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Yesterday at Hatton Health & Fitness Centre in Hyde, England, Hatton Promotions hosted the official weigh-in ahead of this evening's fight night staged at the Fenton Manor Sports Complex in Stoke-on-Trent, England.

It was a relaxed and friendly atmosphere in the smart new surroundings of the Hatton 'centre', where Hatton would weigh-in alongside N'Dou for the IBO welterweight title.

Hatton stepped up to the scales first - weighing in at 147 lb followed by N'Dou, who tipped the scales at 145 lb.

Both men were quiet as they posed for the usual 'face-off' photographs. More...

Hatton Promotions presents "Euro Glory", another exciting night of boxing at the Manchester
Velodrome on September 25, 2009.

The headliner sees Matthew Macklin squaring off with Amin Asikainen over 12 scheduled rounds for the vacant European middleweight title. More...

The top spot in the British lightweight rankings was up for grabs at the Leisure Centre in Newport, Wales last night and it was Gary Buckland who emerged the victor.

The Cardiff based "Dynamo" squared off with surging Salisbury hard man Henry Castle, who rode a six bout winning streak in the contest, and a thrilling ten rounds soon followed.

When the dust had settled, 23 year old Buckland pulled off a one point victory, 96-95, to add to his Celtic title winning effort in February against Scotland's Craig Docherty.

Buckland improves to 16-1 (5) and is now the official challenger for the British lightweight title while Castle's record now stands at 20-5 (11).

Also on the bill, 36 year old former British light middle title challenger Paul Samuels, 19-7-2 (11), came up short against 21 year old prospect Danny Butler, 18-1 (3), by a score of 98-94 for the vacant British Masters middleweight crown.

Butler will now face Darren McDermott for the English belt in September.

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Last night at the Colosseum in Watford, England, Hennessy Sports promoted a fight night which would see Darren Barker's third defence of his Commonwealth Middleweight title, facing Darren McDermott.

Darren McDermott, "The Dudley Body Snatcher", entered the ring to the sounds of ‘One Step Beyond’ by Madness and enjoyed huge support from the Dudley fans who had travelled to Watford.

The Champion, "Dazzling" Darren Barker of Harrow, London, entered the ring wearing Chelsea colours while Chelsea football star Joe Cole looked on. More...

Commonwealth champion Darren Barker is now one step closer to solidifing the middleweight division in the UK after stopping English titlist Darren McDermott last night at the Colosseum in Watford, England.

McDermott began the first looking to press Barker but couldn't past the champion's superb jab. Things opened up a bit in the second frame as McDermott managed to get closer.

The challenger scored with a few decent shots on the inside but the proximity allowed Barker's faster hands to find the target with ever increasing frequency. More...

The Colosseum in Watford, England tonight sees an interesting bill headlined by Darren Barker's Commonwealth middleweight title defense against challenger Darren McDermott.

Barker, 19-0 (12), had a great amateur career and as a result has been in the spotlight throughout his five years as a professional.

"Dazzling Darren" won the Commonwealth in November, 2007 with a dominating decision over Australia's Ben Crampton and has since defeated the respectable line up of Steve Bendall, Larry Sharpe and Jason McKay.

In contrast, McDermott, 16-1-1 (9), came up the hard way, culminating in a second round cuts defeat to British champion Wayne Elcock, in June of last year in which McDermott had looked promising before the stoppage. More...

Unbeaten heavyweight sensation, Tyson Fury is hoping that a win over Scott Belshaw this weekend will leave him just one step away from a shot at the British title. Fury takes on Belshaw at the Watford Colosseum on Saturday night in a “Battle of the Big Prospects”

The scheduled 8 round bout is part of the undercard to the Darren Barker – Darren McDermott Commonwealth Middleweight title fight with the Hennessy Sports event live on ITV4’s Big Fight Live from 7.30pm. More...

Scott Belshaw is planning on gate crashing the heavyweight title picture by ending the unbeaten run of Tyson Fury in their “battle of the big prospects” at the Watford Colosseum on Saturday night.

Both men’s statistics stack up well ahead of the weekend’s showdown which is a special attraction on the undercard of the Darren Barker – Darren McDermott Commonwealth Middleweight title clash. More...

Tyson Fury is out to make a statement of intent at the Watford Colosseum this Saturday when he takes to the ring for his first scheduled 8 round contest.

The undefeated heavyweight sensation has stopped all five of his professional opponents to date and he’s hoping that fellow heavyweight giant Scott Belshaw will become victim number 6 this weekend. More...

“Dazzling” Darren Barker will aim to improve his already impressive CV at the Watford Colosseum on May 23rd when he makes the third defence of his Commonwealth Middleweight title against Darren McDermott.

The Hennessy Sports event will be live on ITV4 providing fight fans with another opportunity to track the progress of one of British boxing’s most exciting talents. More...

Unbeaten heavyweight sensation Tyson Fury has hit out at his British Heavyweight rivals and says he wants to bring the lustre back to the British Heavyweight title.

Fury will have his sixth professional outing at the Watford Colosseum on May 23 on the undercard of Darren Barker’s third defence of his Commonwealth Middleweight title against Darren McDermott. More...

Darren McDermott is aiming for a title hat trick in 2009.

