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Josh Tonna proving he belongs with the world's best

Josh Tonna proving he belongs with the world's best

Tonna's presence on One puts him in Asia's biggest combat sports promotion alongside Demetrious Johnson and Eddie Alvarez.

  • by Caden Helmers

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From the Archives: Lionel Rose is named 1969 Australian of the Year
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From the Archives: Lionel Rose is named 1969 Australian of the Year

50 years ago today, world boxing champion Lionel Edmund Rose was named Australian of the Year. The shy 20-year-old was the first Indigenous Australian to win the award.

  • by Rod Humphreys & Staff
Boxing Australia moves to strengthen next gen
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Boxing Australia moves to strengthen next gen

A Boxing Australia review sparked the need for one major change - implementing a junior talent ID program.

  • by Caden Helmers
Brazilian thief learns the hard way not to mess with UFC fighter
UFC

Brazilian thief learns the hard way not to mess with UFC fighter

UFC boss Dana White has shared a photo of what happens when a would-be mugger picks the wrong target, as happened with Brazilian fighter Polyana Viana.

That's entertainment: Mayweather cashes in with first-round knockout
Floyd Mayweather Jr

That's entertainment: Mayweather cashes in with first-round knockout

Unbeaten boxer Floyd Mayweather earned more than $1.4 million a minute after stopping kickboxer Tenshin Nasukawa in an exhibition bout in Japan.

  • by Philip O'Connor
Boxer Adonis Stevenson 'awake' after coma

Boxer Adonis Stevenson 'awake' after coma

Canadian boxer Adonis Stevenson has regained consciousness from three weeks in a coma after a knockout loss, according to his girlfriend.

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Really, Man? Mundine pleads with Horn for 'one more shot'
Anthony Mundine

Really, Man? Mundine pleads with Horn for 'one more shot'

Despite being annihilated inside one round in his clash with Jeff Horn last month, Anthony Mundine has appealed to the 'Hornet' for a rematch.

  • by James Dampney
'I've got 11 kids to feed': Hoppa eyes payday in Gallen fight

'I've got 11 kids to feed': Hoppa eyes payday in Gallen fight

Paul Gallen will fight former two-time Australian heavyweight champ in February, despite John Hopoate not stepping into the ring for almost nine years.

  • by Adrian Warren
Global stardom beckons for Akkawy after winning at the Garden

Global stardom beckons for Akkawy after winning at the Garden

Sydney super middleweight Bilal Akkawy's seemingly inevitable journey to becoming a champion has continued with a dominant win over Mexican Victor Fonseca.

  • by Darren Walton
The Fight and the Fury (or the Wilder or the Joshua) as big men battle

The Fight and the Fury (or the Wilder or the Joshua) as big men battle

Boxing might not be as big as it once was in Australia, but round the world it's still box office, and there are few bigger drawcards than the heavyweights.

  • by Michael Lynch
Akkawy's journey from western Sydney to Madison Square Garden

Akkawy's journey from western Sydney to Madison Square Garden

Unbeaten Bilal Akkawy's boxing career has boomed in 2018 after joining the camp of world champion Canelo Alvarez.

  • by Chris Roots