Born on August 12th 1988 in Wythenshawe weighing just a pound, Tyson Luke Fury has been defying the odds since he entered the world and if you’d told anyone at that point that he would go on to stand at 6’9”, weigh 19 stone and become one of the best heavyweight boxers of all time, they’d have probably laughed at you.

A ballet dancer as a child, Vasyl Lomachenko’s journey to becoming one of the most decorated amateur and professional boxers of all time was like no other.

The fact Floyd Mayweather rang the final bell on his boxing career with an unblemished record, remaining undefeated in 50 professional bouts, tells us everything we need to know about his commitment to the cause.

One of the year’s most anticipated fights took place across the pond. Whilst back home it was a story of late change, late drama and, quite frankly, late to the party.

Three UK shows are rounded off by an American sizzler on a weekend of boxing that could well turn out to be one of the year’s most entertaining.

Cyrus Pattinson’s first headline show was capped off with a clinical stoppage after nine rounds of captivating action.

Matchroom are back in the UK as the North-East’s finest talent get ready to shine on home turf.

It was an eventful night of boxing across the globe as Liverpool, Paris and Sydney played host to some of the sport’s newest, oldest, and most current stars.

Callum Smith’s decision to pull-out of his scheduled fight with Pawel Stepien has offered a worldly opportunity to Jack Cullen, but it is a task backed up by some of the sport’s very best.

Ohara Davies and Misfits both made statements of their own on a night of very differing boxing entertainment.

Both sides of the boxing viewership have action to get their teeth into this weekend as Lewis Ritson vs Ohara Davies and Misfits 005 open up March.

Tommy Fury BROKE DOWN IN TEARS after beating Jake Paul on a close split decision in Riyadh.

Jake Paul and Tommy Fury will finally settle a long-running score as the pair face off in Diriyah this weekend.

It was heartbreak for Leigh Wood as Mauricio Lara displayed another sensational show of power on away territory to stake his claim as the featherweight division’s principal.

This weekend sees a match-up that guarantees pure entertainment. Pure entertainment in a sense that punches will be thrown, and someone will get hurt. It sounds brutal, but welcome to boxing.

Adam Azim saw 10 rounds for the first time as he dropped and dominated the previously unbeaten Santos Reyes in London.

A much-demanded rematch, the ‘non-PPV’ return of Anthony Joshua and the chance to see Britain’s most exciting talent. Let’s run through Matchroom’s early 2023 schedule.

The art of war is that it should be fought with strategy, minimising damage and the wasting of resources. But we are here to talk about Amanda Serrano. Her art of war is that it is fought with heart, maximising blood and violence. And this time it earnt her the ultimate reward.

Then there is Alycia Baumgardner - an explosive, aggressive puncher who stalks her prey like a lion does a gazelle. It can look wild, but it is ferocious, and it has helped place her at the top of boxing’s tree.

It is time for the ladies to light up New York as ten world title belts are to be put on the line at Madison Square Garden’s Hulu Theatre.

It was eight rounds of pure violence. Eight rounds that encompassed the idea of man versus man. Eight rounds that proved why boxing is the ultimate spectator sport. Eight rounds that will go down in the history books.