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FULL WEEKEND BOXING PREVIEW - 06/06/2025

Five shows from five different cities across three days — big-time boxing is well and truly back this weekend. We’ll be taking a look at all of the major fights over the next few days, starting off in Newcastle, where the exciting super-welterweight Josh Kelly will be looking to take one step closer to a world title shot against Flavius Biea.

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From Circus to Cult Status? Has Misfits Boxing Just Outsmarted the Entire Industry?

t started as a joke. A gimmick. A sideshow. “Influencer boxing” was the unwanted child of social media and combat sports—one nobody in the industry asked for and most wished would disappear. But here we are in 2025, and Misfits Boxing isn’t just surviving—it’s thriving. The very platform that once had boxing purists foaming at the mouth has packed out major arenas, racked up millions of pay-per-view buys, and built a die-hard fanbase willing to travel across continents to scream for their favourite YouTuber throwing overhand rights with all the precision of a bar brawl.

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Comeback or Crisis? How Long Is Too Long to Stay in the Fight Game?

It’s the age-old story: the fighter who just can’t walk away. The final bell sounds, the gloves are hung up… until they’re not. A few years later, the training videos start trickling out on social media, the whispers of a comeback grow louder, and before you know it, a former world champion is back in the ring with a licence in one hand and nostalgia in the other. But how long is too long? When does a comeback cross the line from inspirational to irresponsible?

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THE TARTAN TORNADO RETURNS IN ANOTHER ALL-BRITISH BANGER

There’s only one Brit who has been undisputed world champion in the four-belt era, and that man is Prestonpans’ very own Josh Taylor. This week, he returns to the home of some of his greatest triumphs when he faces Ekow Essuman at the SSE Hydro in Glasgow.

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FISHER RETURNS TO THE COPPER BOSH IN HIGHLY ANTICIPATED REMATCH

When there’s high demand for a rematch in boxing, it usually means that the first fight was close or controversial. In this case, it’s both, as Johnny Fisher looks to make it back-to-back victories over Dave Allen — but this time in much more convincing style.

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WOOD RETURNS IN BLOCKBUSTER CLASH WITH CACACE

October 7th, 2023… That was the last time former WBA World Featherweight champ Leigh Wood stepped foot inside a professional boxing ring, and this weekend, he returns to action in arguably the toughest test of his career against the former IBF World Super-Featherweight champion, Anto Cacace.

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EUBANK EDGES OUT BENN IN A DOMESTIC CLASSIC

One thing that happens, probably too often in boxing, is fights with a load of hype failing to live up to expectations. However, on Saturday night, Chris Eubank Jr and Conor Benn most certainly did not follow that script, as they delivered arguably one of the best domestic fights in British boxing history.

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A RIVALRY REBORN - CHRIS EUBANK JR VS CONOR BENN

As far as rivalries go, they don’t get much bigger than Chris Eubank Sr vs Nigel Benn. Two fights with three years between them—the thought of a domestic rivalry being bigger than this one, at the time, was a crazy suggestion. However, over 30 years on, a rivalry has brewed that could well surpass it in terms of numbers and hype, and it’s between two men very close to home… their sons.

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OFFICIAL TRAILER FOR EUBANK VS BENN HAS BEEN RELEASED

The highly anticipated boxing trailer for Ring Magazine’s inaugural fight card, FATAL FURY: City of the Wolves, has officially landed. Headlined by Chris Eubank Jr and Conor Benn, the event takes place at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in London on Saturday, 26 April.

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Blood, Grit, and No Gloves: Is Bare-Knuckle Boxing a Step Forward or a Bloody Setback?

It’s raw. It’s brutal. It’s primal. And against all odds—it’s booming. Once written off as a relic from a more savage era, bare-knuckle boxing has made a thunderous comeback. What began as a niche spectacle has muscled its way into the mainstream. Sold-out arenas, multi-million-view knockouts, and fighters you thought you’d never see again are now going viral with bloodied fists and battered faces.

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Protector or Problem? The Role of the Referee in the Age of Caution—and the Chaos of Adeleye vs. TKV

There was a time when referees were barely noticed. Silent guardians in the background, only stepping in when absolutely necessary. But in 2025, they’ve become central characters—praised for their protection, criticised for their caution, and, at times, blamed for ruining the show. And after last weekend, the spotlight on the referee has never burned brighter.

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MAYER & RYAN AND ZEPEDA & FARMER GO GLOVE-TO-GLOVE AGAIN

March bows out with a bang this weekend with three top-quality shows from across the globe. Mikaela Mayer and Sandy Ryan renew their rivalry in a highly anticipated rematch in Las Vegas, while the hard-hitting William Zepeda looks to make it two wins from two against former world champion Tevin Farmer on home soil in Cancún. But first, Olympian Pat Brown makes his professional debut in Manchester, and that’s the card we’ll be taking a look at first.

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Bigger Ring, Bigger Problems? How Ring Size Shapes Fights – and Should It Be StandardiSed?

It’s the kind of detail casual fans barely notice, but fighters and trainers obsess over—ring size. Sometimes, it’s a 20-foot chessboard, where footwork reigns supreme. Other times, it’s a 16-foot phone booth, where escape is a fantasy, and every second is a firefight.

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