Matt Christie
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Artur Beterbiev vs Dmitry Bivol: Big-fight preview
When attempting to predict the outcome of the Artur Beterbiev-Dmitry Bivol showdown, which takes place on Saturday night in Saudi Arabia, two things quickly become clear: I am beyond excited and I don’t know – just like nobody possibly can at this st...
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Boxing’s Best Biopics: ‘Bleed For This’ and the remarkable resurrection
At a cinema in the West End of London in 2016, Vinny Pazienza – or Vinny Paz, as he was by then known – was the guest of honor at the British premiere of “Bleed For This,” the biopic that charted his scarcely believable comeback from a broken spine.
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Interview
The rise and resilience of Robert Smith, the governor of British boxing
Though certain promoters, heads of broadcasters and, on occasion, boxers might be deemed as being more influential than Robert Smith, it is he who has been atop the boxing hierarchy in Britain since he was appointed as the General Secretary of the Br...
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Views
Daniel Dubois: Revealing moments from the past
The career of Daniel Dubois can be compared to Anthony Joshua’s in several ways: the vaunted fight-ending power; the suggestion of questionable punch resistance and stamina; the humbling defeats; the regular switching of training teams; the rebirths.
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Must Read
Anthony Joshua: Revealing moments from the past
Anthony Joshua’s adult life, as he’s gone from petty criminal to amateur standout to Olympic gold medalist to professional king to ex-champ, and now to rejuvenated contender, says plenty about the levels of determination and dedication that lies with...
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Must Read
Whether or not Daniel Dubois almost put Anthony Joshua to sleep is irrelevant
We know that Anthony Joshua and Daniel Dubois sparred many years ago. The tales from those sessions gathered pace when Frank Warren used them to talk up Daniel Dubois’ chances of one day ruling the heavyweight world when he signed him back in 2017. N...
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Why are today’s leading boxers fighting less frequently than they were 30 years ago?
Presuming there are no mishaps in the coming months, the world’s leading boxing stars will average just under two fights each for 2024 and when you examine their activity since 2021, that figure drops further. It falls some way below their counterpar...
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Results
Naoya Inoue breaks down TJ Doheny, with date in America on the horizon
The “Monster” Naoya Inoue was left picking bits of TJ Doheny out of his teeth after savaging his prey in seven rounds inside Koto-Ku’s Ariake Arena in Tokyo. Afterwards, it was confirmed by promoter Bob Arum that Inoue will next have his customary en...
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Yoshiki Takei digs deep in the last round to outpoint brave Daigo Higa
Yoshiki Takei retained his WBO bantamweight title via close 12-round unanimous decision over the plucky, and perhaps unlucky, Daigo Higa. The scores – 115-112 and 114-113 (twice) – told the story of how close this contest was as Takei recovered from...