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Feature • Issue • Premium Michelle Farsi/Matchroom Elliot Worsell sets the scene for the fascinating Canelo Alvarez vs Billy Joe Saunders showdown ONE of the many perks of being boxing’s headmaster is that you get to control your classroom and, by extension, the register, the lesson plan, and, if needed, the method of punishment. You

Opinion Steve Marcus/Getty Images Liam Smith returns against Magomed Kurbanov in Russia on Friday AFTER more than a year out of the ring, Liverpool’s Liam Smith returns to action on Friday (May 7). After bouts in Mexico and Phoenix, the former WBO titlist is once again on the road, taking on Magomed Kurbanov in Ekaterinburg,

Feature • Issue • Premium Michelle Farsi/Matchroom Canelo Alvarez reveals the circumstances that turned him into a fighter, how he copes with the pressures of superstardom and what makes him tick outside the ring. By Don McRae “I GET very nervous and I scream like a crazy person,” Saúl “Canelo” Álvarez says with a wry

Opinion Ed Mulholland/Matchroom How you rate Billy Joe Saunders’ chances of defeating Canelo Alvarez on Saturday? Dave ColdwellLeading trainerBilly’s got the style and the ability to cause Canelo some serious problems and is historically his nightmare sort of style. Do I think he’s going to be able to keep him off down the stretch and

Opinion Jayne Kamin-Oncea/Getty Images Picking out the 10 finest victories of Billy Joe Saunders’ career so far DAVID LEMIEUX (UD 12 – DEC 2017)Fighting on hostile ground in Canada, Saunders put on a beautiful exhibition of boxing to completely outclass the big-punching Lemieux. The near-flawless performance was replete with showboating and slick skills aplenty. ANDY

News John Ryder flies out to Dallas tomorrow ready to step in to fight Canelo Alvarez at short notice if Billy Joe Saunders does withdraw from the contest, reports John Dennen JOHN RYDER is flying out to Dallas tomorrow (Wednesday) and is ready to step in to fight Canelo Alvarez on Saturday, if Billy Joe

Issue • Opinion • Premium Mark Robinson ‘I want to win this so badly.’ In his own words Billy Joe Saunders looks forward to the Canelo fight I DON’T give a s**t about Canelo. Not two s**ts. For me, in my own brain, I look and I think. I’ve planned this out in my own

Opinion Michelle Farsi/Matchroom. It’s the hardest task in world boxing right now – beating Canelo Alvarez. We asked a panel of experts what Billy Joe Saunders could do when they meet on May 8 Darren BarkerFormer IBF championI’ve sparred with Billy and he’s so talented. I know he’s going to be on the back foot

Issue • Opinion • Premium Mark Robinson/Matchroom Boxing George Gigney looks back on the Sky Sports broadcast that gave Eubank Jnr and Hatton’s non-title fights a higher billing than Bivol’s defence against Richards and made Katie Taylor vs Natasha Jonas a supporting act THERE had been plenty of worthwhile discussion in the days and weeks

Henry Cooper was England’s most beloved fighter. Looking back on a meeting with a man whose name was synonymous with decency and courage. By Thomas Hauser ON November 10, 1970, Henry Cooper knocked out Jose Manuel Urtain at Wembley Stadium in London to reclaim the European Boxing Union heavyweight crown. Cooper, as was often the

Thomas Hauser went behind the scenes with Team Pacquiao when Ricky Hatton had the unenviable task of facing a fighter for the ages who was at his best THERE was a three-fight stretch when Manny Pacquiao drew comparisons with the greatest fighters who ever lived. On December 6, 2008, he bludgeoned Oscar De La Hoya

News FOX Sports/PBC Andy Ruiz bounces back from a nightmare start to get the better of Chris Arreola ANDY RUIZ JNR had to bounce back from an early knockdown to overcome Chris Arreola on points at Dignity Health Sports Park in Carson, California. In his first fight since losing the WBA, IBF and WBO heavyweight

News Parker wins split decision over Chisora following lively encounter while Taylor and Jonas produce a sizzling scrap JOSEPH PARKER came to life in the second half of his 12-rounder with Derek Chisora inside the Manchester Arena to eke out a split decision victory. The 116-111 score for Parker was cruel on Chisora, who again

History • Premium Why Jimmy Wilde is the greatest fighter that Britain has ever produced BOXING, more than most sports, seems to generate a lot of debate about who was greater than whom. Would Muhammad Ali have beaten Mike Tyson? Was Marvin Hagler better than Carlos Monzon? Who was the best of The Four Kings?

Boxers • Premium Hennessy Sports Get to know exciting Irish prospect Stevie McKenna When and why you started boxing: I started boxing at eight years old. The sport has always run through my family. Favourite all-time fighter: Tommy “Hitman” Hearns is my favourite fighter of all time. I like to model my boxing style on

News A special snapshot of life inside the Chisora-Parker bubble featuring Chisora, Parker, Hearn, Taylor, Jonas, Eubank, Jones Jr and Gallagher IN a special bonus podcast, Matt Christie brings you a selection of interviews from his week in the bubble ahead of Chisora-Parker to offer a taste of life in a fight hotel in Manchester.

News Sunny Edwards produces a display of mesmerising backfoot boxing to overcome strong IBF flyweight champion Moruti Mthalane BRITAIN has a new world champion. His name is Sunny Edwards. Facing Moruti Mthalane across the ring on Friday (April 30) at York Hall in London, it looked like man against boy. Sunny is a young 25,

News Mark Robinson/Matchroom Boxing ‘Instead I am making boxing work for me,’ says Derek Chisora DEREK CHISORA does not see Joseph Parker as a route to another world title shot. For him it’s a fight, nothing more, nothing less and the unpredictable British heavyweight will continue to chart his own course through the sport. “Let’s