Stevenage’s Daniel Herdman will be one of the competitors taking part in the Matchroom Sport promoted Prizefighter tournament, when the top rated series returns for the new season on the 15th September with Prizefighter – Light Middleweight II. Daniel, who as an amateur won a Junior ABA title and Olympic …
Read More »UK Amateur Standout Stubbs Signs With Hatton Firm
Tommy Stubbs has turned professional with Hatton Promotions and signed a three year deal with Britain’s most ambitious promotional outfit. The Mancunian who will be trained by Joe Pennington has been one of Britain’s best amateurs in recent years winning dozens of trophies and medals. Among his honours were three …
Read More »WBA Champ Sturm Faces Macklin Tonight In Germany
The WBA Super World Middleweight title is currently held by Felix “Leonidas” Sturm, and he looks to defend that title, for the eleventh time, tonight against Matthew “Mack the Knife” Macklin. Sturm’s record stands at 35-2-1, 15 KO’s while Macklin’s stands at 28-2-0, 19 KO’s. Sturm is an accomplished champion, …
Read More »Senior ABA Championships 2011 – Semi Final (North)
© Click Image for more photos from this Event Senior ABA Championships 2011 – Semi Final (North) Everton Park Sports Centre Yesterday, at the Everton Park Sports Centre, Liverpool, the semi-finals (North) for the Senior Amateur Boxers took place. The afternoon featured 12 contests (the 48kg fight did not go …
Read More »WBC News: Japan Boxing Commission Asking For Disaster Relief Donations
From WBC President Dr. José Sulaimán: The Japan Boxing Commission has established a specific bank account for donations to the Japan Relief Fund, which will be open until April 30, 2011. The World Boxing Council has also created a bank account in the United States, and all donations received will …
Read More »Matchroom Boxing: Maccarinelli Backs Webb To Upset Reid
Enzo Maccarinelli says his nephew Tobias Webb can stun home favourite Robin Reid in Prizefighter Super Middleweights II at Liverpool Olympia on March 23 – and he’s putting his money where his mouth is. Maccarinelli will be ringside on Wednesday night to support his 22 year-old unbeaten nephew Tobias as …
Read More »Amateur Boxing: British Golden Boy Towse Aims For ABA Success
Following his sensational Gold winning performance, at the British University and Colleges Championships in Coventry last week, Brighton teenager Jake Towse, who fights for the Hastings West Hill Amateur Boxing Club, is hoping to repeat this success in the Southern Counties ABA competition on Saturday 12th March. Back on the …
Read More »Boxing In Britain: Setterfield, Connor Headline Surbiton Fight Card
Sutton’s Danny “Cassius” Connor and Redhill’s “Dynamo” Daryl Setterfield are back in action this coming Saturday, the 18th December, at the Bruce Baker promoted “Christmas Punch” event at the Tolworth Recreation Centre in Surbiton. The pair of Surrey battlers, who both train at Johnny Eames Ultrachem TKO Boxing Gym in …
Read More »Hatton Boxing: The Hitman Tips Vassell For Big Things
Ricky Hatton has revealed that Commonwealth welterweight champion Denton Vassell is helping him fall back in love with boxing. ‘The Hitman’s’ promotional outfit, Hatton Promotions stage a high quality dinner show at Manchester’s Palace Hotel on Saturday 4th December, with Vassell back in action.
Read More »Matchroom Boxing: British Champ Sykes Completes Prizefighter Line-up
Unbeaten British Super-Featherweight champion Gary Sykes is the eighth and final fighter signed up for the first Prizefighter Super-Featherweight tournament on November 20 at York Hall, Bethnal Green. Sykes completes what organisers Matchroom Sport have called “the strongest line-up in Prizefighter history”, joining The Mongolian Warrior Choi Tseveenpurev, Coronation Street …
Read More »Boxing In Britain: Amateur Star Boylan Pro Debut October 30
After a successful seven year, eighty fight career as an amateur boxer, ‘Pretty’ Ricky Boylan is set for his professional debut on the undercard of George ‘The Saint’ Groves’ Commonwealth title defense at the York Hall, Bethnal Green, London, on Saturday 30th October, against the tough Middlesbrough banger Phil Boyle
Read More »Hyde Boxing: Prospect Mark Heffron Taking Fast Track
Former British amateur standout Mark Heffron, managed by Gary Hyde, is taking the fast lane in boxing having fought his first three professional bouts within a 30-day period in three different European countries. The 18-year-old welterweight, fighting out of Cork by way of Manchester, England, had a successful pro debut …
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