It’s not often you can go from Manchester to Orlando, but that’s exactly what we do in this weekend’s preview as we take a look at Queensberry’s light-heavyweight card in Manchester before turning our attention to Jordan Thompson’s heavyweight debut against the dangerous, undefeated Cuban, Lenier Pero.

Here we go again… Scarily, for the second time this month, what should be a review of one of the fights of the year is instead a review of another poor piece of officiating by a repeat offender.

The UFC Heavyweight Champion… More commonly known as the “Baddest Man on the Planet” by combat sports fans.

This weekend in Abu Dhabi, the title will be fought for by two of the deadliest men on the planet — England’s Tom Aspinall and France’s Ciryl Gane.

After a week off, big-time heavyweight boxing returns to the shores of England this weekend as former world champion Joseph Parker steps back into action against the hard-hitting, undefeated Fabio Wardley at the O2 Arena.

Over the years, the UFC has built a reputation for being the most dominant mixed martial arts promotion in the world, and at the moment, there’s no sign of that construction slowing down.

Tom Aspinall — one of the nicest guys in combat sports but, without doubt, one of the most deadly. The 6’4” man mountain makes the first defence of his UFC Heavyweight Championship in Abu Dhabi this weekend against Frenchman Ciryl Gane — but could the Lancashire lad be set for a return to boxing in the near future?

It’s something we’ve written about time and time again, three times to be specific in less than a year but things just aren’t getting any better and in fact, they’re probably getting worse. Incompetent judging of fights. 

A British White Rhino clashing with a Russian Bear in Sheffield… Something that only AI could realistically visualise — however, this Saturday night, we get just that, as fan favourite Dave Allen takes on the hard-hitting Russian giant Arslanbek Makhmudov on home soil, with a solid domestic undercard before it.

When it comes to broadcasting in boxing, a majority of the big players globally have had a crack at it. From HBO to Sky Sports to ESPN to ITV, they’ve all, at some point, dipped their toe into the water. But in recent times, it’s been the new kids on the block taking over. With ESPN not renewing their deal with Top Rank and Sky Sports not renewing their deal with Boxxer, DAZN and Netflix have quickly stepped forward as the two big players in boxing broadcasting.

The big one is nearly here. Two of the greatest fighters of this generation going toe-to-toe in Sin City in their bid to go down in the history books as one of the sports greats. 

“Everyone is beatable” is a cliché often used in boxing, and the majority of the time it’s pretty accurate. Only legends like Joe Calzaghe, Andre Ward, Floyd Mayweather Jr and Rocky Marciano have retired without a blemish on their record.

Rematches are part and parcel of boxing these days. Whether we like them or not, in many big fights there’s a rematch clause. In rare cases, like this one, there wasn’t a rematch clause — but the demand for the two fighters to run it back is just as powerful as any signed piece of paper.

It’s the fight that many believed we would never see and many believed was impossible to make. Two pound-for-pound generational greats putting it all on the line in their bid to be the undisputed super-middleweight champion of the world.

Following on from the success of Chisora vs Wallin last weekend, big-time boxing stays in Manchester this weekend as the exciting Jack Catterall headlines a cracking Matchroom card against the undefeated American Arnold Barboza Jr for the WBO ‘Interim’ World Super-Lightweight Title.

2007… The year that was better known for the outbreak of Bird Flu and Gordon Brown becoming Prime Minster. It was also the year when a future British boxing legend made his debut in the pro ranks. 

It’s rare in boxing in this day and age to see two hungry, young, determined, and, let’s be honest, elite-level fighters willing to put their undefeated records on the line in a fight that isn’t even for a full world title.

Big-time boxing is well and truly back this weekend with a Matchroom double-header on opposite sides of the Atlantic.

Boxing is booming already in 2025, and the year is barely a couple of weeks old. With superfights such as Eubank Jr vs Benn and Garcia vs Haney both pretty much announced, we’ve picked out five weight classes that could host some of the biggest and most exciting bouts over the next 12 months. Where better to start than with the big boys?

We’ve picked out our seven British prospects to follow in 2025, and now it’s time to take a deep look into the next crop of talent from the rest of the world. We’ve chosen five fighters—some with names that may already be familiar to you and others that may not—to follow over the coming months.

British boxing is in arguably the best place it’s been in in a very long time and with 2025 now upon is, it looks set to be an incredible year both domestically and globally for some of our biggest stars. In this article though, we’ve taken a look at the next-gen and picked out seven fighters who could well become stars over the next 12 months and put themselves in position for at least domestic honours come the end of the year.