Rotherham’s Nav Mansouri, who was due to step up against former British title contender, Mark Thompson, on October 4, was today left “majorly disappointed†as the Heywood man withdrew from the clash after suffering a cut in training. Promoter Dave Coldwell has acted immediately though and has brought in Barnsley prospect, Matthew Mallin (9-1), for…
After today’s awful news regarding the passing of the much-loved Dean Powell, I’d like to offer my sincere condolences to all of Dean’s family. Also, my best wishes are with Frank Warren and everybody else at Queensberry Promotions who I know were extremely close to Dean and appreciated the magnificent job that he did for…
“This is his Cup Final and it’s going to end in tears.†The grand showpiece that Liverpool warrior Derry Mathews refers to is his much-anticipated Commonwealth conflict with Driffield’s Curtis Woodhouse on September 21. With battle just over two weeks away, Mathews maintains his amazing sequence of brutal encounters as he tackles the former 147lb…
Anthony Crolla certainly knows a thing or two about the domestic lightweight division. The Manchester entertainer has compiled a superb ledger containing excellent names such as Willie Limond, Kieran Farrell and Gavin Rees. Perhaps the name Crolla is fondly remembered for is his Liverpool rival, Derry Mathews, as the pair shared two fantastic brawls in…
With the highly-anticipated Derry Mathews v Curtis Woodhouse epic set to take place at the Liverpool Olympia on September 21, boxing fans across the country are set for a fantastic tussle between two of boxing’s most outstanding warriors. Here are six gruelling battles that have given both these fighters the fearless reputation that they fully…
In a week when Coldwell Boxing announced the mouth-watering lightweight clash between Derry Mathews and Curtis Woodhouse, promoter Dave Coldwell has also been busy bolstering his booming stable by completing the signing of highly-talented Birmingham middleweight Tommy Langford. A star amateur who had the prestigious honour of captaining his nation in international competition, Langford was…
Dave Coldwell and Eddie Hearn today had fight fans drooling when they announced the brutal coming together of lightweight entertainers Derry Mathews and Curtis Woodhouse, who will clash for the former’s Commonwealth championship on September 21 at the legendary Liverpool Olympia. The meeting had been highly anticipated for some weeks following Dave Coldwell’s recent admission…
In a hectic season that delivered gripping battles, contentious decisions and the emergence of star talents, perhaps the biggest news to arrive from Coldwell Boxing was the launch of the groundbreaking Coldwell Television App which enabled boxing fans to finally be able to watch high quality Coldwell Boxing events as well as shows put on…
Coldwell Boxing light-middleweight star, Nav Mansouri, makes the first defence of his recently acquired English title on October 4 when he faces the well-schooled Mark Thompson, at Sheffield’s Ponds Forge Arena. Mansouri obtained the strap by defeating Tyan Booth back in May and Dave Coldwell is insistent that his Rotherham charge is in no mood…
After touching on the varied fortunes of some of Coldwell Boxing’s vast roster in the first part of this interview, Dave Coldwell recalled several highs and lows of what was a hectic season for his rising group. One member of his stable not discussed in this feature’s opening piece is Manchester’s Matthew Hatton.
Dave Coldwell is delighted to announce that the rescheduled English light-welterweight fight between Shayne Singleton and Tyrone Nurse will take place at the start of the new season on September 20th at Manchester Bowlers Centre. The talented pair were set to do battle at the beginning of June but that meeting was scuppered after Singleton…
With the boxing season winding down from a promoting perspective, there’s still no time for Dave Coldwell to consider a rest as two of his charges face separate assignments on Matchroom’s huge Hull show which takes place on July 13th. Liverpool’s Derry Mathews gets a second successive crack at the Commonwealth lightweight prize as he…