5 Live Boxing with Steve Bunce

Frank Warren and Eddie Hearn sit down with Buncey to talk through their five-versus-five card. The pair tell us why they believe they have the fighters to win the tournament. We also hear from all ten fighters taking part in the event in Saudi Arabia in June.

Barry Jones joins Buncey to reflect on an eventful fight launch in London. Artur Beterbiev and Dmitry Bivol are on the pod to discuss their fight for all the belts in June in Saudi Arabia. The guys cast their eyes over the Queensberry v Matchroom fight card and ask whether there has ever been a better fight trailer than the one produced for the 5v5. And following her win at the weekend, Ellie Scotney joins Buncey to discuss becoming a unified world champion.

Buncey sits down with former world champion Barry McGuigan. Following the release of a new BBC documentary that goes inside the McGuigan gym, Barry delves into what makes a successful stable of fighters, how his son Shane has become a top trainer and what it takes to bring through multiple world champions. All four episodes of Stable: The Boxing Game can be watched on BBC iPlayer.

Buncey is joined by Josh Warrington and Ebanie Bridges as the tour heads to Leeds. The pair discuss the highs and lows of their career, how they are hungry to regain their world titles, and they take questions from the audience.

Barry Jones joins Buncey to reflect on a spectacular British heavyweight title fight at the O2. Fabio Wardley and Fraser Clarke's 12-round bout ended in a split-decision draw which meant Wardley retained his title. We hear from both fighters and promoter Ben Shalom. Ben Whittaker is also on the pod as he showboated his way to a comfortable points win against Leon Willings. And Barry talks us through the recently announced undercard for the Fury-Usyk fight next month.

Buncey is joined backstage at the Sheffield Arena by Barry Jones. They speak to both Sandy Ryan who retained her WBO welterweight belt, and Dalton Smith who took another step closer to a world title shot. Promoter Eddie Hearn is also on the pod to discuss what next for the two fighters. And they look ahead to the British heavyweight title fight taking place this Sunday between Fabio Wardley and Frazer Clarke.

Natasha Jonas joins Buncey to look ahead to a big night of boxing in Sheffield. We hear from both Sandy Ryan and Terri Harper who are fighting for Sandy’s WBO welterweight crown. Dalton Smith and his trainer Grant Smith are also on the pod to tell us how important this fight is against Jose Zepeda. And Sunny Edwards shares his views on the fight and how life is after he lost his world title back in December.

Buncey is joined in the studio by Natasha Jonas and Anthony Crolla. They take a look at the heavyweight division and ask what’s next for Anthony Joshua. They scrutinize both sides of the argument regarding whether women should box 3-minute rounds. And is having 6 judges ringside gonna help or hinder the sport?

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 back to the early days of sparring in their living room, fighting their dad for a few quid and what regrets they have from their respective careers.

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 of six categories including “Fight of the year” and “British boxer of the year”.