Wednesbury light-welterweight, Sam Evans, says he’s still pinching himself after being offered a professional contract with four-time world champion Ricky Hatton. The 19-year-old was a fan of the Hitman growing up and impressed him enough during a two day trial to earn a promotional deal. Evans, who is managed by …

Amateur star Reuben Arrowsmith will make his eagerly anticipated professional debut at Banks’s Stadium, Walsall, on October 10. Trained by four-time world champion Ricky Hatton, the 19-year-old won five national titles in the vest and head guard and is confident of making his mark in the paid ranks. He will …

Doctors have confirmed that Lucas Browne sustained a broken thumb in his fight with Julius Long last week, but that isn’t going to put him off his pursuit of the WBA heavyweight crown. The Aussie suffered the break in the first round and was forced to box one-handed until he …

Lucas “Big Daddy” Browne remains on course for his mandatory world title shot against WBA kingpin Ruslan Chagaev after knocking out 7ft 1in American Julius Long in Melbourne on Friday night. The Aussie struggled with Long’s height and reach in the early rounds, but his ability was hampered further by …

Lucas “Big Daddy” Browne will now face giant American Julius “Towering Inferno” Long on Friday night, August 14, due to Icho Larenas pulling out as a result of legal problems. Larenas was himself a replacement for Gonzalo Basile, but Hatton Promotions’ international matchmaker Philippe Fondu received word late on Thursday …

2012 Olympian, Cameron Hammond, stretched his unbeaten pro record to 13-0 and retained his WBA Oceania Welterweight Title with a blistering fifth round TKO of Sedat Tasci in Narrabri, New South Wales, on Saturday night. Hammond started off by controlling the action behind his jab before stepping things up in …

Lucas “Big Daddy” Browne believes a fight between Deontay Wilder and Chris Arreola would be bad for heavyweight boxing. Browne is set to face Argentina’s Gonzalo Basile in Melbourne next month and will turn his attention to his mandatory shot at WBA champion Ruslan Chagaev afterwards. But he’s hopeful of …

Manager Matt Clark expects Cameron Hammond to turn on the style when he faces Sedat Tasci in a battle of former Olympians next weekend. Hammond defends his WBA Oceania welterweight crown against the teak tough Turk on David “Spike” Syphers’ show at the Crossing Theatre in Narrabri, New South Wales, …

Lucas “Big Daddy” Browne will engage in a warm-up contest against Argentina’s experienced Gonzalo Basile next month, before switching his attention to WBA heavyweight champion Ruslan Chagaev. The heavy-hitting Aussie is the current mandatory challenger for Chagaev’s crown, but a series of uncontrollable issues have led to the fight being …

Amateur sensation Reuben Arrowsmith has signed a long-term professional contract with Hatton Promotions. The hugely talented teenager will be trained in Manchester by four-time world champion Ricky Hatton and is likely to make his debut in the autumn. Arrowsmith, 19, was highly decorated in the unpaid ranks, winning five national …

Australia’s Lucas “Big Daddy” Browne has relinquished his Commonwealth heavyweight title with immediate effect. Browne became the first fighter from ‘Down Under’ to hold the crown in 122 years when he stopped Canada’s Eric Bahoeli in April 2014. But he has now decided to give it up in order to …

Lucas Browne has laid down the gauntlet to WBC heavyweight champion Deontay Wilder, telling the American to name the time and place for a fight. Browne, who remains the mandatory challenger for Ruslan Chagaev’s WBA crown, began goading Wilder following the Alabama-native’s below par performance against Eric Molina earlier this …