Elliot Worsell

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Elliot Worsell is a boxing writer whose byline first appeared in Boxing News magazine at the age of 17. He has, in the 20 years since, written for various publications, worked as press officer for two world heavyweight champions, and won four first-place BWAA (Boxing Writers Association of America) awards. In addition to his boxing writing, Worsell has written about mixed martial arts for Fighters Only magazine and UFC.com. He has also written two non-fiction books, one of which, Dog Rounds, was shortlisted at the British Sports Book Awards in 2018. He lives in London, England and his writing can currently be found at Uncrowned.com and Boxingscene.com.

Father and son, fighter and trainer: The complicated double lives of boxing's closest partnerships

A boxer having a famous fighter for a father or trainer is a tale as old boxing, but it's the pros and cons — and the nuances of the relationship — that provide a fascinating view of the development of a warrior.

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In a city under attack, Canelo Alvarez became the definition of calm under fire

Canelo Alvarez faced danger on both sides of the ropes Saturday night. But while the threat of attacks in Riyadh was beyond his control, the Mexican superstar showed Christian Mbilli that inside the ring, he's still very much in command.

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Nightmare fuel: The scariest boxers of the 21st century, according to the men who faced them

In the spirit of the Halloween season, Uncrowned counts down the most terrifying boxers of the past 26 years.

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Canelo Alvarez, a kingdom under attack and the price of boxing's biggest payday

As deadly attacks shake Saudi Arabia, Alvarez is pressing ahead with another enormous payday while other major sporting events in the region have been canceled. But with his career winding down, the question is no longer how much he can earn — it's how he wants to be remembered.

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Daniel Dubois is dabbling in domination at just the right time for heavyweight boxing

As Usyk, Fury and Joshua near the end of their careers, heavyweight boxing is looking for its next standard-bearer. After dismantling Fabio Wardley twice, the 29-year-old Dubois looks increasingly like the man poised to inherit the division.

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Daniel Dubois vs. Fabio Wardley 2: Can lightning strike twice after a heavyweight classic?

Dubois and Wardley already gave us one heavyweight classic in 2026. Can lightning strike twice in Saturday's title rematch?

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As he turns 39, Terence Crawford is still fighting temptation

One year into retirement, Crawford remains close enough to boxing to hear its call — and young enough to still answer it.

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Why don't fighters want to fight anymore?

The biggest names in boxing are fighting less than ever in 2026, with many champions content to compete just once a year. What changed?

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Ryan Garcia and Conor Benn are more alike than they'll ever admit

Garcia and Benn seem to have a lot to say about each other's path to Saturday's title fight — which is rich considering what either would see in the mirror.

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Moses Itauma and the long-term benefits of 'a good ass-kicking'

For a 21-year-old long hailed as "the next Mike Tyson," losing in the way Itauma did against Filip Hrgovic was deemed inconceivable. That's why it's probably for the best.

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Is Moses Itauma really the next Mike Tyson? Why everyone's talking (or not talking) about boxing's Next Big Thing

Itauma, 21, has long been hailed as the next Tyson. On Saturday, the British heavyweight prodigy finally gets his chance. Can boxing's next big thing live up to a lifetime of expectations?

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What does boxing's world heavyweight title actually mean in 2026?

Once the most important title in sports, boxing's heavyweight championship has been fractured by politics, proliferation and the rise of competing belts. What comes next may determine whether it can ever mean the same again.

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What makes a great chin? The strange science behind boxing's most mysterious question

You can train to punch harder, move faster and fight smarter. But can you really train yourself to take a punch?

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Once a must-see fight, Anthony Joshua vs. Tyson Fury is now hard to watch

Fury-Wach and Joshua-Prenga revealed only the extent of the regression in Tyson Fury and Anthony Joshua, both of whom look like shadows of their former selves.

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Anthony Joshua, after everything

Seven months after tragedy claimed the lives of two of his closest friends and nearly took his own, the former heavyweight champion returns to the only place that has ever truly felt like home. But who, exactly, has come back?

