At the Phones 4U Arena, Manchester, last night, ‘Fight of the Year’ contender – Anthony Crolla v John Murray saw the tenth round stoppage of the ‘Murray Machine’. The much anticipated local derby between the two Manchester men proved to be a cracker of a fight over the ten rounds. There was more pressure from…
John Murray wants to line up a second shot at a World title by announcing himself back to the big time with a devastating win over local rival Anthony Crolla at the Phones 4u Arena in Manchester on Saturday night, live on Sky Sports. Murray returned to the ring in November following a two-year absence…
John Murray says that beating Anthony Crolla will finally earn him the respect he believes his career deserves as the pair meet at the Phones 4u Arena in their hometown of Manchester, on April 19, live on Sky Sports. The friends meet as rivals in a crunch clash in the Lightweight division, with a rematch…
Anthony Crolla and John Murray will clash at the Phones 4u Arena in Manchester on April 19, live on Sky Sports. The Manchester Lightweight duo battle it out in a shoot-out for a major fight shot in the Summer, and the former gym pals both told today’s press conference that their friendship will be put…
Click the Image for more Photos of John Murray Vs Michael Escobar Card Manchester’s John Murray made a welcome return to boxing last night after a two year break and will no doubt be happy with his fourth round stoppage of Michael Escobar of Barcelona. And, Wythenshawe’s Jimmy Kilrain Kelly had a testing fight against…
Manchester’s John Murray returns to his hometown on November 22 for his first contest in almost two years. Here, Coldwell Boxing takes a look at some of Murray’s most memorable performances. John Murray v Jon Thaxton: October 3, 2009, Altrincham Leisure Centre A supposed gut-check for Murray and a genuine step up in class occurred…
Coldwell Boxing’s “Hot Shots†feature, set for Manchester’s Bowlers Centre on November 22, was today the recipient of a major boost – as local favourite John Murray was added to the bill as he participates in his first contest in almost two years since his brave loss to upcoming Manny Pacquiao foe, Brandon Rios. After…
Gary Buckland insists that he’ll prove his first round KO of Gary Sykes last year was no fluke. Hatton Promotions super-featherweight star challenges for the Yorkshireman’s British crown at Sheffield’s Ponds Forge Arena on Saturday September 24. Cardiff’s Buckland, 25, earned his chance by hammering Sykes in 45 seconds at a Prizefighter tournament last November…
IBO Lightweight Inter-Continental Champion Kevin Mitchell will be making a personal appearance at David and Stephen Smith’s ‘The Boxers Bar’ in Christopher Street, London EC2, from 7pm this Saturday night. Kevin, who won the coveted title with a scintillating performance over John Murray at the Echo Arena in Liverpool on the 16th July, will be…
Big British action last night at Liverpool’s Echo Arena with hotly anticipated title matches coming off in either entertaining or unexpected manners. WBO super feather supremo Ricky Burns, 32-2 (9), was thwarted in what would have been his toughest title defense since winning the belt as former champion Nicky Cook, 30-3 (16), suffered an injury…
Saturday night sees a massive UK fight card at Liverpool’s Echo Arena, headlined by Ricky Burns’ WBO super feather title defense against a former owner of that belt, Nicky Cook. This fight has an interesting genealogy as Cook, 30-2 (16), lost the crown in 2009 to Puerto Rican bomber Roman Martinez, who was himself shockingly…
Click the above Image for more Photos from this Event Today, at the Hilton Hotel, Liverpool, Frank Warren hosted the official weigh-in ahead of tomorrow night’s mouth-watering fight-night at the Echo Arena. The Main event sees Ricky Burns face Nicky Cook for the WBO Super-Featherweight Title and – due to the postponement of last weeks…