By Ciaran McKinney: The dethroned light-heavyweight champion Nathan Cleverly has given a revealing interview as he sat in the SkySports studios acting as a pundit for the card headlined by the Adonis Stevenson and Tavoris Cloud. It was the first time the public has really been able to get an in depth look at the crestfallen Welshman. In between bouts, his fellow pundits took their opportunity to pick his mind, and Cleverly was not shy. He spoke about how, in his short and unproven time as World Champion, he had the tendency to take his foot off the gas.
This is not a surprise given the low caliber opponents served up to him by his promoter. He spoke freely about his emotions after his crushing defeat against Sergei Kovalev, stating that he considered retirement in the aftermath of the bout and honestly admitting that his game-plan to absorb the Russians power shots and break his heart failed miserably.
By Ciaran McKinney: What a few couple of weeks it has been for the world of boxing, and it seems there is a new headline to read every day. The last few months have been dominated by the anticipation for “The One,” the showdown between Saul “Canelo” Alvarez and Floyd Mayweather Jr. bout. In my my eyes at least, it lived up to expectation and more. 
By Ciaran McKinney: The first round in this intriguing bout between Dereck Chisora and the undefeated Malik Scott finished without any real fireworks. With Del Boy catching Scott with a nice right hand leaving his opponent with mild swelling beneath the eye. However Scott was the aggressor and caught Chisora with some lovely combinations and slick body shots.
By Ciaran McKinney: Craven Park was the venue. There was a stacked card from top to bottom, each bout providing something different for the packed crowd in Hull. Eddie Hearn made something very clear in the run up to this event. Without Luke Campbell, this event would have been on a much smaller scale. A professional debut in an open air stadium, never mind headlining the bill? Matchroom would have us believe that baby-faced 25 year old truly is the real deal. But more on that later.
By Ciaran McKinney: This bout came to be off the back of numerous delays and then the inevitable cancellation of Kell Brooks’ World Title bout versus Devon Alexander. The special one, in recent times has been ravaged by injury and on his own admission fell out of love with the sport. The first battle between these two, was expected to be a relatively easy step up in class for Brook, however, he got the scare of his life and a true gut-check.
By Ciaran McKinney: Once upon a time, the heavyweight boxing scene was set alight by names such as Cassius Clay, Joe Frazier, Mike Tyson, Lennox Lewis, Joe Lewis and Rocky Marciano, to name but a few. For as long as one could recall, when these warriors plied their trade in the 200lbs and over category, they captivated spectators the world over, other divisions paled into a certain insignificance, certainly when it came to live gates, viewing figures and pay per view purchases.
By Ciaran McKinney: So the stage was set, an electric atmosphere provided by the capacity crowd packed inside the Echo Arena in Liverpool. The tag line for this fight read ‘Redemption’ and passionate fans of the big 6’8′ Liverpudlian David Price (15-2, 13 KO’s) were waiting for their hero to strike, to gain a measure of revenge for what had occurred in the very same ring 5 months prior. The man with home advantage came into the fight as a strong favourite, with bookmakers seeming to think we were in for a longer and more balanced scrap.