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In 2025, this ancient sport survives A hero’s shocking deathTyson Fury’s absence, and victory in carnival fights Anthony Joshua Just days before the tragic accident.
It’s been an extraordinary year, with highs and lows, and plenty of absurdity on both sides. have high profile defectionStadium tickets sold out, and a stunning knockout. besides Fixed fight chargespeople quit in major fights, and too many people died on the safe side of the rope.
There are three large stadium boxing matches taking place in the UK throughout the year, with a total attendance of around 220,000 people; there are smaller stadium matches, and there may be 10 matches in indoor arenas with 15,000 fans in attendance. In September, the World Amateur Championship came to the UK for the first time since its inception in 1974; Liverpool’s game was greatcoverage is terrible.
Connor Benn and Chris Eubank Jr. Filled Tottenham Hotspur’s position 24 rounds of excitement, tears and pain. Their first fight was brutal and ended with both men barely walking. Eubank Jr got the decision and he deserved it. Ben was in tears while little Eubank sat in the back of the ambulance. Accompanied by dehydration and exhaustion. Seven months later, they did it again; Ben won handily and Eubank Jr. never fought. It’s fascinating, but not the first savage battle they’ve had. Boxers have boundaries and they know them, especially against old foes; Benn and Eubank had nothing to prove in their second fight.
In July, more than 90,000 people packed Wembley to watch the game Oleksandr Usyk defeats and stops Daniel Dubois in round five;Usyk was once again the undisputed champion that night. Du Bois was accused of many things in his defeat, some of which were malicious and untrue. To me, from six feet away, he looked seriously injured. The criticism was harsh.
In fact, criticism of losing boxers reached a nadir in 2025. In decades of covering this noble sport, I’m not sure I’ve ever heard so many boxers called cowards, useless or worse. This is a disturbing trend boxingmodern media.
Nick Ball defends his WBA featherweight title twice; Liverpool’s Jezza Dickens is promoted to the WBA super featherweight title. The same thing happened to Fabio Wardley. It’s been an amazing year for Wardley. He defeated Justis Huni in the 10th round when he was badly behind and then dramatically stopped joseph parker Competing for the interim WBO heavyweight title. About a week later, Usyk vacated the WBO title and Wadley became the official champion.
The vacant British Heavyweight Championship was won by Jeamie TKV in a brawl with Frazer Clarke live on BBC 2; for the BBC it was both a great return after 20 years and a reminder of how bloody and grueling the sport can be. In many ways, TKV and Clark’s fight on terrestrial television was a timely reminder that boxing is not about boxing. love island Refuse to fight incompetent influencers in so-called boxing matches. Clark’s commitment was total. His loss is devastating. Watching a game from the sidelines is a dubious privilege.
Anthony Yarde loses a world title fight In Saudi Arabia, Hamzah Sheeraz earned a controversial draw in their world title fight at the same venue. A few months later, Shiraz scored a big win in New York, setting the stage for a major event in 2026. Lewis Crocker defeated Paddy Donovan to win the vacant IBF welterweight title in his beloved Belfast. Sandy Ryan lost a world title belt fight in Las Vegas and Catford’s Ellie Scotney added a world title belt to her collection in New York. Lauren Price beats Tasha Jonas at Royal Albert Hall Winning three welterweight world titles on one big night; Caroline Dubois is on the same bill Then defended her WBC lightweight title in Miami. Terri Harper has only defended her WBO lightweight belt once. This has not been a good year for women.
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Some family struggles are extraordinary; callum Smith defeated Joshua Buatsi in Riyadh in February fight of the year contender Conah Walker’s final round win over Pat McCormack in Monte Carlo was also a good fight. The Walker fight was supposed to be for the British title, but it was overseas and outside domestic jurisdiction. Walker is a champion. The hype and anticipation surrounding the rematch between heavyweight boxers Dave Allen and Johnny Fisher is incredible; Allen gets revenge, stops Fisher in fifth game.
Joe Bugner is one of Britain’s greatest heavyweightswho died in September; he was 75 and faced giants in the boxing ring in the seventies and eighties, losing twice on points to Muhammad Ali. The deaths of forgotten icons and British champions Mark Keller and James Cook deserve more publicity.
when Ricky Hatton When he was announced dead in September, it felt like the entire movement had been put on hold, and it was left in despair as people tried to make sense of the loss. His funeral at Manchester Cathedral had a palatial feel. Hatton dominated the sport and his death was both justified and senseless. He is only 46 years old but is still loved by thousands of viewers who follow his every game. It’s a tragedy that so few of us watched Ricky play another game, one he lost on a lonely night at home.
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Joshua had a crazy and tragic end to the year. he knocked down jake paul A glorious carnival battle in Miami six days before Christmas and then ten days later Injured in fatal car crash in Nigeria. Joshua lost two close friends in the accident: members of his team.
Paul’s fight was watched by 30 million people on Netflix; more than $100 million was shared between the boxers. They are all winners. Ultimately, just two days before New Year’s, the entire Miami sideshow was forgotten; it didn’t matter to Joshua that he survived the massacre, that’s all that really mattered.