Nick Parkinson
73 articles · mirror.co.uk
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Tony Bellew gets up off the canvas to seal ‘dream’ world title with TKO
It was the Hollywood ending that Tony Bellew had dreamed of, but he had to get off the canvas to be crowned world cruiserweight champion on Sunday night. The Liverpudlian was decked…
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Carl Frampton targets Leo Santa Cruz after ‘boring’ Scott Quigg win
Carl Frampton poured cold water on talk of a rematch with Scott Quigg after unifying the world junior featherweight titles, instead pinpointing WBA world featherweight champion Leo Santa Cruz as his preferred…
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Frampton beats Quigg by split decision
MANCHESTER -- Carl Frampton boxed clever to ensure a split points victory over rival world junior featherweight titleholder Scott Quigg on Saturday. Frampton made a third defence of his IBF belt and…
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Rewind to 1951: The St. Valentine’s Day Massacre
Jake LaMotta was Sugar Ray Robinson's bloody Valentine 65 years ago in a savage world middleweight title fight. "I fought Sugar Ray so often I almost got diabetes," Jake LaMotta has often…
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Lee Selby targets Leo Santa Cruz and Gary Russell Jr. in bid to crack America
British boxing is booming at the moment and Lee Selby insists he can be one of its biggest hits on the world stage in 2016. The Welshman is one of 12 reigning…
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Andy Lee eyes Gennady Golovkin ahead of Billy Joe Saunders bout
After two cancellations, Andy Lee is tired of talking about Saturday's fight with Billy Joe Saunders. What he wants instead is to be soon discussing a bout with world No.1 Gennady Golovkin.…
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Wilder will have to wait as Fury and Klitschko look to exercise rematch clause
Tyson Fury has welcomed the prospect of facing Wladimir Klitschko again -- most probably in England -- after being crowned the new WBA-IBF-WBO world heavyweight champion on Saturday. Old Trafford, home of…
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David Haye has given Tyson Fury a 1 in 20 chance of beating Wladimir Klitschko
David Haye has given fellow Briton Tyson Fury a 1 in 20 chance of pulling off an upset against world heavyweight champion Wladimir Klitschko on Saturday. Fury (24-0, 18 KOs) challenges Ukrainian…
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Lucian Bute ‘nervous’ since Carl Froch defeat – James DeGale
James DeGale says his challenger Lucian Bute has not looked the same since losing to his fellow Briton Carl Froch. Canada-based Romanian Bute (32-2, 25 KOs) was wiped out in five rounds…
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Amir Khan sets sights on Danny Garcia as Manny Pacquiao chances stall
Amir Khan sees Danny Garcia as the biggest available fight for him early in 2016 but is clinging to the hope a dream match-up with Manny Pacquiao can still happen in the…
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Khan: I’m not waiting for Pacquiao like I did Mayweather
Amir Khan is turning his attention towards a rematch with Danny Garcia or Lamont Peterson after talks broke down with Manny Pacquiao. The British boxer had been negotiating with Filipino Pacquiao (57-6-2,…
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Rewind: The story of one of the most famous fights of all time – the Thrilla in Manila
Four decades after Muhammad Ali and Joe Frazier's third fight - the 'Thrilla in Manila' - is still one of the most famous fights around the world. Ali described the world heavyweight…
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From James DeGale to Lennox Lewis: The best of British boxing in America
How does James DeGale's unanimous points win over Andre Dirrell for the IBF world super-middleweight title in Boston on Saturday night compare with past triumphs by British boxers on American soil? Kell…
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Who will Floyd Mayweather fight next?
ESPN assesses the chances of those vying for position to be Floyd Mayweather Jr's opponent in September, in what could be the pound-for-pound king's last fight after Saturday's points win over Manny…
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Tyson Fury camp confident of Wladimir Klitschko bout
Tyson Fury's trainer Peter Fury is confident Wladimir Klitschko will not slip up in Saturday's world title defence and will face his nephew in September or October. Not many will argue with…
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Amir Khan to snub Kell Brook as he eyes Miguel Cotto fight
Amir Khan is unlikely to face Kell Brook this summer as he looks to negotiate a fight with Miguel Cotto in America. Brook's promoter Eddie Hearn said last week he had talks…
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Khan, Brook and Cotto all at mercy of Mayweather
The boxing world is waiting on Floyd Mayweather Jr to make up his mind on who he will fight next - and his decision will have far reaching repercussions. A series of…
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Khan facing fresh Mayweather snub
Before even getting in the ring with Devon Alexander on Saturday night, Amir Khan has been left reeling from a blow which has made the prospect of a domestic dust-up with Kell…
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I want Mayweather or Pacquiao before Brook, says Khan
Amir Khan is prepared to wait for a fight against either Floyd Mayweather or Manny Pacquiao before a clash with British rival Kell Brook. Khan boxes American Devon Alexander as top of…
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Amir Khan swaps Los Angeles for quiet life ahead of Devon Alexander fight
Bolton's former world light-welterweight champion takes on American Devon Alexander as top of the bill at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas on Saturday. Victory will keep Khan in the hunt for…