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Issue • News • Premium Bob Arum and Eddie Hearn give their takes on making the Joshua-Fury fight, while Sulaiman does the WBC few favours with his championing of Conor McGregor, writes George Gigney in his weekly round-up of the boxing media YouTube FOR boxing, 2021 could be off to an encouraging start. We appear

Feature In a special edition of The Opening Bell, Boxing News is proud to bring you a rarely heard interview with Muhammad Ali from 1972 TO celebrate what would have been the 79th birthday of Muhammad Ali, we bring you a rarely heard interview with ‘The Greatest’ from 1972. In March of that year, Ake

In March 1972, Swedish traveller Ake Sintring was in Tokyo while Muhammad Ali was there preparing for his upcoming bout with Mac Foster. Sintring, without an appointment, turned up at Ali’s hotel early one morning and conducted an interview with ‘The Greatest’. Listen and read it here IT was the age of the hippies and

Matt Christie reflects on past Las Vegas Fight Weeks to reveal exactly what it’s like to be a boxing reporter in Sin City IF you’ve been to Las Vegas, you’ll know the drill. Step off the plane. Walk through the long airport corridors decorated with promises that the greatest time of your life is nigh.

News • Premium James Chance/Getty Images Eddie Hearn and Matchroom announce their UK schedule, plus Povetkin-Whyte II JOSH WARRINGTON, Josh Kelly, Lawrence Okolie and Conor Benn are the headline attractions on Matchroom’s upcoming UK schedule, with the Alexander Povetkin-Dillian Whyte rematch looking likely to be staged outside of Britain. After a rise in coronavirus cases

History Mike Tyson doesn’t exactly wipe the slate clean after biting Evander Holyfield MIKE TYSON w ko 5 FRANS BOTHAJanuary 16, 1999; MGM Grand, Las Vegas, NVMIKE TYSON was previously seen in a boxing ring spitting out chunks of Evander Holyfield’s ear. Banned from the sport, he was forced to undergo five days of mental

History In one of eight non-title fights while super-middleweight champ, James Toney halts Anthony Hembrick in seven rounds JAMES TONEY w rsf 7 ANTHONY HEMBRICKJanuary 16, 1994; Fernwood Resort, Bushkill, PA“I DON’T know the guy but I don’t like him,” said the brooding James Toney of Anthony Hembrick in the pre-fight interviews. Toney would tell

News Anthony Joshua-Tyson Fury will take place in May or June, says Eddie Hearn as he outlines all the obstacles still standing in the way EDDIE HEARN believes the deal that will bring Anthony Joshua and Tyson Fury together in May or June will be finalised within the next four weeks. Once the contracts between

News Andy Chubb/England Boxing Young Mark Dickinson, a top middleweight, is setting out to make an impression as a pro MARK DICKINSON announced this week that he would turn professional. The middleweight has not won a major international medal. He was too young to box at a senior Commonwealth Games, he didn’t appear in the

Boxers • Issue • Premium George Storr talks to Zuhayar Al Qahtani, a fat guy stuck in a healthy guy’s body When and why you started boxing:I started when I was 10. When I was younger I used to get bullied quite a lot. My older brother used to teach me at home and then

Opinion Some startling is emerging from Japan. Our listing of the current top 10 Japanese fighters NAOYA INOUEOne of the very best fighters in the sport – at any weight – “Monster” Inoue is excelling at bantamweight, having previously worn world titles at light-flyweight and super-flyweight. He is currently a unified 118lb king. KAZUTO IOKAA

Opinion Emilee Chinn/Getty Images Now he’s set to restart his career with a new promoter what direction would you like to see Chris Eubank Jr go in Darren BarkerIBF titlistI’d like the Billy Joe Saunders fight again. I want to see Billy fight Canelo, that’s one of the biggest fights I would like to see

Feature Emilee Chinn/Getty Images Chris Eubank Jr joins Matt Christie and Alex Steedman on the Opening Bell podcast Chris Eubank Jnr is this week’s big Opening Bell interview following his signing with Team Sauerland.  He explains what he’s been doing in America, why he has no plans to come back to the UK any time

Feature Every current southpaw world champion Ignoring spurious belts like secondary, interim, and franchise there are 18 current southpaw world titlists: Billy Joe Saunders ENG WBO Super-MiddleDemetrius Andrade USA WBO MiddlePatrick Teixeira BRA WBO Super-WelterErrol Spence Jnr USA IBF/WBC WelterTerence Crawford USA WBO WelterManny Pacquiao PHI WBA WelterJosh Taylor SCO WBA/IBF S-LightGervonta Davis USA WBA

History • Issue • Premium Getty Images Eric Armit investigates the origins and struggles faced by southpaws, left-handers in the world of boxing THE need to conform can be a strong driver in people. Those that do not conform are often perceived as different – a threat – and have faced prejudice and pressure to

Editor’s letter • Issue • Premium Mark Robinson Anthony Joshua vs Tyson Fury cannot come soon enough. The sport’s long-term health might just depend on it, writes Matt Christie ONE can generally judge boxing’s overall health by the fights that are being made and the public’s interest in them. So as we enter 2021 with

Issue • News • Premium Emilee Chinn/Getty Images After signing a promotional deal with Team Sauerland, Chris Eubank Jr is targeting a 2021 showdown with Gennady Golovkin, among others CHRIS EUBANK JR is targeting a 2021 showdown with Gennady Golovkin, among others, after signing a promotional deal with Team Sauerland. “I look forward to the

Issue • News • Premium Despite testing positive for coronavirus at the end of the year Elvis Rodriguez finished 2020 as one of the sport’s leading prospects, writes Phil Rogers WEARING his jet black quiff like a crown he curled his lip and stared down from the wall at the family’s latest addition. It suddenly