Boxing

November 2020

Liverpool’s Callum Smith revealed as next opponent for Saul ‘Canelo’ Alvarez

Saul “Canelo” Alvarez will take on Liverpool fighter Callum Smith on December 19.

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Katie delivers an all singing, all dancing performance

Katie Taylor was serenaded on her ring walk in the Wembley Arena on Saturday night by Sirius, the instrumen­tal made famous by the Chicago Bulls.

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Barry McGuigan in warning to boxing over Kinahan ‘grip’ after Frampton case

Reputed Dublin crime boss Daniel Kinahan retains a “grip” on boxing in Ireland, and that is “perilous” to the future of the sport, Barry McGuigan has warned in his first interview following the settlement of his legal action with Carl Frampton.

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Tyson Fury delays return to the ring until 2021

Tyson Fury has shelved plans to fight in London on December 5 and will delay his return to the ring until 2021.

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Carl Frampton Opinion Amateur clubs need to come together and help each other in their fight for survival

Everyone's life has been hit hard by Covid and I have a real concern for Northern Ireland's amateur boxing clubs and the kids who are normally enjoying their training and looking forward to competition.

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Kell Brook stopped by Terence Crawford in Las Vegas

Terence Crawford retained his WBO welterweight strap after stopping Kell Brook inside four rounds in Las Vegas.

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Katie Taylor remains world champion after outclassing Miriam Gutierrez

Katie Taylor cruised to a unanimous decision victory over Spain’s Miriam Gutierrez to remain the undisputed women’s world lightweight champion.

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Steven Donnelly: I'll only box again for the right reward - I'm an Olympian and I know my worth

Unbeaten Steven Donnelly had hopes that 2020 was going to be a huge year for him but coronavirus put that on the backburner.

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Taylor tops trio of female world title bouts on historic fight night

Eight years after her famous Olympic win over Natasha Jonas that sparked a women's boxing revolution in the UK and Ireland, Katie Taylor is preparing to make more history in the sport tonight.

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Kell Brook in ‘prime’ condition to upset Terence Crawford

Kell Brook is determined to shed his status as British boxing’s forgotten man by dethroning pound-for-pound superstar Terence Crawford in Las Vegas on Saturday night.

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Katie Taylor ready to make more boxing history against Miriam Gutierrez

Eight years after her famous Olympic win over Natasha Jonas that sparked a women’s boxing revolution in the UK and Ireland, Katie Taylor is preparing to make more history in the sport on Saturday night.

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On this day in 1992: Evander Holyfield and Riddick Bowe do battle in Las Vegas

After defeating Buster Douglas to become the undisputed world heavyweight champion in 1990, Evander Holyfield put together three defences of his WBA, WBC, IBF and lineal titles, seeing off big-name veterans George Foreman and Larry Holmes as well as journeyman Bert Cooper.

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Tyson Fury impressed with how Anthony Joshua responded to Andy Ruiz Jr defeat

Tyson Fury has revealed his new-found respect for Anthony Joshua and predicted the pair could meet in back-to-back world heavyweight title unification bouts next year.

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Terri Harper warns she is not the finished article ahead of world title defence

World champion Terri Harper has stressed she is “nowhere near the finished article” and spoken of the lessons learned from August’s clash with fellow Briton Natasha Jonas, who she hopes to fight again early next year.

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Richard Caborn warns boxing may be axed from Olympics if AIBA does not reform

Former sports minister Richard Caborn has warned that boxing could be axed from the Olympic programme if its disgraced world governing body AIBA wastes its final shot at meaningful reform.

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Katie Taylor says three women’s world title fights on same bill ‘a great legacy’

Katie Taylor says the bill she is headlining on Saturday is the kind of thing she never thought she would see when she was growing up.

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Carl Frampton's legal battle with Barry McGuigan on hold as 10,000 'lost' emails found

More than 10,000 emails potentially relevant to boxer Carl Frampton's legal battle with ex-manager Barry McGuigan have just been discovered, the High Court was told on Monday.

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Carl Frampton's wife and his trainer 'rowed in Vegas after title fight'

Carl Frampton's wife Christine and his trainer Shane McGuigan had a row in Las Vegas, which was followed by a threat of legal action over unpaid money, the High Court has heard.

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Blain McGuigan denies withholding £640k Leo Santa Cruz fight payment from Frampton

Carl Frampton’s promoters had $850,000 (£648,000) that they hadn’t told him about when the relationship between boxer and manager broke down, the High Court was told on Friday .

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Frampton waited 10 months for £1m payout, court is told

Carl Frampton had to wait nearly 10 months for his promoters to hand him a million pound payout from one of his world title fights, the High Court has heard.

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No chance Whyte will get a shot at Fury: Warren

Tyson Fury's co-promoter Frank Warren has ruled out the possibility of giving Dillian Whyte a crack at his world heavyweight title in December.

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Carl Frampton ticket sales 'were under-declared by £400,000'

There are no business or commercial documents to prove that Barry McGuigan's eldest son Blain was the promoter of two of Carl Frampton's big Belfast fights, the High Court has been told.

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Blain McGuigan questioned over unaccounted £20k ticket sales and missing proof he was Frampton promoter

There was no documentation to prove Blain McGuigan was the promoter in two of Carl Frampton’s big Belfast fights, the High Court has been told.

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Dillian Whyte has ‘lost his chance’ of facing Tyson Fury for heavyweight title

Tyson Fury’s co-promoter Frank Warren has ruled out the possibility of giving Dillian Whyte a crack at his world heavyweight title in December.

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Dillian Whyte could be set for fight against Tyson Fury or Dereck Chisora

Dillian Whyte is being lined up to face Tyson Fury or Dereck Chisora after his scheduled rematch with Alexander Povetkin fell through due to the Russian testing positive for coronavirus.

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Dillian Whyte-Alexander Povetkin rematch off after Russian contracts coronavirus

Dillian Whyte’s heavyweight rematch against Alexander Povetkin has been postponed after the Russian tested positive for coronavirus.

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Frampton's world title fight 'cost us over £500k': Blain McGuigan tells court

It cost over half a million pounds to persuade boxer Carl Frampton's world champion opponent to fight him in Belfast a second time, the High Court has heard.

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A look at the heavyweight division as Oleksandr Usyk enters the fray

Oleksandr Usyk took a step closer towards fighting for a world title next year while Deontay Wilder accused Tyson Fury of trying to renege on a third meeting between the pair in an eventful weekend in the heavyweight division.

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Unbeaten Cathy McAleer to face Serbian at drive-in event 

Cathy McAleer will be up against an experienced Serbian boxer when she takes part in the UK's first drive-in fight night later his month.

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Tommy McCarthy channeled inner Bruce Lee to beat Bilal Laggoune and join Ireland's select band of Europen champions

There came a point in the ninth round when it seemed Tommy McCarthy realised he had to take a lesson from the great Bruce Lee. He had to be the water. The Belfast man desired to express his skills but he and Bilal Laggoune found themselves sliding into a waterfall of fatigue.