Elliot Worsell @ElliotWorsell  Senior Writer ONE of the stranger tasks I took on while working as press officer for a world heavyweight champion was having to educate the boxer in question on Millwall FC’s starting 11 ahead of an appearance on now-de

MOMENTS before Saul ‘Canelo’ Alvarez walked to the ring for the 64th time as a professional, the broadcast cameras inside his dressing room captured the footage to prove this Mexican idol is unlike many others. There was no grimacing, no sharpening p

*Fighters must be retired for consideration THERE is perhaps no better candidate than Mexico when picking a country which embodies the true spirit of boxing. Heart, passion, drama, the power and the glory, have taken boys from the barrios and transfo

AS years go, 2023 couldn’t have been any more fruitful for Naoya Inoue. Dissecting the best America had to offer before scooping up the remaining silverware at 122lbs, to becoming undisputed king in a second weight class across a 12-month period – is

George Groves Former WBA 168lbs king THIS all-Mexican superfight feels like it has snuck up on us a bit, but I’m expecting fireworks in Las Vegas on Saturday. I’m seeing more and more people suggesting Jaime Munguia might be about to pull off a huge

GLASGOW’S former WBA super-welterweight titleholder Hannah Rankin lost a split decision to Germany’s Naomi Mannes at Knowsley Leisure Centre. Rankin’s approach appeared to be to use strength alone to overpower the visitor but, far too often, she simp

Steve Bunce @BigDaddyBunce Voice of boxing THE lunatics were in Las Vegas when the Manny Pacquiao and Floyd Mayweather carnival hit the city. It was a scene of mayhem inside the casino walls and lawless outside under the sun and stars. It was the fir

RESPECT in a fight is something of a balancing act and, like a jab, it must be measured. Throw a jab too close to one’s opponent and its impact is reduced, yet throw it too far out and you penetrate only fresh air. Similarly, when it comes to respect

When and why you started boxing: Started about 10 years old, My dad wanted me to learn to look after myself and keep fit and healthy growing up. It was never to compete. Favourite all-time fighter: I couldn’t pick one. I’m too greedy and I like too m

KEIR HARDIE veteran Aqeel Ahmed says a third Commonwealth Games is a possible target after he made history at the Scottish Elite Golden Gloves finals in Motherwell. The 31-year-old flyweight claimed the Richard Thomas Memorial Trophy for being the be

Miles Templeton Boxing historian AS I watch Ronnie O’Sullivan in his attempt to win a record eighth world championship snooker title at the Crucible, I am reminded of his illustrious boxing forebears. The O’Sullivan brothers were boxing royalty in Lo

GUILDFORD’S Joel Bartell continued his fistic education atop this TM14 Promotions show in association with Dennis Hobson and FightZone TV, outpointing Omir Rodriguez 79-73 for referee Mark Bates. They took a good look at each other in a quiet opener,

THERE will be many acknowledgements of the work of Matt Christie, particularly as editor of this publication. I would like to take this opportunity to add my own. Matt has taken Boxing News forward with aplomb, while at the same time managing to main

THE fight between Saul “Canelo” Alvarez and John Ryder, in Guadalajara on Cinco De Mayo weekend last year, came weeks after Roberto Diaz had suffered a heart attack, and yet the respected matchmaker was ringside – watching, and absorbing – having tra

THERE is perhaps nobody on the planet better placed than John Ryder to run the rule over what will happen when Saul “Canelo” Alvarez meets Jaime Munguia in their Cinco De Mayo showdown. The 35-year-old boxed the two Mexicans back-to-back in the final