The boxing world mourns another sad loss this morning as former British and Commonwealth Flyweight champion – Chris Edwards – has died suddenly at the age of 41. Spanning a professional career over 14 years, the Stoke-on-Trent ‘banger’ fought his last contest in 2012 when he lost the British Flyweight title to Kevin Satchell. Edwards,…
Internet sensation Usman Ahmed will get the chance to make a name for himself in the right way as he joins the line-up for Prizefighter Super Flyweights at Liverpool Olympia on Wednesday October 12, live on Sky Sports. Ahmed hit the headlines when a video of his flamboyant ring walk and first round knockout defeat…
McDonnell, 15-2-1 7 KO’s, makes his second defense of his European Bantamweight title, in Doncaster, England tonight against Belgian Stephane Jamoye 19-1-0 9 KO’s. McDonnell had a good 2010, beating Ian Napa at the beginning of the year. He followed that up by travelling over to France to challenge for the European title held by…
Ryan Rhodes and Denton Vassell both scored impressive inside the distance on Hatton Promotions Christmas dinner bash at Manchester’s Palace Hotel on Saturday. Local fighter Vassell stretched his unbeaten winning record to 16 stopping Brazilian Welson Alves de Oliveira in the third round. The South American held his own in the first round, but couldn’t…
Commonwealth flyweight champion Chris Edwards has been added to Hatton Promotions Christmas spectacular on Saturday night (dec 4) Edwards will face Middlesbrough boxer Francis Croes on the dinner show taking place at Manchester’s Palace Hotel.
This evening, SaddoBoxing went along to see Chris Edwards at Impact Boxing in Fenton, Stoke-on-Trent, England to hear that the Flyweight Champion is ‘gutted’ that he will no longer be fighting on next weeks Haye v Harrison Bill at the MEN Arena. Edwards, who has struggled to find opponents since his last outing in February…
Stoke Promoter – Paul Dykes, will host a Dinner Show next Thursday (11th November) at the Moat House Hotel, in Stoke-on-Trent, England. The event will showcase three contests and headlines the British Masters Welterweight Title bout between Rob Hunt of Stafford and Ben Lawler of Skegness. After a successful Martial Arts career which earned him…
Paul Edwards is targeting a crack at his name sake, Commonwealth flyweight champion Chris Edwards this summer. The Liverpool scrapper (6-0) moves up in class again when he tackles Abmerk Shindjuu (7-3-2) at Leigh Indoor Sports Centre on Friday March 19. The Namibian narrowly lost on points to Chris in a vacant Commonwealth title fight…
**With Slideshow** © Jane Warburton / Saddo Boxing Friday night, at the Fenton Manor Sports Complex, Stoke-on-Trent, England, Hatton Promotions hosted a fightnight which would headline three title fights and a title eliminator. In a packed venue, local boxer Scott Lawton was welcomed by his army of supporters. Lawton faced Armenian-born Leva Kirakosyan of France,…
**With Slideshow** © Jane Warburton / Saddo Boxing Yesterday at Hatton Health & Fitness Gym in Hyde, England, boxers gathered for the official weigh-in ahead of tomorrow nights 11 bout fightcard at Fenton Manor Sports Complex in Stoke-on-Trent. Hosted by Hatton Promotions – the weigh-in saw two boxers over the weight limit. The two ‘Stoke’…
**With Slideshow and Audio** © Jane Warburton / Saddo Boxing Yesterday at Impact Boxing Gym, Fenton, Stoke-on-Trent, England, Hatton Promotions hosted a press conference ahead of Friday fightnight at the Fenton Manor Sports Complex. Media gathered as headliners Scott Lawton and Chris Edwards were introduced to their opponents. Ex-English Lightweight titlist Lawton – enjoying having…
Scott Lawton will hope that hometown advantage pays off when he challenges Leva Kirakosyan for the vacant European Super Featherweight title on February 19th at Stoke’s Fenton Manor Sports Complex. This will be Lawton’s first shot at fighting for the European title, though last year he contested the British Lightweight title against John Murray. Despite…