Ian Napa must travel to France if he wants to regain the European bantamweight title, but must beat Jamie McDonnell next week. The slick Hackney boxer, 31, risks his British bantamweight title defence against McDonnell at Brentwood Centre on Friday January 22. If ‘Dapa’ Napa (19-7) beats the Yorkshireman he will challenge Jerome Arnould for…
Stoke Newington’s exciting Super Middleweight prospect Erick ‘The Eagle’ Ochieng is back in action on the 22nd January on the undercard of Ian ‘Dappa’ Napa’s British Bantamweight title defense against Jamie McDonnell at the Brentwood Centre, Brentwood Essex. Ochieng, one of promoter Frank Maloney’s new young rising stars, has started his professional career brightly by…
With the first defense, of his second reign as British Bantamweight Champion, looming large, Hackney’s Ian ‘Dappa’ Napa, instead of relaxing with his family over Christmas and New Year holidays, has been hard at work in the gym training. ‘Dappa’ Napa, who faces Jamie McDonnell on Friday the 22nd January at the Brentwood Centre in…
Ian Napa has left home to make sure he’s in shape for his British bantamweight title defence against Jamie McDonnell at Brentwood Centre on January 22. The big freeze has meant that Napa cannot run near his home in East London and is moving into a hotel with trainer Brian Lawrence today (Mon).
Two of Britain’s hottest prospects George Groves and Tom Dallas have been added to Frank Maloney’s talent stacked bill at Brentwood Centre on Friday January 22. Groves, 21, is a man in hurry and targeting Commonwealth super-middleweight champion Charles Adamu. Hammersmith’s Groves and Kent man Dallas will all meet selected opponents on the bill being…
Ian Napa has been handed a chance to regain the European bantamweight title. The slick Hackney boxer (19-7) has been nominated to face Frenchman Jerome Arnould for the vacant title, which is likely to take place in March or April.
Frank Maloney, UKIP parliamentary candidate for Barking wants to challenge general election rival Nick Griffin to a charity boxing match. Maloney and Griffin will come face-to-face at the ballot box later this year, but the boxing promoter reckons they should settle their differences in the ring first.
Larry Olubamiwo will be pushed towards a British heavyweight title because his promoter fears time might catch up. The War Machine’, 31, takes a step up in class when he meets Irish puncher Scott Belshaw at Brentwood Centre on Friday 22nd January. Olubamiwo (6-1) knows an impressive performance against Belshaw (10-3) will put him in…
Rendall Munroe will meet Frank Maloney this weekend to discuss his ring future. The Commonwealth and European super-bantamweight title holder will be meet Maloney at the FA Cup tie between Millwall and the team he loves to hate Derby County. Early in 2010 Leicester City fan Munroe will face Victor Terrazas in a final eliminator…
Ian Napa will defend his British bantamweight title against Jamie McDonnell at the Brentwood Centre on Friday 22nd January. Napa, 31, will be making the first defence in his second reign as champion when he tackles the Doncaster youngster. The flashy Londoner regained the title in October with a deserved points win over Gary Davies.
Rendall Munroe will meet Mexican Victor Terrazas in a final eliminator for the WBC world super-bantamweight title. Leicester southpaw Munroe expects the battle for the right to challenge for Toshiaki Nishioka’s crown to take place in next February or March. The WBC have mandated the fight and the fighter’s promoters HG Boxing and Frank Maloney,…
**With Slideshow** © Jane Warburton / Saddo Boxing Friday night, at the Newport Centre in Newport, Wales, Frank Maloney in association with Chris Sanigar hosted a 12-bout fight card which headlined the two-title clash between Lee Haskins and Don Broadhurst. There was no love lost between these two boxers in the pre-fight run-up which guaranteed…