By Gav Duthie: There were some good fights in another solid year for British boxing. Here are my top 5 fighters of 2017 in the UK. Honorable mentions go to Lee Selby who had 3 solid wins in the year, Tony Bellew for beating David Haye and Kal Yafai for is two title defenses against Japanese opposition.
By Gav Duthie: After reviewing the year it feels like the right time to preview next year. If we get a year anywhere near as good as 2017 boxing will continue to be in a strong place.
By Scott Gilfoid: George Groves and Chris Eubank Jr. both took shots at James ‘Chunky’ DeGale on Twitter following his 12 round unanimous decision upset loss to American fringe contender Caleb Traux (29-3-2, 18 KOs) last Saturday night at the Copper Box Arena in London, England.
By Marcus Richardson: In an interview, Chris Eubank Jr. really tears into promoter Eddie Hearn over the battering Kell Brook took last year when he moved up in weight to challenge IBF/IBO/WBA/WBC middleweight champion Gennady ‘GGG’ Golovkin in in London.
By Jeff Aranow: James DeGale (23-1-1, 14 KOs) is finally 100 percent healthy and ready to defend his IBF super middleweight title this Saturday night against Caleb Truax (28-3-2, 18 KOs) on Showtime, BT Sport and BoxNation at the Copper Box Arena in London, UK.
By Marcus Richardson: Chris Eubank Jr. has a goal of replacing Floyd Mayweather Jr. as the biggest star in the U.S in boxing. It’s a lofty goal for the 28-year-old Eubank Jr., but not an impossible one for him to achieve.
By Scott Gilfoid: James DeGale is picking WBA super middleweight champion George Groves (27-3, 20 KOs) to hand Chris Eubank Jr. (26-1, 20 KOs) his second loss of his career in their fight on February 17 in the World Boxing Super Series (WBSS) at the Manchester Arena in Manchester, England.
By Scott Gilfoid: Former super middleweight champion Carl Froch is picking Chris Eubank Jr. (26-1, 20 KOs) to beat WBA 168 lb. champion George Groves (27-3, 20 KOs) in their semifinals match on February 17 in the World Boxing Super Series at the Manchester Arena in Manchester, England.
By Marcus Richardson: Chris Eubank Jr. (26-1, 20 KOs) has seen enough of George Groves’ fights recently to conclude that he’s not the same fighter he once was since he was stopped in consecutive fights by former super middleweight champion Carl Froch in 2013 and 2014.
By Scott Gilfoid: James DeGale is pulling for George Groves to defeat Chris Eubank Jr. in their fight on February 17 in the semifinals of the World Boxing Super Series tournament at the Manchester Arena in Manchester, UK.