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Danny Williams, current British heavyweight champion and the most likely Briton to win a heavyweight world title since Lennox Lewis, gets into the ring on Friday, July 18 to defend his prestigious Lonsdale belt against Essex man John McDermott at Goresbrook Leisure Centre in Dagenham, England. Williams, 39-6 (31), is …

Danny Williams is set for a second world title shot if he successfully defends his British heavyweight title against ‘Big Bad’ John McDermott at Goresbrook Leisure Centre in Dagenham, England on Friday, July 18, 2008. Representatives from the camp of WBC champion Samuel Peter will be ringside in Dagenham to …

“English heavyweight champion John McDermott will be hard to beat”, said British champion Danny Williams yesterday at a London press conference announcing the July 4 bout between the two. Williams, whose 38 wins include 30 stoppages, defends his belt at Goresbrook Leisure Centre in Dagenham, England following his ninth round …

Click for larger image © Jane Warburton / Saddo Boxing On Friday night, in a Frank Maloney promoted fight night at the famous York Hall, Bethnal Green, London, Gary Woolcombe made his first defence of the British Middlweight Title against Ryan Rhodes. Taller, younger, ʽHot Stuffʼ Woolcombe of Kent faced …

Last night at London’s historic York Hall, Ryan Rhodes kept his unbeaten streak at light middle intact by knocking out reigning British titleholder Gary Woolcombe in nine rounds on a Frank Maloney promotion. 31 year old Rhodes regained the British title despite not having actually fought at 12 stone/154 lb …

With only a few days to go before popular south Londoner Gary Woolcombe’s first British light middleweight title defense against former champion Ryan “Spice Boy” Rhodes, the spiritual home of English boxing, York Hall, looks set for another thriller this Friday, April 18, 2008. This highly anticipated light middleweight clash …