5 live Boxing with Costello & Bunce

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Two men who’ve spent a lifetime in the boxing game - Mike Costello and Steve Bunce - discuss the latest news and big fight nights, with special guests. New episodes every Monday.

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Canelo's nasty streak, anot...

05.10.2021

After Saul "Canelo" Alvarez finished Billy Joe Saunders in brutal fashion in their super middleweight world title fight in Texas last weekend, where next for the Mexican superstar? Trainer Dominic Ingle joins Mike and Steve to discuss the eye injury ...

5 live Boxing with Costello & Bunce episodes:

05.10.2021 Canelo's nasty streak, another "quitting" debate, and breaking the bone that's like biscuit After Saul "Canelo" Alvarez finished Billy Joe Saunders in brutal fashion in their super middleweight world title fight in Texas last weekend, where next for the Mexican superstar? Trainer Dominic Ingle joins Mike and Steve to discuss the eye injury ...
05.09.2021 Canelo beats Saunders - on-the-bell reaction Billy Joe Saunders was pulled out by his trainer Mark Tibbs following the eighth round of his super middleweight title clash with Saul 'Canelo' Alvarez following a sickening shot to his eye. Mike, Steve and trainer Joe Gallagher react on ...
05.06.2021 Canelo v Saunders gets "personal" Ahead of Saul "Canelo" Alvarez and Billy Joe Saunders' big fight in Texas on Saturday night, the Mexican superstar joins the podcast to explain what motivates him and how why this fight has become "personal". Mike and Steve break down ...
05.03.2021 A great British world title win; Taylor-Jonas & Chisora-Parker reaction; plus Roy Jones Jr's boxing philosophy Sunny Edwards joins the podcast again after upsetting long-reigning champion Moruti Mthlane to win the IBF flyweight title. Mike and Steve discuss the stacked bill in Manchester including Joseph Parker beating Derek Chisora, the brilliant contest between Katie Taylor and ...
04.29.2021 Taylor v Jonas III, Chisora’s pandemic & Eubank jr’s return Katie Taylor and Natasha Jonas join the podcast ahead of their long-awaited rematch from the London 2012 Olympics. They discuss the growth of women’s boxing, while Mike and Steve debate whether the fight should headline the card. Derek Chisora explains ...
04.26.2021 Cash proves his "grade", Adeleye controversy, Sunny's day, and Fury training "like a demon" Sunny Edwards joins the podcast ahead of his IBF world flyweight title challenge against South African veteran Moruti Mthalane, to explain how he's planning to frustrate the heavy-handed champion and join his brother Charlie in winning a professional world title. ...
04.19.2021 Williams brave but limited; Jake Paul v Tommy Fury; and a new boxing superpower? After Liam Williams was beaten on points by Demetrius Andrade in Miami, where does the result leave both men’s careers and the middleweight scene? Mike and Steve also discuss the appeal of social media platform Triller and Youtuber Jake Paul’s ...
04.15.2021 Who's "tough"? Andrade v Williams preview Demetrius Andrade and Liam Williams join the podcast ahead of their WBO middleweight title showdown this weekend (Saturday 17th April) in Miami. Andrade questions Steve's definition of 'toughness'. Full commentary from 11pm on BBC Radio 5 live Sports Extra.
07.09.2020 Greatest Fights - The Thrilla in Manila (Ali v Frazier 3) with Gene Kilroy Muhammad Ali and Joe Frazier fought to a standstill in their final contest back in 1975, in what has become along with 'The Rumble in the Jungle' one of the defining fights in the history of 'The Greatest'. One of ...
07.02.2020 Greatest Fights: Corrales v Castillo with Joe Goossen Diego Corrales and Jose Luis Castillo produced a contest for the ages back in 2005, featuring one of the most dramatic comebacks ever seen. Joe Goossen was in Corrales' corner that night, and joins Mike and Steve to remember their ...
06.25.2020 Greatest Fights: Benn v Eubank with Richie Woodhall The night that "changed British boxing", according to Steve Bunce: Nigel Benn and Chris Eubank's torrid 9 rounds at the NEC in Birmingham in 1990. Former world super middleweight champion Richie Woodhall joins the podcast to remember the night, which ...
06.22.2020 The man who shot Muhammad Ali Legendary photographer Neil Leifer, who captured some of the most iconic images of Muhammad Ali in a career spanning half a century, joins Mike and Steve to tell the story behind some of his most famous work. Also, reaction to ...
06.18.2020 Greatest Fights - Hagler v Hearns with Andy Lee Marvelous Marvin Hagler and Tommy ‘The Hitman’ Hearns met in April 1985 for two and a half of the most explosive rounds in boxing history. Former world middleweight champion Andy Lee, who later trained in the famous Kronk gym with ...
06.11.2020 Greatest Fights - Gatti v Ward I with Paulie Malignaggi Reliving the ten round classic between Arturo 'Thunder' Gatti and 'Irish' Micky Ward, in the company of former two weight world champion Paulie Malignaggi. Ward later became the subject of 2010 film 'The Fighter', and was played by Mark Wahlberg.
