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K.J. Yossman The producers behind Wayne Rooney documentary “Rooney” have unveiled their latest factual sporting series, “Stable,” about the renowned McGuigan family of boxers. Lorton Entertainment, who produced “Rooney” for Amazon Prime Video as well as “Boom! Boom! The World vs Boris Becker” for Apple TV Plus, are set to follow professional boxing’s first family, the McGuigans, in a new series. The four-part series will follow trainers Shane and Jake McGuigan, sons of International Boxing Hall of Famer, Barry McGuigan, as they manage a stable of fighters based at their gym.

Anthony Joshua begins a new chapter of his career on Saturday night, with Jermaine Franklin the opponent for his first fight since last August's defeat to Oleksandr Usyk.

Lawrence Okolie fights in Manchester on Saturday night, with a defence of his WBO cruiserweight world title against New Zealand's David Light.

It will be a huge event in Saudi Arabia this weekend, with the fight between Tommy Fury and Jake Paul finally taking place.

READ MORE: Lawrence Okolie confirms three-fight plan for 2023 after boxing champ's quiet 12 months Unfortunately for all boxers, the only way to strengthen your jaw and your chin in the ring is to take numerous punches to the face, over and over again. And there is one opponent in particular who certainly tested the mettle in the Juggernaut’s jaw.“I got put into the ring cold against Sergiy Kuzmin in the European games,” Joyce said to the Fighting on the Inside podcast.

A rematch between Eddie Hall and Hafthor Bjornsson is unlikely to happen. The Icelandic giant confirmed after his victory against Hall on Saturday that he is not seeking a second fight.

Eddie Hall and Hafthor 'Thor' Bjornsson will finally battle it out in the boxing ring in their rescheduled heavyweight fight in Dubai tonight.

Campbell Hatton takes another step in his fledgling career tonight with a fight against Joe Ducker at the O2 Arena on the undercard of Lawrence Okolie vs Michael Cieslak.

Campbell Hatton has revealed he has enlisted the help of another son of a boxing legend as he looks to prove his doubters wrong and become a superstar.

Lawrence Okolie has hit out at cruiserweight rival Mairis Briedis for chasing a fight with YouTuber Jake Paul.The WBO champion takes on Poland’s Michal Cieslak in the second defence of his title on Sunday at the O2 in London.Okolie, 29, has been chasing unification fights including against IBF champion Briedis.But the Latvian has been too busy calling out Paul for a money-spinning fight with cringe videos online and even got a tattoo to try to lure the American into a clash.Okolie said: “What you have to look at, just look at Jake Paul’s response? He got mugged off by him, now he’s bought a million followers to try and get profile, each to their own.“He has his own plan and the way he thinks the world is. If I pay too much attention to him then all of a sudden I’m taking my eye off what is in front of me this weekend.“I think it’s bad for him, rather than the whole sport.“I don’t think he has enough power in the sport to besmirch it.

Boxing fans are set to be spoilt in 2022, with a host of top-class bouts already scheduled and many more on their way.

Anthony Joshua has been urged to emulate Tyson Fury for his rematch against Oleksandr Usyk by his close friend Lawrence Okolie.

Anthony Joshua and Oleksandr Usyk's heavyweight humdinger.The beaten challenger was evidently out of his depth from the very first bell. Quite frankly, he should not have been sharing the ring with a fighter of Okolie's ilk.So is there much the latter could have learned from such a straightforward victory?"Yeah of course," Okolie insists.

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GOOD Morning Britain fans were left convinced the show wasn't filmed live today after they spotted guest Lawrence Okolie's clock was 10 minutes FAST. Champion boxer Lawrence, 28, sparked confusion when speaking from his home about his journey from being an overweight McDonalds worker to one of the world's toughest athletes.

The Daily Star's FREE newsletter is spectacular! Sign up today for the best stories straight to your inboxLawrence Okolie knocked out Krzysztof Glowacki in stunning fashion to claim the WBO cruiserweight crown.It was a ruthless display from the Londoner as he floored the Pole in the sixth with a huge right hand.Glowacki rose to his feet but the referee Marcus McDonnell rightly waved it off.This was clinical stuff in a mature performance from a fighter in just his 16th professional outing.'The Sauce' was patient but took his chances when they came to hurt the veteran former world title holder.Okolie, 28, becomes the seventh Brit to become world cruiserweight champion after Glenn McCrory, Carl Thompson, Johnny Nelson, Enzo Maccarinelli, David

The Daily Star's FREE newsletter is spectacular! Sign up today for the best stories straight to your inboxLawrence Okolie has ruled out ever facing his manager Anthony Joshua in the ring – because his mum would never let him.The Hackney cruiserweight bids for world title glory when he takes on Krzysztof Glowacki for the vacant WBO title tonight.Okolie, 28, has plans to become undisputed champion at 14st 4lb before moving up to the glamour division of the sport.That could lead to an awkward situation if his manager Joshua is still reigning as a heavyweight king.But mum Elizabeth won't ever allow it to happen having seen how Joshua inspired Okolie to go from McDonald's worker in 2012 to a Rio Olympian four years later and possibly a world

The Daily Star's FREE newsletter is spectacular! Sign up today for the best stories straight to your inboxShane McGuigan is plotting Lawrence Okolie's path to become the first undisputed champion under his guidance.The talented young trainer wants to make the 28-year-old Hackney fighter cruiserweight king before they consider moving up to heavyweight.That may one day put Okolie in an awkward position with his own manager – WBA, IBF and WBO heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua.It is a fight that is highly unlikely to ever happen given that situation and their current career paths, though.“Talk about conflict of interests, I don't think either of them would fight each other but it's the biggest fight out there,” said McGuigan, 32.“If you're

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