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Declan Warrington

Declan Warrington has been contributing to Boxing News since 2013, and reporting on boxing and football for the British and Irish national newspapers for even longer. In addition to being published in Boxing Monthly and featuring as a pundit for BoxNation, he spent four years as the Press Association's boxing reporter, and can most regularly be found at The Sunday Times.

Sep 16 2023

Clueless: Amir Khan says positive drug test “could have been from drinking from someone’s drink”

Khan also credits the durability he showed against Kell Brook to Brian McIntyre's roadwork rather than the ostarine found in his system, writes Declan Warrington

by Declan Warrington
Sep 14 2023

King Kessler: Ten years on from his last fight, Mikkel Kessler says he is “happy” in retirement

Denmark’s Mikkel Kessler, now 44 years old, reflects on retirement, his fine career, and the abilities of Joe Calzaghe, Carl Froch and Andre Ward, while also discussing his current role as a trainer

by Declan Warrington
Sep 07 2023

Oleksandr Usyk’s promoter Alex Krassyuk says he “expects the Fury fight to happen”

Alex Krassyuk, the man tasked with guiding Oleksandr Usyk, remains hopeful that a fight between his man and Tyson Fury will one day happen, writes Declan Warrington

by Declan Warrington
Sep 02 2023

One Night in Cardiff: When “Krusher” Kovalev came to town and all hell broke loose

Stephen Smith, Enzo Maccarinelli, trainers Joe Gallagher and John David Jackson, and promoter Frank Warren all revisit a brutal fight card which took place 10 years ago in Cardiff

by Declan Warrington
Aug 29 2023

Don Charles: “Vitali (Klitschko) would brutalise him (Oleksandr Usyk) if they fought”

Don Charles reflects on the fight between Oleksandr Usyk and Daniel Dubois that he will forever view as the one that got away, with Declan Warrington

by Declan Warrington
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Aug 28 2023

Bashir on rebuilding Dubois: “The first fight with Emanuel (Steward), Wladimir (Klitschko) got knocked out”

After assisting Don Charles, the experienced James Ali Bashir tells Declan Warrington he sees a way back for Daniel Dubois if he is handled correctly and embraces his steep learning curve

by Declan Warrington
Aug 28 2023

Oleksandr Usyk vs. Daniel Dubois: The Aftermath

A mismatch on paper, Usyk vs. Dubois was no more competitive in reality and, worse, somewhat controversial, writes Declan Warrington

by Declan Warrington
Aug 25 2023

Making Dynamite – inside the Daniel Dubois training camp

Days before “Dynamite” Daniel Dubois flew to Poland to fight Oleksandr Usyk, Declan Warrington watched one of his final training sessions with his new training team of Don Charles and James Ali Bashir

by Declan Warrington
Aug 24 2023

Daniel Dubois’ trainer Don Charles: ‘David Haye is not a good human being; Derek Chisora should retire’

The fight with the great Oleksandr Usyk is Don Charles’ first since he succeeded Shane McGuigan as Daniel Dubois’ trainer. Speaking to Declan Warrington, he talks Usyk, Dubois, Derek Chisora, and the relationship with David…

by Declan Warrington
Aug 21 2023

‘I know Usyk better than anybody,’ says the man helping Daniel Dubois to beat the Ukrainian

Usyk’s former trainer, James Ali Bashir, is now a key member of Team Dubois, writes Declan Warrington

by Declan Warrington
Aug 17 2023

Get Up, Stand Up: When Darren Barker beat the count…

On the 10-year anniversary of Darren Barker dethroning Daniel Geale in Atlantic City, Barker, Tony Sims and Eddie Hearn share their memories of a night they will never forget

by Declan Warrington
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