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Boxing is back, baby! Get your arse in gear (or on it for those late night US shows, I’m not here to judge) for the new season. Excitingly, the world level fights kick off proper this Saturday in Chelyabinsk, Russia. Britain’s unbeaten heavy hitter Anthony Yarde steps up to face …

ANTHONY YARDE will take on WBO World Light Heavyweight Champion Sergey Kovalev on Saturday night in Chelyabinsk, Russia live on BT Sport 2. Yarde (18-0, 17KOs) met Kovalev (33-3-1, 28KOs) for the first time today at their fight week press conference. Here are a selection of quotes from the media …

The opening instalment of the exciting Golden Contract tournament will take place on October 4 when the featherweight quarter-finals take place at the iconic York Hall. The groundbreaking competition has gripped the imagination of the public, with some of the best fighters at 126 lbs now set to head to …

ANTHONY YARDE WAS quick to dispel the notion that his forthcoming mission into Russia to face Sergey Kovalev bears some sort of comparison to the storyline behind Rocky IV. The unbeaten light heavyweight KO-artist this week travels to the outpost of Chelyabinsk, the home town of the man known as …

DANIEL DUBOIS is promising ‘another devastating performance’ when he takes to the ring at London’s Royal Albert Hall on Friday September 27 with the vacant Commonwealth heavyweight title on the line. Tickets went on sale today (Fri Aug 9) for the clash between Dubois and unbeaten Ebenezer Tetteh, subject to …

A two-time world champion, a three-time world title challenger and with 23 fights on her record, Croatian super welterweight Ivana Habazin is one of the most experienced and successful active female boxers in the world. Next, she faces American amateur sensation Claressa Shields  for the WBO World Super Welterweight Title …

Hartlepool star targets undisputed clash with Claressa Shields Savannah Marshall, Britain’s first ever female amateur World Champion, has signed a promotional deal with Eddie Hearn’s Matchroom Boxing. The undefeated Hartlepool sensation, trained by Peter Fury, has cruised to six straight wins since announcing herself in the professional ranks on the …

Following on from our piece a few weeks ago asking whether boxing’s reliance on the 0 has got to go, Matt Lewis looks at famous examples of boxing career successes following that first defeat Being undefeated has never carried more weight. The projected millions slashed from the value of Anthony …

The long vaunted 0. A clean slate in the losses column. It is protected by many, coveted by others, but the 0 is not the sign of a great fighter and it never has been. Despite this, much has been made of its importance in what could be called the …

“I can knock anyone out and I want to knock Dave Allen out” David Price vs Dave Allen is a fight which has us fans salivating. Surely it won’t go the distance? Less a case of who do we want to win but who do we least want to see …