Light middleweight Jamie Moore has won twenty of the twenty-two professional fights he’s entered into but none of them come close to carrying the importance of tonight’s contest at the Altrincham Leisure Centre in Manchester. In the opposite corner of the ring will be none other than Michael Jones, the man Moore decisioned a year…
James Hare has his back against the wall and needs to pull off a convincing win against young hotshot and British welterweight champion David Barnes tonight in order to get some much needed breathing room if he is to completely resuscitate his once high flying career. The former Commonwealth and WBF supremo plans on doing…
Matthew Hatton thought that he was going to be defending his British central area welterweight title against former foe Rob Burton tonight in Halifax, England. Things are not always what they seem however in the sports of kings. As evidenced by our own Ben Lynch’s stellar interview with Hatton yesterday, the title in contention is…
British welterweight champion David Barnes has his mindset on earning the coveted Lonsdale belt for keeps but will have to walk through what is sure to be a stern barrier in the form of former Commonwealth and WBF kingpin James Hare to do so. The Manchester based 147-pounder won’t have to wait long as he…
In the sun-baked city of Phoenix, Arizona tomorrow night, IBF interim junior welterweight titlist Sharmba Mitchell finally gets a change to avenge the bitter loss he suffered at the hands of IBF Champion Kostya Tszyu almost four years ago. The two will meet in the cavernous 17,000 seat Glendale Arena to decide who can legitimately…
When Jason ‘The Power’ Cook puts his IBO lightweight belt on the line tomorrow night against experienced Argentine campaigner Aldo Rios in Hereford, England, he’ll be meeting arguably his most difficult opponent so far in his eight year career. Will Cook join Ricky Hatton, Stevie Johnston and Artur Grigorian as the only fighters to hold…
With his long experience in the game, top British fight manager Frank Maloney knew that when Scott Harrison lost a world title to Manuel Medina in July of 2003, the Glasgow native was far from being finished from competing in the featherweight division’s upper echelons. Four fights later and the Scotsman has not only regained…
Scott Harrison’s big plans of unification hinge on the outcome of his WBO featherweight title defense tomorrow night against unheralded Ethiopian boxer Samuel Kebede at Glasgow’s Braehead Arena. Is this just a tune up for the amazingly strong 126-pound champion? One that will last as long as Harrison feels like carrying his opponent or will…
Click for large image WBO Featherweight Champion Scott Harrison has the undefeated Samuel Kebede firmly in his sights and on Friday night the Cambuslang hardman gets the opportunity to pull the trigger on the Swedish based Ethiopian challenger. Harrison will attempt to make the third defense of his second title reign before moving on to…