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The morning after Gennady Golovkin had thumped holes in Kell Brook’s skull, I was sitting in a café in Brighton and Hove when Chris Eubank Sr, a fellow resident of the English south coast city, appeared beside me. “Rudderless,” he said, glowing with mischief…

A junior-lightweight fight between Andres “Savage” Cortes and Charly Suarez has been confirmed as the chief support to Jaime Munguia-Erik Bazinyan on September 20. Munguia fights for the first time since signing a co-promotional agreement with Top Rank at the Desert Diamond Arena in Glendale,…

Devin Haney has indicated that he is ready to return five months on from fighting Ryan Garcia. Haney, 31-0 (15 KOs), had his undefeated record reinstated after Garcia tested positive, twice, for performance-enhancing drugs around the time of their contest in New York in…

Far from being unnerved by Willy Hutchinson’s seemingly unwavering self-confidence, Joshua Buatsi is looking forward to testing out just how real it is when he fights the talented but unpredictable light heavyweight at Wembley Stadium on September 21.  Buatsi, 18-0 (13 KOs), has sparred…

It is only when you look at what is left of the welterweight division Terence Crawford has opted to leave behind that you start to get a better understanding of why he wanted to leave it behind.  While not lacking talent exactly, the 147-pound…

For most fighters, the grind of training and competition leaves little time for leisure. But for junior middleweight Andreas Katzourakis, books provide a crucial escape and a source of inspiration, after he left his home in Greece in pursuit of a world title. Katzourakis,…

Tim Tszyu is prioritising a fight with the IBF junior-middleweight champion Bakhram Murtazaliev over attempting to win over Turki Alalshikh, according to his promoter. The Australian, 29, hopes to fight Murtazaliev before the end of 2024, and should he do so and succeed he will…

After four years of hibernation, Joseph “King Kong” Agbeko has called it quits from the sport that made him a household name in Ghana. Agbeko, 44, announced his retirement from boxing in an interview with BoxingScene. “Yes, I’m retired. I decided to quit…

Former New England welterweight champion Mike “Bad Man” Ohan Jr. (19-2, 9 KOs) has stepped up once again, accepting an offer to fight undefeated, highly-touted prospect Abdullah Mason (14-0, 12 KOs), this Saturday night (Aug. 17) on a Top Rank card at Centre Videotron in…