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.

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.

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.

After a busier than usual August, but still a relatively quiet month, boxing returns to its busy best this weekend — and we’ll be taking a look at not one, not two, but three cards in our weekend preview.

The growth of Bare Knuckle Boxing over the past 10 years has been quite simply remarkable. After the first licensed show in over a century took place in June 2015, it’s gone from strength to strength, with broadcasters such as DAZN now jumping on the bandwagon and partnering with the leading organisation BKFC to broadcast multiple shows a month.

With the end of 2025 getting closer by the day and promoters’ schedules starting to get finalised for the end of the year, we’ve picked out six fights across four weight classes that we would like to see before the turn of the year.

Ahead of last Saturday night, much of the talk centred on whether the 20-year-old heavyweight sensation Moses Itauma has what it takes to become a heavyweight great. Dillian Whyte was seen as a step up in opposition — arguably the first fighter Itauma had faced who posed a real threat to him. However, in less than 120 seconds, Itauma silenced any doubters who suggested he wasn’t ready for an opponent like Whyte. First-round knockout. Job done.

When it comes to boxing, a crossroads fight is often a vital part of not one but two fighters’ careers. One fighter is usually on the up with a huge future ahead of them, while the other faces the bleak prospect of potential retirement if they lose.

One night, three time zones, three world title fights, one hall-of-famer, one soon-to-be hall-of-famer and one future hall-of-famer, this Saturday night really does have it all for boxing fans.

In terms of a double-header, from two different promoters, with two different broadcasters, over two days and in one city, it really does not getting much better in the world of boxing than this weekend.  One of the greatest rivalries in boxing will come to a conclusion at Madison Square Garden on Friday as Katie Taylor and Amanda Serrano battle it out in what will more than likely be the big finale between the pair on an all-female card which features three undisputed world title fights and three more world title fights, two of those being unification clashes. Remarkable. 

With this week's world title action already done and dusted by Thursday morning, the boxing world's beady eyes will all be on Manchester this weekend as Jack Catterall looks to bounce back from defeat against Arnold Barboza Jr when he takes on the undefeated Harlem Eubank on his return to welterweight.

In terms of a random weekend of boxing action, it really doesn’t get much more random – but as randomly exciting – as this one. A super-middleweight ‘interim’ world title fight on Friday, followed by the return of a former heavyweight world champ. Then on Saturday, probably the best fight of the weekend in an all-British European title clash – and Jake Paul headlining a card that features a cruiserweight unification clash against another former world champ.

After a week off last week, big-time boxing returns to the shores of England this weekend as Olympic gold medallist Galal Yafai defends his WBC World ‘Interim’ Flyweight Title against Mexico’s Francisco Rodriguez Jr in what looks set to be a sold-out Resorts World Arena in Yafai’s home city of Birmingham.

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.

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?

Ask ten boxing fans who the real number one is in any given division, and you might get ten different answers. Not because they all see the sport differently—but because the rankings themselves often feel like a bad joke.

Boxing is a sport that thrives on spectacle. It’s always been about more than just punches—it’s about moments, settings, atmosphere. And lately, it seems the ring is being lifted out of the usual arenas and dropped back into places that feel bold, unconventional, even rebellious.

In what many thought was going to be a routine victory for Ben Whittaker against the resurgent Liam Cameron, the fight proved to be anything but that — and now, as a result, we have one of the most highly anticipated domestic rematches of the year this Sunday evening.