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On Saturday night at the Altrincham Leisure Centre in Manchester, England, lightweight John Murray won the division's biggest domestic showdown as he stopped Jon Thaxton in the fourth round.

Local hero Murray regained the British title he lost on the scales in June with one of his best performances to date.

Southpaw Thaxton came out strong and was controlling the pace early on but the much younger Mancunian simply waited to get the measure of his rival before going on the attack.

That took place in the third and by the fourth frame, Thaxton could no longer keep up with Murray and was taking a lot of punishment as a result. More...

John Murray has been warned not to underestimate Jon Thaxton ahead of their British Lightweight title clash this weekend.

The advice comes from Scott Lawton, the current English Lightweight Champ and a man in a good position to air his views on the fight given that he has shared the ring with both men in previous British title fights. More...

John Murray says he won’t be fooled into believing that British title rival Jon Thaxton is past his sell by date.

The unbeaten Murray squares off with veteran puncher Thaxton in an eagerly awaited clash for the vacant British Lightweight title at the Altrincham Leisure Centre on October 3. More...

Former British and European Lightweight Champion Jon Thaxton believes he can prove the boxing world and his own father wrong by regaining his British title when he clashes with leading domestic rival John Murray next month.

A win for Thaxton would see him win a Lonsdale belt for keeps while Murray will be looking to regain the title he lost on the scales earlier this year. More...

Lenny Daws believes he will become a two time British Light Welterweight Champion on Friday night when he meets old foe Barry Morrison for the vacant title.

Motherwell man Morrison ended Daws first reign as a Lonsdale belt holder when he beat him on a split decision in 2007, but the Morden man is confident of getting revenge at London’s York Hall on Friday. More...

The British Boxing Board of Control will hold a hearing into the John McDermott vs. Tyson Fury fight on Wednesday, September 23.

McDermott was robbed of his English heavyweight title when referee Terry O'Connor handed Fury an amazing 98-92 win at Brentwood Arena on Friday.

McDermott's promoter Frank Maloney claims he has yet to meet one person who thought Fury won the contest. More...

Frank Maloney wants the British Boxing Board of Control to hold a public enquiry over the 'Furygate' scandal.

Maloney has already demanded that the Board amend the result of Tyson Fury's controversial English heavyweight championship points win over John McDermott. More...

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It was a full house last night at the packed Brentwood Centre in Essex, England for the Frank Maloney promoted Fightnight headlined by the eagerly awaited contest between John McDermott and Tyson Fury.

The night was billed as ‘Colossal’ with McDermott defending his English Heavyweight title against younger, less experienced Fury.

The atmosphere inside the Brentwood Centre was fantasti ! And dancing along to his entrance music - ‘Tonight’s gonna be a good night’ - Fury, as usual, was clearly enjoying the attention.

Unlike his opponent - a mean looking ‘Big Bad John’ McDermott - who ‘plodded’ down the stairway to the ring. More...

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They did it 5,600 miles apart, but Andre Ward and Mikkel Kessler both took care of business in similar fashion in front of their fans and television viewers on a special split-site doubleheader ShoBox: The New Generation on Showtime Saturday night.

Ward (20-0, 13 KOs) remained undefeated, stopping Shelby Pudwill (22-4-1, 9 KOs ) at 2:!6 of the third round from the Pechanga Resort and Casino. More...

Controversy erupted last night at the Brentwood Centre in Essex, England after Tyson Fury was declared the winner in his bout against English heavyweight titlist John McDermott following ten rounds of combat.

With only seven professional bouts under his belt, Fury at times looked well out of his depth against the smaller, quicker champion and only the towering heavyweight's hard jab kept him competitive during the contest.

After absorbing a verbal onslaught from Fury during the pre-fight media buildup, McDermott went on the offensive from the first bell and put his challenger into the unaccustomed position of having to fight off the back foot. More...

