Matchroom Boxing: Prizerfighter Lightweights Weigh-In
© Lawrence Lustig In preparation to their Prizefighter lightweight tournament tonight in Glasgow, the principals all weighed in and under the agreed upon limit of 9st 11lb or 137 pounds.
-
-
Matchroom Boxing: Prizefighter Lightweights Draw Announced
© Lawrence Lustig The draw has been made for the latest thrilling event in Barry Hearn’s Prizefighter Series. Eight British lightweights will be vying for the £25,000 jackpot next Tuesda, March 24, at the Kelvin Hall in Glasgow in the first Prizefighter tournament to be staged in Scotland.
-
Matchroom Boxing: “Prizefighter” Heads To Scotland For Lightweight Tournament March 24
Prizefighter heads to Scotland for the first time later this month. Barry Hearn’s all-in-one-evening boxing tournament sees eight British lightweights battle for a £25,000 top prize at the Kelvin Hall in Glasgow on Tuesday, March 24. Prizefighter has captured the public’s attention due to the format, which sees four quarter-finals, two semi-finals and a final…
-
Boxing Gym Spotlight: Wednesbury Boxing Academy
© Jane Warburton / Saddo Boxing Arriving at the doorway of the Wednesbury Boxing Academy, I was still wondering why I hadn’t visited the gym before. I used to live locally, so Wednesbury is a place I’ve been to many times. The front of the single-storied building looked fairly small – but afterward, I mused…
-
Boxing In Britain: Appleby Upsets Simpson To Win British Title
The action on Friday night in Scotland was at Glasgow’s Kelvin Hall where Paul Appleby shed his prospect status by taking the British Featherweight title from John Simpson via a very close 12 round unanimous decision. Appleby, 12-0 (8), employed superior boxing skills to pull ahead early, dropping his fellow Scotsman Simpson in the fifth…
-
Impact Boxing: Gary Reid Challenges Graeme Higginson For British Masters Title June 6
Boxing returns to Trentham Gardens next Friday for the first time since December 1999 when local promoters Impact Boxing host a three fight card at the venue. Local light welterweight Gary Reid will now headline the event when he challenges holder Graeme Higginson for the British Masters light welterweight title over ten rounds.