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April 30th, 2021 By Donald “Braveheart” Stewart Oftentimes I start a review of a boxer’s career fully in a positive frame of mind. No matter what they have faced or what transgressions they are guilty of, redemption somewhere is apparent. It can even come from the sport itself. Occasionally I start with a tale of woe that has little by way of mitigation and yet here, and there appears something which can be claimed as a positive spin, where, despite a continued struggle somebody somewhere has done something remarkable about it. And then I found myself looking at the tragedy that Lisa...

Conor Benn reveals why a single boxing world title will make him a happy man Conor Benn faces Samuel Vargas at the Copper Box Arena in London on Saturday, April 10.  Harriet Lander/Getty Images •Has been reporting on British boxing for over 15 years •Appears on BoxNation's Boxing Matters show As the son of a famous boxer, Conor Benn has dealt with high expectations early in his career. Sometimes he wonders whether he should have left his idyllic lifestyle in Australia, but he is certain that now is the time to make a name for himself in boxing, and just the one world title will do.

Thinking of Jim Evans Laurence Williams has a message for British boxing legend, Jim Evans. It’s a message shared by all at Boxing News and the entire industry ONE of the great characters of British boxing, Jim Evans – trainer, manager, promoter and top class amateur boxer – is not well at the moment. Eighty-five years old, dignified and hugely respected, Jim’s is a life lived in boxing. Mainly recognised in recent years as a great trainer and manager, Jim was also a top class amateur boxer. He had 246 fights and only lost about 30 times. Most of these were for the Army and he later ...

Spending time with Nigel Benn following the Gerald McClellan fight was unforgettable for so many different reasons, writes Steve Bunce IN the summer of 1995 Nigel Benn ran up a mountain in Tenerife daily to prepare for one fight and forget another. It was, trust me, a form of punishment. He wanted to forget the night he had beaten Gerald McClellan in February, left the American in a hospital cubicle just minutes before emergency surgery. The pair had shared a ring at the London Arena that night, pushed each other way beyond any of sport’s bloody boundaries and in round 10 it finished. Benn ...