Friday night, at the Kings Hall, Stoke-on-Trent, local man – Nathan Heaney, won the Vacant IBO Continental Super-Middleweight Title by outpointing Christian Schembri of Malta over ten action-packed rounds. Heaney’s ring entrance was one of the best I’ve attended. The atmosphere, the singing and the flag waving was noisy and uplifting! Both men stood for…
Errol Johnson’s BCB Promotions’ event billed as ‘Stokin the fire’ attracted a big and rowdy crowd on Saturday night – largely made up of Nathan Heaney supporters. The atmosphere for the main event was fantastic! The packed Kings Hall filled with the sounds of ‘My my my Delilah’ as the standing, singing, crowd watched Heaneys…
Saturday night at the King’s Hall, Stoke-on-Trent, Carl Greaves Promotion in association with Scott Lawton’s Impact Boxing, hosted a night of boxing billed as ‘Raising the Bar’. The headliner saw Liam Berrisford (Meir) step-up to 8 rounds against Jordan Ellison (Seaham, Co.Durham) winning on points 77-75. Ellison sustained a cut to the right brow in…
Nathan Heaney (Stoke) won the vacant BBBofC Midlands Area Middleweight Title on Friday night – outpointing Tom Stokes of West Bromwich in a thrilling contest at the Kings Hall, Stoke-on-Trent. There was huge support for Heaney who got off to a good start finding success in round two but his legs seemed to lock momentarily…
It might have been yet another rainy day but it didn’t dampen the spirits of the Stoke crowd at the Kings Hall on Saturday night. The Carl Greaves Promotion (in association with Impact Boxing) hosted a show which featured six contests of local boxers. The main event saw Liam Berrisford of Meir outpoint last minute…
Tommy Fury – brother of Former World heavyweight champion Tyson Fury – began a stint on the popular ITV programme ‘Love Island’ yesterday. Twenty year old Tommy, a light heavyweight boxer from Manchester, has won two out of two in his pro boxing career so far and will be hoping for another win – this…
At Bolton Whites Hotel last Saturday night, VIP Boxing Promotions presented a Bill entitled ‘2 Jacks – 2 English Titles’ in which home boxers Jack Cullen and Jack Flatley were fighting for their first Titles. It was a thrilling contest between Bolton’s Jack Flatley and Ludlow’s Craig Morris who gave us toe-to-toe action throughout their…
Lascelles Oliver Harrison Sunrise: 17 October 1960 Sunset: 26 April 2019 Family, friends and the boxing community gathered together today to celebrate the life of top Trainer/Coach – Oliver Harrison, who sadly passed away on Friday 26th April aged just 58. The sounds of Bob Marley filled the packed St.Thomas’s Church, Pendleton, while Oliver’s coffin…
At the Greenbank Sports Academy, Liverpool, on Saturday night, BlackFlash Promotions hosted an 8-bout show of Everton Red Triangle boxers. The headliner was a six round contest between Liverpool’s Nick Ball and Michael Carrero of Gerona, Spain. Prior to the start, there was a ten bell salute to trainer, Oliver Harrison, who sadly passed away…
It was a lively atmosphere at the Kings Hall, Stoke, on Saturday night. The Errol Johnson, BCB Promotions event featured six contests in all – with a cracker of a headliner between local man Nathan Heaney and Daniel Urbanski of Szczecin, Poland. Heaney kept up a busy work-rate from the off and Urbanski was under…
The Kings Hall, Stoke, was packed on Saturday night! The Carl Greaves Promotion in association with Scott Lawton’s Impact Boxing, featured eight contests headlined by the Vacant BBBofC Midlands area Super-Middleweight Title fight between Jamal Le Doux of Hanley and Corey Jackson of Basford, Nottingham. Both men used a variety of punches throughout with Le…
Saturday night, at the Kings Hall, Stoke, Carl Greaves, in association with Scott Lawton’s Impact Boxing, hosted a fight-night that had been reduced to just three contests following injuries. The show started later than scheduled and began with singer/crooner Dan Hewitt (former XFactor contender, ie ‘The Hewitts’) who got attendees in the Christmas mood with…