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Timing is everything • In a sport full of those who outstay their welcome, a look at some of the rare greats who left on their own terms

UNICORN RARE

African boxing royalty • Azumah Nelson’s fights and achievements stand with the best of them, and resonate even more at home in Ghana

Portman Road revival • Tractor Boy Fabio Wardley tramples over adversity, reports Oscar Pick

Yorkshire grit • Game Zucco gets the Barnsley chop, writes Andy Whittle at ringside

NEW BEGINNINGS • Barrett looks reinvigorated under Gallagher, writes Andrew Wake from ringside

A clean sweep • Joy for the home corner at York Hall, writes Simon Euan-Smith

PRETTY FAST • Kelly makes quick work of Biea, writes Roy Kelly from ringside

Next best thing • Arbuckle’s title fight off but he still enjoys a good win, writes Allen Payne at ringside

Terminated • Dawson guns down Shah, watched by Matt Elliott from ringside

Butler service • Joe now unblemished in seven, writes Will Hale at ringside

Making waves • Ex-champ Pauls back with a win, writes Philip Sharkey at ringside

Game of thrones • Industry beats athleticism as Aliev outworked by underdog champ, writes Oliver Fennell

CRUISE CONTROL • Opetaia in dire need of marquee fight after another demolition job, writes Oscar Pick

Next up • Mason impresses in headline slot after Davis debacle, reports Rob Tebbutt

MONSTER MASH • Nakatani makes ‘Big Bang’ in Tokyo and stays on course for Inoue showdown, writes Rob Tebbutt

LOCAL COLOUR • Big-time boxing is a rarity in Africa, but when it happens it can be an entrancing spectacle

Silk Pyjamas • Kambosos’ fire burns brighter than ever ahead of Hitchins clash

Proving ground • New champ Hitchins seeks to back up his big talk, while ex-champ Kambosos bids to shock the world – again.

This must be a joke… • Heard the one about the ageing Filipino and the totally undeserved title shot?

THE GATEWAY TO AFRICA • Amir Khan relaunches promotional banner with a charge into Ghana. Ohara Davies joins him for a ‘bucket list’ bout.

THE PROFESSOR AND THE APPRENTICE • The greatest African fighter of all time remains a serene but supremely confident presence, and one who is happy to pass on his considerable wisdom to the new hope of Ghanaian boxing

THE RISE OF THE WHITE HOPES • CONTINUING OUR SERIES DOCUMENTING THE HISTORY OF BRITISH BOXING, WE RECALL HOW AMERICA’S REVULSION AT A BLACK HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPION SPREAD ACROSS THE ATLANTIC

James Cook, 1959-2025 • Graham Houston remembers a man who displayed scientific boxing at its highest level

Saving the best for last • A de facto ‘main event’ in the Three Nations is worth waiting for, writes Gareth Jones at ringside

The future’s bright •...