By Frank Warren ON SATURDAY NIGHT at Wembley Anthony Yarde showed that he belongs, truly belongs in the top echelon of the world light heavyweight division. Anthony himself will take no particular pride in coming second, but in so many ways he proved himself as a world class fighter in …
Read More »BETERBIEV STILL REIGNS AS BRAVE YARDE STOPPED IN EIGHT
ARTUR BETERBIEV RETAINED his unified world light heavyweight championships with an eighth round stoppage of Anthony Yarde at the OVO Arena, Wembley on Saturday night. Yarde gave so much in this mission to become world champion and matched the ferocious Beterbiev until he could take no more with the contest …
Read More »HEANEY AND FLATLEY SET FOR TELFORD REMATCH
NATHAN HEANEY WILL rematch Jack Flatley with the vacant WBA Continental middleweight title at stake and Andrew Cain will defend his WBC International Silver super bantamweight title against Ionut Baluta when Queensberry make a return to the Telford International Centre on Saturday March 25, live on BT Sport. Stoke hero …
Read More »YARDE RULES OUT GOING GUNG-HO
WHILE ANTHONY YARDE is promising to bring fire and brimstone to his unified world title challenge against Artur Beterbiev on January 28, live on BT Sport, he insists he has no intention of neglecting the basics when it comes to doing so. The big-hitting Londoner has previously stated that planned …
Read More »YARDE SET TO REACH FOR THE STARS
By Frank Warren ANTHONY YARDE HAS used the word himself in recent weeks and I do suspect there is a sense of destiny about his moment of truth at Wembley on Saturday night. Defeating the undefeated powerhouse Artur Beterbiev is clearly a big ask, but I firmly believe Anthony will …
Read More »TOMMY THE POWER RANGER | Frank Warren
TOMMY FLETCHER COMPLETED a KO-hatrick at The O2 in November with a howitzer of an uppercut and with it he believes he delivered a message that the rhetoric is real. The strapping cruiserweight, who goes by the name of the ‘Norfolk Nightmare’ took just 139 to poleaxe Jiri Krejci with …
Read More »BETERBIEV SHRUGS OFF YARDE’S USYK ASSISTANCE
ARTUR BETERBIEV OFFERED up a nonchalant response when questioned over his former amateur rival providing some words of advice to his forthcoming opponent Anthony Yarde ahead of the world light heavyweight title clash at the OVO Arena, Wembley on January 28. British challenger Yarde was perched next to the unified …
Read More »QUEENSBERRY: HOME OF THE HEAVYWEIGHTS
By Frank Warren WE WERE VERY proud last week to officially announce a significant addition to the Queensberry heavyweight ranks with the signing of the exceptionally talented Moses Itauma. Just turned 18, Moses will join the world of professional boxing on January 28 as part of our huge show at …
Read More »YARDE NOT INTERESTED IN POINT SCORING
ANTHONY YARDE DISCOVERED in just his second amateur fight that playing for points and attempting to impress the judges is not for him. Yarde, of course, is set for a second tilt at world title glory when he takes on the unbeaten unified champion Artur Beterbiev at the OVO Arena, …
Read More »ADELEYE AND CHAMBERLAIN TOP YORK HALL CARD ON 17 FEB
THE IBF EUROPEAN lightweight champion Mark Chamberlain and heavyweight contender David Adeleye are both in headline action when Queensberry makes a return to York Hall on Friday February 17, live on BT Sport. The 24-year-old Chamberlain, 11-0 (7 KOs) won his title at Wembley with a shutout 10-round demolition of …
Read More »HUTCH IN THE FRAME FOR TITLE GLORY
WILLY HUTCHINSON WILL fight for his first major title at light heavyweight when he takes on the experienced Croatian Emil Markic for the WBO Intercontinental Championship at the OVO Arena, Wembley on January 28. The former World Amateur champion will add to the light heavyweight theme of the night, which …
Read More »MOSES MEETS THE MEDIA / MAIDEN TITLE BECKONS FOR KAROL
WORLD YOUTH HEAVYWEIGHT champion Moses Itauma formally announced his professional debut today when he met the media ahead of his big night on 28 January at the OVO Arena, Wembley on the undercard of the unified world light heavyweight title showdown between Artur Beterbiev and Anthony Yarde. Ituma, just turned …
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