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On This Day: A frustrated Roberto Duran surrenders to Sugar Ray Leonard

Nov 25 2021

41 years ago Roberto Duran walked out of his rematch with Sugar Ray Leonard. Read the original Boxing News ringside report from the November 25, 1980...

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On This Day: Steve Collins ends the career of Nigel Benn in Manchester

Nov 09 2021

Nigel Benn realises the fire has gone out following second loss to Steve Collins, writes Matt Bevan

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On This Day: The Rumble in the Jungle sees Muhammad Ali regain the heavyweight title with victory over George Foreman

Oct 30 2021

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Muhammad Ali remembered – our original Rumble in the Jungle ringside report

Oct 30 2021

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On This Day: Andrew Golota stunned onlookers when he quit against Mike Tyson

Oct 20 2021

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On This Day: Floyd Mayweather bent the rules and battered Victor Ortiz

Sep 17 2021

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The fight of the ear. When Mike Tyson bit Evander Holyfield

Jun 28 2021

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Muhammad Ali: The fighter who made the greatest impression outside the ring

Jun 03 2021

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Thomas Hearns on his incredible fight with Marvin Hagler

Apr 15 2021

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Sugar Ray Robinson: There will never be another

Apr 12 2021

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On This Day: Sugar Ray Leonard defeated Marvin Hagler in one of boxing’s most controversial decisions

Apr 06 2021

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On This Day: Undefeated Joe Calzaghe was born

Mar 23 2021

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On This Day: Juan Manuel Marquez defeats the great Marco Antonio Barrera

Mar 17 2021

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When Muhammad Ali became the champion

Feb 25 2021

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On This Day: Marco Antonio Barrera and Erik Morales opened one of the deepest grudges in boxing history

Feb 19 2021

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On This Day: Sugar Ray Robinson wins the St Valentine’s Day Massacre

Feb 14 2021

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On This Day: Naseem Hamed was born in 1974

Feb 12 2021

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On This Day: Joe Frazier was born in 1944

Jan 12 2021

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On This Day: Juan Manuel Marquez stuns the boxing world as he ices Manny Pacquiao

Dec 08 2020

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On this day: Felix Trinidad and Fernando Vargas share knockdowns, fouls and thrilling violence

Dec 02 2020

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On this day: Greg Page knocks out Gerrie Coetzee 40 seconds after bell should have sounded to end round

Dec 01 2020

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On this Day: Sugar Ray Leonard and Wilfred Benitez engage in intense staredown before enthralling fight

Nov 30 2020