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Heartbreak In Nottingham As Lara Stops Wood

It was heartbreak for Leigh Wood as Mauricio Lara displayed another sensational show of power on away territory to stake his claim as the featherweight division’s principal.

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Leigh Wood Aiming To Halt The Mexican Raid

This weekend sees a match-up that guarantees pure entertainment. Pure entertainment in a sense that punches will be thrown, and someone will get hurt. It sounds brutal, but welcome to boxing.

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Adam Azim Dominates London

Adam Azim saw 10 rounds for the first time as he dropped and dominated the previously unbeaten Santos Reyes in London.

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Matchroom Announce Early 2023 Schedule

A much-demanded rematch, the ‘non-PPV’ return of Anthony Joshua and the chance to see Britain’s most exciting talent. Let’s run through Matchroom’s early 2023 schedule.

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Serrano And Baumgardner Make History

The art of war is that it should be fought with strategy, minimising damage and the wasting of resources. But we are here to talk about Amanda Serrano. Her art of war is that it is fought with heart, maximising blood and violence. And this time it earnt her the ultimate reward.

Then there is Alycia Baumgardner - an explosive, aggressive puncher who stalks her prey like a lion does a gazelle. It can look wild, but it is ferocious, and it has helped place her at the top of boxing’s tree.

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Yarde Comes Up just Short As Beterbiev Shows His Class

It was eight rounds of pure violence. Eight rounds that encompassed the idea of man versus man. Eight rounds that proved why boxing is the ultimate spectator sport. Eight rounds that will go down in the history books.

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Britain, Get Behind Anthony Yarde

In many people’s eyes, Anthony Yarde is faced with an almost impossible challenge in the threat of Artur Beterbiev. When they say ‘impossible’, they say so because nobody is yet to find a solution to overcoming the ‘Beast’.

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Eubank Vs Smith Opens A Huge Year For British Boxing

Last year British boxing was hit with a January suspension. February came in strong with Chris Eubank vs Liam Williams, Amir Khan vs Kell Brook and Josh Taylor vs Jack Catterall - the precedent was set for what we all believed would be the best year our sport had seen in decades.

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Misfits Smash London Once Again

KSI added to his fast-growing boxing reputation by flattening stand-in opponent Temperrr with ease on an exciting Misfits 004 card.

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Three All-British Fights To Make In 2023

Britain is continuing to the lead the way on the world scene in both men’s AND women’s boxing and in this blog, we’ll be having a look at three all-British fights that we hope to be made over the next 12 months.

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Three Trainers To Look Out For In 2023

Over the years, the UK has had some of the finest boxing coaches in the world, from the late Brendan Ingle to the likes of Jimmy Tibbs and Enzo Calzaghe. Now, though, there is a new generation of coaches from these shores who are slowly starting to make a name for themselves on the global scene, and we’ve picked out three gyms who could be set for a year to remember in 2023.

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Three Potential Comebacks For 2023

In boxing, a loss is often deemed more negative than it probably should be. Look at the UFC for example. From the 11 current world champions, all 11 fighters have suffered at least one loss. Compare that to boxing and from the 79 current world champions, 36 of those fighters are currently unbeaten.

Here, we take a look at three potential success stories for 2023 from fighters who are heading in to the new year off the back of a loss.

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