“Boots” Ennis Silences The Naysayers By Making A Statement Against Stanionis

It is difficult to imagine refusing to fight anyone, yet that is exactly what he did during his remarkable second career. After a 10-year absence from the ring, “Big George” returned in March 1987, stopping Steve Zouski in four rounds. It was his first victory since halting Pedro Agosto in January 1977. The 1968 Olympic […]
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Abel Sanchez has dismissed suggestions that vs is destined to be a dull affair. The January 31 world title clash at Madison Square Garden is a marquee matchup on paper, pairing two elite talents each seeking to elevate themselves from world champion to genuine star. Yet sceptics have questioned whether their respective styles will mesh […]
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To try and knock  off his feet, you had to possess chilling knockout power. had just that. When the pair fought out their electrifying eight-minute war in April 1985, Hearns fired his cannons, but Hagler walked through the explosive artillery to mow down “The Hitman” in one of boxing’s greatest showdowns. But Hearns was not […]
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An intriguing sub-plot has developed in the build-up to vs . The two 28-year-olds have long been viewed as potential superstars, and the winner of their January 31 clash will move a step closer to fulfilling that promise. One figure looms large over the storyline: . A close friend of Stevenson and a long-standing rival […]
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Not content with victories over , and , is now targeting another of this era’s leading heavyweights. The 38-year-old recently relinquished his WBO heavyweight title, prompting the governing body to elevate Fabio Wardley from interim to full champion. Britain’s absence from the title picture proved brief, coming just months after Usyk had beaten IBF champion […]
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is just days away from stepping through the ropes with — a fight few could have predicted would happen, but one with an outcome most believe is a foregone conclusion. The YouTuber-turned-fighter will face the two-time unified heavyweight champion in a professionally sanctioned bout, stepping up his level of competition dramatically from the likes of […]
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Former Oleksandr Usyk rival, Tony Bellew, has weighed in on the undefeated Ukrainian’s call out of Deontay Wilder. Usyk became undisputed heavyweight champion for a second time this year when he stopped Daniel Dubois in five rounds at Wembley Stadium. He then vacated the WBO belt, stating he had no interest in facing mandatory challenge […]
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did not fare well when stepping in with opponents standing six feet tall, and there was one towering all-time great that “Sugar” would have steered well clear of altogether. One of the finest lightweights of the 1990s, Mosley’s ambition carried him through to welterweight and super-welterweight, where he secured the defining victories of his career […]
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Isaac Cruz held on to his WBC interim super-lightweight title against Lamont Roach, and between the two of them — along with Gervonta Davis — each knows exactly what it is like to share a ring with the others. Cruz and Roach fought to a draw, as did Davis and Roach, while Cruz came up […]
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has issued a warning to ahead of his highly anticipated WBO super-lightweight title defence against . Last week Lopez (22-1, 13 KOs) and Stevenson (24-0, 11 KO)s) went face to face at the first press conference for their January 31 showdown at Madison Square Garden. Stevenson enters the contest aiming to become a four-weight world […]
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and his trainer-father Bill Haney are basking in the glow of their recent victory over Brian Norman Jr. Haney became a three-division world champion with a resurgent display, outboxing the hard-hitting Norman to hand him the first loss of his career. The points victory suggested Haney had put his previous two outings — against Ryan […]
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and have operated in four of the same weight divisions and, while their careers never crossed paths, the question now is whether that could yet change. In August 2021, Pacquiao’s defeat to Yordenis Ugas for the WBA welterweight title appeared to signal the end of the Filipino icon’s phenomenal career. A few months later, Crawford […]
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As Riyadh Season continues to hoover up boxing’s biggest events, it now appears ready to claim the one fight British fans have waited years to see. vs — the heavyweight super-fight that refused to materialise in its prime — is reportedly being lined up for 2026. This weekend Ring magazine revealed that the Battle of […]
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’s return to the ring in 2026 looks nailed on, and there appears to be no shortage of opponents for “The Gypsy King.” British fighters have been central to the heavyweight division’s resurgence and its success in recent years, with Fury very much in the thick of it. But at the start of 2025 he […]
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