62 h. ago BARRY MCGUIGAN: Joe Bugner should have ruled the boxing world

Joe Bugner sadly passed away earlier this week with tributes having poured in for the iconic boxer but some would argue that despite his status he didn't achieve what he should have done

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62 h. ago Mike Tyson vs Floyd Mayweather rules: Everything we know about exhibition fight

The two boxing legends have suggested they are meeting in an exhibition bout in 2026

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63 h. ago Mike Tyson vs Floyd Mayweather rules emerge as boxing fight confirmed

Retired boxing greats set to face off next year

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4 d. ago Imane Khelif ‘has right to appeal’ over gender tests but will miss world championships

Olympic boxing body stands firm over new testing rules Gold medalist has appealed to Cas over eligibility barImane Khelif has the right to appeal against World Boxing’s decision barring her from events unless she undergoes genetic sex testing but the Algerian has not entered the world championships in Liverpool, World Boxing president Boris van der Vorst has said.World Boxing, which will oversee boxing in the 2028 Olympics, introduced mandatory sex testing for all boxers in its competitions in May, less than a year after Khelif and Taiwan’s Lin Yu-ting won gold in Paris amid a gender-eligibility row. Continue reading...

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5 d. ago Scotsman Obituaries: British heavyweight boxing champion who commanded respect of Muhammad Ali

Joe Bugner, boxer. Born: 13 March 1950 in Szőreg, Szeged, Hungary. Died: 1 September 2025 in Brisbane, Australia, aged 75

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5 d. ago Joe Bugner: ‘The man who shot Bambi’s dad’ and Britain’s second

There is a very solid argument that behind Lennox Lewis, Bugner is the second-best British heavyweight. That is not too bold a claim

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6 d. ago Farewell Joe Bugner, the boxer who had to fight to win British hearts, writes JEFF POWELL

JEFF POWELL: Joe Bugner gallantly fought many of the giants in heavyweight boxing's golden age but is still best remembered here for breaking the hearts of the old brotherhood.

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6 d. ago Muhammad Ali, Henry Cooper: The fights that made Joe Bugner a heavyweight legend

Bugner fought in four separate decades, racking up an impressive array of opponents. From Ali to Cooper, these are the foes that turned the Hungarian-born fighter into a legend

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6 d. ago Joe Bugner dies aged 75: Tributes to former heavyweight boxing champion and two

The Hungarian-born athlete was a three-time European champion and twice held the British and Commonwealth titles

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6 d. ago Boxing legend Joe Bugner who fought Muhammad Ali and Frank Bruno dies aged 75

British heavyweight great shared the ring with some of the sport’s biggest names during a remarkable career spanning more than three decades.

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6 d. ago Former British heavyweight Joe Bugner, who twice took on Muhammad Ali, dies aged 75

Frank Bruno pays tribute and calls it ‘a sad day for boxing’Bugner was a British, Commonwealth and European championTributes have been paid to Joe Bugner, the British heavyweight who took Muhammad Ali and Joe Frazier the distance in a colourful career that spanned 32 years in the ring, after his death at the age of 75.Bugner twice held the British and Commonwealth heavyweight titles and was a three-time European heavyweight champion during boxing’s golden age in the 1970s. However, a legitimate world title belt always eluded him. Continue reading...

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6 d. ago Joe Bugner dead at 75: Legendary boxer who fought Muhammad Ali twice dies to leave boxing world in mourning

Former British, European and Commonwealth heavyweight champion Joe Bugner - who twice fought Muhammad Ali - has died aged 75.

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6 d. ago Former Muhammad Ali and Joe Frazier rival Joe Bugner dies aged 75

Joe Bugner, who fought Muhammad Ali, Frank Bruno and Joe Frazer during an 83-fight career, has passed away

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6 d. ago Joe Bugner, 75, dies as tributes paid to legendary boxer who fought Muhammad Ali

Joe Bugner, the legendary boxer who fought Muhammad Ali and Joe Frazier, has died at the age of 75, with tributes pouring in for the former heavyweight

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2 w. ago Jake Paul, Gervonta Davis, and the questions that must be answered

Comment: The influencer will face lightweight champion Davis, despite a substantial size disparity, after talks over a fight with Anthony Joshua seemingly collapsed

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2 w. ago Jake Paul, Gervonta Davis, and the questions that need to be answered

Comment: The influencer will face lightweight champion Davis, despite a substantial size disparity, after talks over a fight with Anthony Joshua seemingly collapsed

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4 w. ago Boxer, 28, tragically dies of brain injuries less than a week after title fight

Japanese boxer Shigetoshi Kotari has died at the age of 28 after succumbing to injuries he picked up in a title fight less than a week ago with the Oriental Pacific Boxing Federation change their rules as a result

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