Boxing breakout stars 2018 preview Daniel Dubois video Steve Bunce Anthony Crolla

The beloved Northern Irishman surrendered his belt to the Mexican on points at the end of January, while two weeks earlier James DeGale sacrificed his health and arguably his career fighting out a brutal draw against Badou Jack at the Barclays Centre in New York. Both men subsequently took a break to reconsider their futures in the sport but boxing waits for no man and in their wake, the next generation have begun to capture the imagination of the British public.