Sheffield boxing’s best talent will fly the flag for the Steel city when Hatton Promotions roll into town later this month. Impressive prospects Adam Etches, Scott Jenkins, Richard Towers and Jezz Wilson are among the local hopefuls boxing at Ponds Forge Arena on Saturday September 24.
Read More »Rendall Munroe Targets Another World Title Shot
Rendall Munroe is in line for another world title shot inside the next 12 months. The Leicester southpaw will be back in action in at Sheffield’s Ponds Forge Arena on Saturday 24th September against a selected opponent. His non-title ten rounder will be the chief support when Hatton Promotions’ super-featherweight …
Read More »Sky Sports ‘One to Watch’ Towers in action on Saturday
Sheffield Heavyweight eager to impress in hometown fight Richard Towers fights on the undercard on Kell Brook v Lovemore N’dou on Saturday live on Sky Sports – another step in the remarkable turnaround in his life. The unbeaten Sheffield Heavyweight (10-0) was jailed for 13 years for his part of …
Read More »Brook – I’ll be the first to stop Lovemore N’dou
‘Special K’ vows to wow home Sheffield crowd on June 25 Kell Brook says he will be the first fighter to stop tough Australian Lovemore N’dou when the pair fight in Brook’s hometown of Sheffield on June 25. Brook admits this is the ‘toughest test of his career so far’ …
Read More »Boxing In Britain: O’Donnell Retains Commonwealth With Glover Win
Last night at the Colosseum in Watford, England, welterweight Tom Glover’s unexpected run through the UK standings came to an end, halted forcefully by Commonwealth champion John O’Donnell. After seeing off the quartet of Jon Thaxton, Nadeem Siddique, Chas Symonds and Scott Woolford over the last ten months, Glover just …
Read More »Boxing Preview: John O’Donnell vs. Tom Glover
The Colosseum in Watford, England sees two good bouts this evening as Commonwealth welter king John O’Donnell defends against dangerous Tom Glover and welters Peter McDonagh and Lee Purdy rematch for the vacant Southern Area crown. Glover and O’Donnell have had careers that contrast sharply, with O’Donnell spending four and …
Read More »Hennessy Boxing: O’Donnell, Glover Make Weight For Commonwealth Clash
The weigh in for tonight’s Hennessy Sports event at the Watford Colosseum took place yesterday. Commonwealth Welterweight Champ John O’Donnell came in at at 10 st 7.75 lb /147.75 lb and upset specialist Tom Glover at 10 st 6.75 lb/146.77 lb both weighing in ahead of their top of the …
Read More »Hennessy Boxing: Welterweight Warriors Ready For Face-off
Commonwealth Welterweight champion John O’Donnell and upset specialist Tom Glover will step on the scales tomorrow ahead of their clash at the Watford Colosseum this weekend. The two men meet in the headline bout of a Hennessy Sports event which is live on ITV4 from 7.35pm on Saturday.
Read More »Hennessy Boxing: Trainer Ingle Backing Sheffield Duo
Brendan Ingle may be one of boxing’s most feted trainers but for many of the young boxers he’s put through his hands, the Sheffield based Dubliner has played a dual role of social worker and boxing trainer. Despite an involvement in the sport that stretches back almost 60 years and …
Read More »Legendary Boxing Trainer Brendan Ingle Keeps Rolling Along
Despite having clocked up over 60 years in boxing Brendan Ingle’s infectious enthusiasm for the sport shows no sign of diminishing. The Ingle name has become synonymous with the careers of renowned champions such as “Prince” Naseem Hamed, Junior Witter, Johnny Nelson and Herol “Bomber” Graham and the conveyor belt …
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