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<p>Clockwise from top-left: Terence Crawford; Dmitry Bivol and Artur Beterbiev, Chris Eubank Sr and Jr; Callum Smith and Joshua Buatsi</p>

alex pattle, jack rathborn2025 in review

Boxing year-end awards 2025: Best fighter, knockout, event and more

As another year of boxing action comes to an end, here are the fights, fighters and finishes that stood out

<p>Oleksandr Usyk seems to be lining up a voluntary title defence</p>

Usyk vs Wilder edges nearer as date and location details emerge

Recent: Wilder speaks out on potential Usyk showdown

<p>Naoya Inoue (left) during his dominant win over Alan Picasso</p>

Inoue welcomes ‘Bam’ clash but Nakatani showdown looms

<p>Jake Paul (right) repeatedly dived at the legs of Anthony Joshua</p>

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Disappointed in Anthony Joshua? Sorry, you’ve got it completely wrong

In depth

<p>Anthony Joshua en route to knocking out Wladimir Klitschko at Wembley in 2017</p>

Boom!

What it’s really like to get punched by Anthony Joshua

<p>Jake Paul started off as a Vine and YouTube star – and has gone on to trade the Disney Channel for the boxing ring </p>

exclusive interview

The hidden side of Jake Paul

<p>Left to right: Frank Warren, Frank Smith, Eddie Hearn and Ben Shalom</p>

Hearn, Warren and more

‘Forget where you are on the poster’: How big fights get made

<p>John Ryder, pictured, and his coaches put Indy Sport’s Alex Pattle through his paces </p>

in the gym

Sweaty eyeballs, bruised hands and the worst smell ever – training with a pro boxer