Issue • Premium Paul Wheeler talks to Idris Virgo, a man who is certainly not lacking in confidence When and why you started boxing:I started boxing when I was 15 years old. I was hit over the head with a wooden stick, so I needed to learn self-defence. I did kickboxing at first

Feature • Issue • Premium Tommy Welch was two years old the first time he told his father he wanted to be a boxer. It’s taken a long time for Scott Welch to take his son seriously, writes Matt Christie “YOUR son is out of control, Mr. Welch,” Tommy Welch’s father was told by Tommy

News Alex Livesey/Getty Images The negotiations appear to be on course. Tyson Fury says the Anthony Joshua mega-fight is on and provides a date and location for it TYSON FURY has said his mega-fight with Anthony Joshua is on. This is a significant statement, even if it’s not the first time this heavyweight unification clash

News Esther Lin/Showtime Brandon Figueroa breaks Luis Nery’s resistance and looks ahead to a clash with Stephen Fulton BRANDON FIGUEROA seized the WBC super-bantamweight title from Luis Nery with a seventh-round KO in a wild shootout in Carson, California. With both fighters being aggressive front-foot punchers, fans were anticipating an action-packed matchup between Figueroa and

Premium • Reports Dave Thompson/Matchroom Joshua Buatsi delivers an emphatic finish in the Manchester main event, while an upset occurs on the undercard IN his first fight under the guidance of esteemed trainer Virgil Hunter, highly touted light-heavyweight Joshua Buatsi demonstrated his predatory instincts once more by producing a brutal finish at Manchester Arena. Going

History • Premium Larry Braysher Looking back on a glorious victory for British amateur boxing THE BRONX, New York City, July 2, 1935. The spectacular Yankee Stadium, home to the New York Yankees, was playing host to 48,000 fight fans there to witness a special amateur show refereed by ex-world heavyweight king Gene Tunney. New

Opinion Amanda Westcott/Showtime Luis Nery, who fights Brandon Figueroa tonight (May 15), is far from the only ‘Panther’ in boxing 1. HARRY WILLS (BLACK PANTHER) One of the very best heavyweights of his era and a bona fide all-time great, Wills was a high-profile victim of boxing’s shameful colour bar, which prevented him from deservedly

Feature • Issue • Premium Hannah Peters/Getty Images Sherman Williams is the archetypal heavyweight nearly man. There’s excuses. There’s pride. There’s genuine hard luck. Best of all there’s lessons aplenty for the fighters he now guides through the hardest game. By Oliver Fennell LIKE many former fringe contenders, Sherman Williams has a lot of “what

Issue • Premium • Preview Amanda Westcott/Showtime Combative super-bantams Luis Nery and Brandon Figueroa prepare for battle, writes Paul Wheeler WHEN Premier Boxing Champions and Showtime announced their upcoming fight schedule last month, there were some appealing matchups on the list. One of which was the 12-rounder between WBC belt-holder Luis Nery and his fellow

Feature • Issue • Premium Mark Robinson/Matchroom Boxing Joshua Buatsi returns in Manchester with a new trainer, writes John Dennen Buatsi vs Dos SantosThe quiet man of Britain’s thriving light-heavyweight scene, Joshua Buatsi returns to action behind closed doors at the Manchester Arena with a new trainer in his corner. Since a tougher-than-expected bout last

Opinion Ed Mulholland/Matchroom In all my years watching boxing, it’s rare that I’ve seen a fighter as awe-inspiring as Canelo Alvarez, writes Ian Probert ALTHOUGH I’ve written a fair amount about boxing over the years I consider my ongoing fascination with this addictive business to be little more than a dilettante guilty pleasure. Even at

Feature • Issue • Premium Dave Thompson A team of experts join Elliot Worsell to examine Oleksandr Usyk’s chances of ruling the world at heavyweight NOT long after cruiserweight king Oleksandr Usyk decided to head to a division only the biggest and bravest cruiserweights dare visit, the WBC decided to create another division to highlight

News Mark Robinson/Matchroom Boxing Commonwealth Games gold medallist Sandy Ryan turns pro with Matchroom SANDY RYAN has signed with professional promotions Matchroom Sport. The talented Commonwealth Games champion and World silver medallist will be looking to compete in the exciting super-lightweight and welterweight divisions. “It’s been a while but I’m really excited. I can’t wait,”

Issue • News • Premium Nathan Stirk/Getty Images Ability, not social media following, should dictate who gets to fight for a world title. Lisa Whiteside speaks to John Dennen JUST five weeks after having a baby, Lisa Whiteside started training again. “Nothing at all strenuous and just built it up gradually and gradually. You know

Amateur • Issue • Premium James Chance/Getty Images Cheavon Clarke has one chance to shoot for the Olympic Games, writes John Dennen FOR Cheavon Clarke there will just be one opportunity to qualify for the Olympics Games. In the previous cycle there were several qualification events. But now with the World qualifier cancelled, to be