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1/3 – Grab a February edition of
@FourFourTwo
magazine as I speak with former Chelsea goalkeeper Lenny Pidgeley
@pidge40
on his mental health struggles throughout his career, being front and centre of
@ChelseaFC
title winning celebrations in 2005, a friendship with
@RobCWotton
&
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Saudi Arabia executed at least 172 people in 2023 – some just for being in same-sex relationships. The rate of executions have doubled under the rule of MBS.
But… they give you nice din dins 👍🏼🥞
#boxing
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Another quality edition of
@BoxingNewsED
through the door this morning… I can only assume
@MattCBoxingNews
#boxing
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@afowler06
@GaryLineker
"Agenda". Just look out your window, and stop following Matt Le Tissier
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O'Shaquie Foster has severed ties with Probellum and is now a promotional free agent. Makes potential unification with
@JoeCordina_91
more likely. Wants to jump in with the "big dogs" of 130lbs next and is "ready to take over the division."
Story on
@badlefthook
soon...
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🆕 “I’m still Superman” 🇭🇹🇨🇦
Absolutely delighted with this piece having spoken with
@AdonisSuperman
across a fortnight. He’s in a better yet challenging place now, reflecting on his success, regrets & future.
Available online
@BoxingNewsED
& in stores Thursday
#boxing
#boxeo
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🆕 Orlando Cruz (
@ElFenomenoCruz
) spoke to me for this week’s
@BoxingNewsED
detailing the struggles of being a gay man in boxing. Cruz now acts as a confidant to others & hopes one day the sport can be more accepting of the LGBTQ+ community.
In stores today!
#boxing
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Delighted to get this story out with the superstars at The Inclusive Hub in Kirkdale, Liverpool. The most inspiring boxing gym you could ever wish to visit – give them a follow or pop in to see the magic yourself. Story in stores Thursday
@BoxingNewsED
#boxing
@liamstarkey84
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@ReallyNiceDerek
has broken the fourth wall here. Will have his hands full with the TalkSport army. I wish him nothing but luck.
What a bizarre tweet. These photos are from Friday. I watched the whole card on Saturday night and had Claressa and Ben on my show this morning to discuss how much boxing needed a weekend just like it. But I’m also allowed to enjoy myself.
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What an honour! Delighted to have been voted into the Boxing Writers Association of America. Thanks to everyone who has taken the time to read/share my work, as well as every fighter that has been willing to share with me their story.
We move!
#boxing
#boxeo
@boxingwriters
The
@boxingwriters
would like to welcome two new members, Lewis Watson
@lewroyscribbles
& Hans Themistode
@themistode
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A proud, personal milestone in a shitfest of a year! I'm honoured to have told the stories of six fighters in the historic
@BoxingNewsED
alongside some ridic talent. Huge thanks to
@MattCBoxingNews
& all at BN for the break +
@donaldgmcrae
@craigscott209
for the support!
#boxing
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Typical – looking forward to the start of the
@Scalextric
season and the safety car comes out...
(I can stop pretending that I only dusted these off to show my niece and nephew now?)
🚨🏎🏁
#BigKid
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Check out this week’s
@BoxingNewsED
where I speak with
@markmagsayo_MMM
&
@FreddieRoach
ahead of Saturday’s world title defence against Rey Vargas – with a special focus on his relationship with
@MannyPacquiao
#boxing
@premierboxing
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🆕 Always a pleasure speaking with
@chocolatitobox
no matter how short and sweet. You'll struggle to find a nicer, more humble guy in this mad sport 🇳🇮
We're 6⃣ weeks out from
#EstradaChocolatito2
& Chocolatito is still as hungry as ever.
#boxing
#boxeo
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💥EXCLUSIVE with
@AkhmadalievMj
▪️Broken legs at work
▪️Secret boxing lessons
▪️Told he’d never box again
▪️Trading in the pocket
‘Kaka’s’ road to unified championship glory has been remarkable
@EddieHearn
@FrolovAliko
@MatchroomBoxing
@DAZN_USA
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Excellent
@RobTebbutt
&
@idboxingnews
– more of this, please. And we'll start getting answers
Watch the moment judge Glenn Feldman is confronted over his controversial
#UsykJoshua2
scorecard...
