Promoter Mick Hennessy believes Jon Thaxton can crown his “Cinderella Man†career with an audacious world title bid. After almost 16 years as a pro, Thaxton upset the odds to win the European Lightweight title at the Norfolk Showground’s in his native Norwich last October and Hennessy believes he can go one step further. Thaxton…
Colchester’s Lee “Lights Out†Purdy spent Christmas licking his wounds following the first defeat of his career in December. Having remained unbeaten in his first ten starts, Purdy lost a thrilling Southern Area Light Welterweight title scrap with seasoned campaigner Peter McDonagh live on ITV4. The fact that the high octane ten rounder was a…
Earl “Wild Thing†Ling has an appointment with a solicitor on February 28 and it’s guaranteed to come to blows. The Norwich cruiserweight will take to the ring in his hometown at the Norfolk Showground as he looks to end the unbeaten run of Dewsbury based solicitor Zahid Kahut. It will be Ling’s first bout…
Breaking your leg might be a strange way to start your boxing career but for unbeaten welterweight Steve O’Meara it was just the ‘break’ he was looking for. At 17, the West Drayton native was earning rave reviews for his displays on the football field with semi pro outfit Uxbridge until a broken leg sent…
If Jon Thaxton’s life story came before a Hollywood producer, they’d probably give it the tagline of “the feel good story of the yearâ€. However, following a spectacular one punch KO to win the European Lightweight title last time out, the Norwich man says the credits won’t be rolling on his career any time soon.
Aside from the big Klitschko vs. Raham world title fight show in Germany, there were a few decent fight cards on the Continent on Saturday. At Hala Mosir in Ketrzyn, Poland, former WBC Youth Light Heavyweight beltholder Dawid “Gypsy” Kostecki, 29-1 (21), won his eighth contest on the bounce with a fifth round TKO of…
Today we go on a small hall whirlwind tour to report the numerous results that happened this busy past Saturday night in Republique Francaise! We get things rockin’ at the Salle Jean Francois Lamour in Arles where French Welterweight Champion Frank Harroche Horta needed only one round to bang out overmatched Slovakian visitor Marian Tomcany,…