Lee Purdy suffered a brutal lesson at the hands of Devon Alexander as the Briton was withdrawn after seven rounds of his battle with the IBF welterweight king.

Purdy, 25, had failed to make the 147 pound welterweight limit- losing his chance to get his hands on Alexander’s IBF crown.

The Essex …

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Ricky Burns remains the WBO lightweight champion after a fraught night in Glasgow ended when challenger Jose Gonzalez failed to emerge for the 10th round.

Burns was dominated from the off as the previously undefeated Gonzalez displayed incredible workrate, penetration and an awkward defence to leave the champion jabbing at air.

Despite …

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Floyd Mayweather retained his WBC welterweight title with a comfortable points win over a bloodied Roberto Guerrero in Las Vegas.

The fight was Mayweather’s first ring appearance in almost exactly a year and many pundits had queried how the 36-year-old would have been impacted by his spell in prison last summer.

As …

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Amir Khan took another step towards repairing his reputation in the light-welterweight division with a grueling 12 round win over Mexican Julio Diaz.

The 26-year-old, fighting on home soil for the first time in two years, had to climb off the canvas and survive a number of hairy numbers down the stretch to …

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Tyson Fury survived a mini crisis and a second career knockdown to stop Steve Cunningham inside seven rounds at Madison Square Garden.

The undefeated 24-year-old had spoken before the fight about the prospect of gaining a world title belt in 2013 but after bagging the opening session, Fury was floored by …

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