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Leon Spinks, the fighter who beat Ali, suffering from cancer

Leon Spinks, the fighter who beat Ali, suffering from cancer

Leon Spinks, the one-time heavyweight champion boxer, is suffering from prostate cancer that has spread to his bladder.

  • by Josh Peter

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Sweet science: The decade of Floyd, Fury ... and female fighters
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Sweet science: The decade of Floyd, Fury ... and female fighters

Floyd Mayweather was the biggest draw in the fight game, while Tyson Fury revitalised the heavyweight division and women's boxing continued to grow.

  • by Phil Lutton
Zerafa to lodge formal protest in bid for Horn rematch
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Zerafa to lodge formal protest in bid for Horn rematch

Michael Zerafa's camp will lodge a formal complaint about the way the Melbourne middleweight's title fight with Jeff Horn concluded, seeking a rematch in 2020.

  • by Michael Lynch
Boxing legend Fenech says Zerafa must get rematch after referee call
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Boxing legend Fenech says Zerafa must get rematch after referee call

Boxing legend Jeff Fenech says referee's call cost Michael Zerafa chance of winning and that he and Jeff Horn should meet a third time.

  • by Michael Lynch
Horn's camp was seconds away from throwing in the towel
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Horn's camp was seconds away from throwing in the towel

Jeff Horn's trainer Glenn Rushton revealed after the epic victory in Brisbane that his corner man had been seconds from throwing in the towel to save Horn.

  • by Michael Lynch
'There should be a trilogy': Frustrated Zerafa takes aim at referee
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'There should be a trilogy': Frustrated Zerafa takes aim at referee

A frustrated Michael Zerafa believes a refereeing error cost him the chance of victory against Jeff Horn, with a protest being considered.

  • by Michael Lynch
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Horn serves up sweet revenge to Zerafa in epic encounter
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Horn serves up sweet revenge to Zerafa in epic encounter

Former world champion Jeff Horn overturned his upset loss to Michael Zerafa by beating the Victorian fighter in a spectacular title rematch.

  • by Michael Lynch
Jeff Horn vs Michael Zerafa II: Middleweight rematch
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Jeff Horn vs Michael Zerafa II: Middleweight rematch

It's a re-match from their fight in Bendigo in August. Jeff Horn says a second straight loss wouldn't necessarily cause him to retire and asserted he could do a lot better than the first fight.

  • by Phil Lutton
Horn's trainer declares there will be no third fight if Zerafa loses
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Horn's trainer declares there will be no third fight if Zerafa loses

Jeff Horn's trainer Glenn Rushton has grown tired of what he perceives as a lack of respect from the Zerafa camp in a feisty build-up to Wednesday night's bout.

  • by Adrian Warren
Horn accuses Zerafa of disrespect as war of words heats up
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Horn accuses Zerafa of disrespect as war of words heats up

Michael Zerafa and Jeff Horn have continued to throw barbs at each other in the lead-up to their big fight on Wednesday night.

  • by Michael Lynch
'I'm ending your career': Horn and Zerafa's camps trade barbs
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'I'm ending your career': Horn and Zerafa's camps trade barbs

A relaxed Jeff Horn stayed cool while tempers flared and temperatures soared in Brisbane on Monday, in the build-up to his middleweight boxing rematch with Michael Zerafa.

  • by Adrian Warren