Mzonke Fana not only won the IBF super featherweight title for the second time but the 36 year old from Cape Town gained revenge against domestic archrival Cassius Baloyi last night at Carnival City in Brakpan. After having started off slowly in his previous IBF title clash with Baloyi in 2008 and losing on points…
**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”…
The resurgence of Jason Booth continued last night as the British super bantam champion stopped former titleholder Matthew Marsh last night at Harvey Hadden Leisure Centre in Nottingham, England, adding the vacant Commonwealth crown to an already impressive trophy cabinet. It was Marsh leading the way in the early rounds as the Londoner expertly kept…
Frank Maloney again puts on another good line up of fights after last week’s corker between Ian Napa and Jamie McDonnell and Ashley Sexton against Usman Ahmed. Tonight at Harvey Hadden Leisure Centre in Nottingham, England, Jason ‘2 Smooth’ Booth, 34-5 (14), takes on Matthew Marsh, 13-1 (1), for Booth’s British super bantamweight title, the…
Jason Booth insists he will walk away from boxing a happy man if he wins a London belt outright this Friday. Booth, 32, makes the third defence of his British super-bantamweight crown when he faces Matthew Marsh (13-1) at Nottingham’s Harvey Hadden Centre, meaning the belt will be his for keeps if he wins.
Carl Johanneson ends a ring exile of almost two years when he returns at Nottingham’s Harvey Hadden Centre this Friday night. The Leeds puncher (27-4) faces Youssef Al Hamidi in his first contest since losing the British super-featherweight title against Kevin Mitchell on March 2008.
Jason Booth has been given the chance to realise his European title dreams – but must face close mate Rendall Munroe. The EBU have made the Nottingham star (34-5) mandatory contender for Munroe’s European super-bantamweight championship. Before setting his sights higher Booth must defend his British crown against Matthew Marsh (13-1) in his hometown at…
**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…
Tony Jeffries will face the toughest test of his short professional career when he boxes Belarusian light heavyweight champion Artem Solomko on Friday, October 16. ‘Jaffa’, 24, has romped to three quick-fire wins since switiching codes following his glorious bronze medal at last year’s Olympics. And he hopes to delight his hometown fans and Sky…
Tony Jeffries broke off from his holiday last week to spend a day under the watchful eyes of boxing’s most famous family, the Mayweathers. The Sunderland super middleweight has spent the last three weeks backpacking around Brazil and North America with fiancée Sara Kneeshaw.
Jason Booth will defend his British super bantamweight title against bitter rival Michael Hunter at Sunderland’s Seaham Centre on Friday, October 16. The bill will also feature Olympic bronze medallists Tony Jeffries (3-0) and Irishman Darren Sutherland (4-0) who face selected opponents in super middleweight six rounders.