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A year last November, I stood on the balcony of The University of Bolton Stadium, looking down at a growing crowd, sensing a piping hot...

“I loved the sport from an early age, I think I was 11 years old, one of my first memories was when my mum took me to the dentist. I was...

Professional boxer Fes Batista has a lifestyle that most would look upon with envy. His incredible tale namechecks Floyd Mayweather Jr,...

For many female boxers, the biggest fight is outside the ropes. There are still high-profile promoters who are entrenched in their...

Only 3 years earlier, Sunderland fighter Tony Jeffries had signed a professional contract with former heavyweight champion Lennox Lewis’s...

Boxing in 2021 was the year of the upset. The shocker became the shocked as Lomachenko conqueror, Teofimo Lopez was outpointed by the...

It was once the case that when a British fighter was to fight in Germany, especially for a world title of some description, people would...

For Manchester fighter Bradley Rea, boxing out of Hatton’s Gym is something of a dream scenario. It hasn’t come easy though for the...

Ever wondered how purse bids work? or what happens if a fighter does not sell tickets for a show? What the biggest frustration is for a...

There are those who view boxing as a sport that is ‘too violent and brutal’, and there are those who-whilst understanding that claim of...

THE TIME HAS ARRIVED!! Usually, that is the choice of phrase that Booms out from the unmistakably smooth vocals of the vastly experienced...

No sport is easy, but boxing is renowned for its stories of hardship and toil. Welsh middleweight operator Geraint Goodridge has not...

You do not have to look too hard to find boxers who have a captivating tale to tell. Whether it is a rags to riches story from the...

"We can't afford weak fights anymore." That was the credible claim from Eddie Hearn last year who explained that the boxing fraternity...

The simple promise of a Mars bar and a carton of Ribena was enough to entice a young Ellie Scotney to the boxing gym for the first time,...

From pioneering pugilists Jane Couch and Katie Taylor, to some of boxing’s most influential icons like Micky Ward and Tyson Fury,...

Stay Ready. Keep sharp. Take your opportunities. Not another government slogan but the ethos of British and Commonwealth Cruiserweight...

So I guess before hurtling into an uncontrollable tirade about the unnecessary titles that have seemingly multiplied within the sport, I...

If you take a stroll across the beach in the seaside town of Redcar, it is impossible to ignore the coke ovens and conveyor belts...

During my interview with unique super featherweight talent Otha Jones III, he told me that he was a 'different breed' from most boxers....