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By Jane Warburton November 11th, 2008 All Ringside Boxing
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Saturday night at the famous York Hall, in Bethnal Green, London, Hennessy Promotions hosted a fight night which would headline the heavyweight clash between Danny Williams, of Brixton, London, and Albert Sosnowski of Brentwood, Essex.
British Champion Williams was scheduled to meet John McDermott in a rematch but McDermott pulled out with an injury a few weeks ago. Now Williams faced last-minute substitute, the Polish-born Sosnowski aka "The Dragon" in a non-title contest.
Round one gets off to a good start with Sosnowski looking surprisingly "nifty" for a heavyweight. Williams - the slower of the two - takes time to size-up his opponent. But keen to impress, Williams throws a big left rather too enthusiastically and it causes him to spin around on the spot.
In the first half minute of round two, Williams lands an uppercut and Sosnowski feels it. Backed up on the ropes, Williams increases the pressure and the Polish man hangs on. Williams is warned for punching back of head and the fight continues. The referee calls time while he reprimands Sosnowski's cornerman who, despite warnings, has continued to shout instruction to his charge in Polish. More...
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By Ricky Jones November 8th, 2008 All Boxing Previews
The long and winding career of British Heavyweight Champ Danny Williams takes another twist tonight at London's York Hall as the 35 year old "Brixton Bomber" faces Essex based Pole Albert Sosnowski in a ten round non-title affair.
Williams, 40-6 (31), has had many ups and downs since turning pro 13 years ago and won and lost the British and Commonwealth titles numerous times but never winning the big one as failures to capture the European or a world title illustrate.
Scheduled to rematch John McDermott following their very close Brit title clash in July, Williams will instead face Sosnowski, a 29 year old campaigner originally from Warsaw who has fought the majority of his career in Great Britain.
Sosnowski, 43-2 (26), has an impressive numerical won-loss record on paper but the reality of his opposition hasn't been much to write home about. The best wins of "The Dragon" have been against Lawrence Tuasa, Michael Holden, Colin Kenna, Miguel Alberto Pucheta and a 40 year old Orlin Norris.
Stepped up a bit at last in his most recent bout, Sosnowski lost all eight rounds against 38 year old American journeyman Zuri Lawrence in Brooklyn, NY this past August.
With Williams, it's difficult to tell which Danny will show up but if the motivated slugger who hammered Scott Gammer last year comes to fight tonight at York Hall, Sosnowski will have a very difficult time. More...
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By Jane Warburton July 19th, 2008 All Ringside Boxing
**With Slideshow**
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Last night, Danny Williams made his first defence of the British Heavyweight title against John McDermott at a packed, and very warm, Goresbrook Leisure Centre in Dagenham, England.
In his words - promoter Frank Maloney brought us ‘517 lbs of Raw Power on a Collision Course’.
Williams, of Brixton, London, now aged 35, had his most notable win over Iron Mike Tyson - but ‘Big Bad John‘ of Hornden, is looking to take the British title.
The majority of support sounded to be from the John McDermott fans in attendance, with very few cheers for Williams. McDermott entered the ring first - wearing shiny blue shorts with matching hooded robe, alongside trainer CJ Hussein. More...
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By Jane Warburton July 19th, 2008 All Ringside Boxing
**With Slideshow**
 © Jane Warburton / Saddo Boxing
As well as the main bout between Danny Williams and John McDermott at Dagenham last night, there was also a full bill of undercard contests.
Featherweight Akaash ʽKash the Bashʼ Bhatia, 12-0 (3), of Harrow scored a third round stoppage over Somerset's John Vanemmenis, 1-4-1 (0), in a quick-paced fight.
Delivering a combination of shots which sent his opponent toppling unsteadily off balance, Bhatia notched up his twelfth win keeping his perfect record.
South African bantamweight Tshifhiwa Munyai lost his unbeaten record when he was defeated by Edmonton based Ghanaian southpaw Osumanu Akava, 11-4 (8), at featherweight. More...
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By Boxing Press July 14th, 2008 All Press Releases
Danny Williams, current British heavyweight champion and the most likely Briton to win a heavyweight world title since Lennox Lewis, gets into the ring on Friday, July 18 to defend his prestigious Lonsdale belt against Essex man John McDermott at Goresbrook Leisure Centre in Dagenham, England.
Williams, 39-6 (31), is the favorite of the bookies and knows that a good performance could see him sharing the ring with WBC champion Samuel Peter before the end of this year, but William's likable opponent, John McDermott, 25-3 (16), has something to say about this.
"People are writing me off, saying I am just here to make up the numbers," said McDermott. "But this is my opportunity to prove that I can fight and I do have the heart, determination and skill to go to a new level. I've worked hard and sparred many rounds for this fight. More...
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