As an amateur, Liverpool native Paul Smith captured the imagination of the British public by winning a Silver Medal at light middleweight during the 2002 Commonwealth Games and “The Real Gone Kid” turned pro to considerable fanfare four years ago. Since that time the Sports Network promoted fighter has found …

While autobiographies and books centered on a particular champion in boxing history are not so few and far away these days, fictional boxing titles are certainly a rare find. Damon C. Johnson’s title “Golden Gloved’, and subtitled “Virgil’s Revenge’ is one of this rare breed. Damon Johnson is a life …

As One Undeserving Briton Loses His Honor, Another Deserving One Steps Up When it was revealed that former world featherweight champion “Prince” Naseem Hamed was to be stripped of his MBE award, the extremely rare action attracted massive attention in the national press. Hamed has not yet commented on the …

Click for larger image © David Oakley / Saddo Boxing Friday night saw the re-emergence of Howard “The Battersea Bomber” Eastman as a major player in the middleweight division, as the previous king of Europe showed he’s still dominant at domestic level, with a twelfth round knockout of friend Richard …

Having a brother as a world champion can be one of two things; a constant hindrance, with the pressure to reach a level that the boxer isn’t comfortable with, or in contrast it can be something that relieves the boxer of the pressure to perform and lets him get on …

Last month Ring Magazine’s Light Welterweight Champion, Ricky Hatton, came a hair’s breath from signing to face WBC Light Middleweight Champion Oscar De La Hoya at 147 lbs before the “Golden Boy” chose to pull the trigger on the much anticipated showdown with Floyd Mayweather instead. This was confirmed to …

Less than two years ago, Howard “The Battersea Bomber” Eastman was preparing for the fight of his life, one that could turn him into the great fighter he always believed he was. An undisputed middleweight championship crown was within his grasp, with only the legend himself, Bernard Hopkins, standing in …

He once held the IBO Light Middleweight Championship and has only ever lost in world championship fights, with the exception of one points loss in his second pro fight, yet Richard “The Secret” Williams is the man who will take on Howard Eastman for the vacant British Middleweight title on …

What’s Down The Road For The British Light Middleweight Champion? After impressing fans with his spectacular tenth round knockout and hospitalization of fellow Brit Matthew Macklin, Jamie Moore is ready for bigger and better things in many people’s eyes. There is no doubt that Jamie Moore would be a big …

Click for larger image © David Oakley / Saddo Boxing Friday night at York Hall in London, England proved to be as enlightening as it was exciting. The crowd in attendance and those watching at home on Sky Sports, saw two week replacement opponent Ted Bami dominate Italy’s Guiseppe Lauri …

Perhaps he would be a major belt holder in many divisions, or maybe not. However, Alex Arthur could certainly not find another weight that is more competitive than his own. A weight that boasts legends such as Marco Antonio Barrera and Erik Morales; a division that can call top ten …

It’s the one unwritten clause in boxing, the one thing a promoter can’t put together by himself. This is the unwritten rematch clause. It’s when two fighters who have fought previously both go on independently to have their own big fights canceled, and then once again need each other in …