🔗
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"THE IMPORTANCE OF BEING HUMBLE"
@alyciambaum
means business in London. She tells me her hunger is different to
@MikaelaMayer1
in this week's
@BoxingNewsED
ahead of Saturday's historic night for women's boxing. Find it online and in stores today!
@Claressashields
@Savmarshall1
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Enjoyed speaking with
@alyciambaum
tonight ahead of her huge fight with
@MikaelaMayer1
on Sept. 10 -- she's out to prove she's the biggest P4P puncher in the women's game. Not one to be missed inside London's O2 Arena
#boxing
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🎙️O’Shaquie Foster’s manager Keith Mills claims
@JoeCordina_91
and Matchroom are holding up a potential unification clash.
“Cordina doesn’t want the fight. Social media and real life are very different. ‘Broadway Joe’ is a great actor”
Story coming to
@badlefthook
🔜
#boxing
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"Nery is banned for life from fighting in Japan for missing weight and a doping violation, but it’s not expected to be an issue."
The most boxing-ist of boxing sentences ever.
(Great fight)
Naoya Inoue and Luis Nery have agreed to a deal for a May fight in Tokyo for Inoue’s undisputed junior featherweight championship, sources told ESPN. Nery is banned for life from fighting in Japan for missing weight and a doping violation, but it’s not expected to be an issue.
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I sat down with
@bronco_lara
ahead of his world title opportunity again
@itsLeighWood
this weekend in Nottingham. Grab a
@BoxingNewsED
today and check it out, rightfully in the shadow of a beautiful tribute to the late, great Ron Lewis
#boxing
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@WajeehLionn
was brave enough to share his incredible story with me for
@guardian_sport
ahead of this weekend’s
#FuryUsyk
fight in Riyadh. A sobering reminder of how sportswashing works & how Saudi nationals are treated compared to tourists & boxing’s cheerleaders.
Link below👇🏼
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Thanks to former two-time British champ
@GarySykesBoxer
for being so open & honest in our chat for
@BoxingNewsED
A gutsy fighter with a career to be proud of, but like many, has suffered in the darkness of retirement.
In stores Thursday
#boxing
#boxeo
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The biggest question coming out of Boxing Twitter tonight: would you rather be a sexist misogynist or the sexiest monogamist?
#boxing
@BoxingFanat1c
@Spencer_Fearon
@craigscott209
@MichellePhelps
@RobTebbutt
He doesn’t want her to. He’s already made it abundantly clear that
@RobTebbutt
is the sexiest.
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A special day at the Inclusive Hub in Kirkdale, Liverpool. Truly the best of our sport and a credit to boxing and the community
@liamstarkey84
#boxing
👏🏻
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Grateful to be granted the space in
@FourFourTwo
@WorldSoccerMag
+
@BoxingNewsED
the last couple of months to tell some sporting stories.
At their best, magazines are unrivalled and need protecting. Get out there and buy something — anything!
#boxing
#football
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Excited to see Fundora progress as he returns on another PPV show this weekend. We spoke back in December ⬇️ he and his father Freddy are a real delight
@SebastianFundo1
#boxing
Standing 6ft 6ins and weighing 154lbs, Sebastian Fundora explains why there’s more to him than meets the eye:
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🆕 Grab a
@FourFourTwo
this month for all things
@ManCity
with Ricky Hatton.
From nabbing Keegan’s medal to asking Wayne Rooney to carry his world titles — out today!
@HitmanHatton
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🆕 I spoke with
@JasonMoloney1
ahead of his "Monster Opportunity" against Naoya Inoue this weekend — check it out in this week's
@BoxingNewsED
+
@PhilRogers81
with
@BMelikuziev
.
🗣️“I’m not going to miss out on this opportunity to repeat history for Australia.”
