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Opinion LUIS PEREZ/AFP/Getty Images We ask a panel of experts how they see Miguel Berchelt vs Oscar Valdez going Carl FramptonTwo-weight world championI fancy Berchelt strongly in the fight. Valdez has shown a few weaknesses, certainly against Adam Lopez when he fought on the same card as me in Vegas. Canelo’s team are trying to

Feature In 2019 Ian Probert sat down with Michael Watson to watch the fateful rematch with Chris Eubank. Read the feature here IT is the hottest day of the year and clearly too much for Michael Watson. The former boxer sinks into his chair and shakes his head wearily. “I’m tired…” he murmurs, more to

News Mark Robinson Inside the Wembley bubble, Roy Kelly (no relation) hears from Josh Kelly and David Avanesyan ahead of their big fight Has boxing gone soft? Here we are, 48 hours before a serious conflict and the media conference at the Wembley Hilton ahead of Josh Kelly’s crack at David Avanesyan’s European title is

History • Issue • Premium Footage of fighters like Tim Wood and Phil Martin boxing in the 1970s is hard to come by, writes Miles Templeton IN a recent article on Alan Richardson, I commented that he “is another of those champions from the 1970s that is in danger of being forgotten.” I do not

News Mark Robinson From inside the David Avanesyan vs Josh Kelly bubble, after all the fighters pass their first Covid tests, Roy Kelly wonders if another bubble will be burst BEWARE the party pooper. Rylan Charlton has joined the Matchroom bubble in Wembley determined to burst another bubble, when he meets the London-based Albanian phenomenon

Feature • Issue • Premium Mike Lockley catches up with former British champion Hugh Forde who used to work feats of magic to boil down in weight IN the days deprived of dieticians, nutritionists and day before weigh-ins, when removing stubborn pounds was a slog of starvation and saunas, not a science, Hugh Forde somehow

Opinion Mark Robinson We ask a panel of experts whether Josh Warrington was left in with Mauricio Lara for too long Carl FramptonTwo-weight world championHe was being hurt throughout the fight. It should have been stopped at the end of the fourth. When he stood up at the start of the fifth his back leg

Boxers • Issue • Premium Otto Wallin takes on Dominic Breazeale over 12 rounds in Uncasville, Connecticut this Saturday When and why you started boxing:I started boxing at 15. I was drawn to it because my father and brother used to box. Favourite all-time fighter:Muhammad Ali. He wasn’t only a great fighter but he was

Amateur • Issue • Premium Gareth Jones remembers one of the great Welsh boxers, Malcolm Collins MALCOLM COLLINS, one of the greatest names in the history of Welsh amateur boxing, died at his Cardiff home on February 4. He was 85. An exceptionally skilful southpaw, he claimed silver medals in successive Empire Games, as the

Issue • Premium • Q and A Dave Thompson The British Boxing Board of Control’s Robert Smith talks to Matt Christie following yet another controversial night in a British ring There have been suggestions that Josh Warrington should have been pulled out sooner. What was your perception of the main event from your position at

Speaking to Thomas Gerbasi, Roy Jones Jr looked back on what made him so special ROY JONES JNR was at ease before his retirement bout against Scott Sigmon in February 2018. That wasn’t a surprise, considering that a journeyman like Sigmon probably wouldn’t have lasted three rounds with a prime Jones. This wasn’t a prime

News Top Rank After Covid delays Maxim Vlasov vs Joe Smith, Richard Commey steps up to be the main event AFTER Maxim Vlasov tested positive for COVID-19 just two days before his scheduled clash with Joe Smith Jnr for the vacant WBO light-heavyweight title, the contest had to be postponed. With a new headline bout

Feature Reaction to the brutal Josh Warrington loss and some highly controversial officiating at Wembley IN this special reaction podcast, Alex Steedman and Matt Christie attempt to break down an eventful night at Wembley that saw Josh Warrington lose to Mauricio Lara in a beyond brutal upset and the judges steal the headlines again for

Premium • Reports Golden Boy Promotions The IBF super-featherweight title remains vacant, but Brian Castano is crowned the new WBO super-welterweight king JOSEPH DIAZ’S fight with mandatory challenger Shavkatdzhon Rakhimov was set to be the first defence of his IBF super-featherweight strap. That was until the champion came in three-and-a-half pounds over the 130lb limit

History Listing the 10 ‘world’ title fights to have taken place on February 14, featuring Evander Holyfield and more 10 ‘world’ title fights that took place on Valentine’s Day. Here is the full list below: JIMMY WILDE W RTD 12 JOE SYMONDS – 1916Wales’ Wilde claimed IBU flyweight honours in Covent Garden in his second

News Dave Thompson/Matchroom Mauricio Lara comes out of nowhere to stunningly stop Josh Warrington in a huge upset UNHERALDED Mexican Mauricio Lara sensationally stopped Josh Warrington in a stunning upset at the SSE Arena in Wembley. Boasting a spotless 30-0 record heading into the bout, Warrington had vacated his IBF featherweight title only last month

Feature • Issue • Premium A young Derek Rowe stands between Jack Dempsey and Reg Gutteridge, as Jack Solomons smiles on the left-hand side Derek Rowe has had lunch with Muhammad Ali, chauffeured Henry Cooper, drunk tea with Ted Kid Lewis and been thrown out of clubs with Terry Downes. In his own words, the

Issue • Opinion Getty Images These 10 fighters are synonymous with their hairless domes 1. MARVIN HAGLER This middleweight legend is regarded as one of the finest fighters of all time – and rightly so. Watching the hellacious Hagler tear into an opponent was one of the most exhilarating sights in sport.    2. KELLY