At the Metro Radio Arena in Newcastle, Tyne and Wear, this weekend, Stuart Hall of Darlington lost his IBF Bantamweight Title to Paul Butler of Ellesmere Port by a split decision. Ovill McKenzie of Derby added the British Title to his Commonwealth Cruiserweight Title by stopping Jon- Lewis Dickinson of County Durham in the second…
It was a great night of Boxing at Cardiff’s Motorpoint Arena Saturday night when Frank Warren hosted a fight-night featuring three Title Fights, although not all three Title bouts went well for the home-fighter. WBO Light Heavyweight Titlist – Nathan Cleverly of Cefn Fforest suffered his first defeat at the hands of Russian-born Sergey Kovalev…
In Cardiff this afternoon, Frank Warren hosted the official weigh-in ahead of tomorrow night’s “RED MIST†event at the Motorpoint Arena, where Undefeated WBO Light-Heavyweight Champion – Nathan Cleverly takes on Russian born – Sergey Kovalev. Cleverly of Cefn Fforest, Wales, was in good spirits as the crowd chanted and cheered their support. He weighed…
Last night saw the successful launch of ‘McKenzie’s Private Sports Lounge and Grill’ – In Derby. The venue – located in Colyear Street – is owned by Commonwealth light heavyweight Champion -Ovill McKenzie and the night kicked off with the official opening by Irish Boxing Legend – Steve Collins who’d taken time out from a…
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…
Former Prizefighter winner – Ovill McKenzie is ready for his rematch with Tony Bellew next week and the Shinfields Boxer is keen to settle a score against the Liverpudlian. The pair met at the Echo Arena, Liverpool, in December for the Commonwealth (British Empire) Light Heavyweight Title. ‘Bomber’ Bellew was on the canvas in the…
Commonwealth champion Tony Bellew will be ringside at Prizefighter Light-Heavyweights II on January 29 at Olympia in London, and said he was open to a fight with the winner. Bellew has a date with a previous Prizefighter champion on February 19 first as he takes on Cruiserweights winner Ovill McKenzie in a rematch of their…
Click the above Image for more Photos Last week, Saddoboxing.com went along to Shinfields Gym, Somercotes, Derbyshire, to see how Ovill McKenzie is shaping up ahead of his clash with Tony Bellew on the 11th December. McKenzie will face Bellew for the Commonwealth (British Empire) Light-Heavyweight Title. ‘Bomber’ Bellew of Liverpool is undefeated – boasting…
**With Slideshow** © Jane Warburton / Saddo Boxing On Friday, SaddoBoxing went along to Shinfield’s Gym in Somercotes, Derby, England to check on the progress of Rendall Munroe as he prepares for the WBC Super-Bantamweight Title Eliminator. In a Frank Maloney promoted fightnight at Coventry’s SkyDome on April 23rd, Munroe – holder of the British,…
Boxer ‘Super-Scotty’ Haywood got more than he bargained for when he fought John ‘Fireball’ Fewkes on Friday night at the Harvey Hadden Leisure Centre in Nottingham, England. Having scored a draw with the Sheffield man – Haywood left the ring only to hear that partner Leann had gone in to labour. Daughter Seann Faith was…
Ovill McKenzie will not be challenging Tony Bellew for the vacant Commonwealth light-heavyweight title next month, despite reports claiming that the fight is on. Instead, the Derby knockout artist who gets a British passport later this month is targeting winningthe Lonsdale belt later this year. McKenzie (18-9) proved he is of boxing’s most concussive punchers…