John Dennen
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Wladimir Klitschko resents ?giving Tyson Fury a platform?
By John Dennen
WLADIMIR KLITSCHKO has made his irritation with Tyson Fury abundantly clear. He has rounded on Fury for homophobic remarks, looked nonplussed when Tyson tore off his shirt at a press conference and…
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Leo Santa Cruz: ?Carl Frampton has a weak chin?
By John Dennen
CARL FRAMPTON and WBA featherweight champion Leo Santa Cruz have spoken ahead of their July 30 contest at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn. ?I?ve never been to New York before and I?m…
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?Muhammad Ali was on a different level?
By John Dennen
BOXING NEWS, in association with USA Today, have produced The Greatest ? an 168-page Muhammad Ali tribute, documenting the incredible life and career of the recently passed legend. This includes interviews with…
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Becoming Muhammad Ali
By John Dennen
BOXING NEWS, in association with USA Today, have produced The Greatest ? an 168-page Muhammad Ali tribute, documenting the incredible life and career of the recently passed legend. This includes interviews with…
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Deontay Wilder: ?Muhammad Ali is the icon of boxing?
By John Dennen
THE WBC heavyweight champion and the only American world heavyweight titlist, Deontay Wilder paid tribute to the late, great Muhammad Ali. ?He stood as a man of principle, but he was also…
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Anthony Joshua on how he?ll knock out Dominic Breazeale
By John Dennen
ANTHONY JOSHUA and Dominic Breazeale have only come face-to-face once so far in the build up to their June 25 IBF heavyweight title clash in London. They have no shared history, the…
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David Haye: ?Deontay Wilder is nowhere near as big as Anthony Joshua?
By John Dennen
ALTHOUGH Deontay Wilder?s WBC heavyweight title fight has been called off now Alexander Povetkin has failed a drug test, David Haye is in no rush to line up a shot at Wilder.…
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Deontay Wilder-Alexander Povetkin heavyweight title fight is off
By John Dennen
DEONTAY WILDER?S WBC world heavyweight title fight with Alexander Povetkin is off. Wilder was due to defend his title against the Russian next Saturday in Moscow. But Povetkin failed a drug test…
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Top five next opponents for Canelo Alvarez after Amir Khan
By John Dennen
5. David Lemieux The Canadian may have already lost to Gennady Golovkin but he?s a powerful, solid middleweight, with real punch power and a style that lends itself to exciting fights. Plus…
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Billy Joe Saunders in line for ?a big fight? in September
By John Dennen
THE promoter of WBO middleweight titlist Billy Joe Saunders, Frank Warren is adamant the new champion wants to go straight in with the likes of Saul ?Canelo? Alvarez or Gennady Golovkin, if…
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What to make of Anthony Joshua vs Dominic Breazeale
By John Dennen
ANTHONY JOSHUA vs Dominic Breazeale will take place on June 25 at the O2 Arena in London. The bout will be Joshua?s first defence of the IBF heavyweight title which he won…
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James DeGale and Badou Jack?s battle for supremacy
By John Dennen
JAMES DEGALE and Badou Jack are both determined to defend their world titles in Washington on April 30 and then box to unify the IBF and WBC super-middleweight belts later this year.…
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Gennady Golovkin vs Canelo Alvarez should be the ?biggest event in the history of boxing?
By John Dennen
GOLDEN BOY promoter Oscar De La Hoya admits Gennady Golovkin vs Canelo Alvarez has to happen. But he wants to wait until it is the biggest event in boxing. ?The question is…
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Amir Khan: ?One mistake against Canelo Alvarez could get me in trouble?
By John Dennen
AMIR KHAN knows he has to be on his toes against WBC middleweight champion Saul ?Canelo? Alvarez. Khan is moving all the way up to 155lbs, a weight he?s never competed at…
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Anthony Joshua: ?Charles Martin didn?t want to get up?
By John Dennen
CHARLES MARTIN sat on the canvas with a curiously befuddled expression. It was his second trip to the deck in the second round and he rose slowly, far too slowly. Counted out…
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Jessie Vargas or Tim Bradley most likely next for Kell Brook
By John Dennen
THE much spoken of, major summer fight that Kell Brook needs could see the IBF welterweight champion lining up against WBO champion Jessie Vargas or Tim Bradley. Brook?s promoter Eddie Hearn sees…
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Eddie Hearn wants Shannon Briggs to appear on a Matchroom bill
By John Dennen
PROMOTER Eddie Hearn would like the 44 year old Shannon Briggs to appear on one of Matchroom Boxing?s shows. ?I don?t know. I liked him,? Hearn said of the confrontational American. ?I…
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Manny Pacquiao vs Tim Bradley undercard focus
By John Dennen
THE Manny Pacquiao vs Tim Bradley undercard has taken shape for the April 9 show at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas. Mexico?s Gilberto Ramirez challenges WBO super-middleweight Arthur Abraham. ?This is…
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David Haye ? I don?t care about ?just boxers?
By John Dennen
DAVID HAYE not only promotes himself in the technical sense ? Hayemaker is his company, not owned by Matchroom, Golden Boy or anyone else and David stages his own shows ? he…
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Tyson Fury wants ?biggest British fight ever? against Anthony Joshua
By John Dennen
TYSON FURY has outlined his plans for world domination. Fury toppled Wladimir Klitschko to take over the heavyweight division in November. Klitschko has exercised his option for a rematch and that is…