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New British champion Brad Pauls stops Nathan Heaney in the 12th round

New British champion Brad Pauls stops Nathan Heaney in the 12th round

BRAD Pauls is the new British middleweight champion after stopping Nathan Heaney in the 12th and final round of a thrilling domestic battle. Headlining in Resorts World Arena, Birmingham, the fight picked up where they left off in March when Heaney retained his title by a split draw. Heaney’s jab was working well early on…

Changes In Boxing Influences 2024: Uncharted Waters Run Stronger Than Ever

Changes In Boxing Influences 2024: Uncharted Waters Run Stronger Than Ever

By Niall Doran BOXING, that sport we all love and have grown up watching since we were kids, is perhaps in more unparalleled times as a sport than it ever has been – and that’s saying something, too. Many have come and gone from boxing over the years, whether promoters, broadcasters, streaming companies, or others,…

Controversy overshadows Lin Yu-Ting’s semi-final victory over Esra Yildiz Kahraman

TAIWAN’S Lin Yu-Ting qualified for Saturday’s women’s 57kg final after winning her semi-final last night against Turkish opponent Esra Yildiz Kahraman. Lin will now face Poland’s Julia Szeremeta after she defeated Filipino fighter Nesthy Petecio 4-1. The 28-year-old has barely put a foot wrong in her route to the final and showed against Kahraman she…

Frank Warren closing in on DAZN deal and Eddie Hearn link-up

Frank Warren closing in on DAZN deal and Eddie Hearn link-up

BRITISH promoter Frank Warren is on the verge of joining DAZN in an industry-disrupting broadcasting agreement that would see him under the same banner as Eddie Hearn. That’s according to The Times, which revealed the news in light of the understanding that Warren’s TNT Sports deal ends in 2025. The move would theoretically make things…

Robson Conceicao-O’Shaquie Foster world super featherweight title rematch ordered by WBC

ROBSON CONCEICAO must make the first defence of his WBC super featherweight world title against the man he beat, O’Shaquie Foster, after a rematch was ordered by the World Boxing Council. On July 6 in the third defence of his belt Foster lost to the Brazilian challenger by split decision. Judge Ron McNair scored the…

Otto Wallin knocks out Onoriode Ehwarieme in round one

Otto Wallin knocks out Onoriode Ehwarieme in round one

By Jack Walsh  HEAVYWEIGHT contender Otto Wallin earned an effortless first-round knockout victory over Onoriode Ehwarieme last night in what was scheduled for an eight-round bout. The pair headlined a seven-fight card at the Tropicana Hotel and Casino in Atlantic City, New Jersey, hosted by Boxing Insider.  Initially assumed to be at least a competitive…

Paris Olympics 2024: Start times and dates for each Team GB boxer

Paris Olympics 2024: Start times and dates for each Team GB boxer

Charley Davison vs Hatice Akbas Bantamweight Saturday 27th – 7pm Rosie Eccles vs. Aneta Rygielska Welterweight Sunday 28th – 11:52am Patrick Brown vs Keno Machado Heavyweight Sunday 28th – 7:16pm Delicious Orie vs Davit Chaloyan Super-Heavyweight Monday 29th – 8:52pm Chantelle Reid vs Khadija Mardi Middleweight Wednesday 31st – 11:52am Lewis Richardson vs Vakhid Abbasov…

Shakur Stevenson is also fighting expectation as he examines free agency

Shakur Stevenson is also fighting expectation as he examines free agency

Just before Shakur’s points win over Artem Harutyunyan, Keith Idec spoke to a number of interested parties within Top Rank, including the three-weight world king himself. Here’s what he found out… SHAKUR Stevenson will explore unfamiliar territory immediately after another title fight Saturday night in his hometown. Stevenson will make his first defence of the…