Beyond The Ropes “I think the difference between me and him is that he’s happy to be here and I meant to be here,” Ben Whittaker said at Thursday’s press conference ...

The Weight & Don’t See? Women’s boxing is in a difficult transition period. Katie Taylor has recently waved goodbye. Amanda Serrano will soon follow. Her retirement ...

Johnny Fisher Defeats Michael Pirotton at the Copper Box I said in my pre-fight piece that Johnny Fisher was an accident waiting to happen, and despite Fisher defeating the Belgian heavyweight ...

Finally There is that old football terminology. Can they do it on a cold night in December? But can they still do it, period? Two faded British heavyweights who are ...

I’ve spent my whole life fighting for this dream, and I’m going to keep fighting for it.” Sian O’Toole last fought in July 2025. A successful defence of her ...

Undisputed The recent retirement of Katie Taylor has left clarity at the top of the pound-for-pound rankings. Depending on the outlet, Taylor and Claressa Shields were often in ...

I said from the start I wanted to prove my level and make a statement, and I did exactly that.” It was her moment in the sun. The bright lights of a Most Valuable ...

I’ve had to sadly write a few obituaries over the last year or so. Georgia O’Connor and Hannah Rapp spring to mind. Two fighters with their whole lives seemingly ahead of them. Both were taken from us ...

Gemma Brodie: “I did thousands of rounds of sparring, and I really miss it. I would love to be part of that life again.” Women’s boxing is in a completely different place than it was twenty years ago.

In many ways, Conor Benn was always rolling the dice on Saturday night at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. The pre-fight odds always suggested it was going to be way too much for the British fighter, ...

They say boxing is like any other business. In the early years, you make a loss. You have to put your own money in just to stay afloat. One fighter recently told me it would have cost her £1400 just ...

Boxing is a mixed-up, messed-up world. It always has been. Always will be. Don’t even try to make sense of it. You won’t. You can’t. It’s a sport that is impossible to fathom at times. The land of ...