Dear Sam, I am writing to openly challenge you to defend your titles against me on October 17th. I fully appreciate that you may not want to do this as you know you will lose and will want to pick an easy touch, but man up and at least when you lose you will have…
© Tom Casino / Showtime Boxing Once-beaten John O’Donnell, one of the top welterweight prospects in the UK, weighed in at 146.9 pounds and 1996 U.S. Olympic bronze medallist Terrence “Heat†Cauthen tipped the scales at 147.1 pounds during Thursday’s weigh in at the historic York Hall in London, England.
Last night at the Colosseum in Watford, England, welterweight Tom Glover’s unexpected run through the UK standings came to an end, halted forcefully by Commonwealth champion John O’Donnell. After seeing off the quartet of Jon Thaxton, Nadeem Siddique, Chas Symonds and Scott Woolford over the last ten months, Glover just couldn’t compete against the much…
The Colosseum in Watford, England sees two good bouts this evening as Commonwealth welter king John O’Donnell defends against dangerous Tom Glover and welters Peter McDonagh and Lee Purdy rematch for the vacant Southern Area crown. Glover and O’Donnell have had careers that contrast sharply, with O’Donnell spending four and a half years under heavy…
The weigh in for tonight’s Hennessy Sports event at the Watford Colosseum took place yesterday. Commonwealth Welterweight Champ John O’Donnell came in at at 10 st 7.75 lb /147.75 lb and upset specialist Tom Glover at 10 st 6.75 lb/146.77 lb both weighing in ahead of their top of the bill clash.
Commonwealth Welterweight champion John O’Donnell and upset specialist Tom Glover will step on the scales tomorrow ahead of their clash at the Watford Colosseum this weekend. The two men meet in the headline bout of a Hennessy Sports event which is live on ITV4 from 7.35pm on Saturday.
Brendan Ingle may be one of boxing’s most feted trainers but for many of the young boxers he’s put through his hands, the Sheffield based Dubliner has played a dual role of social worker and boxing trainer. Despite an involvement in the sport that stretches back almost 60 years and has included guiding the likes…
Bradley “Buzzshaw†Evans will look to continue his professional apprenticeship at the Watford Colosseum on September 5th when he has his third professional bout. The 20-year-old Royston super featherweight turned pro in February with a points victory before being held to a draw in his last outing which also came at the Watford Colosseum in…
Commonwealth Welterweight champ John O’Donnell is relishing the opportunity to showcase his skills at the Watford Colosseum on September 5th. The Shepherd’s Bush southpaw will meet upset specialist Tom Glover in the main event of a Hennessy Sports event live on ITV4.
Tom Glover is ready to cement his reputation as boxing’s new Cinderella Man when he takes on reigning Commonwealth Welterweight Champion John O’Donnell at the Watford Colosseum on September 5th. The two men clash in the main event of a Hennessy Sports event live on ITV4 and Glover believes he can defy the odds once…
Newly crowned Commonwealth Welterweight Champion John O’Donnell believes he can follow stablemate Carl Froch all the way to a world title. O’Donnell lifted the Commonwealth title at the York Hall on Saturday night in front of the ITV cameras after a twelve round thriller to take the belt from defending champion, Craig Watson.
**With Slideshow** © Jane Warburton / Saddo Boxing Last night at the York Hall in Bethnal Green, London, Hennessy Sports hosted a fight night headlined by Manchester boxer Craig ‘The Hammer’ Watson’s defence of the Commonwealth Welterweight title against John O’Donnell of Shepherds Bush. Watson hadn’t fought since his impressive win over Mathew Hatton at…