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Boxing gloves resting on cash and VIP tickets in the foreground, with a brightly lit boxing ring and fireworks in the background, illustrating the boxing overpromotion problem and the sport’s obsession with manufactured moments.

What Boxing Loses When Everything Is Sold as a “Moment”

When every fight is marketed as an “event,” boxing loses its emotional rhythm. This CMBoxing opinion piece explores the overpromotion problem that’s flattening the sport and leaving fans exhausted rather than invested.

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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 what it’s costing the sport.

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A dramatic landscape image of an empty boxing arena inside Wembley Stadium, spotlight on a lone stool in the centre of the ring — symbolising how boxing is losing its soul.

Is Boxing Losing Its Soul — and Turning Its Back on British Fans?

Wembley used to mean stacked cards and real legacy fights — now it’s £25 for filler and paper belts. As boxing shifts focus to the US and streaming deals, UK fans are being priced out and left behind. Has boxing lost its soul?

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An older, retired boxer sits on a bench in a dimly lit boxing gym, wearing gloves and a reflective expression. The image represents the emotional and mental challenges faced by boxers after retirement.

Boxers After Retirement: Why So Many Fighters Struggle Outside the Ring

It’s a topic we’ve tackled before on CMBoxing, and for good reason — boxers after retirement often face a brutal reality. From mental health battles and financial hardship to a complete loss of identity, life outside the ring can hit harder than any opponent ever did. It’s one of boxing’s most overlooked issues, and it’s

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