Olympic Games Countdown – Ukraine’s fighting pride
Who was Ukraine's first Olympic gold medallist?
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A brief history of Ireland in the Olympic Games
Chris Kempson continues his Olympic Games countdown
Olympic Games Countdown: Bulgaria’s prospects
Bulgaria has produced Olympic Games medallists before, including the last man to beat Mayweather, but how will the country fare at Rio, asks Chris Kempson
RINGSIDE BLOG Floyd Mayweather versus Manny Pacquiao
A year ago today Floyd Mayweather met Manny Pacquiao at the MGM Grand Garden Arena.
Sugar Ray Leonard starches Dave ‘Boy’ Green TODAY IN 1980
The legendary Sugar Ray Leonard scored one of his most explosive wins – over a top Brit – in 1980 and George Gigney takes us back there
On This Day: Meldrick Taylor two seconds from beating Julio Cesar Chavez
Paul Wheeler reflects on Julio Cesar Chavez vs Meldrick Taylor and one of the most controversial boxing finishes in history
On This Day: Sam Langford was born
On March 4 1883 an all-time great was born.
‘Slats’ – The Legend & Life of Jimmy Slattery
Jack Hirsch reviews a new book on Jimmy Slattery
Jack Johnson pardon in focus as Black History Month begins
A new play is opening that focuses on Jack Johnson, while Black History Month kicks off, but still no pardon for the legend despite Congressional approval
The 10 worst decisions in boxing history
Boxing history has been riddled with bad verdicts, even allowing for the subjective nature of scoring.
Jack Johnson on the run
The outstanding Carlos Acevedo on the period legendary heavyweight pioneer Jack Johnson spent in exile
On this day Dwight Muhammad Qawi was born
James Slater profiles the former champion
The top 10 knockouts in boxing history
The best finishes of all time
Joe Louis – Why The Brown Bomber Is The Greatest
Joe Louis tells Ron Olver about the most pivotal fights of his legendary career
On This Day: Mexican warrior Israel Vazquez retains his IBF super-bantamweight title
Artyom Simonyan was no match for the heavy-handed Israel Vazquez 11 years ago