Elliot Worsell

1 week ago | boxingscene.com | Elliot Worsell

It had been difficult pinning Nathaniel Collins down ahead of his fight against Lee McGregor in Glasgow on Saturday. For every call that showed up on his phone, there was a valid reason for him not to answer it and something else he would rather be talking about. Aside from the fight itself, there was a final spar and a check weigh-in. There were game plans and thoughts he would prefer to keep to himself.

1 week ago | boxingscene.com | Elliot Worsell

When Ekow Essuman stood in a boxing ring in Glasgow surrounded by his corner team at 10.30pm on Saturday, one could have been forgiven for thinking he was getting ready to have a fight. This, after all, was a Queensberry Promotions show and Frank Warren, the promoter, is notorious for starting his main events late.

2 weeks ago | boxingscene.com | Elliot Worsell

For the sake of brevity, the 10-year professional career of James DeGale can be defined by just three fights which took place in the month of May. One of them was in 2011, the other in 2014, and the best, from DeGale’s point of view, happened in 2015 – 10 years, in fact, to the day. The first of these three fights, in 2011, was the British and Commonwealth title clash with George Groves, his former gym mate at Dale Youth Amateur Boxing Club.

2 weeks ago | boxingscene.com | Elliot Worsell

There was once a time when Josh Kelly and Conor Benn were on a collision course, with a fight between the pair seemingly inevitable. Back then they were unbeaten welterweights and were both so different in terms of fighting styles and personalities it appeared a natural fight to make; a big one, at least domestically. Then, however, Kelly suffered his first pro loss against David Avanesyan in 2021 and the dynamic changed somewhat.

2 weeks ago | boxingscene.com | Elliot Worsell

Watching a 17-year-old Lamine Yamal glide past grown men with a football at his feet, you would be forgiven for thinking youth conquers all and that so-called “man strength” is but a fallacy. So easy does the teenager make it look, you forget his age, you forget he wears braces, and you fight the temptation to call him the best footballer in the world. Not the best young footballer in the world, but the best footballer in the world, period.