Mentored by a legend, this globetrotting Londoner, who courted Eddie Hearn, is already making moves

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Brought in as a stepping stone to ‘The Greatest’, Richard Dunn had plans of his own, writes Oliver Fennell

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Losing hometown decisions? “Not bothered.” Winning the European title? “No big deal.” Getting dropped five times by Michael Nunn? “Brilliant.” But one thing Crawford Ashley couldn’t rationalise was life after boxing

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Oliver Fennell explores the middle ground between fame and infamy and legacy and embarrassment. It lies between the pit of a boxer’s fear of retirement and the remnants of their marketability, he writes

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When that British title was then lost on an old nonsensical rule, depression followed that almost cost him his life, writes Oliver Fennelll

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But that didn’t stop him winning a world title and fighting some of the best heavyweights of the ’80s, writes Oliver Fennell

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Kolbeinn Kristinsson boxes out of a country where it’s illegal to do so. But this, he tells Oliver Fennell, doesn’t stop him aiming for the top

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Oliver Fennell spends an emotional, enlightening and ultimately uplifting day with Gerald and Lisa McClellan

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JUST five days in July separated two of the most anticipated fights of the year. Both featured boxers riding high in the mythical pound-for-pound rankings, with the expectation that the stronger of the two performances would elevate the winner to the top spot. And then both Naoya Inoue and Terence Crawford delivered equally dominant results […]

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Prince Patel upset a lot of people in a short space of time, and then dropped off the British boxing map. Now he’s back in the UK to resume his quest for a ‘world’ title and repair his reputation, writes Oliver Fennell

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