Yorkshire boxers to watch in 2025

A look at some of the Yorkshire boxers to keep an eye on in 2025.  Thumbnail: Nathan Stirk/Getty Images

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00:00It has been a huge 2024 for Yorkshire in the world of boxing and for the sport in general.

00:11We've seen two glittering careers come to an end. Josh Warrington hung up the gloves

00:15after a defeat to Anthony Kakaccia at Wembley and we also saw the end of the line for Sonny

00:21Edwards, a boxer who spent a lot of his career training under Grant Smith at Sheffield's

00:25Steel City Gym. With a fresh calendar year just on the horizon, we here at the Yorkshire

00:30Post have decided to take a look at some of the Yorkshire boxers to keep an eye on in

00:342025. One to definitely keep tabs on is Doncaster's very own Terry Harper. She kicked off the

00:40year with a defeat to Sandy Ryan, a loss that by her own admission impacted upon her love

00:44for the sport. But you know, dusting yourself off, going again, it's a tradition as old

00:48as time in boxing. She bounced back really well, became a three-way world champion with

00:54a win over Rhiannon Dixon. That got her the WBO lightweight title. And speaking of Doncaster,

01:00Maxie Hughes is someone that, you know, perhaps written off by some people, but he's really

01:04roared back from some setbacks. Two big wins in 2024. The second one, particularly crucial,

01:10came against a very impressive opponent in Gary Cully. And that's a win that arguably

01:15puts Hughes in the frame for a world title shot. So he could have a really big 2025.

01:22To find out who else we've tipped for a big 2025, read below, or if you're not on our

01:26website already, head over to yorkshirepost.co.uk.