Marc Gatford

Sports Journalist · 34 articles

Martin Murray: Four World Title Shots and Four Prison Sentences
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Martin Murray: Four World Title Shots and Four Prison Sentences

Martin Murray is a man familiar with adversity and setbacks and never giving in. His never-say-die attitude evident in overcoming troubles inside and outside the ring. The hard man from St Helen’s arrived into our unforgiving sport down a well-trodden path. At 24-years-old, Murray had served four sentences at Her Majesty’s Pleasure and claimed a […]

Joshua in training for Wilder fight
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Joshua in training for Wilder fight

Unified heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua admitted he’s already preparing for a potential mega-fight with WBC king Deontay Wilder. In a revealing interview with Pep Talk UK, Joshua confirmed the man from Alabama is the fight he wants next, and that he’s not interested in squaring off against WBA mandatory Alexander Povetkin. “That’s the next fight […]

Hughie Fury Claims British Heavyweight Title
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Hughie Fury Claims British Heavyweight Title

Hughie Fury demonstrated he possesses power in that right-hand last night by stopping Sam Sexton to claim the British Heavyweight title at Bolton’s Macron Stadium. “I was so relaxed in there I could of fallen asleep,” said the new Champion. “What people don’t understand [is that] with age, my body is getting so much stronger, […]

Lomachenko dethrones Linares
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Lomachenko dethrones Linares

Ukraine’s Vasyl Lomachenko made history in New York on Saturday night by stopping lightweight king Jorge Linares and becoming a three weight world champion in just 12 bouts. The new WBA champion, Lomachenko, didn’t, however, have things all his own way in a hugely competitive matchup. In the seventh, Linares landed a straight hand (arguably […]

Tyson Fury’s next opponent probably won’t be a top 10 fighter
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Tyson Fury’s next opponent probably won’t be a top 10 fighter

Tyson Fury is back in shape ahead of a hotly anticipated return to the ring on June 9th at Manchester’s MEN Arena. Its been three years since “The Gypsy King” dumbfounded a trigger shy Wladimir Klitschko in Dusseldorf, Germany; dancing between stances, Fury upended the Ukranian’s 11-year unbeaten run and took all the belts home […]

Joe Joyce responds to Dillian Whyte’s Attack
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Joe Joyce responds to Dillian Whyte’s Attack

Brixton’s Dillian Whyte gave a scathing assessment of Joe “Juggernaut” Joyce’s performance last Saturday, despite Joyce claiming the Commonwealth strap in just his fourth professional outing. On the undercard of Tony Bellew-David Haye II, the man from Putney, London, played with Jamaican Lenroy Thomas, dropping him three times in two rounds to get his hands […]

Three men Anthony Joshua could fight next
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Three men Anthony Joshua could fight next

The Anthony Joshua sweepstakes are open for business ahead of a rumoured return to the ring this summer. Since outpointing an unambitious Joseph Parker back in March, speculation has been in overdrive about who Joshua’s next victim will be and also where the fight will take place. The three men in the running to step […]

Brook-Rabchenko: All You Need To Know
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Brook-Rabchenko: All You Need To Know

Kell Brook steps back into the ring this Saturday night (3rd) against Sergey Rabchenko for the first time since losing his welterweight world title against the unbeaten Errol Spence Jr. Brooks is boxing in a new weight division as he plots to reclaim world glory – here’s Boxing Social’s rundown of all the ‘need to […]

Dillian Whyte Doesn’t See Joseph Parker Beating ‘AJ’ – “He Hasn’t Got Real Power”
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Dillian Whyte Doesn’t See Joseph Parker Beating ‘AJ’ – “He Hasn’t Got Real Power”

World Boxing Council’s number one ranked fighter Dillian Whyte tips former foe Anthony Joshua to walkthrough WBO champion Joseph parker when the pair clash in their hotly anticipated heavyweight unification at Cardiff’s Principality Stadium on March 31.   Can’t stop won’t stop till i make it to 23-25 inches everyday neck day #EVERYDAYNECKDAY #TEAMBODYSNATCHER pic.twitter.com/sgpAZt4JQ7 […]

Everything You Need To Know About Groves-Eubank
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Everything You Need To Know About Groves-Eubank

George Groves and Chris Eubank Jr square off this Saturday night in a blockbuster match-up in Manchester. The WBA super middleweight crown and a spot in the final of the World Boxing Super Series are up grabs in this all English affair. Here’s Boxing Social’s rundown of all the ‘need to know’ information for this […]

Five Questions That Will Determine The Winner Of Groves-Eubank Jr
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Five Questions That Will Determine The Winner Of Groves-Eubank Jr

World Boxing Super Series semi-finalists, George Groves and Chris Eubank Jr, collide at Manchester’s MEN arena this Saturday night in a high stakes match-up. Groves puts his WBA crown on the line, as both men look to advance in the tournament to challenge for the coveted Muhammad Ali trophy against either Callum Smith or Juergen […]