Nick Parkinson
73 articles · mirror.co.uk
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Meet the 2025 Boxing Hall of Fame class: Pacquiao, Paz, more
If Manny Pacquiao needed reminding that his incredible boxing career belongs in the past, his many achievements will be celebrated when he is inducted to the International Boxing Hall of Fame on…
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Ranking this weekend’s fights: From Navarrete-Suarez to Lubin-Holmes
After Devin Haney, Ryan Garcia, Canelo Alvarez and others failed to live up to lofty expectations last weekend, fight fans don't have to wait long for more quality on paper, with exciting…
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Sunny Edwards retires after Galal Yafai earns dominant win
Galal Yafai proved he was more than ready for Sunny Edwards as he stormed to a sensational sixth-round stoppage win over the former world flyweight champion, who afterwards announced his retirement. Yafai…
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Zhilei Zhang gets upset win over Joe Joyce with TKO in 6th round
Zhilei Zhang, who turns 40 next month, is closing in on a shot at Oleksandr Usyk's WBO world heavyweight titles, after pulling off an upset sixth-round technical knockout win over Joe Joyce…
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John Ryder bests Daniel Jacobs in eliminator for WBA super middleweight title
Daniel Jacobs' hopes of fighting for a world title again were dealt a major blow by a split-decision loss to John Ryder on Saturday. Ryder won by scores of 115-113, 115-113, 113-115…
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Conor Benn finishes Chris Algieri in 4th round, wants Amir Khan-Kell Brook winner next
Conor Benn is doing a good job of keeping up the family tradition after knocking out former world champion Chris Algieri in the fourth round Saturday at the M&S Bank Arena in…
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Manny Pacquiao, second chances and new boxing brain: Paul Butler looks for upset win in world title shot
Three-weight world champion John Riel Casimero has stopped six of his last seven opponents, but Paul Butler has said he is not facing the next Manny Pacquiao on Saturday. WBO world bantamweight…
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Oleksandr Usyk stuns Anthony Joshua to win WBA, IBF and WBO world heavyweight titles
LONDON, ENGLAND -- Oleksandr Usyk shook up the heavyweight division to become a two-weight world champion with a stunning win over Anthony Joshua for the WBA, IBF and WBO world heavyweight titles…
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Hearn: Fury vs. Joshua fight a bigger event than the Olympics, not worried about clash
Promoter Eddie Hearn has said that Anthony Joshua's fight against Tyson Fury is bigger than the Olympics and has no concern about the undisputed world heavyweight title fight being staged during the…
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Dillian Whyte knocks out Alexander Povetkin to win WBC interim heavyweight belt
Dillian Whyte is back in world heavyweight title contention after exacting revenge on Alexander Povetkin with a fourth-round TKO win Saturday. Whyte regained the WBC interim title after flattening Povetkin with a…
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Warren ‘confident’ of Fury vs. Joshua fight in May, June
Tyson Fury's co-promoter Frank Warren has said he is confident nothing will get in the way of making a Fury vs. Anthony Joshua fight for May or June in 2021. Warren told…
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Josh Taylor demolishes Apinun Khongsongto to retain WBA-IBF world super lightweight belts
Josh Taylor left Apinun Khongsong folded up in pain from a body shot in the first round to retain his WBA-IBF world super lightweight titles at a crowdless York Hall in East…
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Crawford-Khan breakdown: Who has the advantage?
Terence Crawford makes a second defense of his WBO world welterweight title against former junior welterweight champion Amir Khan on Saturday night at Madison Square Garden in New York (ESPN PPV, 9…
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Wilder-Fury II can be one of boxing’s classic rematches
Deontay Wilder's eighth title defence against Tyson Fury left a lot to debate about the decision -- and also whether the rematch will be as good as Saturday's controversial split points draw.…
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What we learned from Anthony Joshua’s KO of Alexander Povetkin
LONDON -- Here are some thoughts of what we learned from WBA-IBF-WBO world heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua's seventh-round stoppage win over Alexander Povetkin at Wembley Stadium on Saturday and what lies ahead…
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Amir Khan dominates Samuel Vargas, wants Manny Pacquiao next
Amir Khan showed his speed and timing are still there, as well as his vulnerability, in a convincing unanimous decision win over Samuel Vargas on Saturday in Birmingham, England. The English welterweight…
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Carl Frampton stops Luke Jackson in Round 9, retains featherweight title
BELFAST, Northern Ireland -- Carl Frampton left his home fans singing in the rain as he halted Luke Jackson in nine rounds at a wet Windsor Park on Saturday. The two-weight world…
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What we learned from Manny Pacquiao knockout win over Lucas Matthysse
Manny Pacquiao knocked out Lucas Matthysse in the seventh round for the WBA "regular" world welterweight title at the Axiata Arena, Kuala Lumpur on Saturday live on ESPN+. Here is what we…
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Jorge Linares-Vasiliy Lomachenko more competitive than you think
There will be no shortage of quality when lightweight world titlist Jorge Linares and junior lightweight world titlist Vasiliy Lomachenko meet in an ESPN-televised bout Saturday night at Madison Square Garden in…
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Michael Conlan: Signing with Frank Warren or Eddie Hearn would’ve been easier route
Michael Conlan insists he made the right decision to launch his professional career in the United States and stated that the easier route would've been to sign with Eddie Hearn or Frank…