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EIGHT FIGHTS THAT WE WANT TO SEE ON A QUEENSBERRY VS MATCHROOM 5VS5

It’s approaching the two-year anniversary of the first-ever Matchroom vs Queensberry 5vs5 and, with talk currently extremely quiet about a second fight card between the pair, we’ve taken a look at some fights that could feature on a card this year if Frank and Eddie decide to run it back.

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IS NETFLIX BRINGING A NEW LEASE OF LIFE TO BOXING?

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.

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NAOYA INOUE VS MURODJON AKHMADALIEV - FULL FIGHT PREVIEW

“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.

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LEWIS CROCKER VS PADDY DONOVAN 2 - FULL FIGHT PREVIEW

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.

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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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