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Suncorp Stadium could host the biggest boxing bout of the year.

Palaszczuk, Pitt meeting to decide if Brisbane to host boxing event of year

Meetings with Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk and Sports Minister Curtis Pitt on Tuesday week will decide if a Brisbane boy bullied at school to take up boxing can fight the world's ruling welterweight champion in front of 50,000 people at Suncorp Stadium and become the world's new welterweight champion.

Quirky's cousin set to fight Pacquiao for world title

Drawcard: Manny Pacquiao could fill up Suncorp Stadium.

Brisbane is about to compete for Australian boxing's bout of the century when Brisbane's "fighting schoolteacher" Jeff Horn is confirmed on Wednesday as the contender against "legendary" world welterweight champ Manny Pacquiao in April 2017.

The reason Rousey's sparring partners aren't talking

Striking problems: Ronda Rousey was visibly outmatched in her boxing skills against Amanda Nunes.

With all the talk about ​Ronda Rousey's apparent lack of striking capabilities following her 48-second loss to women's bantamweight champion Amanda Nunes last month, it seems logical to ask one of her sparring partners: Did Rousey really have trouble grasping the basic concepts of boxing? Or was her poor showing at UFC 207 just a really ill-timed fluke?

Bernard Hopkins, outsider-turned-insider, prepares for final fight

One more time: Bernard Hopkins prepares for his final fight.

"There's a pattern here," he whispered as if revealing a secret. "The pattern is the DNA of who you are." Bernard Hopkins went on like this for more than an hour, sharing thoughts he formed over a Hall of Fame boxing career that has covered nearly three decades. Some of his lines were insightful, some humorous and some incomprehensible.

Dominant Joshua set to fight Klitschko

Anthony Joshua has beaten Eric Molina to set up a bout with veteran heavyweight Wladimir Klitschko.

Britain's Anthony Joshua set up an April showdown with veteran heavyweight Wladimir Klitschko on Saturday after retaining his IBF world title with a clinical third-round stoppage of outclassed American Eric Molina in Manchester.

Horn on course for Pacquiao after big win

Manny awaits:  Jeff Horn crushed Ali Funeka to line up a possible bout with Manny Pacquiao.

Australia's brightest boxing talent Jeff Horn has taken a huge step towards a dream date with Manny Pacquiao after a crushing win over South African veteran Ali Funeka on Saturday night in Auckland.