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CAPTIVATED AUDIENCE • The sight (or even sound) of a great fight in progress is an unforgettable experience
ACCIDENTALLY ON PURPOSE • A rule aimed at fairness is open to abuse
ALI – THE OTHER ONE • Dip into the unforgiving ocean of a tale so outrageous it could only ever be true
From Tolworth to Togo • The lengths I’ll go to for a title fight!
A NIGHT TO REMEMBER
Canelo plots route back • Mexican icon to get immediate title shot when 168lb dust settles, writes Oscar Pick
Murray jailed for 3 years • Former British champion pleads guilty to two attacks on women
CALZAGHE VS WARD • Who’d lose their 0 in a battle of the two greatest super-middles?
From the ring to the screen • Oliver Fennell on 10 real-life boxing stories immortalised by cinema
THE RIFT THAT KEEPS ON GIVING • The unhealed wounds of a fairytale-turned-nightmare have been torn open anew by the big screen. Boxing News speaks with three men who witnessed the true story
GIANT BOOTS TO FILL • Amir El-Masry on the task of portraying his own idol
STEEL MEN • With the Ingle gym marking its 60th year and back in the spotlight thanks to the Giant movie, Boxing News speaks with the past, present and future of a sporting dynasty
PULLING POWER • Dalton Smith turned an imperfect build-up to his advantage to win a world title in New York and then came home to find he’s a man in demand
BRITISH INVASIONS • Dalton Smith joins a proud history of big Stateside wins by UK boxers. We remember 10 of the best
PERFECT DAY • 20 years on, the story of one of the finest performances by any British boxer, by those closest to the man and the fight
ENTER, DRAGON • AN UNHERALDED FIGHTER FROM AN UNFASHIONABLE WELSH CITY ROARED INTO LONDON AND GLASGOW TO SCORE FAMOUS KNOCKOUTS. STEVE SIMS RETIRED A CHAMPION, AND HIS ‘FITNESS DEMONS’ HELPED HIM THROUGH HARD TIMES
ALL GAIN, NO PAIN • New VR boxing game delivers excitement and a workout with none of the risk, and offers ex-fighters a safe way to relight their competitive fires
OVERVIEW • Ben Thomas and Harry Tovey offer a trip through the years of Welsh boxing, while predicting a promising future for rising talent
THE CALM BEHIND THE STORM • Crisis resolution is part of managing a fighter’s media profile, but all the stresses and strains are worth it when a professional pact becomes a firm friendship
NEW FACES
RETRO • History and nostalgia from our veteran scribes and the archives of Boxing News and Boxing Monthly
CHANGING TIMES • Continuing our series documenting the history of British boxing, we chart how several events and decisions shaped the future of the sport
Tomorrow belongs to Hamed • Naseem Hamed...