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A RIVALRY REBORN - CHRIS EUBANK JR VS CONOR BENN

As far as rivalries go, they don’t get much bigger than Chris Eubank Sr vs Nigel Benn. Two fights with three years between them—the thought of a domestic rivalry being bigger than this one, at the time, was a crazy suggestion. However, over 30 years on, a rivalry has brewed that could well surpass it in terms of numbers and hype, and it’s between two men very close to home… their sons.

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OFFICIAL TRAILER FOR EUBANK VS BENN HAS BEEN RELEASED

The highly anticipated boxing trailer for Ring Magazine’s inaugural fight card, FATAL FURY: City of the Wolves, has officially landed. Headlined by Chris Eubank Jr and Conor Benn, the event takes place at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in London on Saturday, 26 April.

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MAYER & RYAN AND ZEPEDA & FARMER GO GLOVE-TO-GLOVE AGAIN

March bows out with a bang this weekend with three top-quality shows from across the globe. Mikaela Mayer and Sandy Ryan renew their rivalry in a highly anticipated rematch in Las Vegas, while the hard-hitting William Zepeda looks to make it two wins from two against former world champion Tevin Farmer on home soil in Cancún. But first, Olympian Pat Brown makes his professional debut in Manchester, and that’s the card we’ll be taking a look at first.

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BOXING TO REMAIN IN THE OLYMPICS AFTER IOC VOTE

Since it’s introduction back in 1904, boxing has been an integral part of the Olympic Games having being contested in every Games since apart from the 1912 Olympics in Stockholm due to Swedish law banning the sport at the time. 

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Boxing’s Global Power Shift: Has the West Finally Lost Its Grip?

For decades, if you wanted to make it big in boxing, there were two places you had to be—the United States or the United Kingdom. The bright lights of Las Vegas, the electric atmosphere of Madison Square Garden, the packed stadiums of London—this was where the sport’s biggest fights happened, where careers were made, and where the money flowed.

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BIVOL STEALS THE SHOW ON EPIC LAST CRESCENDO CARD

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.

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‘THE GREATEST CARD IN THE HISTORY OF BOXING’ is finally here

Turki Alalshikh has done it again, and this time, he’s done it bigger and better than ever. On Monday night, the Feb. 22 card in Riyadh was finally announced, with the highly anticipated rematch between Artur Beterbiev and Dmitry Bivol for the undisputed light-heavyweight championship topping a bill that has a world title on the line in EVERY fight—quite something We’ll be taking a look at each fight as we look ahead to one of, if not THE, greatest card in the history of boxing.

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EL GATO’S ON THE PROWL FOR WORLD HONOURS ON HOME SOIL

Following on from the success of Chisora vs Wallin last weekend, big-time boxing stays in Manchester this weekend as the exciting Jack Catterall headlines a cracking Matchroom card against the undefeated American Arnold Barboza Jr for the WBO ‘Interim’ World Super-Lightweight Title.

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A POIGNANT FAREWELL AWAITS DEL

2007… The year that was better known for the outbreak of Bird Flu and Gordon Brown becoming Prime Minster. It was also the year when a future British boxing legend made his debut in the pro ranks. 

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FIVE WEIGHT CLASSES THAT WILL LIGHT UP 2025

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?

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FIVE INTERNATIONAL PROSPECTS TO FOLLOW IN 2025

We’ve picked out our seven British prospects to follow in 2025, and now it’s time to take a deep look into the next crop of talent from the rest of the world. We’ve chosen five fighters—some with names that may already be familiar to you and others that may not—to follow over the coming months.

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SEVEN BRITISH PROSPECTS TO FOLLOW IN 2025

British boxing is in arguably the best place it’s been in in a very long time and with 2025 now upon is, it looks set to be an incredible year both domestically and globally for some of our biggest stars. In this article though, we’ve taken a look at the next-gen and picked out seven fighters who could well become stars over the next 12 months and put themselves in position for at least domestic honours come the end of the year. 

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OLEKSANDR THE GREAT REIGNS SUPREME IN SAUDI ONCE AGAIN

One of the most highly anticipated rematches in heavyweight boxing history well and truly lived up to expectations on Saturday night as Oleksandr Usyk retained his WBO, WBC, WBA & Ring Magazine heavyweight titles with a hard-fought victory over former two-time champ Tyson Fury.

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