In her latest novel, Beautiful World, Where Are You, Sally Rooney, an Irish author, reflects on the challenges of fame with her protagonist expressing discontent with the intrusive nature of public attention. Rooney delves into the psychological toll of seeking fame and questions the societal glorification of individuals who crave it. This sentiment resurfaced while … Read more
Over the weekend at the O2 Arena in London, we witnessed another thrilling British title fight that ended in a draw. This was the second draw in a short span of time, with heavyweights Fabio Wardley and Frazer Clarke battling to a standstill, much like Nathan Heaney and Brad Pauls did for the middleweight title … Read more
BN: Fans would want to know why Adam Azim has vacated his European title instead of facing Dalton Smith. What’s your response? Shalom: It was a tough decision, but we had to consider all options. Harlem Eubank was one of those options. In his career, most people in the boxing community would understand that the … Read more
The European super-lightweight title is now vacant as Adam Azim has decided to relinquish the belt after holding it for five months. Today (April 3), purse bids were expected for Azim’s next defense against Dalton Smith. However, he will now be facing Harlem Eubank in his upcoming fight. As a result, the European Boxing Union … Read more
1) Bloody brilliant Tim Tszyu’s impressive performance the night before seemed to inspire Fabio Wardley during his headline fight with Frazer Clarke. Despite bleeding profusely from a cut on his nose in round two, Wardley showed resilience and determination, refusing to let the injury deter him. 2) Aim higher Low blows have been a recurring … Read more
ADAM AZIM could be facing his biggest challenge yet in his upcoming fight against Harlem Eubank, as both parties are in advanced talks. The two fighters met in the ring at London’s O2 Arena tonight for a face-off, although nothing has been officially confirmed yet. “I’m ready. This is what I wanted. He may be … Read more
ADAM AZIM will fight Dalton Smith this year but it might not happen next, according to his promoter Ben Shalom. Smith has been installed as mandatory challenger for Azim’s European light-welterweight title and a purse bid has been called for April 1. The pair have both been steadily climbing the ranks but are aligned with … Read more
By Elliot Worsell WHEN George Groves and James DeGale agreed to meet in May 2011, they were swayed by a couple of things. The first, quite naturally, was the size of the payday, significant given only British and Commonwealth super-middleweight titles were on the line. The second, meanwhile, was an awareness that this, as a … Read more
With women’s boxing taking centre stage again in Dublin tonight (November 25), Boxing News columnist Joe Hughes has his say on whether women should be fighting over 12×3 minute rounds in championship fights. IT will be a cracking fight between Chantelle Cameron and Katie Taylor, and I think Cameron will win again. In my opinion, … Read more
By Matt Christie EVEN the most hardened fight fan on the planet, one so used to riding the sport’s waves of elation and disappointment they’d grown numb to both, would have been reminded over the last seven days why they fell for boxing’s charms all those years ago. It was a triumphant week. One that … Read more
