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Split boxing ring image showing famous veteran fighters facing younger prospects under bright lights, illustrating the boxing familiar names problem and how nostalgia-driven matchups stall division progress.

Why Boxing Keeps Confusing Familiar Names With Meaningful Progress

Boxing’s growing reliance on familiar names over genuine momentum is stalling divisions and frustrating fans. This CMBoxing opinion piece examines why nostalgia keeps winning — and...

Dana White pictured alongside a boxing ring during Zuffa Boxing’s debut event, with fighters in action under bright arena lights, reflecting the launch of Zuffa Boxing as a new but familiar presence in the sport.

Zuffa Boxing’s First Event: A New Player, But Not a Revolution

Zuffa Boxing’s debut event looked polished and professional, but beneath the production values lies a bigger question: does Dana White’s entry into boxing actually change anything?...

Katie Taylor wearing world championship belts in the ring after a fight, as discussion grows around Katie Taylor retirement in 2026 and the final phase of her boxing career.

Katie Taylor Signals the Endgame: Why 2026 Could Be Her Final Year

Katie Taylor has openly suggested that 2026 may be the final chapter of her boxing career. This piece looks at what she has actually said, the toll of elite competition, and why the...

Deontay Wilder and Derek Chisora sit exhausted in a worn boxing ring beneath a faded Wilder vs Chisora banner, symbolising a controversial cash-out bout and wider Wilder Chisora fight criticism within heavyweight boxing.

Deontay Wilder vs Derek Chisora Is Boxing’s Saddest Cash-Out Fight

Deontay Wilder vs Derek Chisora is being sold as entertainment, but it’s really a fight built on familiarity, not relevance. This piece cuts through the hype to ask why boxing keeps...

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What Boxing Still Does Better Than Any Other Sport

For all its flaws, boxing still produces moments no other sport can replicate. This piece explores why boxing is unique — and why fans continue to care, even when the sport frustrates...

Landscape illustration showing a packed UK boxing arena with empty red seats in the foreground, a brightly lit boxing ring under a “sold out” sign, frustrated British boxing fans holding Union Jack flags, and ticket price graphics (£85, £100, £200) highlighting rising boxing ticket prices in the UK and fans being priced out of live boxing.

Are Boxing Fans Being Priced Out of Their Own Sport?

Boxing ticket prices in the UK have reached a point where even long-time fans are starting to walk away. From domestic shows costing near-Wembley money to stacked pay-per-views at home,...

Landscape feature image showing Prince Naseem Hamid’s rise and fall, with moments from his flamboyant ring entrances, championship wins, and his defeat to Marco Antonio Barrera, illustrating the highs, ego, and turning point of the Prince Naseem Hamid career.

Prince Naseem Hamid: Brilliance, Ego, and the Night It All Fell Apart

As the Prince Naseem Hamid film lands, this CMBoxing feature revisits one of British boxing’s most divisive careers — the brilliance, the ego, and the night it all fell apart.

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