ANOTHER packed episode looks ahead to Vasiliy Lomachenko’s crucial comeback bout while Gervonta ‘Tank’ Davis steps up to super-lightweight against Mario Barrios.

Alex Steedman and Matt Christie also reflect on the latest thrashing dished out by the supreme Naoya Inoue. Another sublime showing but can ‘The Monster’ secure the right opponents to cement his greatness?

There’s the issue of ‘celebrity boxing’ blighting the landscape to discuss and the career of Alexander Povetkin, and in turn the issue of PEDs in boxing, is reviewed.

The gruelling 1986 encounter between Steve Cruz and Barry McGuigan is remembered in This Week In History while A.J. Liebling’s The Sweet Science is the latest book recommendation.

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