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Feature Toru Hanai/Getty Images The year ends with a genuine super fight as Kosei Tanaka and Kazuto Ioka clash in Tokyo THE year ends with a genuine super fight in Tokyo. On New Year’s Eve, Kosei Tanaka bids to become a four-weight world champion in only his 16th fight by taking the WBO super-flyweight title

News Toru Hanai/Getty Images Kosei Tanaka tells Phil Rogers about his extraordinary ambition YOUR typical music anorak lives a devoted existence. Trawling through vast swathes of rare vinyl at their local record store, they endure the aural effluent of the industry’s more commercially successful offerings whilst championing their own lesser known heroes. To them quality

Bunce Diaries • Issue • Premium Tyson Fury has many more stories to tell, as talks for Wilder trilogy progress and a meeting with Jason Statham indicates he is heading to Hollywood, writes Steve Bunce SOMEWHERE overnight he had lost a shoe, his gumshield was at home, there was no headguard and he never bothered

Feature • Issue • Premium Repairing from his defeat to Roman Gonzalez, Kal Yafai has a unique perspective on the sport. He speaks to John Dennen ROMAN GONZALEZ is a legend for a reason. In February Kal Yafai discovered exactly why in a gruelling nine round fight for his WBA super-flyweight title. “He was an

Hall of Famer Larry Holmes speaks to Thomas Gerbasi about his pro debut, sparring with the legends and a big regret of his career AS 1980 dawned, John Tate may have had the WBA title belt in his possession, but there was only one world heavyweight champion and his name was Larry Holmes. “The Easton

Feature • Issue • Premium Jan Kruger/Getty Images Frank Warren, who recently celebrated 40 years in the sport, details his early life and in his own words explains what he went through to become a boxing promoter WHAT was I like as a kid? Some people said I was shy, a lot of people said

Feature • Issue • Premium Forty years have passed since Raging Bull entered the consciousness of fight fans and moviegoers around the world. But the film brought Vikki LaMotta back into Jake’s orbit FORTY years have passed since Raging Bull entered the consciousness of fight fans and moviegoers around the world. The film, starring Robert

James Toney vs Evander Holyfield – The night the whole world knew the journey was over. By Thomas Hauser EVANDER HOLYFIELD was boxing’s consummate warrior and as pure a fighter as there ever was in the sport. He embodied the best of the reasons why fans are drawn to boxing. But all good things must

Feature • Issue • Premium Some concluded a beating, some came out of the blue. But what all these finishes share is a punch that was a work of boxing art. Matt Bozeat rates his favourite one-punch KOs GENNADY GOLOVKIN vs MATTHEW MACKLINJune 29, 2013MACKLIN says the body shot that ended the fight “broke two

Feature • Issue • Premium The story of the former WBC heavyweight champion Trevor Berbick who shared a ring with Muhammad Ali, Mike Tyson and Larry Holmes before he was savagely murdered. By Carlos Acevedo TREVOR BERBICK, who reigned briefly as the WBC heavyweight champion in 1986, left behind one of the strangest legacies in

Opinion Al Bello/Allsport A Christmas selection box of festive-themed boxers ESTEBAN DE JESUSAfter coming out second best in his first two world title attempts, the Puerto Rican went on to become the WBC lightweight champion. He fought Roberto Duran on three occasions – winning once and losing twice. O’NEIL BELLAn Atlanta-based Jamaican nicknamed “Give ‘em

Feature • Issue • Premium John Dennen speaks to future Filipino star Eumir Marcial about the tragedy that is inspiring his Olympic mission IT is inevitable Eumir Marcial will become known as the middleweight Manny Pacquiao. The future Filipino star could be a new phenomenon. He is an aggressive power puncher so good that he’s

Feature • Issue • Premium Donald Miralle/Getty Images Shane Mosley reflects on his Hall of Fame career with Elliot Worsell Upon turning professional in 1993, you were moved quickly towards a world lightweight title. How did you find that experience? In my first fight I did a six-rounder and fought a former California State champion.

Editor’s letter • Issue • Premium Mark Robinson/Matchroom Boxing Boxing rallied from the brink in 2020 but we can’t celebrate just yet, writes Matt Christie BACK in March, as the mysterious Coronavirus sank its teeth into the world, we at Boxing News were ordered from our desks and out of our old London office. None

Opinion Mikey Williams/Top Rank After an extraordinary year Matt Christie and Alex Steedman reflect on the highs and lows on the Opening Bell, the Boxing News podcast THE last year has been an extraordinary one for the sport of boxing and in this special end-of-year podcast, Matt Christie and Alex Steedman reflect on the highs

Amateur There is a positive case for boxing, and politicians need to make it, writes John Dennen BRITAIN’S current Prime Minister is not the only party leader to pose in a boxing club for a photo op. But the image of Boris Johnson wielding a pair of gloves at an amateur gym sprang to mind

Opinion Mark Robinson In his own words, Anthony Joshua says there are two things at the top of his list: rescuing amateur boxing and knocking out Tyson Fury PROFESSIONAL boxing has found a way to survive and that’s brilliant. But without the amateur system, without the grassroots clubs, there will be no Olympians and no

Amateur Mark Robinson Unified heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua makes a significant intervention for amateur boxing clubs, writes John Dennen ANTHONY JOSHUA, the unified heavyweight champion of the world, has made a significant intervention to support amateur boxing in Great Britain. It’s not only a donation, though of course individual donations have never been more welcome