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Boxing: Fabulous Carl Froch keen for shot at Ward after Kessler classic
Sunday 26 May 2013
'I want him here. He needs to leave his safety zone,' says Briton following his gruelling victory over Dane
Box clever and Carl Froch can flatten Mikkel Kessler
Saturday 25 May 2013
Seven days before the first Carl Froch and Mikkel Kessler fight in 2010 the trouble started when the fight was postponed, Froch gained 7lb at a barbecue, his elbow was injured and his eardrum was damaged.
Boxing: Floyd Mayweather has need for speed to avoid another brawl
Saturday 04 May 2013
Floyd Mayweather has been a professional boxer since 1996 but is not expected to finally walk away from the sport until 2016, when his latest contract expires.
Boxing: Floyd Mayweather returns with his mind on the money
Sunday 28 April 2013
Fight game's supreme craftsman is back after a prison term to open his account in $200m deal
Boxing: Amir Khan has most to lose as British trio
take to the canvas
Saturday 27 April 2013
Amir Khan and Audley Harrison enter the ring tonight in fights they need to win to stay in boxing’s lucrative deep end, and Martin Murray has a task without precedents in front of nearly 50,000 in Buenos Aires.
Boxing: 'Isaac Chilemba doesn't understand that I'm not joking... I'm willing to die in the ring,' says Tony Bellew
Friday 29 March 2013
Tony Bellew upped the stakes in his pre-fight chat when he said: "I'm willing to die in that ring."
Boxing: Comeback kid David Haye takes aim at world title
Thursday 28 March 2013
The British fighter does not yet have an opponent
Boxing: David Haye set to unveil comeback plans
Wednesday 27 March 2013
The former undisputed cruiserweight and WBA heavyweight champion has not fought since stopping domestic rival Dereck Chisora i
Boxing: Dereck Chisora issued new license following David Haye brawl
Tuesday 12 March 2013
Dereck Chisora has regained his British Boxing Board of Control licence a year after it was withdrawn following his behaviour in Germany last February.
Boxing: Hopkins breaks record again
Sunday 10 March 2013
Bernard Hopkins broke his own record by again becoming the oldest man to win a world title when he beat Tavoris Cloud on points to claim the IBF light-heavyweight crown.
Boxing: Level on points after the insults, but Adrien Broner should beat Gavin Rees in ring
Saturday 16 February 2013
Welshman promises to silence “disrespectful” American – but the odds are heavily against him
Boxing: Marquez seeks trial of strength with Pacquiao
Saturday 08 December 2012
Mexican uses services of controversial coach to bulk up for fourth fight against nemesis tonight
Boxing: Amir Khan plans return to top after defeat to Danny Garcia
Monday 16 July 2012
Amir Khan plans to reconquer the light-welterweight division, with David Haye and Carl Froch among those urging him to reject calls to retire.
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Is the Muslim call to prayer really such a menace?
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Channel 4 to 'provoke' viewers who associate Islam with terrorism with live call to prayer during Ramadan
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US army doctor returns arm to Vietnamese soldier fifty years after he took it as a souvenir
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Police seize possessions of rough sleepers in crackdown on homelessness
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Demand for food banks has nothing to do with benefits squeeze, says Work minister Lord Freud
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