Without fail, boxing exhibitions are either boring or horrible mismatches, or both, and that’s not a recipe for longevity. Already this trend has gone on for far too long. It can only be hoped now, that if even Floyd “Money” Mayweather can no longer generate cash from it, that it may at last be over.
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Beauty and the beasts: BKB brings the heat in the tropics
Few places are more beautiful, and few sports are more brutal. As contrasts go, they don’t come much starker than bareknuckle boxing in Phuket. It was the perfect setting for the combat, conquests and controversy that followed.
Confirmed: Naoya Inoue vs Paul Butler for undisputed championship
Paul Butler goes in search of boxing immortality in December when he faces Naoya Inoue for the undisputed world bantamweight title.
The WBO champion tackles Japanese hero Inoue, at the Ariake Arena in Tokyo, on December 13 on a historic night for the sport,
Paul Peers ruins opponent’s unbeaten record with one punch
Paul Peers travelled 1,500 miles to fight less than two rounds and deliver a knockout punch that travelled just inches.
The WBU and PBC welterweight champion took matters out of the officials’ hands with a devastating overhand right to remove 23-year-old Artem Vitryak from both his senses and his ‘0’.
New champ Paul Peers returns just two weeks after title win
New WBU and PBC champion Paul Peers is back in action less than a fortnight after his double title-winning efforts against Samuel Akrogo – this time travelling to the Czech Republic to face a young prospect with a 100% knockout ratio.
1 punch 2 belts – Paul Peers becomes a double champ
Paul Peers found the punch of his career to become the new WBU and PBC world welterweight champion on Saturday’s Battle For the Belts staged in front of a packed and raucous crowd in Mansfield.
Paul Peers guns for titles, and dreams of revenge
Victory would land Paul Peers two world title belts, but defeat would be an enormous setback. While he knows averting such defeat is crucial, Peers also believes victory could set him up for some very big things – including the fight he wants most of all.
Wins for Welsh champ Warburton and unbeaten Yaxley
Gerome Warburton won for the first time since being crowned Welsh champion, outpointing Jordan Grannum at Bolton Stadium, while Sion Yaxley thrashed Scott Williams in two rounds to extend his undefeated record to 11-0.
New champ Warburton and new dad Yaxley back in the ring
Gerome Warburton boxes on Saturday night for the first time since winning the Welsh middleweight championship in May, while Sion Yaxley will be looking to extend his unbeaten streak to 11 contests.
The Colwyn Bay man meets London’s Jordan Grannum in a non-title affair at Bolton Stadium.
The 10 greatest comebacks in heavyweight boxing history
Tyson Fury has, not for the first time, announced his retirement. Whether or not he fights again, he has already staged one of the sport’s more successful returns. With that in mind, we take a look at the 10 best heavyweight comebacks.
The 10 wildest nights of Derek Chisora’s career
Derek Chisora has already solidified his legacy as perhaps the most exciting heavyweight of his generation. We look back at his 10 wildest nights… even as there may be yet more to come.
Warburton new Welsh middleweight champion
The Colwyn Bay warrior travelled south and now returned not only with a shiny new belt but a realisation that he is at the forefront of the new generation of North Walian boxers to make their mark on the sport.
Will Gerome Warburton join North Wales’s magnificent seven?
We look back 20 Welsh title fights involving boxers from North Wales – tales which include bravery, bad luck and heartbreak, and seven which ended with a man from the region being crowned king.
How I was snared by a conman, and why I couldn’t get out
Pro boxer Paul Peers on how Charles Russo cost him money, friends and credibility