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Before Imane Khelif confounded the critics and won gold, Steve Bunce discussed the ongoing turmoil. THE guilty and the innocent in all sports deserve a fair hearing. Imane Khelif has not had a fair hearing at the boxing in Paris. The Algerian boxer in the under-66 kilo class has been globally condemned and is at…
By Steve Bunce I SAT with two Olympic dreamers 10 days before the first bell in Paris. It was Callum Smith and Tasha Jonas, and the venue was an outdoor bar in Liverpool’s Baltic Triangle. They had the same dreams at the same time, and they had been dreaming of boxing at the Olympics since…
ONE of the most thrilling fights of 2024 will soon be revisited. Today, in the latest British Boxing Board of Control Circular, it was revealed an agreement had been reached for British heavyweight champion Fabio Wardley to defend his title for a second time against Frazer Clarke. The official wording read: “Following agreement being reached…
Ryan Farrag moves up to #4 and Quaise Khademi drops to #5 in the Boxing News British rankings after their fight in York Hall. Our man, Eric Armit, watched the action. RYAN Farrag won the vacant Commonwealth title via unanimous decision over Quaise Khademi. Khademi brought some classy skills, and Farrag brought plenty of aggression…
THE super-middleweight division has come a long way since 1984 when the IBF (formerly known as USBA-I) decided to create a super-middleweight world title. Britain’s Murray Sutherland would defeat Ernie Singletary to win the belt, and within five years, the three other sanctioning bodies got on board. The 12 stone class also allowed Thomas Hearns…
From what age did you start boxing? Originally, I played baseball, but I wanted to try individual sports, so when I saw my younger brother reading a comic book called “The First Step,” I went to a nearby boxing gym. Who is your favourite all-time fighter, and why? I like Japanese legends Joichiro Tatsuyoshi and…
