Kieran Spratt
19 articles · BoxingNews
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Mayweather vs Pacquiao: The Too-Late Fight To Get A Belated Sequel?
In an ideal world, we'd be well over a decade removed from Floyd Mayweather Jr’s illustrious meeting with Manny Pacquiao by now. But as it happens, the fight happened just eight short…
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Everything You Need To Know Ahead Of Terence Crawford Vs Shawn Porter
This weekend sees one of boxing’s pound-for-pound best fighters make his long-awaited return to the ring when Terence Crawford puts his WBO welterweight strap on the line against Shawn Porter. Widely considered…
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Pacquiao Eyeing Up Ugas Rematch, Five Boxing Stories You Might Have Missed
It might not be the end of Manny Pacquiao’s legendary career just yet, YouTuber Jake Paul is comparing himself to Mike Tyson and the undercard for Anthony Joshua vs Oleksandr Usyk has…
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Spence, Crawford Or Porter? What Next For Pacquiao Conquerer Yordenis Ugas?
On just 11 days’ notice, Yordenis Ugas pulled off one of the upsets of the year after beating Manny Pacquiao by unanimous decision in Las Vegas to retain his WBA welterweight title,…
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Nonito Donaire Is Back On Top And Has Sights Set On A Monster Rematch With Inoue
Nonito Donaire last night proved that Manny Pacquiao isn’t the only fighting man from the Philippines who is continuing to light up boxing well past their prime, after he captured the WBC…
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He’s A Boxing Legend But Bob Arum Has Dropped The Ball On Joshua Vs Fury
The heavyweight unification clash between Anthony Joshua and Tyson Fury is teetering on the edge of collapse and boxing fans are in real danger of seeing the biggest bout in British history…
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Eddie Hearn Believes “Maverick” Billy Joe Saunders Can Beat Superstar Canelo
WBO super-middleweight world champion Billy Joe Saunders is in action against pound-for-pound superstar Saul ‘Canelo’ Alvarez on Saturday night and while many don’t believe the Brit has much of a chance against…
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De La Hoya, 48, Signs Multi-Fight Comeback Deal, Targets ‘Big Name’ UFC Star
Eleven-time world titlist and six-weight world champion Oscar De La Hoya has confirmed that on July 3 he is returning to the ring at the age of 48, with a fight against…
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Billy Joe Saunders Beating Canelo Is About The Perfect Game-Plan, Says Trainer
Billy Joe Saunders’ trainer Mark Tibbs believes his fighter can overcome Mexican superstar Saul ‘Canelo’ Alvarez if the WBO super-middleweight champion can stick to his gameplan in their huge unification clash on…
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Mark Breland has spoken out on his sacking from Team Wilder for the first time
As a former welterweight champion, someone who surpassed the great Sugar Ray Robinson for most Golden Gloves wins and the proud member of no less than six boxing hall of fames, Mark…
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Terence Crawford Is Special But Next Year’s Plans Can Wait Until After Kell Brook
"I go into the ring knowing that, on any given day, any fighter can lose. I don't carry myself as unbeatable." Terence Crawford isn’t looking past the weekend and if he is,…
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Gervonta Davis Is A Superstar But Must Step Out Of Floyd Mayweather’s Shadow
As Gervonta Davis made his way to the ring at San Antonio’s Alamodome to face Leo Santa Cruz on Saturday night, draped in a shimmering robe with the colours of the Mexican…
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A New Superstar Is Born, Five Takeaways From Vasyl Lomachenko Vs Teofimo Lopez
When it was announced that Vasyl Lomachenko, arguably the pound-for-pound best fighter on the planet, would take on the exciting Teofimo Lopez, 23, it had fight fans salivating. A rare bright spot…
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Pancho Villa: The Fighting Filipino Trailblazer Who Paved The Way For Pacquiao
As an eight-division world champion, the winner of 12 major world titles, the only man to hold world championships across four decades and undoubtedly one of the greatest boxers of all-time, it’s…
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AJ Vs Fury Gets Closer And Four More Boxing Stories You May Have Missed
Coronavirus may have played havoc with the 2020 boxing calendar for the foreseeable future but that doesn’t mean there still isn’t plenty going on. From the heavyweight Battle of Britain to returning…
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Eyes On The Prize: What We Know About Iron Mike Tyson’s Boxing Comeback So Far
The sporting world has been caught up in Mike Tyson fever since the former world heavyweight champion, 53, announced his desire to return to the ring - but what exactly does that…
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On this day in 2015, the world tuned in for ‘the Fight of the Century’
In an ideal world, we would be celebrating the tenth, maybe even eleventh anniversary of Floyd Mayweather Jr’s illustrious meeting with Manny Pacquiao this weekend. Alas, any chance of getting two of…
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Manny Pacquiao: From Poverty-Stricken School Drop-Out To Eight-Weight World Champion
"I knew without a doubt I would become a fighter - I knew that the underdog can, and often does, win." When James ?Buster? Douglas stunned Mike Tyson in Tokyo almost 30…
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Manny Pacquiao already a leading contender for comeback of the year
BEFORE we rolled in 2012, Manny Pacquiao had gone 15 fights unbeaten, he?d not been knocked out for over a decade and was undoubtedly one of the best pound-for-pound fighters in the…