Brook Kell

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Brendan Ingle pictured ringside in 1997. Photograph: Inpho/Allsport
Brendan Ingle obituary: Trainer whose influence reached far beyond the ring

The boxing trainer Brendan Ingle, who has died aged 77 after a brain haemorrhage, could rightly be viewed as one of the most important men in the hist(...)

Katie Taylor will be one of the beneficiaries of the billion dollar deal. Photograph: Tommy Dickson/Inpho
‘Exciting times’ for Katie Taylor as biggest ever boxing deal agreed

‘Exciting Times’ tweeted Katie Taylor after the announcement of a billion dollar deal completed between her promoter Eddie Hearn and Matchroom Boxing (...)

Paddy Considine: “I thought maybe I was one of those guys like Alex Ferguson; that I’d be better in management than I was as a player. I felt very insecure about acting, so I thought I’d be happier behind the camera.” Photograph: Dave J Hogan/Getty Images
Paddy Considine: ‘I can’t remember the last big film I’ve seen that was any good’

At first glance, Journeyman looks like another one of those appositely scrappy, noble British boxing films. Actor Paddy Considine’s second outing as a(...)

Scott Westgarth collapsed and died after an English title eliminator. Photograph: Nick Potts/PA
Westgarth death felt across boxing but the sport will continue

Another death, another rancorous debate. Scott Westgarth, a 31-year-old light-heavyweight who came to boxing late and left it too early, has died afte(...)

Canelo Alvarez prepares to jump rope during a media workout in Los Angeles ahead of his middleweight fight with Gennady Golovkin. Photograph: Harry How/Getty Images
Golovkin v Alvarez: Vegas gets real deal after Mayweather v McGregor sideshow

It is time for boxing to fix its house. Two weeks after Floyd Mayweather and Conor McGregor did each other a mutual favour in a cross-discipline publi(...)

Frank Warren’s BoxNation channel have agreed a deal with BT Sport. Photograph: Getty
BT deal could help Frank Warren poach rival Matchroom fighters

Frank Warren hinted he plans to recruit fighters from promotional rivals Matchroom after agreeing a television deal with BT Sport. From February Warr(...)

Manny Pacquiao earned a points decision over Jessie Vargas on his return to the ring. Photograph: Reuters
Manny Pacquiao makes winning return to the ring

Manny Pacquiao won the WBO welterweight title with a unanimous points victory over Jessie Vargas in his return to the ring. The 37-year-old Filipino (...)

Kell Brook is to undergo surgery on a broken eye socket after his defeat to Gennady Golovkin. Photograph: Getty
Kell Brook to undergo surgery after Gennady Golovkin defeat

Kell Brook has defended trainer Dominic Ingle amid criticism of his decision to throw in the towel during his WBC and IBF middleweight title defeat by(...)

Gennady Golovkin celebrates his win over Kell Brook at The 02 Arena in London. Photograph: Andrew Couldridge/Action Images via Reuters/Livepic
Gennady Golovkin bludgeons Kell Brook to retain middleweight belts

Middleweight marauder Gennady Golovkin retained his WBC and IBF titles when challenger Kell Brook was pulled out by his corner five rounds into a com(...)