The head coach says relationship with owner Marinakis is ‘not so good’
SAD but nonetheless true is the fact that when Taylor and Prograis enter the ring tonight, the recent tragic fate of fellow professional Patrick Day will follow them.
Day’s death from brain trauma sustained in his super welterweight fight against Charles Conwell in Chicago on October 12 shines a harsh light on the sport of boxing in a year in which four ring fatalities constitutes a grim and impossible to wish away toll.
Though inevitably raised at such moments is the chorus of voices calling for the sport to be banned, such talk will always be incompatible with reality.
In recently published book Baddest Man, Mark Kriegel revisits the Faustian pact at the heart of Mike Tyson’s rise and the emotional fallout that followed, writes JOHN WIGHT
As we mark the anniversaries of the Hiroshima and Nagasaki bombings, JOHN WIGHT reflects on the enormity of the US decision to drop the atom bombs
From humble beginnings to becoming the undisputed super lightweight champion of the world, Josh Taylor’s career was marked by fire, ferocity, and national pride, writes JOHN WIGHT
Mary Kom’s fists made history in the boxing world. Malak Mesleh’s never got the chance. One story ends in glory, the other in grief — but both highlight the defiance of women who dare to fight, writes JOHN WIGHT
