Boxing is a sport built on preparation. Fighters spend months in training camp, fine-tuning their skills, sharpening their strategy, and peaking at just the right time. But what happens when all of that is thrown out the window? Short-notice fights have long been a staple of boxing’s unpredictable nature, but are they a genuine opportunity for fighters looking to break through, or just a brutal form of exploitation that stacks the deck against them?

Billed as ‘The Greatest Card in Boxing History’ by many, Saturday’s The Last Crescendo card in Riyadh very much lived up to the expectation in a thrilling night of boxing action. We’ll be taking a look at the winners and losers following a huge night of boxing that has changed the landscape of the sport.

Boxing is booming already in 2025, and the year is barely a couple of weeks old. With superfights such as Eubank Jr vs Benn and Garcia vs Haney both pretty much announced, we’ve picked out five weight classes that could host some of the biggest and most exciting bouts over the next 12 months. Where better to start than with the big boys?

In a week where boxing was one of the most talked about sports in the media for all the wrong reasons, it clawed its reputation back on Saturday night with some thrilling action both in the UK and US.

A perfect night of boxing which, in this day and age, is something of a rarity. However, this Saturday night we get just that with a domestic 50/50 for British and Commonwealth honours in Barnsley, and then what is undoubtedly the card of the year across the pond in Los Angeles.