5 Live Boxing with Steve Bunce
Episodes
Inside Dale Youth Boxing Club
09 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Buncey travels to West London to visit one of the city's oldest boxing clubs. He’s joined by three generations of the club's legacy: world champion ...
Edwards v Yafai - The Preview
29 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Matchroom boss Eddie Hearn joins Buncey to look ahead to the domestic flyweight clash in Birmingham. He speaks to both Sunny Edwards and Galal Yafai w...
Who will be Lord of the Flies?
25 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
As Sunny Edwards and Galal Yafai prepare to face each other this weekend, Buncey looks ahead to the fight with Barry Jones. They discuss the different...
From the Sublime to the Ridiculous
18 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Richie Woodhall joins Buncey to pick through the bones of a busy weekend. They get stuck into the main event in Dallas where Jake Paul beat Mike Tyson...
Wales’ first female world champion
12 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Stacey Copeland sits in for Buncey as Lauren Price becomes a world champion. She is joined by Barry Jones to reflect on an historic night of boxing in...
Introducing... Powerplay: The House of Don King
09 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Veteran fight aficionado Steve Bunce is alongside Heavyweight Champion of the World Lennox Lewis to examine the early life and crimes of notorious Box...
Pod on tour - The Walsh Brothers in Cromer
10 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Buncey takes the pod to Cromer for the third stop on its UK tour. He’s joined on stage by the Walsh brothers - Liam, Ryan and Michael. They take us ...
2023 5 Live Boxing Awards
27 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Former world champions Barry Jones and Richie Woodhall join Steve Bunce as the 5 Live Boxing awards return. They are tasked with deciding the winners ...
Simply the Best - A Chris Eubank special
14 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Buncey travels to Brighton to sit down with former two-weight world champion Chris Eubank. In an emotional chat, they discuss how he is dealing with t...
Taylor v Cameron: Meet the fighters
17 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Carl Frampton joins Steve at the public workout to look ahead to the mega-fight in Dublin this weekend. They are joined by the two fighters who were b...
Haringey Box Cup special
20 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Steve is back on the road this week as he spends the day at the Haringey Box Cup - Europe's largest amateur boxing event. Joined at Alexandra Palace b...
Wood v Conlan: Who wins?
10 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Steve takes the pod to Nottingham ahead of the big showdown between Leigh Wood and Michael Conlan on Saturday night. He chats to both boxers, as well ...
Khan vs Brook: Finally Fighting
14 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Amir Khan and Kell Brook, two names that have been put together for years. The former boxing world champions have taken on some of the biggest names i...
Greatest Fights - The Thrilla in Manila (Ali v Frazier 3) with Gene Kilroy
09 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
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 ...
Greatest Fights: Corrales v Castillo with Joe Goossen
02 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
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...
Greatest Fights: Benn v Eubank with Richie Woodhall
25 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
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. For...
The man who shot Muhammad Ali
22 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
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 St...
Greatest Fights - Hagler v Hearns with Andy Lee
18 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
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 ...
Greatest Fights - Gatti v Ward I with Paulie Malignaggi
11 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Reliving the ten round classic between Arturo 'Thunder' Gatti and 'Irish' Micky Ward, in the company of former two weight world champion Paulie Malign...
Greatest Fights - Evander Holyfield on Tyson v Holyfield 1
04 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Former heavyweight world champion Evander Holyfield revisits the night he dismantled Mike Tyson in 11 rounds, as well as the infamous 'ear bite' in th...
Greatest Fights - Carl Froch on Hamed v Barrera
28 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
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 Na...
Greatest Fights - Ricky Hatton on Hatton v Tszyu
21 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
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...
Boxing in Eddie Hearn's back garden; and Adam Booth on training and getting destroyed by Don King
18 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
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 Stev...
Greatest Fights - Tyson v Spinks with David Haye
14 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
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...
Greatest Fights - Sugar Ray Leonard on Leonard v Hearns
07 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
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 ...
Buatsi on training in lockdown, Olympic what-ifs, and the Yorkshireman who fought Ali
30 Mar 2020
Contributed by Lukas
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 Ol...
How long until Joshua fights Fury or Wilder?
16 Dec 2019
Contributed by Lukas
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 Wilde...
Joshua beaten: The rumours, the fallout, and what comes next?
04 Jun 2019
Contributed by Lukas
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 s...
Joshua stunned in New York
02 Jun 2019
Contributed by Lukas
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 b...
Joshua v Ruiz: Final fight breakdown
31 May 2019
Contributed by Lukas
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 o...
Joshua vs Ruiz: AJ wants Fury next
30 May 2019
Contributed by Lukas
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 vs Ruiz: Wilder's spanner in the works
29 May 2019
Contributed by Lukas
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,...
Wilder produces an all-time knockout
20 May 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Deontay Wilder once again proved his punching power by knocking out Dominic Breazeale in their WBC heavweight title contest. Mike and Steve ask where ...
BONUS POD: Groves on retirement, Froch and taking control
14 May 2019
Contributed by Lukas
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 ...
Billy Joe's back, Deontay's underrated and Josh Taylor: world champion?
13 May 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Former super middleweight champion George Groves joins the podcast to talk about the upcoming fights this weekend, including Billy Joe Saunders v Shef...
Who is boxing's Tiger?
16 Apr 2019
Contributed by Lukas
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 spo...
AJ & Josh Warrington look to America
11 Feb 2019
Contributed by Lukas
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 ...