#boxing
@TonyTolj
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Check out my piece for
@badlefthook
with former 140-pound champ
@RPrograis
🔥
▪️Return vs. Juan Heraldez
▪️Loma–Lopez
▪️A future move to 147
🗣️“I’m glad for
@TeofimoLopez
, but if he wants to come to 140, you know, I’m here!”
@BernieBahrmasel
#boxing
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📖 Boxing Lockdown Library 🥊
A Man’s World by Donald McRae
A heartbreaking tale of Emile Griffith and Benny Paret’s fight in 1962 and everything that surrounded the contest that would end Paret’s life.
#Boxing
#BoxingBookClub
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Duran and a tan. On my second read of Sporting Blood and these dark tales continue to light a fire in me
@HamilcarPubs
What a fucking sport
#boxing
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🆕 Spoke with Mairis Briedis just now as he looks towards a possible unification bout with Lawrence Okolie.
🗣 “Okolie is just eating my leftovers. If he wants a real fight, let’s go!”
Story dropping soon
@badlefthook
#boxing
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Mauricio Lara in punchy form tonight talking me through his Feb. 18 fight with
@itsLeighWood
— feels comfortable as the away fighter and is already looking ahead to “retiring
@J_Warrington
inside his own house.” Story coming soon to
@BoxingNewsED
#boxing
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Great work everyone involved at
@BigWriteHook
- fantastic insight to all sides of the sport. Good too see
@LWOSGarryWhite
featured too! 🥊 keep up the good work
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Alycia Baumgardner: “Why does anyone think Mikaela Mayer is any good?”
@alyciambaum
#boxing
via
@badlefthook
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🆕 "MY FOOTBALL"
Check out May's edition of
@FourFourTwo
as snooker star
@nr147
talks of his true love Chelsea, friendship with
@JohnTerry26
and how the former Chelsea captain asked for a leg up in beating Spurs before the "Battle of the Bridge"...
In stores next week 🛒
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Check out Thursday's stacked edition of
@BoxingNewsED
as I talk with
@jaiopetaia1
on becoming cruiserweight king,
@craigscott209
gives it some AM lovin' with
@ChrisBillam
& the excellent
@donaldgmcrae
reunites with one of the most interesting men in boxing
@IChamberlain_
#boxing
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Stacked edition of
@BoxingNewsED
this week featuring my chat with
@teamromanboxing
ahead of his world title fight with
@coolboysteph
this Saturday. Pick up a copy!
@jessicampotter
#boxing
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Kownacki now on a 0-5 run including 4KOs. Helenius really took his soul. Must be time to call it a day
🚨45 seconds, round 1, referee stops the fight and Kacper Meyna stops Adam Kownacki. Premature stoppage or not?
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Gimme two semi-finals and a final out of these absolute nutters. Roll on
#EstradaGonzalez
in March 👀 🇲🇽🇹🇭🇳🇮🇯🇵
#boxing
#boxeo
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An important time to share this piece from a couple of years back -- although there's still so much work to be done, and progress to be made
#boxing
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Grab a
@BoxingNewsED
this week to read a wholesome feature with the nicest man in boxing ™ Hekkie Budler. On Monday afternoon in Tokyo, the colourful "Hexecutioner" challenges local hero Kenshiro Teraji for light-flyweight immortality
#boxing
#TerajiBudler
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Both men come out happy with a Majority Draw in this week’s rumble. Rematch clause in place – scheduled for next Thursday ~ 9:30. Something, something, paper champion…
@BoxingNewsED
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🆕 Caught up with Olympic gold medalist and Liverpool nut
@SamanthaQuek
for this month's
@FourFourTwo
as she explains her adoration for Steve McManaman and owning a part of the Anfield bench...
In shops today as part of the big season preview edition!
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✍🏼🥊
"Dave has expressed his “need” for boxing over the past few years, highlighting the importance the sport has on keeping his mental health stable. Perhaps now, for the first time, boxing needs Dave Allen as much as Dave Allen needs boxing"
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En route to San Marino for their big game tonight vs. St. Kitts and Nevis. A chance to end their 20-year wait for a victory, and only their second in 206 internationals.
