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THE Andy Cruz era got under way at Masonic Temple, as the amateur sensation won his pro debut in decisive fashion, outpointing former contender Juan Carlos Burgos over 10 rounds. The durable Burgos, who had never been stopped in 45…

CAROLINE DUBOIS goes for win number seven on Friday and soon hopes to land a fight against one of the biggest names in women’s boxing. Yanina del Carmen Lescano 13-2 (4) will have her first contest in the UK when she takes on the…

TERRI HARPER 13-1-1 (6) won’t have long to wait for another fight after her recent disappointment. The British super-welterweight goes up against Croatian Ivana Habazin 21-4 (7) on the Mauricio Lara-Leigh Wood 2 undercard in Manchester this…

The animosity reaches boiling point at the Genesis Cinema in Bethnal Green, writes Roy Kelly The first fight has been won, with the scales. Now it is almost time for the real thing at an 02 we are told is all but sold…

Unlike most, the rivalry between Mikaela Mayer and Alycia Baumgardner seems very real, writes Roy Kelly PANTOMIME season is just around the corner and very much a British thing. But top marks to American boxers…

Alycia Baumgardner has come up the hard way. She doesn’t believe the same can be said about Mikaela Mayer, writes Lewis Watson THEY say that the eyes are the window to the soul, and Alycia Baumgardner has left both wide open for the boxing…