Without their fathers’ surnames there is zero chance the mixmatched catchweight contest would take place Back in his pomp as an era-defining, generational dog-torturer, the great Russian scientist Ivan Pavlov Read more

Age, weight and whispers have raised doubts over who might triumph on Saturday but once the sound and fury fade we will be left with nothing to show for it Read more

Fight with Conor Benn still goes ahead on Saturday night Pair allowed to add more than 10lb in rehydration clause British boxer Chris Eubank Jr will be fined £375,500 after Read more

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In a circus-like press conference, Eubank Jr goads his rival while Benn threatens to ‘take his head off’ The latest saga in the endless hyping of a bout that should Read more

British boxer discusses the horrors of making weight and strained relations with his dad before Saturday’s grudge match with Conor Benn Chris Eubank Jr sits in his hotel room, locked Read more

Australian Diana Prazak was told she wouldn’t make it as a boxer. She’s just been inducted into the International Women’s Boxing Hall of Fame The soft early evening spring light Read more

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Born in boxing’s golden age and still swinging today, the BWAA has spent a century preserving the stories, sounds and spirits of the sport When the Boxing Writers Association of Read more

The neurosurgeon saved the boxer’s life in 1991 and since then the pair have become close friends “This man is my hero,” Michael Watson says simply as he turns to Read more