Boxing controversies

Three professional boxing judges seated at ringside scoring a fight during a major bout, illustrating how boxing judges are selected and score contests

How Are Judges Chosen for Major Boxing Fights?

Who really decides the outcome of a boxing match? This CMBoxing explainer pulls back the curtain on boxing judges selection — how judges are appointed in the UK and internationally, why familiar names dominate big cards, and whether the system protects the sport’s credibility or quietly puts it at risk.

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Split-screen image of Deontay Wilder reacting angrily during a UK radio interview and Tyson Fury standing in the ring wearing gloves after a heavyweight fight, illustrating the renewed Wilder–Fury glove-cheating controversy.

Deontay Wilder, talkSPORT, and Why Glove-Gate Still Makes No Sense

Deontay Wilder stormed out of a UK talkSPORT interview after reviving Wilder Fury glove cheating claims. But glove inspection rules, commission sign-offs, and basic boxing procedure make the allegation hard to take seriously.

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Fight Night Preview: Storylines That Matter Beyond the Ring

Fight night is here. In this Eubank Benn 2 preview, we cut through the noise — legacy, redemption, ambulance-gate, and the pressure on both men to save their careers. No predictions, no hype. Just the storylines that truly matter when the bell rings.

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A silhouette of a boxer controlled by marionette strings in fighting stance, standing under circus tent spotlights with red and orange stripes, symbolising the exhibition boxing controversy and the sport’s slide into spectacle.

Exhibitions, Weight Gaps and Circus Rules: Are Fans Finally Tired?

Exhibition boxing is back in the headlines with Paul vs Davis — but with weight gaps, circus rules and no real stakes, are fans finally running out of patience?

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A brass balance scale inside a dimly lit boxing ring, one side holding black leather boxing gloves, the other side stacked with bundles of cash, symbolising the tension between sport and money in boxing rankings.

Pound-for-Pound Politics: Crawford at #1, But Do Rankings Even Matter?

Terence Crawford is now #1 pound-for-pound after beating Canelo, but do rankings — mythical or official — really mean anything in today’s boxing world?

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