I Am the Referee: Becoming a licenced referee (Part I)
For the first time in seven and a half years the British Boxing Board of Control have been busy interviewing new potential referees.
Elliot Worsell
The Beltline: Humbled and all out of mantras, Anthony Joshua returns from A Fairly Honourable Defeat
Is Anthony Joshua staying "hungry and humble", or is he about to turn heel?
The Beltline: Humbled and all out of mantras, Anthony Joshua returns from A Fairly Honourable Defeat
Is Anthony Joshua staying "hungry and humble", or is he about to turn heel?
Leigh Wood vs Mauricio Lara, set for February 18, has a higher xV (Expected Violence) than most other fights
Without wishing to tempt fate, a featherweight fight between Leigh Wood and Mauricio Lara seems as close to a sure thing as you can find in boxing, writes Elliot Worsell
The Beltline: 2022 was the year the boxing industry became as subservient as an influencer’s boyfriend
2022 was a one out of 10 kind of year, writes Elliot Worsell
The Beltline: 2022 was the year the boxing industry became as subservient as an influencer’s boyfriend
2022 was a one out of 10 kind of year, writes Elliot Worsell
BN Preview: Kazuto Ioka once again promises New Year’s Eve fireworks, this time against Joshua Franco
Super-flyweights Kazuto Ioka and Joshua Franco meet on December 31 in what could turn out to be a late contender for "Fight of the Year", writes Elliot Worsell
The Beltline: Can a fighter be crowned “Fighter of the Year” despite not officially winning a fight this year?
Jack Catterall didn't officially win a fight this year, yet no performance in the UK was better than the one he produced against Josh Taylor, writes Elliot Worsell
The Beltline: Conor Benn and the rage of “innocence”
Conor Benn will likely need more than Instagram statements to win his battle in the court of public opinion, writes Elliot Worsell
The Beltline: Conor Benn and the rage of “innocence”
Conor Benn will likely need more than Instagram statements to win his battle in the court of public opinion, writes Elliot Worsell
BN Preview: Chris Billam-Smith has become quite the seaside attraction in 2022
The ever-improving Chris Billam-Smith ends the year with a seemingly routine fight against Armend Xhoxhaj, writes Elliot Worsell
BN Verdict: Merely surviving in the presence of Naoya Inoue has become the best-case scenario
Liverpool's Paul Butler did all he could to survive against Naoya Inoue tonight in Tokyo, Japan, but nowhere near enough to win any rounds, writes Elliot Worsell
BN Verdict: Luis Alberto Lopez and three ringside judges get it right in Leeds
Leeds hero Josh Warrington rallies late against Luis Alberto Lopez but it is not enough to retain his belt, writes Elliot Worsell
BN Verdict: Terence Crawford once again demonstrates the gulf in quality between him and the rest
The great Terence Crawford stops David Avanesyan in dramatic fashion in round six, yet needs bigger and better in 2023, writes Elliot Worsell
BN Preview: Terence Crawford takes another tough fight that does little for his legacy
David Avanesyan is a solid opponent on a good run of form, yet Terence Crawford, one of the world's best fighters, needs to be aiming higher, writes Elliot Worsell