The tension between John McDermott and rival Tyson Fury was tremendous yesterday at the weigh-in between the two heavyweights, who clash tonight at Brentwood Centre in Essex.

At stake is McDermott's English heavyweight title but many are looking at this bout as a manner of judging the future viability of undefeated prospect Fury's career.

At the weigh-in, McDermott looked to be the fittest of his career and was clearly furious at his towering antagonist, who had waged a typical pre-fight campaign of trash talking. More...

In support of the much awaited John McDermott vs. Tyson Fury English heavyweight title fight this Friday, September 11, promoter Frank Maloney presents a competitive undercard at Brentwood Centre in Essex.

Topping off the support card is former British light middleweight champion Gary Woolcombe, 27-2 (10), who meets experienced ex-European title challenger Roman Dzuman, 23-7-1 (10), over ten rounds. More...

An incredible fall lineup for boxing kicks off this Saturday on Showtime with a special edition of ShoBox: The New Generation at 10 p.m. ET/PT.

Showtime will televise the WBA Super Middleweight Championship between defending champ Mikkel Kessler and challenger Gusmyr Perdomo on same-day coverage from Herning, Denmark. More...

The Bickley, Chislehurst Road, Chislehurst, Kent, England BR7 5NP will host the weigh-in between English heavyweight champion John McDermott and challenger Tyson Fury.

The venue is 200 yards from Chislehurst train station. Turn left on leaving the station and walk down the hill. The Bickley is on your right hand side. More...

Former middleweight champion Jermain Taylor knows what it takes to win, and that is: finish strong. And now Taylor has changed his training camp from Miami, Florida, to prepare for his explosive October 17th fight with Arthur Abraham in Berlin, Germany at o2 World.

Taylor is going through a grueling 10-week training camp at former heavyweight champion George Foreman's gym in Houston, Texas, the George Foreman Youth Center.

The Taylor-Abraham fight is the start of the historic inaugural Super Six World Boxing Classic round-robin six fighter tournament, featuring the class of the Super Middleweight division from home and abroad. More...

Bragging rights in the travelling community will be at stake when John McDermott risks his English heavyweight crown against Tyson Fury.

The feuding boxers meet in the grudge fight of 2009 at Brentwood Centre on Friday with the venue close to a 2000 seat sell-out.

Manchester's Fury (7-0) hails from a famous bare-knuckle fighting gypsy family, while McDermott, who lost his last two fights in British championship wars against Danny Williams, also comes from a travelling background. More...

Unfortunately, today's John McDermott vs. Tyson Fury press conference has been cancelled.

This is because Fury has refused to attend the head-to-head, despite the efforts of promoter Frank Maloney.

Maloney who promotes the fight at Brentwood Centre this Friday, September 4 said: "I am very disappointed with the attitude of Fury and his promoter Mick Hennessy. I have lodged a complaint with the British Boxing Board of Control. More...

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 couldn't compete against the much sharper O'Donnell.

Using his five inch height advantage to perfection, the six foot tall O'Donnell kept the oncoming Glover at the perfect distance, dissecting the aggressive striver with a two-fisted scalpel.

Try as he might to get O'Donnell into the trenches, Glover simply couldn't cut off the ring and was hammered by the precise Londoner.

After handing out a punishing lesson for five rounds, O'Donnell forced a stoppage at 2:43 of the sixth. More...

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 a half years under heavy protection while Glover earned his stripes the hard way.

Aside from the mis-step of putting O'Donnell, 21-1 (9), in with heavy-handed Mexican light middle journeyman Christian Solano two years ago, the strategy paid off as the lanky southpaw posted a split decision over Craig Watson in April to take the Commonwealth strap.

Glover, 9-5-3 (0), learned on the job, losing to the likes of more experienced foes Nadeem Siddique, Gareth Couch and Tristan Davies. More...

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King Arthur Abraham presented his new “fortress” to the German media today as he welcomed dozens of reporters to a packed press conference at the o2 World in Berlin, Germany´s most modern arena. More...