Anthony Joshua’s defeat, Bond star Lashana Lynch, and Mercury prize winner Arlo Parks – the best photography commissioned by the Observer in September 2021 Continue reading…
Boxing fans revel in cathartic energy of Anthony Joshua v Oleksandr Usyk | Sachin Nakrani
Even the challenger’s win couldn’t ruin the atmosphere among a raucous 68,000 crowd at Tottenham Hotspur StadiumSpeak to those who were lucky enough to be at fights in this country and elsewhere at the height of the pandemic and many will tell you they…
Oleksandr Usyk defeats Anthony Joshua to claim world heavyweight title
Ukrainian wins unanimous points decision after gruelling fightJoshua outclassed in front of estimated 67,000 crowd in LondonOleksandr Usyk is the new WBA, WBO and IBF heavyweight champion of the world after, in a riveting display of skill and nerve, he…
Frank Smith: ‘I called Eddie Hearn tight – eventually he gave me a job’
Matchroom’s head of boxing, a key figure in organising Anthony Joshua v Oleksandr Usyk, began as the office tea-boy 13 years agoOn Saturday night, amid the bedlam of a sold-out crowd of 60,000 as Oleksandr Usyk and Anthony Joshua make their extravagant…
Oleksandr Usyk insists pressure is all on reigning champion Anthony Joshua
Unbeaten Ukrainian says he has no nerves for Saturday’s fightFormer cruiserweight Usyk in only his third heavyweight bout Oleksandr Usyk will watch Peaky Blinders and read the Bible in the last stressful hours before he steps into the ring against Anth…