The biggest surprise so far? That we aren’t the only ones making the journey 🇸🇲
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⚠️
@markmagsayo_MMM
x
@FreddieRoach
in this week’s
@BoxingNewsED
as the featherweight champ talks his hard road to glory,
@MannyPacquiao
inspiration & how to beat Rey Vargas
#boxing
@premierboxing
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@jaiopetaia1
had to overcome a broken heart & a broken jaw to become the cruiserweight king — story coming to
@BoxingNewsED
this coming week as he eyes recovery & a future dust-up with
@Lawrence_tko
#boxing
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🆕 Check out my latest piece for
@BoxingNewsED
. It was a pleasure to speak with
@AshleyTheophane
regarding one last fight and his retirement plans. In stores from Thursday 👀
🗣”I guess I’m trying to scratch that itch one more time”
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🆕 Check out my story for
@BoxingNewsED
this week as Jamie Quinn ponders the future of journeymen in boxing. Available online now, and in shops from Thursday!
#boxing
#COVID19
#journeyman
🗣️ "I'm ready for the phone call now, but I don't know when it's going to come."
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🆕 ᴄᴀʟᴇʙ ᴛʀᴜᴀx: ᴛʜᴇ ꜱɪᴍᴘʟᴇ ʟɪꜰᴇ 🎣
I enjoyed speaking with
@GoldenCalebT
ahead of his Jan 30 world title fight vs Caleb Plant
He has prepared well but is also casting an eye on life after boxing
#boxeo
#PlantTruax
@PBConFOX
@badlefthook
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@SunnyEdwards
The table says those numbers are correct as of March 9. Plus looks like a 13-year-old made it on Paint.
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@OshaquieFoster
ahead of his Oct. 28 130-pound title defence against Rocky Hernandez. Talked how a Mayweather camp visit influenced his style, his spat with
@JoeCordina_91
& wanting a UK fight at the start of 2024. "Cordina, Wood, I'm coming". Story coming to
@BoxingNewsED
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Kazuto Ioka – take a bow. What a finish and what a lesson with the left hook. 115lbs is where it's at!
#boxing
#IokaTanaka
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Barry Jones is speaking far too honestly and correctly for DAZN to handle post-fight. Get Conor back on, or some tits, or an energy drink or something. Quick!
#JoshuaHelenius
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A thought-provoking Editor's Letter in this week's
@BoxingNewsED
–
@MattCBoxingNews
hitting the nail on the head re the necessity to prioritise the sport/fighters + the importance of written content over video.
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Far too many voices in Fury’s corner tonight. And very unhelpful that one was John’s.
The fact that John Fury is, for some reason, giving instructions in the corner can only be a positive for Usyk.
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Bucket list stuff filing for
@BoxingNewsED
ringside from Tokyo 🇯🇵
Check out all things Teraji-Budler in this week’s edition - in stores now
#boxing
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@RigoElChacal305
announcing his retirement on IG? At his best, a simply mesmerising boxer
#boxing
#boxeo
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The voice of a knowledgeable sports journalist is priceless in the broadcasting game.
There's a time and a place for ex-pros and even fans, but more of this is needed across the landscape to break away from the copy + paste, cliché discussions.
This is a brilliant clip of James Horncastle discussing Atalanta’s Anfield win and their manager Gian Piero Gasperini.
I think more knowledgeable journalists should be on the likes of Sky and TNT.
Knows his stuff and it comes across.
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@SamanthaQuek
Pretty sure that's Mark Potter – he fought for the British Heavyweight title in 2000.
Top bloke!
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The Premier Sports marketing team hitting me with counters after hovering over the ‘cancel subscription’ button. Twist that arm
#boxing
#SpenceGarcia
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Tyson Fury claiming Oleksandr Usyk "isn't very articulate" whilst speaking in his third — possibly fourth — language is beautifully ironic.
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A must-read from
@DanRafael1
in this week's
@BoxingNewsED
– fantastic and important piece with an honest, brave Garcia
#boxing
Introducing our latest cover story: Ryan García tells Dan Rafael how he emerged from the darkness:
#BoxingNews
📸
@HoganPhotos
/
@GoldenBoyBoxing
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My latest piece on one of the most important topics inside and outside of the ring. Have a read, thanks.
