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In a new series, published during weekdays on Boxing Social, the incomparable Terry Dooley delivers his unique look at the boxing news. Sparring stories are usually just that, whispers that emerge from sessions and can chop and change over time. When Anthony Joshua (24-1, 22 KOs) and Tyson Fury (30-0-1, 21 KOs) sparred in 2010, it was claimed that […]
It is hard to believe that it is eight-years since Dean Powell took his life after a long battle against depression. Powell was Frank Warren’s long-time matchmaker. He inherited the job after the death of the legendary Ernie Fossey in 2003 and had served his apprenticeship under Mickey Duff and other fight figures at the old Thomas […]
In a new series, published during weekdays on Boxing Social, the incomparable Terry Dooley delivers his unique look at the boxing news. Tyson Fury (30-0-1, 21 KOs) has spoken, and the boxing world is either listening, pretending not to listen while still talking about him, or doing a mixture of both. As Fury gears up for […]
In a new series, published during weekdays on Boxing Social, the incomparable Terry Dooley delivers his unique look at the boxing news. You could argue that it is all boxing’s own fault — and it is, so argument over — but the clamour to make bizarre fights and, let’s face it, the money that they […]
In a new series, published during weekdays on Boxing Social, the incomparable Terry Dooley delivers his unique look at the boxing news. It was neither a case of repeat or revenge in Leeds on Saturday night after an accidental clash of heads meant that the rematch between Mauricio Lara (23-2-1, 16 KOs) and Josh Warrington (30-1-1, 7 KOs) ended […]
In a new series, published during weekdays on Boxing Social, the incomparable Terry Dooley delivers his unique look at the boxing news. Mexico’s Mauricio Lara (23-2, 16 KOs) has said that there is a personal edge to his rematch with Josh Warrington (30-1, 7 KOs) at the Headingley Stadium in Leeds tomorrow night after claiming that the former […]
Leeds’ Josh Warrington (30-1, 7 KOs) has had big fights against Lee Selby and Carl Frampton, but this weekend’s rematch against Mauricio Lara (23-2, 16 KOs) is arguably the most significant bout of the 30-year-old’s career as he seeks to bounce back from February’s ninth-round knockout loss. Warrington gave up his IBF title before the Lara fight in order […]
There was a bit of welcome relief for European welterweight champion David Avanesyan (27-3-1, 15 KOs) today after news broke that he will defend his belt against Liam Taylor next month, live on Sky Sports. Boxing Social has been told that Avanesyan was asked to give up his title to clear the way for Conor Benn to contest […]
In a new series, published every weekday on Boxing Social, the incomparable Terry Dooley delivers his unique look at the boxing news. Jake Paul’s boxing career continues to be a gift from the gods for anyone out there who wants to knock a news story devoid of original quotes or an aggregate news piece together […]
Manchester’s Campbell Hatton (3-0, 0 KOs) has relished the return of fans to boxing arenas and hopes that he can follow in his father Ricky’s footsteps by securing a meaningful contest at the Manchester Arena in front of a packed crowd. He boxed there in his second fight, a win over Levi Dunn in May, and hopes […]
In a new series, published every weekday on Boxing Social, the incomparable Terry Dooley delivers his unique look at the boxing news. It looks like it is finally the end of an era after Manny Pacquaio (62-8-2, 39 KOs) hinted that it is time for him to retire following Saturday’s decision loss to Yordenis Ugas […]
In a new series, published every weekday on Boxing Social, the incomparable Terry Dooley delivers his unique look at the boxing news. All boxers dream of becoming a world champion, but most do not get that far and have to recalibrate their expectations. It can be a tough thing to do, especially in a sport […]