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Rahul Patel Interview | From 14 Stone to Fighting Fit

Eleven months after first stepping into a boxing gym as an unfit 26 year old, Rahul Patel competed in his first fight. But his extraordinary journey in boxing has given him much more than he ever expected.

Terence Crawford’s masterclass? No, that was his masterpiece

To call Terence 'Bud' Crawford's performance on Saturday night a masterclass would be doing it a disservice. The word 'masterclass' has become tainted with connotations of something that can be imparted by supposed experts to transform the skills and abilities of mere mortals. You see the term being thrown around by alleged sales extraordinaire in …

Meet Sonia Sophia Randev – Recovering addict, Asian ambassador, media pioneer

Sonia Sophia Randev isn’t a boxer, but she is undoubtedly a fighter When you mention women’s boxing, you make sure you mention my name too,” - SSRSonia Sophia Randev isn’t a boxer, but she is undoubtedly a fighter. One who has demonstrated copious amounts of courage, resilience and strength when taking on an adversary as …

India is in the midst of a boxing boom

Can India become a global boxing superpower? The Commonwealth Games Boxing Finals, NEC, Birmingham - Glancing to my left I saw my dad - an Indian emigrant - stood on his feet, with delight etched on his face, and his chest filled with pride as he heard the Indian national anthem blaring from the speakers. India had …

‘No-mas-chenko’, ‘Hi-Tech’, ‘The Matrix’, ‘Alien’, or simply just ‘Loma’… Anish Parekh pays homage to a generational great

We all unabashedly have our favourites who for one reason or another simply resonate with us and for me the swashbuckling pugilist-stylist that is Vasyl Lomachenko is one of mine. I was immediately captivated by the man who had built up this astonishing record of 396-1, and winning every major honour in the amateur code …

Mauricio Lara stuns Leigh Wood with sensational stoppage in the seventh

BBN writer Anish Parekh provided readers with a round by round account of the Leigh Wood vs Mauricio Lara WBA super featherweight title fight in Nottingham on Saturday night, February 18.Mauricio Lara stuns a raucous Nottingham crowd as he stops Leigh Wood in the 7th with a stunning one punch knockout to become new WBA …

Amir Khan vs Kell Brook LIVE results

FIGHT #14x3 Mins Super-Bantamweight ContestIBRAHIM NADIM vs TAKA BEMBERE'Ibby' used his superior height and reach to box clever, keeping Bembere on the end of his gloves. Good lateral movement shown from Nadim circling both ways and landed a few stinging right hands in that opener.Trained by Ricky Hatton, the 22-year-old was counter punching superbly in …

MTKFightNight Jay Harris vs Ricardo Sandoval LIVE results

IFL TV UNDERCARD BROADCAST BEGINS 5:20PM Fight #14x3 WelterweightINDER BASSI (2-1)vsCHRIS ADAWAY (10-70-4, 1KOs)Inder Singh Bassi bounced back from a surprise first defeat to clearly outpoint a game Chris Adaway 40-36 on all scorecards.The Basildon man utilised his superior reach, landing frequent hard jabs and confidently following them up with sharp combinations that stung Adaway.Whilst …

The Rematch: Josh Warrington vs Mauricio Lara 2 preview

'The Boxing Fan Man' Anish Parekh reviews the Josh Warrington vs Mauricio Lara rematchAnish: "What do you all think about the fight tomorrow? I'm quite intrigued by how Warrington responds."On the cusp of taking on some of the featherweight divisions most prominent pugilists, such as Gary Russell Jr and Shakur Stephenson, Josh ‘The Leeds Warrior’ …

Anthony Joshua vs Oleksandr Usyk preview – Tough to predict and impossible to miss!

There was a collective groan when after a year of negotiations, the much-anticipated undisputed clash between Anthony Joshua and Tyson Fury fell through at the 11th hour, due to an arbitration ruling that ‘The Gypsy King’ was obligated to grant former WBC champion, Deontay Wilder a trilogy fight.Boxing fans have been force-fed shit sandwiches ever …