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Bantamweight Shurretta Metcalf’s boxing journey didn’t begin in Olympic gyms or under bright lights—it started in nightclubs, where cash was tossed into the ring as she fought for survival and respect. Now, the Dallas-based fighter Metcalf stands on the verge of a career-defining moment: a…

Bantamweight Shurretta Metcalf’s boxing journey didn’t begin in Olympic gyms or under bright lights—it started in nightclubs, where cash was tossed into the ring as she fought for survival and respect. Now, the Dallas-based fighter Metcalf stands on the verge of a career-defining moment: a…

Tim Tszyu delayed his departure from Orlando, Florida to go to hospital in the aftermath of his stoppage at the hands of Bakhram Murtazaliev at the Caribe Royale. The 29-year-old suffered with concussion after being dropped by the heavy-handed Russian, 29, four times in…

On Sunday in Orlando, the impression made by Bakhram Murtazaliev’s stoppage of Tim Tszyu has ensured that so much of what came before it has become little more than an afterthought. Little over a week before fight night, however, plans had existed to relocate their…

All of the goodwill Tim Tszyu has both earned and attracted with his fighting heart and spirit will likely count for little today. It is a lonely place, being Roosevelt’s Man in the Arena. Rocked and dropped repeatedly by Bakhram Murtazaliev at the…

Keith Thurman believes Bakhram Murtazaliev has done enough to merit a chance with the big names at junior middleweight. Florida’s Thurman, 35, who held the WBC welterweight title in 2017, said Murtazaliev’s devastating third-round stoppage win over Tim Tszyu on Saturday night places him…

Anthony Yarde’s career has been one of feast or famine. For every Sergey Kovalev there was a Marko Nikolic. For every Artur Beterbiev a Stefani Koykov and for every Lyndon Arthur a Daruisz Sek. Yarde’s team have strictly adhered to their plan of…

Saturday, October 19 Tim Tszyu and those around him had been sufficiently confident of victory over Bakhram Murtazaliev that he had planned to make his first defense of the IBF junior-middleweight title back home in Sydney between Christmas Day and New Year’s Eve. Even…

Adam Azim has fired back at his domestic rival Dalton Smith following his victory over Ohara Davies at London’s Copper Box Arena. Azim produced a career-best performance to stop Davies in his biggest fight to date. Davies, now 32, was seen as a step-up…