Matchroom Boxing: Can McArthur Pull Off A Classic Prizefighter Upset?
© Lawrence Lustig Gary McArthur says he is the danger-man in the line-up for Saturday’s Prizefighter Super-Featherweights live on Sky Sports.
© Lawrence Lustig Gary McArthur says he is the danger-man in the line-up for Saturday’s Prizefighter Super-Featherweights live on Sky Sports.
Unbeaten British Super-Featherweight champion Gary Sykes is the eighth and final fighter signed up for the first Prizefighter Super-Featherweight tournament on November 20 at York Hall, Bethnal Green. Sykes completes what organisers Matchroom Sport have called “the strongest line-up in Prizefighter historyâ€, joining The Mongolian Warrior Choi Tseveenpurev, Coronation Street actor and former England Commonwealth…
Brian Rose plans to emulate Blackpool’s amazing Premier League rise in the boxing ring. Unbeaten Rose (14-0-1) is heading towards boxing’s top flight and is booked to challenge British champion Sam Webb in the autumn. He has a warm up at Huddersfield Leisure Centre tonight when he faces Birmingham’s Max Maxwell (11-9-2).
Carl Johanneson hopes to put the pressure on British super-featherweight champion Gary Sykes this week. Sykes (14-0) makes the first defence of his British super-featherweight title against Kevin O’Hara (17-5) at Huddersfield Leisure Centre on Friday and former domestic champion Johanneson (28-4) has an outing on the same card when he meets Pole Arek Malek…
Gary Sykes has been told by his own team that Belfast’s Kevin O’Hara will give him the fight of his life. The undefeated Dewsbury fighter makes the first defence of his British super-featherweight title against O’Hara at Huddersfield Leisure Centre on Friday May 28. Sykes (14-0) won snatched the title in March with a convincing…
**With Slideshow** © Jane Warburton / Saddo Boxing Friday night, at the Huddersfield Sports Centre in Huddersfield, England, Matchroom Sport promoted the vacant British Super-Featherweight Title clash between Gary Sykes of Dewsbury and former champion – Andy Morris of Manchester. There was huge support for Sykes from the Huddersfield crowd. This promised to be a…
6’5 German heavyweight Hans-Joerg Blasko has been named as the opponent for the return of Tyson Fury this coming Friday night. Fury, who is chief support to the main card of Sykes vs. Morris for the British Super Featherweight title this Friday in Huddersfield. “Just like my team Manchester United, I need to make a…
Manchester born Tyson Fury looks set to resume his assault on the domestic heavyweight scene this Friday on the undercard of Gary Sykes vs. Andy Morris, who battle for the vacant British Super Featherweight title. His opponent for the stay-busy fight has yet to be named. Fury, who has been absent from the ring for…
**With Slideshow** © Jane Warburton / Saddo Boxing Friday night, at the Harvey Hadden Leisure Centre in Nottingham, England, Frank Maloney Promotions hosted an action-packed fight-card which headlined two title bouts. Jason Booth (Nottingham) v Matthew Marsh (West Ham) 12 x 3 British & Commonwealth Super Bantamweight Title It was a close contest between “2Smooth”…
**With Slideshow**© Jane Warburton / Saddo Boxing On Friday night, at the Seaburn Centre in Sunderland, England, Jason ‘2Smooth’ Booth made his second defence of the British super bantamweight title, which he won in April this year. The event – promoted by Frank Maloney – featured 12 contests. Jason Booth (Nottingham) v Michael Hunter (Hartlepool)…
**With Slideshow**© Jane Warburton / Saddo Boxing British super bantamweight champion Jason Booth put together yet another sterling performance in turning back the comeback hopes of Michael Hunter last night at the Seaburn Centre in Sunderland, England on a Frank Maloney promotion. 31 year old southpaw Hunter was attempting to recapture the glory days of…
**With Slideshow** © Jane Warburton / Saddo Boxing Last night at the Fenton Manor Sports Complex in Stoke-on-Trent, England, Frank Maloney promoted a fight-night headlined by local-man Chris Edwards’ first defence of his British and Commonwealth flyweight titles. Billed as ‘Lord of the Flys’, Edwards faced Derby boxer Usman ‘Uzzy’ Ahmed in what would turn…