NEWS & OPINIONS
What Have We Learnt from Netflix’s Entry into Live Boxing?
Netflix’s foray into live boxing with the Jake Paul vs. Mike Tyson exhibition fight has sparked debate across the sport. With 60 million reported streams, it was undeniably a massive event, but does it signal the start of a new era for boxing, or has it exposed critical flaws in the streaming model? From the PPV dilemma to piracy, technical reliability, and the sustainability of multimillion-dollar fight purses, Netflix’s big night has raised more questions than it answered.
Time for Retirement or One Last Shot? How Long Should Fighters Keep Going?
In boxing, the decision to retire is as much about the heart as it is about the head. Fighters are wired differently—unwavering in their belief that there’s always one more fight, one more shot at glory. But as careers stretch into their twilight years, the question becomes: are boxers holding on too long, risking their health and legacy for dreams that might never materialise? And who, if anyone, has the right to tell a fighter when to hang up their gloves?
EDWARDS BOWS OUT AS YAFAI COMES OF AGE
Former IBF World Flyweight champion Sunny Edwards announced his retirement from boxing on Saturday night after suffering the second defeat of his professional career to former amateur foe Galal Yafai.
SUNNY EDWARDS VS GALAL YAFAI: THE NEXT CHAPTER
This weekend marks the first installment of what could potentially become one of the greatest domestic rivalries in British boxing history as former world champion Sunny Edwards faces Tokyo Olympics gold medalist Galal Yafai in Birmingham.
FROM FURY VS AJ TO SMITH VS AZIM: FIVE BRITISH WORLD TITLE CLASHES THAT COULD DEFINE 2025
2025 is just around the corner and despite not the greatest of years for British world champions, a record of 4-8-1 in world title fights for Britain’s men to be specific, next year looks set to be one of the best in recent years with some enticing match-ups in the works both globally and domestically for Britain’s elite.
BOXING SET FOR AN EXPLOSIVE END TO 2024
With just over two months left in 2024 and boxing booming as Riyadh Season kicks into gear, we’re on the cusp of a massive conclusion to what has been an incredible year for the sport. We’ve selected seven fights—some you’ll definitely know about and others you might not—worth watching before the year ends.
DOMESTIC DUTIES
If there was one thing we were reminded of the weekend before last, it was that big British fights are like no other. With that in mind, let’s take a look at the three best domestic world title fights we could potentially see in 2024.
Jesse Just Too Bam Good
A star was officially born in Arizona on Saturday night as Jesse ‘Bam’ Rodriguez became the unified flyweight champion of the world with what can only be described as a quite breathtaking performance against the commendably tough Sunny Edwards.
One Door Opens For A Showtime And One Door Closes For Another
In boxing, you need to make your own opportunities and once you get them, you need to make them count.
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.