The man known as the “Black Country Body Snatcher” started the year by winning the English Middleweight title and he’s set his sights on winning the Commonwealth and British titles before the end of the year.

First up for McDermott is a shot at “Dazzling” Darren Barker’s Commonwealth title at the Watford Colosseum on May 23. More...

“Dazzling” Darren Barker believes he’ll prove his gladiator status at the Watford Colosseum on May 23 when he defends his Commonwealth Middleweight title against Darren McDermott.

The unbeaten Barnet man will make the fourth defence of his title on what is practically home ground live on ITV4 on the next Hennessy Sports event.

McDermott, the “Black Country Body Snatcher”, believes he’ll prove too strong for the champion, but Barker has shrugged off that prediction.

“It makes me laugh when people say they’re stronger than me because they get a big shock when they actually get in there,” said Barker.

“People think that because of my amateur pedigree and my boxing ability that I’m primarily a boxer and I don’t like to fight. They assume that I’m not physically strong but once they get in there with me they find out just how strong I am. More...

There was a good card at the National Indoor Arena in Birmingham, England last night that saw a big upset on the domestic heavyweight scene along with a Commonwealth title fight, an English title scrap and the professional debut of three Olympic boxers.

At the rather advanced age of 42 years, Bedford brawler Matt Skelton, 22-3 (19), had risen through the ranks to stand atop the heavyweight division in England and came into his Commonwealth title defense with Belfast's Martin Rogan, 12-0 (6), on the strength of a European title winning effort against Italy's Paolo Vidoz in December.

Rogan, no spring chicken himself at 37, came into his bout with Skelton as the far less experienced man and despite a good 2008 that saw him win the heavyweight "Prizefighter" tournament and narrowly outpoint Audley Harrison, was not expected to defeat Skelton.

But the Irishman proved to not only be able to take the punishment and bullying of Skelton but had the ability to give it back like no one else at domestic level has done so to date. More...

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At Wolverhampton Civic Hall on Friday night, the action continued after the main British Middleweight title bout between Wayne Elcock and Darren McDermott. It turned out to be a very successful night for Errol Johnson and Bob Plant, with their fighters winning all of their contests!

Mark Lloyd of Telford Walsall faced Nottingham boxer Andrew Alan Lowe, for the vacant British Midlands Area Welterweight title.

ʽLloydy, Lloydyʼ the crowd cheered throughout the fight, which turned out to be a grueling slug-fest. An action-packed contest saw a relentless Lloyd wearing down his gritty opponent, who hadnʼt been past six rounds before.

But a swinging right punch from Lloyd signaled the end for a brave Andrew Lowe, who - backed up to the ropes - suffered an onslaught from the Midlander. A punishing uppercut and a barrage of shots saw Lowe unable to escape and as the referee stepped in - the towel was thrown in by Loweʼs corner. More...

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Elcock ʽSnatchedʼ it!

It was a disappointing night for Dudley body-snatcher Darren McDermott last evening as a bad cut forced a second round stoppage against Britain's top middleweight Wayne ʽMad Dogʼ Elcock at Civic Hall in Wolverhampton, England on a Hennessy Sports promotion.

Elcock, coming back from a loss to IBF Champion Arthur Abraham in December, was defending his British Middleweight title against the undefeated Dudley man.

It was a fantastic ʽrowdyʼ atmosphere that packed the ʽhallʼ and the fight got off to a good start as both men settled in. But, a clash of heads in round two caused a terrible gaping cut to the left cheek of McDermott and a small cut above - just below the brow. More...

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Promoter Mick Hennessy must be suffering the worst headache right now as his ‘Battle of the Midlands’ fight-night tomorrow night sees another change of venue. Having already been re-scheduled for the SkyDome in Coventry - the event will now take place at Wolverhampton Civic Hall.

Top of the bill features Birmingham Champion - “Mad Dog” Wayne Elcock, who makes his first defence of the British Middleweight Title against mandatory challenger “The Dudley Body-Snatcher” Darren McDermott.

McDermott must be thrilled that he will now be fighting virtually in his own back yard !

But, despite what must have been an ‘organisational nightmare’ for Mick Hennessy, the fight-night, in association with 1st Team Promotions and GoldenPalace, boasts a ‘Midlands Area Welterweight Contest’ and a further ten under-card bouts on what promises to be an action-packed night of boxing. More...

Wayne Elcock says there is no way he is taking challenger Darren McDermott lightly ahead of their British Middleweight Title showdown at the Civic Hall, Wolverhampton on Friday, June 20.

‘The Battle of the Midlands’ is Elcock’s first title defence since beating Howard Eastman on points last year and Sky Sports will televise the action live on the Hennessy Sports show in association with Golden Palace and 1st Team Promotions. More...

Hennessy Sports have had to make the decision to move the “Battle of the Midlands” Event to the Civic Hall, Wolverhampton and promote this event in association with 1st Team promotions.

We would like to thank 1st team for working together with us on this joint venture at such short notice. More...

Wayne Elcock sees Friday's first defence of the British Middleweight title as the first step on the road back to the top.

Birmingham's 'Mad Dog' was unsuccessful in a world title shot when he faced IBF Champion Arthur Abraham in his last fight in December, 2007. More...