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Sep 22, 2016

Ricky Hatton urges Tyson Fury to fight Anthony Joshua sooner rather than later

Ricky Hatton speaks to George Gigney about the potential heavyweight unification clash

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Ricky Hatton urges Tyson Fury to fight Anthony Joshua sooner rather than later

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Sep 22, 2016

Ricky Hatton backing Anthony Crolla against Jorge Linares

Anthony Crolla hopes to follow in Ricky Hatton’s footsteps at the Manchester Arena

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Ricky Hatton backing Anthony Crolla against Jorge Linares

James-Lee

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Aug 17, 2016

James Lee and the invisible opponent

James Lee has battled many demons, writes Andrew Fairley

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James Lee and the invisible opponent

Ricky Hatton

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Jul 28, 2016

Ricky Hatton on Leo Santa Cruz vs Carl Frampton and Gennady Golovkin vs Kell Brook

Ricky Hatton is preparing his man for a slot on the Carl Frampton undercard. Jack Hirsch reports from New York

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Ricky Hatton on Leo Santa Cruz vs Carl Frampton and Gennady Golovkin vs Kell Brook

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Jul 22, 2016

Sky Sports Boxing commentator Jim Watt announces his retirement

Jim Watt has been commentating for almost 40 years

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Sky Sports Boxing commentator Jim Watt announces his retirement

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May 04, 2016

How do Amir Khan’s earnings compare to British boxing greats?

Amir Khan currently some way behind Lennox Lewis, Ricky Hatton and Prince Naseem Hamed

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How do Amir Khan’s earnings compare to British boxing greats?

Canelo Alvarez vs Amir Khan

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May 03, 2016

Ricky Hatton: Amir Khan could pull off one of the greatest British wins ever against Canelo Alvarez

Ricky Hatton speaks to George Gigney about Khan’s superfight with Canelo

Canelo Alvarez vs Amir Khan

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Ricky Hatton: Amir Khan could pull off one of the greatest British wins ever against Canelo Alvarez

Manny Pacquiao

May 02, 2016

On This Day: Manny Pacquiao scored one his finest victories

Manny Pacquiao landed probably his greatest punch in 2009

Manny Pacquiao

On This Day: Manny Pacquiao scored one his finest victories

Manny Pacquiao Erik Morales

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Apr 04, 2016

If this is the end, Manny Pacquiao should be appreciated

In his new Boxing News column, Steve Kim discusses how to think about Manny Pacquiao

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If this is the end, Manny Pacquiao should be appreciated

Lucas Browne

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Mar 22, 2016

Lucas Browne pleads his innocence after failed drug test

Lucas Browne has released a statement in response to reports of a failed drug test

Lucas Browne

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Lucas Browne pleads his innocence after failed drug test

Ricky Hattib

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Mar 04, 2016

Ricky Hatton eyes fights with Tyson Fury and Anthony Joshua for Lucas Browne

Ricky Hatton is backing his man to beat Ruslan Chagaev and set up some big fights

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Ricky Hatton eyes fights with Tyson Fury and Anthony Joshua for Lucas Browne

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Feb 26, 2016

EXCLUSIVE Ricky Hatton has his say on Carl Frampton v Scott Quigg

Ricky Hatton speaks to George Gigney about the fraught build-up to tomorrow’s huge fight

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EXCLUSIVE Ricky Hatton has his say on Carl Frampton v Scott Quigg

Michael Brodie vs Injin Chi

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Feb 24, 2016

Top 10 biggest fights at the Manchester Arena

Ahead of Frampton-Quigg, Danny Potter lists 10 of the biggest nights at the Manchester Arena

Michael Brodie vs Injin Chi

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Top 10 biggest fights at the Manchester Arena

Floyd Mayweather vs Conor McGregor

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Feb 24, 2016

On this day: Floyd Mayweather was born in 1977 in Grand Rapids, Michigan

Floyd Mayweather turns 39 today. We profile ‘Money’ Mayweather as he enjoys life as an ex-boxer

Floyd Mayweather vs Conor McGregor

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On this day: Floyd Mayweather was born in 1977 in Grand Rapids, Michigan

New Issue: Carl Frampton v Scott Quigg preview

Ricky Hatton

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Feb 10, 2016

Ricky Hatton: My depression began after fighting Floyd Mayweather

Ricky Hatton on the highs and lows of his incredible career

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Ricky Hatton: My depression began after fighting Floyd Mayweather

Julio Cesar Chavez

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Jan 08, 2016

Boxing’s top 10 national treasures

We chart the most adored fighters in their home countries

Julio Cesar Chavez

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Boxing’s top 10 national treasures

