In boxing, as is also the case with life in general, success is largely dependant on timing.  Chloe Watson is acutely aware of that fact, as she has been the beneficiary of her ability to select the precise moment to land her shot and ...

Savannah Marshall (10-0, 8 KOs) and Claressa Shields (11-0, 2 KOs) will box on the same bill in December before facing each other in 2022, according to Marshall’s trainer Peter Fury. The two women have history spanning almost a decade. In...

John A. MacDonald analyses WBC champion Tyson Fury’s keys to victory against bitter rival Deontay Wilder in Saturday’s huge heavyweight title fight at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. Avoid Complacency. Tyson Fury outboxed Deontay W...

John A. MacDonald analyses Deontay Wilder’s keys to victory against nemesis and title holder Tyson Fury in Saturday’s huge WBC heavyweight title fight at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. Evolution, Not Revolution. It is unlikely...

Few had heard of Mauricio Lara before he faced Josh Warrington at Wembley Arena in February. However, it took less than 27 minutes for Lara to etch his name in British boxing folklore. The Mexican dropped the Leeds fighter twice, prior to o...

IBF featherweight champion Kid Galahad (28-1, 17 KOs) has offered Leigh Wood the opportunity to face him in the first defence of the title he won during the second week of Matchroom’s Fight Camp series. Wood (25-2, 15 KOs) upset the odds ...

IBF featherweight champion Kid Galahad has his sights set on a fight with his WBO counterpart Emanuel Navarrete. Galahad (28-1, 17 KOs) signed a promotional deal with Eddie Hearn’s Matchroom Sport after he captured the belt against James ...

Jez Smith always believed he had the talent required to forge a successful career in boxing, he simply needed the right opportunity. During his first four years as a professional, Smith endured the tribulations that many fighters who do not...

Kid Galahad believed it was fated that he would beat Josh Warrington to become the IBF featherweight world champion. For 16 years, he had given his life to boxing. Dedication had long since transitioned into obsession. By his own admission,...

The tragic fate that befalls some professional boxers when they hang up the gloves has been well-documented.  In the absence of the rigorous structure of training, many struggle mentally. Without the roar of the crowd or thumping beat ...

In the aftermath of an unexpected defeat, the inquest often begins immediately. There must be an explanation. When a reasonable justification cannot be found, flimsy excuses will suffice. It would be easy for Tommy Frank to provide mitigati...

Tonight, Daniel Dubois returns to the ring for the first time since losing his unbeaten record to Joe Joyce last November, when he takes on Bogdan Dinu at the Telford International Centre. Dubois entered his last fight as the odds-on favour...

Two-time WBC super-middleweight champion Anthony Dirrell believes Billy Joe Saunders has the style to beat Saul ‘Canelo’ Alvarez. Saunders (30-0, 14 KOs) is a significant underdog with the bookmakers (currently 9/2 with BetFred) ahead o...

At 36, Anthony Dirrell accepts he is in the twilight of his career, yet the competitive fire still burns brightly within him. Having overcome cancer to become a two-time WBC super-middleweight champion, his legacy in the sport has already b...

Tonight, Carl Frampton will attempt to etch his name into the history books by becoming the first three-weight world champion from the island of Ireland when he challenges Jamel Herring for the WBO super-featherweight title at Caesars Palac...

During his first 24 months as a professional, Michael McKinson only earned one paycheque from the sport he had dedicated his life to. Balancing a nine-to-five job with the rigours of training took a toll on the Portsmouth man, both mentally...

Tonight, Roman ‘Chocolatito’ Gonzalez and Juan Francisco Estrada finally meet once again with the WBC and WBA super-flyweight titles on the line at the American Airlines Center, Dallas. Their first encounter in 2012 saw them vie for the...

When Joseph Parker takes on Junior Fa this Saturday at the Spark Arena, Auckland, New Zealand, it will be the most important fight of his career to date. While it may seem peculiar to bestow such status on a bout where Parker is the 10-1 on...

At just 22 years old, Paddy Donovan has time on his side. However, the Irishman is keen to reach the summit of the sport as quickly as possible and has his sights set on becoming welterweight world champion within three years. While it is n...

Liam Smith is open to fighting Tim Tszyu in a final eliminator in Australia to become mandatory challenger for new WBO super-welterweight champion Brian Castano. Castano, who captured the WBO crown last Saturday against Patrick Teixeira, wa...

Liam Smith will turn his attention to other options if a prospective fight with Jessie Vargas does not take place before the end of the summer. A contest between former WBO 154lbs title-holder Smith and two-weight world champion Vargas has ...