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By Lee Haskins I’ve just had the whole weekend off to rest and let my body heal – it felt good. It always does, in fact. All my weekends have felt good lately. But then I hit it hard on the Monday and the pain begins all over again. Ahead …

James DeGale MBE created British boxing history last night when he claimed the vacant IBF Super Middleweight title in Boston against Andre Dirrell – and told his rivals at 168 pounds: “I will fight anyone”. DeGale became the first British Olympic Gold medal winner to land a World title with …

Cameron Hammond’s WBA Oceania Title clash with Jess Ravudi will double up as an eliminator for the Commonwealth welterweight crown. The 25-year-old from Moree, New South Wales, is looking to return with an explosive performance following six months on the side lines. And the incentive of potentially earning a showdown …

Ricky Hatton-trained siblings Anthony and Sonny Upton impressed once again as they defeated overseas opponents at the historic York Hall in Bethnal Green, London, on Saturday night. Sonny smartly outboxed Latvia’s Dmitrijs Ovsjannikovs over six rounds despite sustaining a hand injury, while Anthony flattened Istvan Kiss of Hungry with an …

David Price will fight in Liverpool for the first time in two years at the Echo Arena on Friday June 26 as part of a huge bill live on Sky Sports. The popular Heavyweight joins an all-star cast with World-rated Super Middleweight’s Callum Smith and Rocky Fielding in crunch clashes …

British superstar Amir Khan’s crunch clash with the slick Chris Algieri will be televised live and exclusive on BoxNation on Friday May 29. The former unified light-welterweight world champion takes on New Yorker Algieri in his backyard as they clash in a 12-round welterweight contest at the Barclays Center in …

Lee Selby challenges Evgeny Gradovich for the IBF Featherweight title at The O2 in London on May 30, live on Sky Sports Box Office. Selby takes on the Russian for the strap on a huge night of boxing in London, with their clash one of three with World titles on …

When Jamie McDonnell went to work on Dave Coldwell’s pads moments before scalping the undefeated ledger of Japan’s Tomoki Kameda, the Sheffield trainer knew the Doncaster fighter was up against it. A thousand miles away from home, training issues in the build up, and a large betting underdog, McDonnell had …

Mateusz Masternak (35-2, 25 KOs) will face Johnny “The Hurricane” Muller (18-4-2, 13 KOs) on June 6 at the Emperors Palace in Gauteng, South Africa. The cruiserweights clash is part of an action-packed night of boxing promoted by Rodney Berman’s Golden Gloves, and there will be a lot on the …

Scott Quigg will defend his WBA Super Bantamweight title against Kiko Martinez at the Manchester Arena on July 18, live on Sky Sports. Quigg makes the fifth defence of his crown having blasted away his first three challengers in devastating fashion before tough Japanese visitor Hidenori Otake bravely took him …

I thought it was a little bit of a joke at first. I’ve waited all this time for a world title shot and then it just suddenly happens. When I was told we’d landed the fight with Ryosuke Iwasa for the IBF interim title, I questioned whether it was real …

WBA 130 lb super champion Japanese Takashi Uchiyama, retained his title with an impressive KO 2 to Thai Jomthong Chuwatana, in Tokyo, Japan. Uchiyama (23-0-1, 19 KO) defended for the tenth time the title he won in 2010 when he defeated Carlos Salgado by KO. The champion was always superior …