Boxing

Dudley Savill obituary
Other lives: Housing worker who specialised in helping tenants have a greater say in the running of their homes
Ben Savill
25, Jan, 2023 @6:29 PM

Celebrity boxing is a satire, but the punchline is an unexpected one | Jonathan Liew
The bout between KSI and FaZe Temperrr underlines the phenomenon’s growing popularity and poses questions for the sport itself
Jonathan Liew
23, Jan, 2023 @8:00 PM

Liam Smith stuns Chris Eubank Jr with fourth-round stoppage
Liam Smith won the clash of British middleweight rivals when the referee stopped his fight with Chris Eubank Jr in the fourth round
Donald McRae at the AO Arena
22, Jan, 2023 @12:11 AM

Chris Eubank Jr and Liam Smith scrap to save boxing’s troubled reputation
Saturday’s evenly matched middleweight grudge match can lighten the shadow cast by Conor Benn’s failed drug tests
Donald McRae
20, Jan, 2023 @11:10 AM

Chris Eubank Jr: ‘Was I disillusioned? No. Boxing is a ruthless game’
Chris Eubank Jr tells Donald McRae about the Conor Benn fiasco, fears for his own health and how, even at 50%, he believes he will beat Liam Smith
Donald McRae
18, Jan, 2023 @12:00 PM

On the Ropes review – Windrush boxer’s tale of triumph and tragedy over 12 gut-wrenching rounds
Vernon Vanriel’s extraordinary battles with addiction, poverty and the Home Office are brought to life in a big-hearted if overlong show
Arifa Akbar
12, Jan, 2023 @12:03 PM

‘I have a fighting spirit!’: the Windrush boxer who lost everything – then battled his way back
Vernon Vanriel was a talented athlete who fought crack addiction, was sectioned twice and beaten up by police officers. Finally he ended up stateless in Jamaica. A new play tells his extraordinary life story
Simon Hattenstone
10, Jan, 2023 @10:00 AM

Gervonta Davis stops Hector Luis Garcia in eight to retain WBA lightweight title
Gervonta Davis defended his WBA world lightweight championship, beating Hector Luis Garcia by TKO early Sunday morning after eight rounds
Guardian sport and agencies
08, Jan, 2023 @7:16 AM

Naoya Inoue becomes first undisputed bantamweight champion in 50 years
Naoya Inoue became the first undisputed bantamweight champion in 50 years when he took the WBO title off Britain’s Paul Butler with a commanding performance in Tokyo
Guardian sport
13, Dec, 2022 @4:46 PM

Mills Lane, referee of Holyfield-Tyson ‘bite fight’, dies at age of 85
Mills Lane, the referee who disqualified Mike Tyson for biting Evander Holyfield’s ears in the 1997 world heavyweight title fight, has died at 85
Guardian sport and PA Media
06, Dec, 2022 @9:22 PM

Tyson Fury turns focus to Usyk after dominating Derek Chisora to retain title
Tyson Fury retained his WBC heavyweight title after stopping fellow Briton Derek Chisora in the 10th round at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium
Donald McRae
03, Dec, 2022 @11:21 PM

Tyson Fury stops Derek Chisora to retain world heavyweight title – as it happened
Tyson Fury retained his WBC world heavyweight title, dominating Derek Chisora before the ref stopped the fight in round 10
Daniel Harris
03, Dec, 2022 @10:26 PM
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