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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 …

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 …

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.

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 …

© Jane Warburton / Saddo Boxing SaddoBoxing spoke to former British bantamweight champion Gary Davies of St. Helens, England this morning. Davies, 27, lost his title to ex-European champ Ian Napa of Hackney, London, two weeks ago and is still clearly upset at the decision. “I am using the loss …

**With Slideshow** © Jane Warburton / Saddo Boxing Friday night at the Bolton Arena in Bolton, England, Frank Maloney promoted a fight night headlined by three title bouts, billed as ‘War of the Roses’. Salford boxer Jamie Moore faced Ryan Rhodes of Sheffield for the European light middleweight title, St.Helens …

© Jane Warburton / Saddo Boxing SaddoBoxing spoke to Gary Davies this morning after he suffered the loss of his British bantamweight title on points to Ian Napa last night at the Bolton Arena in Bolton, England. An obviously disappointed Davies said, “I thought I’d won it. I know I …

It was the rare domestic bout with far reaching and possibly world level implications last night at Bolton Arena in Bolton, England and the European light middle title clash between champion Jamie Moore and Ryan Rhodes lived up to all expectations. Southpaw Moore took the initiative in the early going, …

Promoter Frank Maloney is preparing to travel east and west early next month to get Jamie Moore a shot at the WBC light-middleweight title. The Salford star (32-3) first has to come through a European light-middleweight title defence against fellow southpaw Ryan Rhodes (42-4), which doubles up as a WBC …

David Price will tackle German opponent Liridon Memishi when he makes his second professional appearance on Friday, 16th Oct. It will be the 6ft 8in Liverpool heavyweight’s first fight under Frank Maloney’s promotional banner and takes place at Sunderland’s Seaburn Centre. The 26-year-old Olympic bronze medallist has had just one …

Chris Edwards will risk his British flyweight title against Mongolian warrior Shinny Bayaar on next month’s bumper Bolton Arena bill. The October 23 card is topped by Jamie Moore, who defends his European light-middleweight title against Ryan Rhodes in a 12 rounder that is also a WBC world title eliminator.

The winner of next month’s domestic battle of the year between Jamie Moore and Ryan Rhodes will be on the verge of a world title. Not only will Moore’s European light middleweight title be on the line, but the WBC has granted the fight eliminator status for Sergio Martinez’s world …