JOHN WIGHT explores the Greek tragedy beneath British boxing’s most dazzling ascent — Prince Naseem Hamed and the mentor who shaped him

JOHN WIGHT celebrates a new account of the life of the great British boxer and communist Len Johnson

JOHN WIGHT tells the story of legendary Cuban boxer Teofilo Stevenson, the fighter who refused to be bought and became a national icon

From Anthony Joshua v Jake Paul to Andrew Tate in Dubai, JOHN WIGHT writes about a weekend that exposed the sport’s moral and competitive collapse

Golovkin’s arrival stabilises the amateur code while Joshua–Paul signals a troubling new era for the sport, writes JOHN WIGHT

From Canning Town to championship glory, Mark Kaylor’s journey mirrored a decade of upheaval, resilience, and raw working-class pride, writes JOHN WIGHT

With unresolved drug tests, dangerous weight cuts, and promoters calling the shots, the rematch exposes a sport that too often risks its fighters for profit, writes JOHN WIGHT

JOHN WIGHT enthuses over the newly-crowned WBO champ, who ditched the 9 to 5, for professional boxing

In a town shaped by hardship and history, a grassroots boxing club led by Andrew McFarlane gives purpose to the next generation — including a rising champion, writes JOHN WIGHT

From Manchester pubs to global arenas, Ricky Hatton embodied working-class pride in and out of the ring, but his last round was fought in solitude, writes JOHN WIGHT

Vilified by the public after defeating Henry Cooper, Joe Bugner’s remarkable career and tragic decline reflected the era’s attitudes as much as the man himself, says JOHN WIGHT

Amid riots, strikes and Thatcher’s Britain, Frank Bruno fought not just for boxing glory, but for a nation desperate for heroes, writes JOHN WIGHT