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Obituary: Vernon Forrest

Forrest, left, lands a body blow on Sergio Mora in 2008. Photograph: Jae C Hong/AP Vernon Forrest, who has been murdered aged 38, was a former boxing world champion at two weights and one of the sport's supreme stylists of recent years. Known as "the ...

From JOHN RAWLING, Guardian Unlimited,  3 Aug 2009
Related Topics: Vernon Forrest,  Shane Mosley,  Ricardo Mayorga,  International Boxing Federation

John Rawling on Chris Finnegan

It was unfortunate for Chris Finnegan, who has died aged 64 of pneumonia, that his one opportunity to win a world boxing title pitted him against Bob Foster, who perhaps ranked second only to Archie Moore in any assessment of the outstanding light ...

From JOHN RAWLING, Guardian Unlimited,  4 Mar 2009
Related Topics: Bob Foster,  Archie Moore,  BBC,  Audley Harrison,  Alfred Jones

DeGale Britain's amateurs into pro battle

James DeGale, Britain's middleweight gold medallist from the Beijing Olympics, has spoken boldly this week about wanting to "make a statement" with his performance on his professional debut at Birmingham's National Indoor Arena tonight. On the same ...

From JOHN RAWLING, Guardian Unlimited,  27 Feb 2009
Related Topics: Amir Khan,  BBC,  Ricky Hatton,  Naseem Hamed

Victory or bust for Woods

Clinton Woods after his defeat by Antonio Tarver in the IBF Light Heavyweight title fight Sheffield's former IBF world light heavyweight champion Clinton Woods says he will quit the ring if he does not win what could prove to be a final tilt at glory ...

From JOHN RAWLING, Guardian Unlimited,  13 Feb 2009
Related Topics: Clinton Woods,  Antonio Tarver,  Glen Johnson

Froch heads to Big Apple for Taylor date

Carl Froch is heading to New York. Photograph: Paul Childs/Action Images Carl Froch is set to make a first defence of his World Boxing Council super-middleweight title at New York's Madison Square Garden on 18 or 25 April against the former world ...

From JOHN RAWLING, KEVIN MITCHELL, Guardian Unlimited,  12 Feb 2009
Related Topics: Jermain Taylor,  Bernard Hopkins,  Jeff Lacy

The five top fights of Joe Calzaghe

Joe Calzaghe, right, in the ring against Mikkel Kessler during the super-middleweight title unification fight on 3 November 3 at the Millennium Stadium. Photograph: John Gichigi/Getty Images More than 50,000 witnessed Joe Calzaghe record a unanimous ...

From JOHN RAWLING, Guardian Unlimited,  6 Feb 2009
Related Topics: Joe Calzaghe,  Mikkel Kessler,  Barry McGuigan,  Mike Tyson

Undefeated Calzaghe hangs up his gloves

Three months after defeating Roy Jones to remain undefeated in 46 fights in a glorious professional boxing career that began in 1993, Joe Calzaghe announced that he was retiring from the sport having proved himself the best British boxer of his ...

From JOHN RAWLING, Guardian Unlimited,  5 Feb 2009
Related Topics: Joe Calzaghe,  Jeff Lacy,  Mikkel Kessler,  Bernard Hopkins

Boxing: Amir Khan's fight with Barrera threatened by injury to Mexican

Amir Khan's lighweight bout may have to be cancelled. Photograph: Dave Thompson/PA Archive/PA Photos Amir Khan's lightweight fight with Marco Antonio Barrera is in jeopardy after the Mexican sustained a cut eye while fighting Freudis Rojas in Mexico at ...

From KEVIN MITCHELL, JOHN RAWLING, Guardian Unlimited,  1 Feb 2009
Related Topics: Amir Khan,  Marco Antonio Barrera,  Ingemar Johansson,  Floyd Patterson,  Henry Cooper

ObituarY: Reg Gutteridge

Reg Gutteridge, who has died aged 84, might have been a little embarrassed to have been described as one of the towering figures of modern sports broadcasting. He detested pomposity as much as he loved the sport that made him a household name, but his ...

From JOHN RAWLING, Guardian Unlimited,  27 Jan 2009
Related Topics: Muhammad Ali,  Sugar Ray Leonard,  BBC,  Henry Cooper,  Naseem Hamed

Boxing: Shane Mosley beats Antonio Margarito to win WBA welterweight title

Shane Mosley, right, pounded the Mexican favourite, Antonio Margarito, for most of their WBA welterweight title fight in Los Angeles. Photograph: Mark Ralston/AFP/Getty Images Shane Mosley produced one of his best performances to stop the Mexican ...

From JOHN RAWLING, Guardian Unlimited,  25 Jan 2009
Related Topics: Shane Mosley,  Antonio Margarito,  Miguel Cotto,  Oscar de la Hoya,  Michael Jennings

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