Elliot Worsell

In June 2001, a nationally-televised fight aboard a retired aircraft carrier left one man dead and another forever scarred. A quarter century later, George Khalid Jones returns to the scene of one of boxing's most infamous tragedies to reckon with what remains.

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As Usyk, 39, searches for the perfect final chapter for his singular career, an aging Wilder, 40, has become a most unlikely object of desire for the former undisputed two-weight champion.

As Usyk, 39, searches for the perfect final chapter for his singular career, an aging Wilder, 40, has become a most unlikely object of desire for the former undisputed two-weight champion.

The first time I encountered Anthony Joshua he was looking for a home. Or, if not a home, a team; a support network; some guidance.

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Sometimes the kindest thing a person can do before you enter a certain situation is say to you: “No, really, you don't want to go in there.”

You can train to punch harder, move faster and fight smarter. But can you really train yourself to take a punch?

Once the most important title in sports, boxing's heavyweight championship has been fractured by politics, proliferation and the rise of competing belts. What comes next may determine whether it can ever mean the same again.

Itauma, 21, has long been hailed as the next Tyson. On Saturday, the British heavyweight prodigy finally gets his chance. Can boxing's next big thing live up to a lifetime of expectations?