British title fights are almost always entertaining, but this Friday’s all Scottish clash at Kelvin Hall, Glasgow between champion John Simpson and hot prospect Paul Appleby could well turn out to be a mini classic. In one corner, we have an experienced 24 year old belt holder who took the featherweight crown in his third…
The boil bursts as Bradley outpoints Witter Ricky Hatton once famously referred to light welterweight rival Junior “The Hitter†Witter as being like a boil on his backside. Well, this Saturday night at the Trent FM Arena in Nottingham, England, that boil finally burst as tough Californian puncher Timothy Bradley ripped away the Bradford native’s…
American box-puncher Timothy “Desert Storm†Bradley could never be accused of lacking confidence. The 24 year old light-welterweight from Palm Springs, California, may never have fought outside of his home state, let alone his home country, but he is confident that he will take possession of the WBC title in Nottingham, England, this weekend when…
If prizes were handed out for being humble and keeping your feet on the ground, then Leicester ’s European Super Bantamweight Champion Rendall “Two Tone†Munroe would have a trophy cabinet larger than Manchester United’s. Just eight weeks ago, the stylish southpaw outlclassed Kiko Martinez to take the hard hitting Spaniard’s prized EBU strap and…
Some fighters like to tell the world of their ring prowess and professional achievements, while others prefer to stay quiet and carefully build their reputation with solid performances. This weekendʼs IBF/IBO Light Heavyweight unification clash in Tampa, Florida features two boxers who perfectly epitomise those two very different moulds of men. Sheffieldʼs IBF champion Clinton…
Norwich switch-hitter Jon “Jono” Thaxton makes a long overdue step up to European class tonight at Bethnal Greenʼs York Hall in London when he challenges Belarusian champion Yuri Romanov on a Hennessy Sports promotion. While Thaxton, 33-7 (18), may only have won his prized Lonsdale belt in late 2006, the Norwich buzzsaw had been on…
Tonight at the Barnsley Metrodome in Barnsley, England, super flyweight Andy Bell aims to succeed where fellow Doncaster native Jamie McDonnell failed by beating Chris Edwards to become the first British champion to hail from the South Yorkshire town since Jon Jo Irwin was the domestic featherweight ruler back in the late 1990s. The bill…
**With Slideshow** © Jane Warburton / Saddo Boxing The arctic temperatures and early evening snowstorm did not dampen the mood at the Don Valley Stadium in Sheffield on Saturday evening as Bradfordʼs Femi “Fire” Fehintola won an all Yorkshire clash by soundly outpointing the very game and durable Jon Baguley over six rounds. There was…
American literary great Mark Twain once said “It’s not the size of the dog in the fight, it’s the size of the fight in the dog”. Well, that sentence perfectly sums up the performance Newbridge’s Gavin “The Rock” Rees gave when he ripped the WBA light-welterweight title from tough Frenchman Souleymane M’Baye last summer. Despite…
Birmingham middleweight Matthew Macklin looks to start a new chapter in his life at the National Stadium in Dublin, Ireland tonight when he tackles the battle tested, but now considerably past his best, former IBF Light Middleweight king “Yory Boy” Campas. For Macklin, 20-2 (16), the bout will be his first with new trainer Buddy…
© Jane Warburton / Saddo Boxing After nearly three years in the boxing wilderness, Manchesterʼs stylish southpaw David Barnes looks to reassert himself on the pugilistic map this Friday evening when he takes on Brixtonʼs Ted “Dangerous” Bami for the vacant British light-welterweight strap. Not so long ago, Barnes was regarded as one of the…
After a rocky road to winning a world title, Quebec based Romanian Lucian Bute now is now going to kick his feet back and engage in an easy money fight. This Friday evening, at the Bell Centre in Montreal, the unbeaten southpaw takes on America veteran William Joppy in what is an awful first defence…