📝🥊
| Mental health in boxing: Fighting the longest, hardest fight |
@bigdaddybunce
@Umar_iFL
@craigscott209
@JohnRawling
@Chris180Mason
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Campbell Hatton looks more like Ricky Hatton than Ricky Hatton looks like Ricky Hatton.
In all fairness, some cracking content coming out the Matchroom YT channel - Ricky was my guy as a teen, and I can’t wait to see Campbell’s rib ticklers in action
#boxing
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Big up the departing
@boxing_social
crew. Top-tier boxing writers who made that site the go-to for features weird and wonderful. Other platforms would be lucky to have a slice of any of these talented boxing perverts – especially
@craigscott209
@PhilRogers81
&
@LWOSGarryWhite
🤝🏼
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Grab a May edition of
@WorldSoccerMag
as I speak with
@armandobroja9
on life at
@ChelseaFC
spearheading the Albanian national team, new boss Sylvinho and recovering from an ACL rupture👇🏼
🔗
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If Carlsberg did holidays... well, I wouldn’t be drinking a Carlsberg and Christensen wouldn’t have rugby tackled Mane.
#turkishdelight
#CHELIV
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Great catching up with
@JasonMoloney1
tonight on all things lockdown, 118-pounders and awaiting his Vegas debut 💥 Big things to come from “The Smooth One” 🥊
Feature dropping later this week on
@badlefthook
✍🏼
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Matt has been the moral compass of a sport that can often be hard to love. BN’s huge loss will be someone else’s gain — even if it’s Rocky with longer morning walks. A true giant in his field and a pleasure to have written for.
It is with genuine sadness that I announce today was my last day at my beloved Boxing News. Thank you so much to all who supported me along the way. It was the ultimate privilege to represent such a wondrous publication.
I wish all who remain at BN every success for the future.
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AJ and Fury are gonna have a field day up against Teo and Haney if Usyk can go route one and ping the long ball up to the big men. Bivol and Beterbiev in the engine room will do well to escape yellows
#boxing
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🆕
@AshleyTheophane
spoke to me at length regarding a potential fight with
@ConorNigel
, his 50th pro win and life after boxing.
Check it out in this week's
@BoxingNewsED
in stores Thursday, lead by Thomas Hauser's feature on a prime
@MannyPacquiao
in 2009 🇵🇭
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Chamberlain vs Watkins is a real goer 🔥
🚨 FIGHTS ANNOUNCED 🚨
🥊 John Ryder v Andrey Sirotkin
🥊 Ted Cheeseman v Asinia Byfield
🥊 Isaac Chamberlain v Luke Watkins
🥊 Ryan Doyle v Jordan Gill
🥊 Jake Ball v Craig Richards
📆 October 27th
📍 Copper Box, London 🇬🇧
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🆕 Get your paws on
@BoxingNewsED
this week where I speak with
@TyroneNurse
plotting the downfall of Lejarraga in Spain. Plus unmissable work from
@craigscott209
on the trials and tribulations of Bradley Pryce's career & and all things 'Queensbury vs Matchroom'!
#boxing
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"Wasn't sure" or was "99% sure it didn't" – poor form trying to deflect here
@Claressashields
All I said was I wasn’t sure this fight had VADA, great that it does. All the best for Saturday night Champ.
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Pleasure as always to talk to Kiko. Check out his Guest Column in this week's
@BoxingNewsED
as he continues to put retirement on ice
#boxing
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Franco takes his record to 2-21 (2KOs) after intercepting this week’s
@BoxingNewsED
and delivering a sublime counter to the back pages — knocking on the door of a title shot against one of the big bank statements
#boxing
@MattCBoxingNews
@alexsteedman
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Delighted to make my
@BoxingNewsED
debut this week. Jamie Quinn spoke to me at length regarding his fears for journeymen in boxing. A real class act. Check it out!
#boxing
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