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Return to York Hall The magic of York Hall is explored in detail in a brand new Boxing News podcast, writes Matt Christie THERE was something eerie about York Hall during the series of Queensberry Promotions events staged inside the all but empty arena at the height of the pandemic. One could almost hear the old hallowed venue creaking and groaning without spectators inside to enliven it. After a break of 16 months, York Hall is preparing to welcome fans up its stairs and inside its walls to wa...

The Anthony Joshua vs Tyson Fury saga is nothing compared to other comedies the heavyweight division has stage in years gone by, writes Steve Bunce

OVER the decades the most prized trophy of former fighter Ray Fallone — a boxer with precisely 100 pro fights to his name — had deteriorated badly. But thanks to his sons and popular BBC daytime TV programme, The Repair Shop, it has been restored to its former glory. Scroll down for a link to watch the show The legendary Londoner, of Furze Hill Road, Shanklin, fought at welterweight level between 1962 and 1975 — still a golden era of the sport, in which Ray rubbed shoulders with the...

Henry Cooper was England’s most beloved fighter. Looking back on a meeting with a man whose name was synonymous with decency and courage. By Thomas Hauser ON November 10, 1970, Henry Cooper knocked out Jose Manuel Urtain at Wembley Stadium in London to reclaim the European Boxing Union heavyweight crown. Cooper, as was often the case when he fought, was cut above his left eye and below the right one. But he won every round en route to a ninth-round stoppage. It was gratifying victory and also...

The most memorable and crazy nights out in Nottinghams most famous clubs Some lucky clubbers bumped into celebrities Rock City on Talbot Street, in Nottingham (Image: Nottingham Post) Subscribe today to get the latest headlines straight to your inbox with our free email updatesInvalid EmailSomething went wrong, please try again later. Subscribe When you subscribe we will use the information you provide to send you these newsletters. Your information will be used in accordance with ourPrivacy No...

Harry Mullan on Billy Aird, and his Las Vegas diaries Harry Mullan, widely regarded as the greatest of all Boxing News editors, would have been 75 on April 22. To celebrate his memory, his substantial writing talent, and his unique appreciation of life, the sport and its fighters, we’re delighted to bring you two previously unpublished excerpts from a book he started working on in the 1980s but never completed IF Billy Aird had been able to inflict on his fellow heavyweights even half the dam...

The refugee tales of Joe Bugner and other fighters The tales of Joe Bugner and co are cruel but irresistible chunks of boxing folklore, writes Steve Bunce THERE has to be a bit of truth, a few lies, excess, invention, delusion and suffering in any good boxing story. The history of the men and women that travelled on mules, camels, in trucks, swam, walked across mountains in snow, risked it in sinking dinghies, had fake passports and finally landed in a British ring is long and complicated. Joe ...

Wickham Signs New Deal Friday, 8th Apr 2011 10:14 Town boss Paul Jewell has revealed that striker Connor Wickham has extended his Blues contract until 2014. The England U21 international turned 18 last week, allowing him to sign a longer term deal, his previous contract having taken him up to 2013. Jewell said: “He’s extended it to 2014, which is good, but it won’t stop the speculation. It means that we’re committed to Connor and he’s committed to us. “It’s good news. An awful...

Malaysians were clearly electrified with the arrival of boxing champion Muhammad Ali on June 10,1975.

Henry Cooper vs Joe Bugner revisited Steve Bunce remembers Henry Cooper vs Joe Bugner, an unforgettable night in British boxing, 50 years on IT was just eight nights after the Fight of the Century, another night in a business so remote it is often hard to understand. The fighters, promoters, trainers, managers, the man in the middle and the press were all witnesses to the unforgettable night Henry Cooper and Joe Bugner fought. It was March 16, 1971 and the British, Commonwealth and European tit...