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Anthony Mundine is throwing his weight behind bare knuckle boxing.

‘Purest form of fighting’: Mundine launches bare knuckle boxing in Australia

The former boxing world champion has unveiled plans to stage Australia’s first big-time bare knuckle event, declaring the sport safer than its brutal appearance. 

  • Chris Barrett

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Tim Tszyu finished the fight on his stool.

When it comes to selling the Tszyu dream, it’s ‘No más’

After finishing a world title fight on his stool, asking punters to part with $70 to watch Tim Tszyu embark on another comeback is an almost impossible sell.

  • Adrian Proszenko
WBC super-welterweight champion Sebastian Fundora takes on Australian Tim Tszyu in Las Vegas.

Boxing: Tszyu taken to hospital after loss to Fundora, Pacquiao earns draw in comeback fight

Tim Tszyu gets the chance to become a two-time world champion in a rematch against WBC super-welterweight world champion Sebastian Fundora in Las Vegas.

  • Adrian Proszenko
Sonny Bill Williams V Paul Gallen fi

Why boxing chumps move the needle more than champs

On Sunday Tim Tszyu will attempt to become a two-time world champion. His fight is unlikely to excite fans as much as the bout between two former footballers.

  • Adrian Proszenko
SPORT: Sonny Bill Williams V Paul Gallen fight at Qudos Bank Arena. July 16th, 2025, Photo: Wolter Peeters, The Sydney Morning Herald.

Gallen ends decade-long feud with points decision over SBW. But was it the right call?

The two rugby league greats went the distance and battled through eight rounds at the Qudos Bank Arena on Wednesday night.

  • Adrian Proszenko
Sonny Bill Williams and Paul Gallen face off.

A UFC great has been in the ring with Gallen and SBW. This is who he thinks will win

Combat sports legend Mark Hunt provides a unique insight into how the anticipated boxing grudge match between Paul Gallen and Sonny Bill Williams will unfold.

  • Adrian Proszenko
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Sonny Bill Williams will take on Paul Gallen on Wednesday night, with Alex Leapai Junior on the undercard.

‘All power to him’: SBW hands down verdict of Australia’s next big thing

As Sonny Bill Williams plots to take down Paul Gallen in the ring, he reveals the conversation he had with his wife in which he asked here to “forgive” him.

  • Nick Wright
Paul Gallen traded insults with Sonny Bill Williams at a press conference on Monday.

Gallen challenges Sonny Bill to fight in a locked room ‘in our undies’

Old rivals trade verbal fisticuffs before long-awaited bout at Qudos Bank Arena on Wednesday.

  • Robert Dillon
Paul Gallen and Sonny Bill Williams.

‘I won’t shake his hand’: In a sport full of confected hate, SBW-Gallen feud is very real

After more than a decade of false starts, Williams and Gallen will finally enter the ring at Sydney’s Qudos Bank Arena on Wednesday night to settle the score once and for all.

  • Adrian Proszenko
Jake Paul and Mike Tyson.

Comedians, influencers and footy players: Why we can’t get enough of celebrity boxing

There is surely no other sport like boxing, where notoriety outweighs skill to the extent that most people would seemingly rather watch rookies fighting instead of the actual best in the world.

  • Vince Rugari

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