After a long career, first at light welter before dropping down a weight class, Jon Thaxton won the vacant European Lightweight title with a third round knockout of Spain’s Juan Carlos Diaz Melero last night at The Showground in Norwich, England. Despite Melero having been a European Champ previously, Thaxton …
Read More »British Boxing: Thaxton Gets Second Crack At European Title Tonight
Norwich, England’s leading exponent of the fistic arts, Jon Thaxton, returns tonight at the Showground in his hometown where the lightweight will make a second bid at the European title as he faces Spain’s Juan Carlos Diaz Melero over a scheduled 12 rounds. Seasoned southpaw Thaxton, 33-8 (18), turned pro …
Read More »Boxing’s Dancing Destroyer Returns To Britain
Herbie Hide will have his first fight in Britain for four years in a non-title eight round bout at the Norfolk Showground in Norwich on Saturday, 4th October. The former world heavyweight champion boxes in an eight-round bout against Aleksejs Kosobokovs (Latvia), who has won two of his last three …
Read More »Hennessy Boxing: Confident Thaxton Relishing European Title Clash Saturday
Jon Thaxton believes victory over Juan Carlos Diaz Melero on Saturday will put him in contention for the World Lightweight title. Norwich’s former British champion faces Juan Carlos Diaz Melero of Spain for the vacant European Lightweight title at the Norfolk Showground as top of the bill on the Hennessy …
Read More »Hennessy Boxing: Let’s Be Having You
Jon Thaxton is confident that sparring with former world champion Junior Witter will ensure he is crowned European lightweight champion on Saturday. Thaxton goes for glory at the Norfolk Showground which will be televised live on ITV4 “Big Fight Live” show as part of a new deal with Hennessy Sports.
Read More »Hennessy Boxing: Norwich vs. Ipswich East Anglia Derby
Danny McIntosh is confident he will go on to fight for bigger titles after Saturday’s English Light Heavyweight title challenge against Steve Spartacus. The Norwich boxer has won all of his seven fights and will be seeking to keep his home fans happy when he takes on experienced Ipswich warrior …
Read More »Hennessy Boxing: Spartacus Looking Forward To Silencing ‘Big Mouth’ McIntosh”
Steve Spartacus is looking forward to silencing ‘big mouth’ Danny McIntosh when the two East Anglia light-heavyweights collide for the English title at the Norfolk Showground in Norwich on Saturday, 4th October. The Ipswich v Norwich clash is chief support on the ‘Let’s Be Having You’ Hennessy Sports promotion that …
Read More »Hennessy Boxing: Classic East Anglia Darby Added To “Let’s Be Having You” Fight Card
Steve Spartacus and Danny McIntosh will dispute the vacant English Light-Heavyweight title in what promises to be a classic East Anglia derby at the Norfolk Showground in Norwich on Saturday, October, 4. Ipswich warrior Spartacus will be trying to regain the English title he won five years ago, while Norwich …
Read More »Hennessy Boxing: Thaxton Kicks Off ITV Fight Series
Jon Thaxton is promising to show why he can still become a genuine world title contender when he boxes Juan Carlos Diaz Melero for the vacant European Lightweight title at Norfolk Showground in Norwich on Saturday, October 4, 2008. The former British champion last fought in a European title fight …
Read More »Hennessy Boxing: Tickets On Sale For Thaxton vs. Melero European Championship
Hennessy Sports proudly announce tickets on sale now for “Let’s Be Having You”, Jon Thaxton’s challenge for the vacant European Lightweight Championship against Spain’s Juan Carlos Melero which takes place Saturday, October 4, 2008 at Norfolk Showground in Norwich, England.
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