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Stay together • Warren and Hearn are better as a duo than rivals

AWARDS SEASON • Elliot Worsell and BN scoop plenty of gongs from the BWAA

SCOTNEY A CREDIT TO THE SPORT

THE PANEL

TIME TO FOCUS • The start of Ryan Garcia’s fight week told through 10 of Garcia’s social media posts

WHAT A GLORIOUS BUSINESS • From Bethnal Green to Paris via dreams coming in true in Manchester

Naoya’s Choice • Naoya Inoue can fight whenever he wants and wherever he wants

THE WEEK • What’s been going on in the boxing world over the last seven days

Willie Limond, 1979-2024 • Ex-champ who had boxed pro since 1999 and was preparing to fight again next month passes away at 45, writes Elliot Worsell

John Westgarth, 1959-2024 • Roy Kelly pays tribute to a crowd-pleasing puncher who flirted with the big time

‘HE WAS A GREAT GUY’ • Gary Shaw, a respected promoter, passes away at 79

The odd couple • How Lawrence Okolie and Joe Gallagher linked up.

FIT TO FIGHT? • Is Ryan Garcia really in need of help, or is it all an act to sell a boxing match? Either way, the fact this boxing match is happening at all against such a backdrop is an exercise in cynicism, and a damning indictment of our times, writes Elliot Worsell

“I’VE BEEN LOCKED IN THE DUNGEON’’ • Ryan Garcia threatening to unravel has contributed to Devin Haney, increasingly recognised as one of the world’s finest fighters, keeping a particularly low profile in the build-up to his highest-profile fight. Yet, for all of the widespread concerns surrounding Garcia’s psychology, he insists he has remained confident that his long-term rival will remain his opponent, and to the extent that he is similarly confident about the nature of performance Garcia can be expected to produce, and how he ought to contend with it.

EURO VISION • Noakes hopes to prove his future worth with EBU title victory over Mendy, writes Declan Taylor

NEW AND IMPROVED? • Hughie Fury returns at the age of 29 after three-year absence, writes Matt Bozeat

Ruck in Glasgow • Liddell and Roberts set for what looks a tasty-looking scrap

Body snatcher • Andy Whittle watches Barrett break down plucky Gill in 10 rounds

Tool-sharpener • Smith readies himself for Area title shot, writes Jacob Kilbride

PHEW, WHAT A STINKER • Anderson does his best, but Merhy in no mood for a fight, writes Matt Christie

Welcome back! • Charlie Edwards returns and looks good doing so as he dominates Ory, writes ringsider Matt Bozeat

All good things • Stalwart Fonz Alexander notches his first inside-the-distance victory in 80 bouts

BOMBER ON TARGET • Vaughan shines and Henry is an Area champion too, writes Andy Whittle from ringside

JACK’S THE LAD • Will Hale is ringside to watch Bannister cruise to...