06.04.2020 Greatest Fights - Evander Holyfield on Tyson v Holyfield 1 Former heavyweight world champion Evander Holyfield revisits the night he dismantled Mike Tyson in 11 rounds, as well as the infamous 'ear bite' in their second fight.
05.28.2020 Greatest Fights - Carl Froch on Hamed v Barrera Former world super middleweight champion Carl Froch joins Mike and Steve to revisit the night in Las Vegas that came to define the career of Prince Naseem Hamed - a comprehensive defeat to the Mexican Marco Antonio Barrera. 19-year-old Froch ...
05.21.2020 Greatest Fights - Ricky Hatton on Hatton v Tszyu Reliving the night in 2005 when Ricky Hatton beat Kostya Tszyu to win his first world title, in front of a packed M.E.N. Arena. Hatton reflects on his greatest night in the ring, how his career developed afterwards and why ...
05.18.2020 Boxing in Eddie Hearn's back garden; and Adam Booth on training and getting destroyed by Don King After Eddie Hearn revealed he's planning to put on fights in his back garden, are we a step closer to the return of professional boxing? Mike and Steve debate the logistical issues with trainer Adam Booth, as well as looking ...
05.14.2020 Greatest Fights - Tyson v Spinks with David Haye Former heavyweight world champion David Haye joins Mike Costello and Steve Bunce to rewatch the night in 1988 when a 21-year-old Mike Tyson was at his most fearsome in the ring, destroying Michael Spinks in 91 seconds. They delve into ...
05.07.2020 Greatest Fights - Sugar Ray Leonard on Leonard v Hearns In the first of a new mini-series, one of the greatest boxers of all time, Sugar Ray Leonard, relives his late stoppage of Thomas "The Hitman" Hearns in 1981. Leonard remembers how Angelo Dundee's corner work was the key to ...
03.30.2020 Buatsi on training in lockdown, Olympic what-ifs, and the Yorkshireman who fought Ali 2016 Olympic bronze medallist Joshua Buatsi explains how he's staying in shape during the lockdown, and reveals his thoughts on news that the Tokyo Olympic are going to be delayed until 2021. Then, Mike and Steve discuss an interview from ...
12.16.2019 How long until Joshua fights Fury or Wilder? How long will boxing fans have to wait to see Anthony Joshua against the other two big names in the heavyweight division, Tyson Fury and Deontay Wilder? Mike and Steve break down the politics and the timings issues that could ...
06.04.2019 Joshua beaten: The rumours, the fallout, and what comes next? As the dust settles on Anthony Joshua's stunning upset defeat to Andy Ruiz jr., Mike and Steve debate the rumours around Joshua being knocked out in sparring, Joshua's father's apparently angry reaction in the ring after the fight, and what ...
06.02.2019 Joshua stunned in New York Mike and Steve are ringside in New York's Madison Square Garden where Andy Ruiz Jr. produced one of the biggest shocks in the history of heavyweight boxing to take Anthony Joshua's IBF, WBO and WBA world heavyweight titles from him. ...
05.31.2019 Joshua v Ruiz: Final fight breakdown Anthony Joshua and Andy Ruiz jr weigh in ahead of the heavyweight world title fight at Madison Square Garden. Mike and Steve analyse how they looked on the scales, and break down how they see the fight going. Paulie Malignaggi ...
05.30.2019 Joshua vs Ruiz: AJ wants Fury next Anthony Joshua and Andy Ruiz Jr. faced the media for the final time before their world heavyweight title fight this weekend at Madison Square Garden. Joshua says he is turning his attention to a fight with Tyson Fury, after Deontay ...
05.29.2019 Joshua vs Ruiz: Wilder's spanner in the works Deontay Wilder hijacked the fight week news cycle overnight in New York by announcing his next bout would not be against Anthony Joshua or Tyson Fury, instead opting for a rematch with Luis Ortiz. Joshua's promoter Eddie Hearn reacts to ...
05.20.2019 Wilder produces an all-time knockout Deontay Wilder once again proved his punching power by knocking out Dominic Breazeale in their WBC heavweight title contest. Mike and Steve ask where it ranks in the annals of great heavyweight knockouts and debate whether this changes their opinion ...
05.14.2019 BONUS POD: Groves on retirement, Froch and taking control Former super middleweight world champion George Groves reflects on the end of his career, his two massive fights against Carl Froch, and how he tried to take control of his career.
05.13.2019 Billy Joe's back, Deontay's underrated and Josh Taylor: world champion? Former super middleweight champion George Groves joins the podcast to talk about the upcoming fights this weekend, including Billy Joe Saunders v Shefat Isufi for the WBO super middleweight world title, Deontay Wilder's return to the ring against former Anthony ...
04.16.2019 Who is boxing's Tiger? As Mike and Steve arrive in a chilly New York ahead of Terence Crawford v Amir Khan for the WBO weltweight title, is there anyone currently in the sport of boxing that can inspire the same universal excitement as Tiger ...
02.11.2019 AJ & Josh Warrington look to America With confirmation that Anthony Joshua will fight Jarrell Miller in the States not far away, Eddie Hearn joins the podcast to talk about a frustrating period for the WBA, IBF and WBO champion since beating Alexander Povetkin last September. Mike ...