Tyson Fury entered Las Vegas’s MGM Grand Arena on a throne and left as a champion on Saturday evening. On a night of high drama, the former unified heavyweight champion defeated American Deontay Wilder in the seventh round to snatch the WBC title and reclaim his place at boxing’s top table. After a controversial draw […]
Anthony Joshua against Jarrell Miller is not, generally speaking, the fight boxing fans wanted. However, it is the one we have, perhaps the best one possible in the sport’s minefield of television deals and mandatory challengers. Even without a more illustrious opponent for Joshua – Deontay Wilder, Tyson Fury and Dillian Whyte spring to mind […]
George Groves, who has retired from boxing at the age of thirty, was not only one of the finest British fighters of recent years but also one of the sport’s great characters. Articulate, idiosyncratic and resolutely autonomous, Groves has been lauded by boxing writer Jeff Powell as ‘an independent thinker in a world confined to […]
As he struggled to his feet, his face swollen and eyes glazed, the man they call ‘Bomber’ appeared not to know where he was or what had hit him. Tony Bellew had, of course, been hit and knocked down by Oleksandr Usyk, the first man in history to hold all four cruiserweight belts. He was […]
After seven hard-fought rounds, both fighters oblivious to the torrential rain pouring onto Wembley, Anthony Joshua introduced the next phase of his boxing journey: “This is chapter two” he told the sodden yet ecstatic crowd. For many that’s exactly what Joshua’s duel with Povetkin was: an introduction to Joshua 2.0, an appetiser for the blockbuster […]
On 7th April 2018, boxer Hannah Rankin will step in to the ring at the Lagoon Leisure Centre in Paisley to become the first British woman to compete for the Super-Welterweight Commonwealth belt. Speaking to Rankin earlier this week, passion and excitement emanated from her as she discussed her unique opportunity to not only win […]
Betting company Betfair announced earlier this month that they are sponsoring ex-professional footballer Rio Ferdinand, 38, to take up boxing and aim for belts. Ferdinand, who retired from football in 2015, has no previous experience of boxing, yet has confidently stated that he is “now aiming for a belt” as he sees this as a […]
After a tense and abusive build up, David Haye v Tony Bellew lived up to expectation and was more of a spectacle than many fight-fans expected. The match-up sold out the O2 arena minutes after the tickets were released and fans watched on as two real sporting warriors went toe to toe. Beyond London’s O2 […]