Ryan Garcia, among others, is heading into the most lucrative period of his career following a failed test. What a message that projects…

Naoya Inoue is back but what price the upset in Japan? Diego Pacheco heads into what might be the hardest fight of his career and there might be a hidden gem on the Dalton Smith bill.

And in This Week, it’s time to bask in some insane Ricardo Mayorga memories.

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Two days after Anthony Joshua declared that Tyson Fury was his priority for 2025, Fury announced his retirement. This is nothing new for the ‘Gypsy King’ - so are we to take him seriously this time?

As we come to terms with the possibility of one British blockbuster not occurring, another - Chris Eubank Jr versus Conor Benn - is all but confirmed.

In This Week, we strap in and head back to 1985, when Colin Jones was forced to endure what a peak Donald Curry felt like.

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The Opening Bell kicks off its 2025 campaign with a look ahead to what we can expect in the boxing world over the coming months.

The bill in Sheffield, featuring Callum Simpson and Caroline Dubois, is previewed, we reflect on the heavyweight movers and shakers, ponder what might be next for Conor Benn and name our one wish for the boxing year ahead.

In This Week, we venture back to 2006 and a cruiserweight rip-roarer between O’Neill Bell and Jean Marc Mormeck.

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Following another absorbing, high-end heavyweight battle we examine the performances of Oleksandr Usyk, Tyson Fury, and the scorecards which ruled the Ukrainian a handsome winner.

Usyk officially cemented his place in history - but is Fury right to feel aggrieved that the judges went against him?

What’s next for Usyk and is there really any mileage in a third fight?

And is there anything that Fury could have done differently at this stage of his career?

As always, we’re keen to hear your thoughts.

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In the final preview pod of Usyk v Fury, the rematch, we check in with DAZN pundit and commentator Barry Jones with his take on fight week from Saudi. Have there been an clues or red herrings? Can we expect the unexpected from Fury? Will it be more of the fantastic same from the first fight? All this and more in our final preview pod.

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With mere days to go before Oleksandr Usyk and Tyson Fury go into battle again, we dissect every facet of the rematch and name the winner.

Alongside analysis of their first scrap, we explore the psychology of both fighters, their form in rematches and their behaviour in fight week.

Before all of that, we explore the potential for controversy, which might have been heightened following the emergence of a curious conflict of interest regarding one of the officials.

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We’re spoilt for choice while compiling the best of Oleksandr Usyk as he journeys into a rematch with Tyson Fury.

His performance in the first fight is a contender for top spot, so too his wins over Anthony Joshua and Daniel Dubois.

Fear not, his dominance at cruiserweight is not forgotten either.

How would you rank his greatest hits?

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