Anthony Upton has been handed an early Christmas present – a shot at the English light-welterweight title. The unbeaten 23-year-old, who is trained by Ricky Hatton, will face current champion Joe Hughes at Walsall Town Hall on Saturday, December 5. Upton has been a professional for little over two years, but he feels the time…
Zhanat Zhakiyanov proved he belongs amongst the world’s elite by winning the interim WBA bantamweight title on Saturday night, November 7. The Kazakh, who is trained by former four-time world champion Ricky Hatton, overcame the tall and tricky Venezuelan Yonfrez Parejo with a split decision verdict in front the of the great and the good…
Aussie sensation Cameron Hammond says he’ll be more than happy if he has to box his way to victory over Sahlan Coral on the undercard of the big Mundine v Hartley bill in Melbourne on November 11. The 2012 Olympian has shown his devastating power in recent outings, with his last four opponents failing to…
Welterweight prospect Sonny Upton says he’s “buzzing” after being handed an English title eliminator against Northolt’s Ryan Toms. The Ricky Hatton-trained 26-year-old has been chomping at the bit for a big fight and will box over ten rounds for the first time on Josh Goodwin’s “The Cartel” show at the historic York Hall in Bethnal…
Lucas “Big Daddy” Browne admits he’s been waiting by the phone in anticipation of getting his WBA heavyweight title shot against Ruslan Chagaev. The big punching Aussie was made mandatory challenger for the crown in February this year, but his challenge was pushed back after Puerto Rico’s Fres Oquendo managed to obtain a court ruling…
Zhanat Zhakiyanov says Yonfrez Parejo won’t know what’s hit him when the pair meet in Monte Carlo next month. The heavy-handed Kazakh challenges Parejo for the interim WBA bantamweight on November 7 and believes his power will be too much for the well-travelled Venezuelan. Parejo has only lost once in 19 professional bouts and picked…
Boxing legend Ricky Hatton says it is only a matter of time before Belarusian puncher Kiryl Relikh emerges as a star. Relikh took his unblemished record to 20-0 with 18 knockouts following a fifth round stoppage of Argentina’s tough Christian Ariel Lopez in Monaco on Friday night and ‘The Hitman’ believes the 25-year-old has what…
Cameron Hammond sent a message to the rest of the welterweight division with a stunning knockout of Thai southpaw Denkamon Pakdee Gym in Perry Park, New South Wales, on Saturday night, October 3. The 2012 Olympian dominated the contest from the opening bell, scoring a knockdown in the fifth and standing count in the sixth,…
Kiryl Relikh says he’ll prove his potential for the top when he faces experienced Argentinian Christian Ariel Lopez in Monaco this Friday night, October 2. The explosive Belarusian makes the first defence of his WBA Intercontinental Super-Lightweight crown and he believes it is only a matter of time before he’ll be strapping a world title…
Anthony Upton has been added to the eagerly anticipated Black Country Boxing/ Hatton Promotions show at Banks’s Stadium, Walsall, on October 10. The popular 23-year-old, who is trained by Ricky Hatton, took his unbeaten run to ten this past Saturday, September 19 with a six round points victory over Tottenham’s dangerous Mark McKray and is…
Lucas Browne cannot wait to begin working with legendary former world champion Nigel Benn and experienced trainer Rodney Williams. “Big Daddy” is currently recovering from a hand injury sustained in his fight with Julius Long last month, but will join up with the pair in Blacktown, New South Wales, in the coming weeks. Browne is…
Former two-time world champion Nigel Benn and experienced Aussie Rodney Williams have been selected as the men to guide Lucas “Big Daddy” Browne to world title glory. Browne, who is the mandatory challenger to WBA champion Ruslan Chagaev, had been working with the legendary Jeff Fenech, but now feels his style is better suited to…