**With Slideshow** © Jane Warburton / Saddo Boxing On Friday night at the Robin Park Arena, Wigan, England Andy Bell faced Lee Haskins in a British Super Flyweight title contest on a Frank Maloney promoted fight night billed as “The Explosive Thin Men!” Bell was making his first defence of …

Tonight in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, West Midlands female boxer Lyndsey Scragg gets her first title shot when she meets Jelena Mrdjenovich of Edmonton. Scragg, based at the Wednesbury gym run by Errol Johnson and Bob Plant, will face Mrdjenovich for the WBC Female Super Featherweight title. Scragg, a fire-fighter by …

**With Slideshow** © Jane Warburton / Saddo Boxing Last night at the famous York Hall, Bethnal Green, in the East End of London, Barry Hearn of Matchroom Sports hosted another episode of the “Prizefighter Series”. This time it was the turn of the welterweights as eight boxing hopefuls lined up …

© Jane Warburton / Saddo Boxing Tonight, at the famous York Hall in Bethnal Green, London, Barry Hearn of Matchroom Sports hosts another ‘Prizefighter Series’ – and this time it’s the welterweights! Raising a lot of interest – these tournament style boxing contests see eight fighters slug it out over …

© Jane Warburton / Saddo Boxing Friday night at the York Hall, Bethnal Green, London, light middleweight Gilbert Eastman was stopped in the closing seconds of the eighth and final round of a gruelling contest against Sam Webb of Chislehurst. ‘The Hurricane’ Eastman walked away from the ring at the …

**With Slideshow** © Jane Warburton / Saddo Boxing Ian ‘Dappa’ Napa had his toughest test yet last night when he challenged big-punching Belgian Carmelo Ballone for the European Bantamweight title at the famous York Hall, Bethnal Green, in the East End of London. The likable Hackney lad entered the ring …

**With Slideshow** © Jane Warburton / Saddo Boxing On Sunday afternoon, Steve Wood of VIP Promotions hosted a seven fight bill at the newly built Leigh Sports Centre in Lancashire, England. Top of the bill saw Thomas “Tommy” McDonagh of Manchester face Jason “The Rocket” Rushton of Doncaster in a …

© Jane Warburton / Saddo Boxing Friday night at the Don Valley Stadium in Sheffield, England, Glyn Rhodes promoted a five contest fight night. The original headliner should have been the bout between local boxer Billy Boyle and Northamptons Paul David for the vacant British Masters title, but a last …

Photos © Jane Warburton / Saddo Boxing It was a grey and wet afternoon – but it was all smiles at Impact Boxing’s new base in Fenton, Stoke-on-Trent, England, this Saturday. Former English Lightweight Champion Scott Lawton and team officially opened the new Impact Boxing Gym and had invited press, …

**With Slideshow** © Jane Warburton / Saddo Boxing On Friday night, Mickey Steeds and Rob Norton fought it out for the vacant British Cruiserweight title at the Meadowside Leisure Centre in Burton-on-Trent, England. Former heavyweight Steeds didn’t look the same man who stepped in to the ring against Scott Gammer …

© Jane Warburton / Saddo Boxing Wednesday at the smart Novotel City South Hotel, near London Bridge in England’s capital, media were assembled to a press reception that officially announced Robert Smith as the new General Secretary of the British Boxing Board of Control. Currently acting as the assistant General …

© Jane Warburton / Saddo Boxing On Friday night at Wolverhampton, England, I was lucky enough to meet Paddy Monaghan – Bare Knuckle Boxing Champion of the World. Paddy was in the area to promote his autobiography ‘Street-Fighting Man’. Having heard of the rough and tough bare knuckle contests he’d …