Anthony Joshua

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Dec 11, 2015

Anthony Joshua: Standing on the shoulder of giants

Explaining why Anthony Joshua must pass a test that others have failed

Anthony Joshua

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Anthony Joshua: Standing on the shoulder of giants

Tyson Fury

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Nov 30, 2015

Tyson Fury EXCLUSIVE: I was inspired by Ricky Hatton and Boxing News to defeat Wladimir Klitschko

New world heavyweight ruler Tyson Fury explains to Danny Flexen how his best win was inspired by Ricky Hatton and the world’s oldest boxing magazine

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Tyson Fury EXCLUSIVE: I was inspired by Ricky Hatton and Boxing News to defeat Wladimir Klitschko

Ricky Hatton vs Kostya Tszyu

Nov 05, 2015

Hatton, Hagler, Calzaghe exclusives: BN Annual 2016 OUT NOW

The BN Annual 2016 is out now and features several legends discussing their favourite nights in the ring

Ricky Hatton vs Kostya Tszyu

Hatton, Hagler, Calzaghe exclusives: BN Annual 2016 OUT NOW

About Boxing News

Boxing News sits at the heart of the boxing scene. We want to share with you our passion by guiding you through the world of boxing, share our ringside seats and experiences, to listen to your opinions as we form our own, and to retain the integrity and excitement that seduces boxing fans around the world.

Boxing News was founded in 1909 by original editor John Murray as, simply, Boxing. Murray had been a regular contributor to Health & Strength magazine and convinced its owner, Bill Berry (later Lord Camrose) to launch a weekly magazine dedicated solely to boxing. It is believed Murray had been inspired by Jack Johnson beating Tommy Burns to become the first black World heavyweight champion. In his first editorial, Murray stated, "Boxing will stand for good clean sport. Its success of failure is in the hands of those who believe in sport of this character. Our energies will be devoted to giving the best paper that time, thought and money can devise." When circulation began to decline in the depression days of the late 20s, the name of the magazine was changed to Boxing, Racing and Football. In October 1931, the paper was sold to a syndicate of London sportsmen, who installed Sydney Rushton, a long-time London fight reporter, as the new editor. The layout changed, the page size was increased and Rushton proved less popular than Murray. The paper was again put up for sale and, while waiting for a buyer, the old features were reinstated and there was no official Editor. Another set of sportsmen bought the paper and Godfrey Williams was named editor. He attempted to run Boxing as a newspaper, cutting popular features and reducing news stories down to the shortest possible length. The circulation quickly dropped to its lowest ever.

Billy Masters, a city printer and huge boxing fan, saved the paper, appointing W.H. Millier as the new editor. He completely reinvigorated the magazine, helped in no small measure by its first colour cover. In 1935, Millier departed and the owner replaced him with Sydney Ackland, who had previously worked as John Murray's assistant editor and had been taught by him. World War II brought many changes as first Sydney, then replacement Stanley Nelson, contributed to the war effort. Murray made a popular comeback as editor but ill health forced him to step down in 1941. Gilbert Odd took over until the building housing the paper was destroyed by the enemy. Odd was then called up for national service and both Masters and Murray served further terms. Now with the new name of Boxing News, the paper was bought by Australian publicist Vivian Brodzky and former promoter Sydney Hulls. Northern sports writer Bert Callis was the new editor. Odd took over for a second term upon Callis’ retirement. Odd implemented the tradition of reporting the results and fighters' weights for every single fight in the country. When Odd quit to write books, he was succeeded by Jack Wilson and then Tim Riley. When Brodzky died, Boxing News was sold twice in quick succession, and Graham Houston became editor in 1971, immediately broadening the range of coverage, especially in North America. Houston left in 1977 to work on morning newspapers in Canada. This prompted the appointment of perhaps BN's greatest Editor of recent years, Harry Mullan. Circulation increased exponentially during the Mullan years, which doubled as a time of great change in the boxing world. Most notable new developments were the proliferation of ‘world’ titles and the increase in the number of major British promoters. Mullan was fiercely principled and tremendously well respected in the boxing fraternity. When Mullan left in October 1996, he was given this glowing tribute from then BN Publisher Peter Kravitz: "His writing stands comparison with the Lieblings, Hausers and Mailers of this century of boxing." Assistant Editor Claude Abrams succeeded Mullan in November 1996. Boxing News was redesigned and switched to a full-colour format and become more extensive in content. In March 1999 the paper went to A3 size before reverting to A4, and increasing in size to 48 pages (from 24) in September 2005. The magazine remained the main trade paper in Britain. Abrams left BN – after 22 years – in December 2009, just three months after the publication celebrated its centenary, and was succeeded as editor by Tris Dixon.

Tris left the magazine in December 2014, with Matt Christie taking over as editor.
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