‘Jamie Kavanagh’

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On Saturday night, Martin Murray of St. Helens, retained his WBA International Middleweight Title by fourth round TKO over John Anderson Carvalho of Brazil.

Murray got off to a steady start against Carvalho but it wasn’t long before he began to land his trademark body-shots. A neat left hook to the body in round four saw the Brazilian sink to his knees and was unable to make the count.

The win sees Murray notch up his twenty second win with no losses and it’s clear that the St.Helens boxer feels more than ready to land a big Title fight.

Carvalho’s record now stands at 21 wins (11 by KO) 5 losses (2 by KO) and 1 draw. More...

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This afternoon, at the Town Hall, Manchester, England, media gathered for a Press Conference ahead of Saturday night’s ‘King Khan Returns’ Bill at the MEN Arena, Manchester, when Bolton’s - Amir Khan defends his WBA Light Welterweight Title to Paul McCloskey of Dungiven, Northern Ireland.

The press conference was hosted by promoters of the ‘Bill’, ie. Khan Promotions, Hatton Promotions and Golden Boy, however, it will be remembered largely for the straight-talking of Matchroom Sports’ - Eddie Hearn. There has been some confusion over the past two weeks as to which Television channel would show the event, it was originally to be broadcast live on Sky Box Office, then potentially Sky Sports 3 instead, but is now to be shown live on Primetime PPV in the UK.

Khan’s Challenger – McCloskey, is managed by Matchroom Sport and Mr. Hearn voiced his dissatisfaction today at what he called a ‘shambles’.

Thankfully, both Khan and McCloskey said that they kept out of boxing ‘politics’ and remained focussed on the fight. More...

Undefeated Irish star Andy Murray will take to the ring at the MEN Arena in Manchester on Saturday night in a supporing role to gym mate Paul McCloskey who will be bidding to capture the WBA Light Welterweight title from Amir Khan.

McCloskey will be bidding to upset local star Khan while Murray will also be in the away corner when he takes on Blackburn's Dezzie Higginson. A win for the Cavan man would see him take his perfect professional record to 24 and 0, just one win away from equalling the longest ever winning strak in Irish professional boxing, that of Befast bantamweight Johnny Caldwell who was 25 and 0 before suffering his first defeat in a World title fight against Brazilian great Eder Jofre in 1962. More...

This weekend in the UK, Kieran Farrell added another win to his perfect record when he out-pointed tough Ibrar Riyaz over six rounds. Also on the ten-card VIP Promotions Bill – Debutants John Quigley and Arran Michael blasted on to the pro scene – both scoring TKO’s, while Joe Ainscough secured a first round stoppage of Belarusian Lliya Shakura. Ainscough then gets the news that he is to take Tony Dodson’s place in Prizefighter on the 23rd March.

In Glasgow, Scotland, Ricky Burns successfully defended his WBO Super-Featherweight Title a second time by forcing a seventh round retirement of Joseph Laryea of Ghana. Also on the Frank Warren Bill – James DeGale scored a fifth round TKO over Alpay Kobal of France ahead of his British Super-Middleweight Title Clash with George Groves next month.

Carl Greaves promoted a fight-night at Sleaford, Lincolnshire, which featured five contests of local boxers.

Middleweight - Andy Lee scored a tenth / final round TKO over Craig McEwan in Connecticut. Lee – born in London of Irish descent, now lives in Detroit and trains under Emmanuel Stewart. Scottish (Edinburgh) born McEwan now resides in Hollywood. More...

Four of the top super lightweights in the world will put their skills and wills to the test Saturday, Dec. 11 at the Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas, but before the televised fights begin, an elite eight who will put their combined 94-0 record on the line in stellar undercard action.

Stepping through the ropes this weekend in action-packed undercard fights will be some of boxing's top stars including former World Champion Joan Guzman, 140-pound phenom Frankie Gomez, heavyweight Seth Mitchell, lightweight Sharif Bogere, super lightweights Jessie Vargas and Jamie Kavanagh, featherweight Randy Caballero and middleweight Alfonso Blanco. More...

It's boxing's hottest series, and this Thursday, September 30, Golden Boy Promotions and AEG's "Fight Night Club" will kick off the fall fight season at L.A. Live's Club Nokia with a junior welterweight contest featuring fan favorite Jessie Vargas against Oxnard's Pablo Sarmiento, as well as a co-main event with unbeaten Las Vegas prospect Anthony Martinez in action.

Also on tap on the September edition of "Fight Night Club" will be bouts featuring rising Irish star Jamie Kavanagh and Santa Ana's Salvador Rios. More...

Back on the road to a world title shot, bantamweight contender Jose Navarro will headline the next edition of Golden Boy Promotions' "Fight Night Club" in his hometown of Los Angeles on Thursday, July 22 at L.A. Live's Club Nokia in a six round fight.

The co-featured bout on the hit monthly boxing series will be what promises to be a bantamweight war between Montebello's Nestor Rocha and San Diego's Benji Garcia in a six round battle. More...

A trio of top-notch prospects will battle it out in the ring in separate bouts at L.A. Live's Club Nokia on Thursday, June 24. Unbeatens Frankie Gomez, Jessie Vargas and Jamie Kavanagh will return to action at Golden Boy Promotions and AEG's "Fight Night Club".

In the main event, East Los Angeles' highly-touted amateur star Frankie Gomez makes his fourth pro and second consecutive "Fight Night Club" appearance in a four round junior welterweight match against Geoffrey Gaya. More...