Chris Edwards will spend the rest of this year showing Britain’s young flyweights who is the daddy of the division. British and Commonwealth flyweight champion Edwards, 33, has young guns Usman Ahmed, Ashley Sexton and Paul Edwards bidding to shoot him down. Derby’s Ahmed, (5-1-1), gets the first crack when …
Read More »Frank Maloney Boxing: Sykes Confident Against Crolla In Title Eliminator
Gary Sykes believes he’ll be putting Dewsbury on the map for all the right reasons next week. Sykes (11-0) faces Manchester rival Anthony Crolla (13-1) in an eliminator for the British super-featherweight title at Fenton Manor Sports Complex, Stoke-on-Trent on May 29. The West Yorkshire town hit the headlines for …
Read More »“Super” Scott Haywood Returns To Action In Stoke
Former English light welterweight titlist Scott Haywood makes his return to the ring on the undercard of the Chris Edwards vs. Ahmed Usman British flyweight title clash on Friday, May 29 in Stoke, England. Haywood, 19-3 (4), was last seen in the squared circle at Barnsley Metrodome in February during …
Read More »Frank Maloney Boxing: “Dazzler” Sutherland Faces Degale Rival
Darren Sutherland bids to get one over bitter Olympic rival James DeGale at Fenton Manor Sports Complex, Stoke-on-Trent on May 29. The Dubliner will face Georgian Vepkhia Tchilaia (9-8) who took Olympic gold medallist DeGale the distance on his professional debut in February.
Read More »Sykes vs. Crolla Added To Stoke Fight Card
A tremendous battle between super feather prospects has been added to Frank Maloney’s May 29 fight card at Fenton Manor Sports Complex In Stoke. Undefeated Dewsbury stylist Gary Sykes meets popular Manchester grafter Anthony Crolla in a British title eliminator that supports the main event featuring reigning champion Chris Edwards …
Read More »Frank Maloney Boxing: Lawton Predicts Edwards Will Stop Ahmed In Eight
Scott Lawton predicts Impact Boxing stablemate Chris Edwards will topple Usman Ahmed in eight rounds later this month. Edwards, 12-13-3, risks his British and Commonwealth flyweight titles against Britain’s tiniest fighter in his hometown at Stoke-on-Trent’s Fenton Manor Sports Complex on May 29. Lawton said: “It’s a hard fight, but …
Read More »Frank Maloney Boxing: Sutherland – “I Want Tougher Tests”
Darren Sutherland is at loggerheads with promoter Frank Maloney over the quality of his opponents. Ireland’s Olympic bronze medallist believes he is ready to step up in class after impressive KO wins against Georgi Iliev and Siarhei Navarka in his first two professional fights.
Read More »Buckland vs. Lawton In British Title Eliminator
Welsh prospect Gary Buckland will take a jump up tp the next level when he meets Scott Lawton in a British lightweight title eliminator on Friday, May 29. The pair will clash in support of the Chris Edwards vs. Usman Ahmed British flyweight championship bout serving as the main event …
Read More »Frank Maloney Boxing: War Of The Little Big Men
Britain’s tiniest fighter Usman Ahmed will be thinking big when he challenges reigning champion Chris Edwards for his British and Commonwealth flyweight titles later this month. ‘Ussie’, 27, who weighs just 7st 7lb [105 pounds] travels into the hometown of battle-hardened Edwards, 12-13-3, at Fenton Manor Sports Complex in Stoke-on-Trent, …
Read More »Ringside Boxing Report: Munroe Retains European Title In Martinez Rematch
**With Slideshow** © Jane Warburton / Saddo Boxing Last night at the Metrodome in Barnsley, England Frank Maloney hosted a fight night billed as “Sublime Skill vs. Brute Force”, headlined by the clash between Rendall Munroe of Leicester, England and Kiko Martinez of Alicante, Spain. “Boxing Binman” or “2Tone” Munroe …
Read More »Barnsley Boils Over For Munroe vs. Martinez Rematch
In the short hours leading up to tonight’s big triple championship boxing bill at local venue The Metrodome, the town of Barnsley, England has been flooded with fans who have invaded “The Tarn” for the European super bantamweight title rematch between reigning champion Rendall Munroe and the man he beat …
Read More »Frank Maloney Boxing: European Champ Rendall Munroe Nearly Quit
Rendall Munroe has hailed his former amateur trainers who stopped him from walking away from boxing when he was a teenager. Leicester’s boxing binman listened and is on the verge of a world title challenge provided he successfully defends his European super-bantamweight championship against old rival Kiko Martinez, 20-1, at …
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