Junior Witter hits home against Oscar Hall Click for larger image © Action Images It has been a busy couple of weeks for Junior Witter, the ever-confident Bradford native. Not content with calling out his fellow countryman Ricky Hatton, Witter went one-step further, challenging the boxing aficionado’s sweetheart Floyd Mayweather Jr. to fight any place,…
It may have escaped the attention of some – some of you may even be scratching your head at the title of this article – that in the furore over Tszyu-Mitchell II and Morales-Barrera III, one other significant sequel has been grossly, nay, criminally overlooked: Ronald “Winky’ Wright-“Sugar’ Shane Mosley II. Yes, on the 20th…
In movie terms, you could probably describe Anthony Farnell as a “cult’ fighter. While not world renowned, Arnie Farnell has a solid, passionate fan base, one that appreciates the honesty with which he sets about his business. He is a breath of fresh air in an industry generally driven by ego. There’s no doubt he…
Scott Harrison comes out for the first round and immediately goes looking for the challenger with typical pugnacity. Without giving the Ethiopian time to settle, or the fans for that matter, Harrison floors Kebede with a right to the top of the head. I and, no doubt, the rest of the viewing public look on…
This Friday, October 29, at the Braehead Arena in Glasgow, Scott Harrison (22-2-1) will put his WBO World Featherweight Title on the line against undefeated Ethiopian Samuel Kebede (24-0). Click for large image Harrison, coming off an impressive third round stoppage of the highly regarded William Abelyan, will look to put on a display for…
Round1: A very stop-start round. Salem employed some dirty tactics by hitting Calzaghe’s leg in the clinch. There was also a clash of heads. Very little happened as Salem clinched every time Calzaghe got close. Calzaghe’s round as he worked harder and landed more punches. Round 2: Another scrappy round. Calzaghe received a cut via…
It is Saturday October 25th, 2003. We are at the Meadowbank Stadium in Edinburgh, where the prodigiously talented Alex Arthur is just moments away from the biggest fight of his professional career thus far, against Manchester’s Michael Gomez. The bell rings and Arthur rushes Gomez with a flurry of lefts and rights, giving the war…
Whatever website you visit pertaining to boxing, you will invariably find one thing that they all have in common: a tendency to demonstrate less than impartial views. And in my experience, this trend has been most prevalent with regard to the Featherweight division. With this in mind, a candid look at arguably the most exciting…