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The reinvention of Errol Spence in a post-truth world

Three years out from the night his house of cards collapsed, Errol Spence is at last ready to rebuild. But the question remains, what's left for the former welterweight champ?

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How Deontay 'One-wish' Wilder became the object of Oleksandr Usyk's obsession

As Usyk, 39, searches for the perfect final chapter for his singular career, an aging Wilder, 40, has become a most unlikely object of desire for the former undisputed two-weight champion.

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Jaron 'Boots' Ennis is a new kind of Philly fighter

From Joe Frazier to Bernard Hopkins, Philadelphia has produced generations of fighting icons. Is Jaron "Boots" Ennis next?

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Ghosts of the USS Intrepid

In June 2001, a nationally televised fight aboard a retired aircraft carrier left one man dead and another forever scarred. A quarter-century later, George Khalid Jones returns to the scene of one of boxing's most infamous tragedies to reckon with what remains.

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The beauty of 'Bam': Boxing's short king has become San Antonio's other unlikely giant

At just 5-foot-4, Jesse "Bam" Rodriguez doesn't look like a pound-for-pound king. But as the San Antonio star chases a world title in a third weight class, the fight game's smallest giant continues to make himself impossible to ignore.

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Naoya Inoue vs. Junto Nakatani is the once-in-a-generation fight for Japanese boxing

The biggest fight in Japanese boxing history arrives Saturday in Tokyo, where two unbeaten champions collide for control of a sport — and the future of an entire nation.

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Floyd Mayweather and the great task of doing nothing

Floyd Mayweather built his legend on perfection — a 50-0 record, total control, and a career defined by minimizing risk and maximizing opportunity. But in retirement, stripped of the structure that made him great, "Money May" now finds himself chasing ghosts of his past.

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The nine lives of Tyson Fury

More than a decade after his first retirement, and less than two years after his latest, the enigmatic former heavyweight champion is back once again this Saturday on Netflix.

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The best American heavyweight is a woman named Claressa

For more than a century, the story of U.S. boxing has been told through larger-than-life men and the eras they defined. Yet in 2026, the country's greatest heavyweight gift goes by a different name: Claressa Shields.

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Teofimo Lopez vs. Shakur Stevenson and the fine line between genius and madness

In a sport short on U.S. stars, Saturday's duo could not be more different — the mercurial Lopez and the methodical Stevenson. Can chaos unnerve the machine?

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Elliot Worsell

Father and son, fighter and trainer: The complicated double lives of boxing's closest partnerships

In a city under attack, Canelo Alvarez became the definition of calm under fire

Nightmare fuel: The scariest boxers of the 21st century, according to the men who faced them

Canelo Alvarez, a kingdom under attack and the price of boxing's biggest payday

Daniel Dubois is dabbling in domination at just the right time for heavyweight boxing

Daniel Dubois vs. Fabio Wardley 2: Can lightning strike twice after a heavyweight classic?

As he turns 39, Terence Crawford is still fighting temptation

Why don't fighters want to fight anymore?

Ryan Garcia and Conor Benn are more alike than they'll ever admit

Moses Itauma and the long-term benefits of 'a good ass-kicking'

Is Moses Itauma really the next Mike Tyson? Why everyone's talking (or not talking) about boxing's Next Big Thing

What does boxing's world heavyweight title actually mean in 2026?

What makes a great chin? The strange science behind boxing's most mysterious question

Once a must-see fight, Anthony Joshua vs. Tyson Fury is now hard to watch

Anthony Joshua, after everything

The reinvention of Errol Spence in a post-truth world

How Deontay 'One-wish' Wilder became the object of Oleksandr Usyk's obsession

Jaron 'Boots' Ennis is a new kind of Philly fighter

Ghosts of the USS Intrepid

The beauty of 'Bam': Boxing's short king has become San Antonio's other unlikely giant

Naoya Inoue vs. Junto Nakatani is the once-in-a-generation fight for Japanese boxing

Floyd Mayweather and the great task of doing nothing

The nine lives of Tyson Fury

The best American heavyweight is a woman named Claressa

Teofimo Lopez vs. Shakur Stevenson and the fine line between genius and madness