Apr 28 2022
Gavin Rees is making money, building muscle, training fighters and pulling pints
If only Gavin Rees had been so dedicated when he first rose to prominence. He speaks to Oliver Fennell
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Mar 01 2022
Robert Daniels: ‘Getting punched with bare knuckles was shocking. I was done fighting’
Robert Daniels turned pro at 15, won a major belt at 21, but couldn’t avoid the inevitable, writes Oliver Fennell
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Oct 23 2021
Reggie Johnson on fighting Roy Jones Jr and James Toney at their peak, and the jail term that ended his plans for a comeback
Reggie Johnson took on some of the best fighters of his era, winning belts and plaudits along the way. He speaks Oliver Fennell
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Oct 15 2021
Editor’s Pick: The wilderness years of Johnny Nelson
Before he was on Sky Sports and before he was WBO cruiserweight champion, Johnny Nelson embarked on a tour of obscure fights and obscure locations. He relived those bizarre 40 months with Oliver Fennell
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Sep 13 2021
How Frank Pittal went from being the ‘Barry Hearn of arm wrestling’ to become the first female-only boxing matchmaker
'I’ve got that buzz, like in the arm wrestling days. Gyms are packed with more and more women coming in. It will become huge; bigger than it already is, all over the world,' Frank Pittal…
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May 14 2021
Sherman Williams: ‘Make a donation, get a ranking. Titles mean nothing’
Sherman Williams is the archetypal heavyweight nearly man. There’s excuses. There’s pride. There’s genuine hard luck. Best of all there’s lessons aplenty for the fighters he now guides through the hardest game. By Oliver Fennell
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Mar 30 2021
Get this man out of boxing now
Charles Russo last appeared on the pages of Boxing News portrayed as a good guy, a man who wanted to help boxers both young and old. But that is not the case. He is a…
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Feb 05 2021
The salvation of Robbie Regan
Robbie Regan plunged into alcoholism when his career was cut short while still a world champion. Now he recounts the darkest times while revealing what made him see the light, writes Oliver Fennell
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Jan 15 2021
Gary Lockett: ‘That night was the worst of my life; it will never leave me’
Leading trainer Gary Lockett has experienced more highs and lows than most. One of British boxing’s unsung heroes, he spoke to Oliver Fennell about everything from being lucky to death in the ring
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Nov 26 2020
Mike Tyson and Roy Jones – Who was actually the greatest?
This is the closest you’ll get to a preview of Mike Tyson and Roy Jones Jnr making exhibitions of themselves... Oliver Fennell examines their real boxing careers to reveal who was the greatest
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Sep 17 2020
The parallel universe of boxing’s alphabet soup
In an epic investigation and definitive study, Oliver Fennell finds that deciphering the minor sanctioning bodies is not quite as easy as ABC…