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Natasha Jonas on her relationship with ‘gentle giant’ Joe Gallagher

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Business as usual': Joe Gallagher, Natasha Jonas, and the battle against cancer

IBF/WBC welterweight champion Natasha Jonas embarks on a big fight week knowing there aren’t many left for her, though Olympic champion and unified titleholder Lauren Price could serve as a willing adversary further enhancing the 40-year-old’s legacy come Friday night.

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Joseph Parker stays cool in the chaos as Last Crescendo show must go on

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Joseph Parker looks on during a press conference ahead of the IBF World Heavyweight Title fight between Daniel Dubois and Joseph Parker as part of...

RIYADH, SAUDI ARABIA — When Joseph Parker’s longtime manager David Higgins makes a rare public appearance, shuffled off to the side as the undercard press conference unfolds, you can sense something is awry. Even with the Floyd Schofield mess, this was all going too swimmingly.

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Okolie’s trainer Joe Gallagher: One more, then ready for the big heavyweight fights

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Lawrence Okolie celebrates victory with his belt and his coach, Joe Gallagher, after he knocks out Hussein Muhamed during the WBC Silver Heavyweight...

Lawrence Okolie made fast work of overmatched former sparring partner Hussein Mohamed earlier this month with a first-round knockout win to produce a memorable Queensberry debut, though his trainer Joe Gallagher has told me they’re already eyeing a March or April return for a former two-weight world champion seeking greatness as the 32-year-old’s heavyweight foray ramps up. Continue reading “Okolie’s trainer Joe Gallagher: One more, then ready for the big heavyweight fights” →