NEWS & OPINIONS
Anthony Joshua: Respect Be Upon His Name
There’s an old saying that success has a thousand fathers, but failure is an orphan. In the case of Anthony Joshua, it seems many have forgotten the countless times he lifted British boxing to new heights, the moments when his triumphs were our triumphs, when his battles became national events, uniting millions. Yet today, after a handful of defeats, whispers of doubt and disrespect creep in from those who once cheered his name. It's time we remember why Anthony Joshua deserves our respect—why, despite the recent setbacks, the man known simply as "AJ" is a legend in his own right.
WHO NEXT FOR DANIEL DUBOIS?
Daniel Dubois claimed one of the year's biggest victories last Saturday as he powered through the former two-time heavyweight world champion Anthony Joshua in front of a record-breaking crowd of 98,000 at Wembley Stadium.
ANTHONY JOSHUA VS DANIEL DUBOIS - KEY FIGHT TRENDS AND STATS
We’re just hours away from an enthralling all-British heavyweight world title clash at Wembley Stadium as Daniel Dubois makes the first defence of his IBF World Heavyweight Title against former unified champion of the world Anthony Joshua.
DUBOIS DEFENDS AGAINST JOSHUA AS BIG-TIME BOXING RETURNS TO WEMBLEY STADIUM
It’s back. Big-time boxing returns to Wembley Stadium this September as the newly crowned IBF world heavyweight champion Daniel Dubois takes on the former two-time unified champion Anthony Joshua on an action-packed card in the capital.
OUR PREDICTED BRITISH POUND-FOR-POUND TOP 10 IN 2030
It’s been a four-year period to remember for British boxing since the turn of the decade and with some future stars already showcasing their potential, the 2030s are poised to be even bigger and even better. In this article, we’ve predicted what the British pound-for-pound top 10 could look like this time in six years.
FISHER BOSHES BABIC AS SHAK SHINES IN NEWARK
We were treated to the good, the bad AND the ugly on Saturday night as Johnny Fisher claimed the biggest victory of his career so far, whilst Shakur Stevenson staked his claim as the best lightweight on the planet over in the States.
SMALL HALL SPOTLIGHT - 20TH & 21ST OCTOBER
Small hall boxing returns this weekend with a British title, English title and Area title up for grabs across two exciting shows away from the TV cameras.
SMALL HALL SPOTLIGHT - 14TH OCTOBER
KSI vs Tommy Fury and Logan Paul vs Dillon Danis take centre stage on UK television this weekend but away from the big screen, there are some cracking small hall shows.
TWO FIGHTERS AND TWO FIGHTS TO WATCH OUT FOR - OPETAIA VS THOMPSON
The Ring Magazine Cruiserweight title will be contested on UK shores for the first time in over 15 years this weekend as Australian Jai Opetaia makes the first defence of his IBF world title against the hard-hitting Mancunian Jordan Thompson.
TWO FIGHTS & THREE FIGHTERS TO WATCH OUT FOR - ZHANG VS JOYCE 2
Heavyweight championship boxing returns to the shores of the UK this weekend as Joe Joyce looks to avenge the only defeat of his professional career against China’s 2008 Olympic silver medalist Zhilei Zhang.
THREE DOMESTIC TITLES ON THE LINE AT YORK HALL
Two English title fights and an area title fight, small hall boxing doesn’t get much better than that and that is exactly what is in store for you lucky boxing fans heading to York Hall this Saturday night for the Goodwin Boxing show.
ZHILEI ZHANG VS JOE JOYCE 2 - FIGHT TRENDS AND STATS
In a division where rematches for world titles have become the norm, Zhilei Zhang heads to the UK again this weekend as he looks to defend his WBO Interim World Heavyweight Title in his highly anticipated rematch with fellow Olympic silver medalist Joe Joyce.
A Mixed Bag For Britain’s Future Stars
On a weekend with two prospect shows, it was a chance for some of the country’s future stars to enhance their growing reputations, and it turned out to be a very telling couple of days.
A Glimpse Into The Future
With Inoue vs Fulton, Spence vs Crawford, Joshua vs Helenius and Usyk vs Dubois all taking place over a 31-day period, boxing eyes have firmly been set on the current generation of stars whereas this weekend, we’ll get a glimpse into the future with two highly anticipated prospect shows in two nights.
The Return Of The Right Hand
One.
That’s how many stoppage wins Anthony Joshua had in the last five years heading into his fight with Robert Helenius this weekend.
The Show Must Go On
If you’d told us a week ago that we’d be just around the corner from an Anthony Joshua versus Robert Helenius clash, we would have politely suggested you’d lost your marbles given the fact the Brit was preparing for a rematch with Dillian Whyte.
Helenius Steps In To Save The Day
There’s never a dull moment in boxing and if there were ever five days to optimise that, then it’s most certainly been the last 120 hours.
The Takeover Returns As Teo Shocks New York And Edwards Shows His Class
It was a tale of two different stories in Saturday night’s main events as Sunny Edwards showed his class in London and Teofimo Lopez shocked the boxing world in New York.
Taylor And Sunny Out To Make Statements
Two of Britain’s most talented, and certainly most talked about, fighters take centre stage this weekend as they look to push the case that they are their division’s kingpin.
Joshua Secures A Much-Needed Win
Anthony Joshua put a hugely important tick next to fight number 28 as he returned to the O2 Arena with a win over Jermaine Franklin.