Jul 03 2024
10 pro fights by age 18, Tony Curtis is a young man in a hurry
Mentored by a legend, this globetrotting Londoner, who courted Eddie Hearn, is already making moves
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Oliver Fennell
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Jun 04 2024
The humble scaffolder who fought Muhammad Ali
Brought in as a stepping stone to ‘The Greatest’, Richard Dunn had plans of his own, writes Oliver Fennell
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Apr 22 2024
Chilling Effect: Crawford Ashley on his longest, toughest fight
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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Apr 13 2024
Twilight Zone: Strange things happen when a boxer sticks around
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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Mar 01 2024
From Mongolia to Manchester: Shinny Bayaar was labelled a traitor in his homeland for chasing the Lonsdale belt
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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Feb 23 2024
The Hand of Fate: Alfonzo Ratliff was dealt a bad hand before his boxing career had even begun
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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Feb 20 2024
The Ice Bear Cometh: It is not legal to box professionally in Iceland, but Kolbeinn Kristinsson hopes his success in the sport will help overturn the ban
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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Feb 16 2024
A Day in the Life of Gerald McClellan
Oliver Fennell spends an emotional, enlightening and ultimately uplifting day with Gerald and Lisa McClellan
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Nov 12 2023
Crawford vs Inoue: Who is the best fighter on the planet?
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Sep 18 2023
Cheering for the Heel: The reintroduction and repackaging of Prince Patel
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…
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Aug 24 2023
Introducing the female heavyweight champion of the world
And Lani Daniels has beaten some even bigger opposition outside of the ring, writes Oliver Fennell