What to expect from 2026 (Men)

What to expect from 2026 (Men)

Author: BBC Radio 5 Live January 5, 2026 Duration: 1:01:06

After everything we saw in 2025, can 2026 possibly match it? Barry Jones joins Buncey to look ahead to a busy year in boxing. They talk through the fights already on the books, the ones that still need to be made, and work their way through the weight divisions to pick out the match-ups they most want to see.


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