British boxing
The Jewish Boxing Champion Who Fell in With Britain's Fascist Firebrand
A star of boxing during the early years of the twentieth century, Ted ‘Kid’ Lewis ranks among the finest fighters Britain has ever produced. But, when his career in the ring was over, the former champion had a strange dalliance with far-right politics.
Remembering The Flamboyant Ring Entrances Of Prince Naseem Hamed
If there was one aspect of Naz’s boxing career which defined his fighting persona, it was his ridiculous and brilliant ring entrances. Here, we take a look back at the very best.
The Battle Of Britain: Remembering Lennox Lewis’ Epic Clash With Frank Bruno
In October 1993, Lennox Lewis fought Frank Bruno in a clash of British boxing titans at Cardiff Arms Park. It was a fight swirling with undercurrents of race and identity, and remains a classic to this day.
The Best of Enemies: Eubank vs. Benn and the Glory Days of British Boxing
In October 1993, Chris Eubank and Nigel Benn fought at Old Trafford stadium. In front of a sell-out crowd and with a reported global TV audience of half a billion, it was perhaps the high-watermark of British boxing's nineties golden age.
Anthony Joshua Set to Face Charles Martin for the IBF World Heavyweight Title
Rising British heavyweight star Anthony Joshua is getting a shot at a world title on only his 16th bout. Is it too soon? Tyson Fury certainly thinks so.
What Became of British Heavyweight Boxing?
Britain was once a proud factory churning out charismatic and exciting heavyweight boxers. That's all changed.
Inside the Mind of Tyson Fury, British Boxing’s New Folk Hero
He is the bastard child of Rocky Graziano, Paul Sykes, Zlatan Ibrahimovic, and Tyler, The Creator: uncompromising, uncontrollable, and utterly compelling.