2021

Women’s boxing’s profile dramatically increased the past weekend in a fight that lived up to all the hype between new World Champion Shannon Courtenay and Ebanie Bridges. Although Bridges lost the fight, she won in other ways. Somehow, single-handedly, she increased the profile of an entire sport through her personality, heart and superb fight ability. […]

Mike Tyson vs Roy Jones Jr seems to have invoked a new trend of boxing legends making comebacks in recent times. Here’s the thing. That’s all well and good until one of these boxers gets injured. If they are exhibitions and done in the right spirit that’s great. Fair play. Tyson vs Jones turned out

Canelo Alvarez has shown in his recent performances in the boxing ring that he is more in love with his profession and his job of being a boxer than ever. Find you what you love to do and you’ll never work a day in your life. True. Pay no attention to the distractions. Alvarez has

Son of boxing legend Nigel Benn, Conor Benn, has shown a great deal of improvement fight to fight in his start to his professional boxing career. Both technically, mentally and physically he is starting to look like a chip off the old block. An aggressive fight style like his father, his body shots, uppercuts, hooks

This weekend saw women’s boxing grow as a sport once again. An all-round big weekend for women’s boxing. The UK’s Savannah Marshall defended her World title in style and some have mentioned she has a similar fight style even to World lineal heavyweight champion Tyson Fury. Softly spoken outside the ring but an electric fighter

Philadelphia’s Jaron ‘Boots’ Ennis. Remember the name. Many in the sport of boxing had tipped him as a future star in the making but this weekend he really established himself. Scoring a stoppage win over Sergey Lipinets improved his professional boxing record to 27-0-25 KO. Here’s how he did it: Some fans have called for

On a great weekend for women’s boxing the fight between Shannon Courtenay and Ebanie Bridges lived up to all the hype and then some. What a fight. Going into the bout some had mentioned that Aussie Bridges was just good looks but once again, like her last fight, she showed her heart and fighting spirit.