James Wright

Senior Boxing Writer

James Wright leads boxingnews.com coverage of heavyweight, cruiserweight and light heavyweight boxing. He writes the site's round-by-round live coverage and post-fight breakdowns for the British heavyweight scene.

James Wright

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Claressa Shields defends Boots Ennis after Zayas stoppage

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Tyson Fury faces Mariusz Wach in Thailand June 24 warmup

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Terence Crawford: I'm 10 steps ahead of Boots Ennis in smarts

Buatsi, Yarde, Hutchinson eyed for Whittaker's next fight

Ben Whittaker hails Brooklyn debut with victory shout-out

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Ben Whittaker hails American debut: 'Brooklyn, that's how you do it'

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Ben Whittaker salutes Brooklyn crowd after American debut win

Emiliano Vargas beats Bryce Mills by TKO in round 4 on 27 June 2026

Jaron Ennis stops Xander Zayas in seventh to claim junior middleweight titles

Canelo Alvarez title fight vs. Mbilli moved to October

Usyk vacates heavyweight belts, insists story will continue

Whittaker says Buatsi clash 'could happen' after WBC ranking

Usyk vacates world heavyweight titles, promises new chapter

Usyk vacates belts: 'This is not the end of the story'

Usyk vacates world titles, says move opens new opportunities

Usyk calls belt vacation 'well-considered' step toward new opportunities

Usyk calls belt vacation 'well-considered', promises more to come

Usyk vacates heavyweight belts, vows 'continuation lies ahead'

Usyk vacates heavyweight titles to clear path for contenders

Usyk vacates heavyweight belts, says decision opens new opportunities

Usyk confirms belt vacation is 'well-considered decision'

Oleksandr Usyk vacates all heavyweight titles, teases 'last dance'

Boots Ennis ready for 'goodnight' finish against Xander Zayas

Whittaker sees openings ahead of Rivera clash

Floyd Mayweather vs Mike Zambidis exhibition cancelled

Errol Spence Jr vs Tim Tszyu PPV lands on DAZN for July 25

Joe Cordina charged with assault, forced out of Mason fight

Usyk team weighs Kabayel fight, retirement as WBC deadline looms

Khan inspired 'majority' of South Asian boxers, says Abdul Khan

Gallagher targets world title after MVP signing

Fury vs Joshua: Hearn says AJ must renegotiate for US move

Errol Spence welcomes war with Tim Tszyu ahead of July return

Boxing schedule for 2025: Upcoming fights and key dates

Shields says every fight now about legacy ahead of Scott bout

Clarck Ntambwe's journey from grief to boxing redemption

Rolando Romero and Teofimo Lopez verbally agree to August fight

Sam Hickey eyes highlight reel finish against Brad Axe

Itauma eyes Kabayel fight if Usyk vacates heavyweight title

Lee Selby reveals three-offer bareknuckle deal that finally won him over

Beterbiev wants Bivol rubber match over Benavidez next

Xander Zayas calls out Jaron Ennis over 'padded' record

Anthony Joshua vs Tyson Fury: Turki Alalshikh says ignore everyone else

Fury teases 'massive' Zuffa Boxing announcement via Dana White

Lee Selby accepts bareknuckle boxing deal after rejecting two offers

Bill Haney: Shakur Stevenson top target, Keyshawn Davis backup

De La Hoya blocks Garcia-Benn: Zuffa 'gets in the way'

Bill Haney: Stevenson top target, Keyshawn Davis next for Devin

Light Heavyweight Britain's Deepest Boxing Division

Usyk-Verhoeven: Referee told commission he'd seen enough

Fury-Joshua fight locked to U.K., Hearn says Zuffa out

Hearn: Fury not tied to U.K. for Joshua clash, Zuffa locked out

Ashton Sylve beats Joseph Diaz Jr. by UD at Misfits Pro

Riku Masuda faces Daigo Higa in Tokyo title tripleheader

H2O Sylve vs JoJo Diaz results: Young lightweight returns

Errol Spence blames trainer, lifestyle for Crawford loss

Usyk-Verhoeven ref had seen enough to stop fight before bell