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By Iain Langmaid May 20th, 2012 All Boxing Results
Last night at the Aintree Equestrian Centre in Liverpool, England, rising star David Price showed why he is one of the most talked about boxers in British boxing if not the most talked about on the British scene.
Price mounted a dominant display against Norwich’s former Commonwealth Champion Sam Sexton to win the vacant British and Commonwealth Heavyweight titles, which saw him become the first heavyweight from the great fight city of Liverpool to capture the prestigious Lonsdale belt.
Price went into the fight with a four and a half inch height advantage, six inch reach advantage and 17 pound weight advantage against Sexton and showed his superior class with a commanding performance.
Throughout the fight, Price paced himself effectively, working off the jab to keep Sexton at long range and restricting his opponent to brief forays on the inside before being either tied up or Price stepping back to continue to dictate the fight.
In the opening two rounds, Price was in control, effectively working off his jab and doubling it up, varying the power to keep Sexton at range.
In the third round Price, stepped up the pace forcing Sexton onto the back foot and dropping him a left hook to the head, which forced Sexton to take his first count of the fight.
Sexton rose early and applauded Price for dropping him, however the knock down came too late in the round for Price to fully capitalise upon.
In the fourth and what proved to be the final round of the fight, Price stepped up the tempo, backing up Sexton effectively and setting upon Sexton with body shots before dropping his rival for the second time. More...
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By Jane Warburton May 20th, 2012 All Ringside Boxing
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On Friday night, Manchester’s Terry Flanagan won the English Super-Featherweight Title by Unanimous Points Decision over Dougie Curran of Newcastle.
Also on the VIP Promotions and BoxAcademy fightnight - Callum Johnson of Boston forced a seventh round stoppage over experienced James Tucker of Doncaster in their eight round Light-Heavyweight contest and Liverpool’s Joe Selkirk out-pointed Jason Ball of Doncaster in their eight round Light-Middleweight Contest.
Terry Flanagan (Manchester) v Dougie Curran (Newcastle)
Vacant BBBofC English Super-Featherweight Title
Both men got off to a good start – but Flanagan was the sharper of the two and as the fight progressed – Dougie the ‘Bullet’ seemed to flag. He sustained a nick to the left brow but it didn’t prove a problem. Flanagan though was warned a number of times for holding and was finally deducted a point in the fifth by Referee Howard Foster.
Flanagan went on to secure the Unanimous Points victory and improves to 14 wins (4 by KO)
Curran drops to 5 wins 12 losses (2 by KO) and 2 draws.
Callum Johnson (Boston, Linc) v James Tucker (Doncaster)
8 x 3 Light Heavyweight Contest
Callum ‘The One’ Johnson proved impressive against normally durable James ‘Slugger’ Tucker. Johnson looked classy using his long-reaching left to target Tuckers head. The Doncaster man was pressured in his own corner and off-balance as he’d stepped on the bottom rope when Referee Phil Edwards jumped in to stop the contest.
Johnson wins by seventh round TKO and improves to 5 wins (3 by KO).
Tucker drops to 6 wins (2 by KO) 50 losses (3 by KO) and 3 draws. More...
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By Hermann Helmut May 20th, 2012 All Boxing Results
Former super middle world champion Mikkel Kessler successfully made the jump into the light heavyweight ranks last night with a fourth round KO of opponent Allan Green at Parken Arena in Copenhagen, Denmark.
The ex-WBA and WBC titlist entered the ring after an absence of eleven months and had to shake off a bit of little ring rust against America's Green, who had won two straight following his 2010 losses to Glen Johnson and Andre Ward.
Green had fought much of his early career as a light heavyweight while Kessler had turned pro as a light middleweight and Green was able to convert that advantage in the first round, hurting Kessler with a right hand before dropping the Dane.
Kessler beat the count and rode out the rest of the round as Green was unable to better his work.
This proved to be a fatal mistake as Kessler came roaring back late in the second frame and by the third, the Copenhagen man was in complete control. More...
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By Tam Seddon May 18th, 2012 All Boxing Articles
Two heavyweights who are bringing excitement back into British boxing are David Price and Tyson Fury.
I have been very impressed with both fighters in their most recent outings and both men certainly are making an impact in the world heavyweight scene. I was disappointed that Price vs. Fury did not happen, but one must think that this showdown would be better, from a promoter’s perspective, two or three years down the line.
I personally would prefer to see this fight when both men are more established, which no doubt they are both on track for doing this. I personally believe these two are already making an impression in the heavyweight division and Wladimir Klitschko certainly acknowledged their impact in his post-fight press conference against John Mark Mormeck.
This is encouraging for both fighters, and they are certainly on track to getting a showdown with Wladimir due to their size and what they bring to the ring. I personally would love to see both men getting their opportunity against Wladimir in two or three years’ time when, in my opinion, Wladimir will be on the slide by then.
It’s a true opportunity for both men to establish themselves as champion when the Klitschko dominance will be fading in the not too distance future.
Firstly, however, David Price has a tough test this weekend against an established domestic heavyweight in Sam Sexton. I think this fight is make or break for both men and has come at a good time for this pair of fighters who clash at the Aintree Equestrian Centre in Liverpool tonight.
I was very impressed with Price against John McDermott, who I thought would have got some rounds in against Price and I personally thought Price would have been tested.
McDermott landed a solid punch straight away but that did not deter Price at all, as he put on a demolition job against McDermott. As a boxing fan, this was truly encouraging to see and it has shown the heavyweight boxing scene that Price is going to make an impact in this weight class and he is a live challenger. More...
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By Iain Langmaid May 17th, 2012 All Boxing Articles
In the fourth part of a detailed examination of the fight game within the United Kingdom, SaddoBoxing’s British based contributor Iain Langmaid casts his long eye over the British scene and what he thinks the future holds in 2012 and beyond.
In this latest episode, he turns his attention to the Super-Middleweight division, a weight class in which Britain has had considerable success since’s it’s creation.
It can be argued that since the Super Middleweight division’s creation in the mid 1980s, to bridge the gap between Light Heavyweight and Middleweight, British boxing has experienced more success in that weight class than any other.
The division’s first champion was Edinburgh’s Murray Sutherland who clinched the IBF’s version of the 12stone [168 pound] title, when he defeated the American Ernie Singletary on a points decision over 15 rounds in Atlantic City in March, 1984.
However the big hitting Sutherland, who knocked out 40 of his 48 victims, lost the title in his first defence against the South Korean Chong Pal Park in Seoul just four months later.
Fast forward to the 1990s and Britain experienced the most sustained period of success that has been witnessed in the division.
Chris Eubank won the WBO belt in 1991 after dramatically stopping fellow Briton Michael Watson in the 12th round at White Hart Lane, the home of Tottenham Hotspur, despite being dropped in the fight and behind all on three judges' scorecards.
This victory would be tinged with sadness as Watson would require six brain operations and spent 40 days in a coma as a result of the stoppage. However, Watson, a former Commonwealth Middleweight champion, has made an inspirational recovery and even completed the London Marathon.
This tragedy played heavily on Eubank's as afterward he would never finish off opponents when he had them in trouble for the fear of it all happening again. More...
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