Abel Sanchez has dismissed suggestions that vs is destined to be a dull affair. The January 31 world title clash at Madison Square Garden is a marquee matchup on paper, pairing two elite talents each seeking to elevate themselves from world champion to genuine star. Yet sceptics have questioned whether their respective styles will mesh […]

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To try and knock  off his feet, you had to possess chilling knockout power. had just that. When the pair fought out their electrifying eight-minute war in April 1985, Hearns fired his cannons, but Hagler walked through the explosive artillery to mow down “The Hitman” in one of boxing’s greatest showdowns. But Hearns was not […]

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An intriguing sub-plot has developed in the build-up to vs . The two 28-year-olds have long been viewed as potential superstars, and the winner of their January 31 clash will move a step closer to fulfilling that promise. One figure looms large over the storyline: . A close friend of Stevenson and a long-standing rival […]

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Not content with victories over , and , is now targeting another of this era’s leading heavyweights. The 38-year-old recently relinquished his WBO heavyweight title, prompting the governing body to elevate Fabio Wardley from interim to full champion. Britain’s absence from the title picture proved brief, coming just months after Usyk had beaten IBF champion […]

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did not fare well when stepping in with opponents standing six feet tall, and there was one towering all-time great that “Sugar” would have steered well clear of altogether. One of the finest lightweights of the 1990s, Mosley’s ambition carried him through to welterweight and super-welterweight, where he secured the defining victories of his career […]

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Isaac Cruz held on to his WBC interim super-lightweight title against Lamont Roach, and between the two of them — along with Gervonta Davis — each knows exactly what it is like to share a ring with the others. Cruz and Roach fought to a draw, as did Davis and Roach, while Cruz came up […]

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has issued a warning to ahead of his highly anticipated WBO super-lightweight title defence against . Last week Lopez (22-1, 13 KOs) and Stevenson (24-0, 11 KO)s) went face to face at the first press conference for their January 31 showdown at Madison Square Garden. Stevenson enters the contest aiming to become a four-weight world […]

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and his trainer-father Bill Haney are basking in the glow of their recent victory over Brian Norman Jr. Haney became a three-division world champion with a resurgent display, outboxing the hard-hitting Norman to hand him the first loss of his career. The points victory suggested Haney had put his previous two outings — against Ryan […]

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and have operated in four of the same weight divisions and, while their careers never crossed paths, the question now is whether that could yet change. In August 2021, Pacquiao’s defeat to Yordenis Ugas for the WBA welterweight title appeared to signal the end of the Filipino icon’s phenomenal career. A few months later, Crawford […]

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As Riyadh Season continues to hoover up boxing’s biggest events, it now appears ready to claim the one fight British fans have waited years to see. vs — the heavyweight super-fight that refused to materialise in its prime — is reportedly being lined up for 2026. This weekend Ring magazine revealed that the Battle of […]

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’s return to the ring in 2026 looks nailed on, and there appears to be no shortage of opponents for “The Gypsy King.” British fighters have been central to the heavyweight division’s resurgence and its success in recent years, with Fury very much in the thick of it. But at the start of 2025 he […]

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Back in July, Conor Benn and Shakur Stevenson sat side by side on The Ariel Helwani Show and agreed they would like to fight one another. There was also the usual back-and-forth between two fighters sizing each other up and laying out predictions on what would happen if they did meet. For that to materialise, […]

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This month, Top Rank CEO Bob Arum celebrated his 94th birthday. The New Yorker has been promoting fights for almost 60 years, and what he doesn’t know about boxing wouldn’t be worth printing. The Harvard-educated former lawyer has worked with some of the sport’s greatest fighters, from Muhammad Ali to Floyd Mayweather, and has promoted […]

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When all is said and done, will be remembered as one of the greatest fighters of the 21st century — but where does he stand alongside the greats who came before? Crawford’s achievements span five weight classes, multiple world titles and, most impressively, the sport’s highest honour — becoming undisputed champion in three divisions. Moving […]

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